Holidays

France: Mark Hammerton Travel (01892 525456) is offering 25 per cent off all its camping and mobile-home holidays in France during September. A 12-night tent holiday at Camping le Moulin du Roch in the Dordogne now costs £305 for a family of two adults and up to four children for arrivals on 1 September.

Mediterranean: The Cruise Line (01273 835252) has cut the cost of a six-night cruise on the Crown Odyssey departing from Pireas on 8 September from £1,050 to £699 per person. This includes flights and two nights in Istanbul.

Lake Garda: A seven-night stay beside Italy's Lake Garda costs £289 including half-board in a two-star hotel (allocated on arrival) for 16 and 23 September departures from Gatwick with Inghams (020 8780 4433).

Budapest: A two-night weekend break staying at the three-star Hotel Art in Budapest during September costs £347 (saving £38) with Travelscene (0870 777 4445). Includes British Airways flights and B&B.

Flights

Barbados: Buy before 31 August and pay £313 for British Airways flights from Gatwick to Barbados from 5 September to 31 November with Flightbookers (020 7757 2000).

Boston: Bridge the World (020 7916 0990) has flights to Boston with Air Canada from Heathrow (via Toronto) for £209 for departures between 1 November and 14 December.

Singapore: Fly to Singapore with Sri Lanka Airways from Heathrow via Colombo for £337 up to 30 November. Trailfinders (020 7938 3366).