Europe
England: G&L Golf Tours is offering trips to the Open Championship, to be held at Royal Lytham and St Anne's from July 19-22, 2001. The package, which includes Open tickets, seven nights' accommodation, breakfast and lunch costs from £1,800 per person. Contact Laura Van Zyl 01334 478665 (email: GLTours@aol.com).
Channel Islands: Jersey is celebrating the October 23-27 half-term with a Family Fun Week of free children's activities. Channel Islands Direct (01481 729660) is offering a week's stay half board at the Rex Hotel St Helier for £538 including sea travel from Weymouth or Poole (£820 with return air travel from Southampton.
France: British school groups can take advantage of all-inclusive skiing holidays to the French Alps courtesy of Ski The Edge. The week-long package costing £369 per student in January or £395 in March includes full board at a youth hostel, ski-pass, skiing lessons, equipment hire and return coach travel. Tel: 020-8390 2779 (e-mail skigroups@btinternet.com).
Greece: A week self-catering on Corfu from £199 with flights departing Birmingham on October 9. Alternatively seven nights' self-catering on Crete from £209, flights departing East Midlands airport on October 10. Contact Libra Holidays 020-8275 5500.
Italy: Head to the Italian Lakes to witness the annual grape harvest in late September/ early October and stay in the Palazzo Arzaga, a short drive from Franciacorta where you can visit the local frattoria to tour the cellars and taste the wine. Seven nights' including return flights from Gatwick to Verona, transfers and B&B costs £1,195 per person. Car hire costs from £175 for seven days. Citalia 020-8688 9989.
North America
East Coast: Christmas shopping in Boston with three nights' room only at the Doubletree Club Bayside, two miles from the city centre for £329. Three-nighters available in Philadelphia or Washington from £309 and £359, respectively, flights for all packages on either British Airways or United Airlines leaving London Heathrow Thursday, Friday or Saturday only. Distant Dreams 0870 241 2400 (e-mail: reservations@distantdreams.co.uk).
South America
Argentina: Help the local gauchos drive 300 head of Hereford cattle from the Estancia Huechahue up to their summer grazing ground on the shores of Lake Lolog November 12-26. Price £2,985, including Heathrow/ Gatwick flight, transfers, meals and accommodation in tents and ranch houses. Destination South America (01285 885333).
