Under £100
Eurostar Holidays Direct (0870 167 6767) is offering day trips to Lille, Paris and Brussels at £65, £80 and £70 respectively. The return trip on Eurostar comes with a two-course lunch plus wine and coffee at specified restaurants. Available any day between 1 August and 30 September.
Three nights for the price of two in the 11-bedroomed Richmond House guesthouse at Keswick in Cumbria comes with breakfast and costs just £42 per person. A perfect base for exploring the town, lake and surrounding countryside. An estimated 50% of footpaths have now been reopened for walkers. Contact Richmond House for availability (017687 73965).
Under £200
A night for insomniacs in Berlin on 25 August, when all the city's 40 museums will keep their doors open all night. A DM20 (£6.35) combi ticket covers use of a shuttle service and all admission charges. There are concerts, readings, dance and theatre performances and exotic buffets for nocturnal rejuvenation. Call German Travel Centre (020 8429 2900) to book at £168 for three nights' accommodation in a standard-class hotel with return flights from Heathrow or London City on 23 August.
Under £300
For country pursuits, Ben More Lodge in Perthshire on the banks of Loch Tay is still available from Hoseasons (01502 500500) for the week of 1 September at £270 for four sharing.
Tyrolean walker's paradise in Niederau, some of the most beautiful alpine pastures in Austria and the towns of Innsbruck and Berchtesgaden. Departing August 29 for 7 nights starts from £254 based on two people sharing with return flights from Bristol, Birmingham or Manchester, transfers and half board accommodation in minimum two-star hotels allocated on arrival. Call Inghams (020 8780 4433).
Under £500
Hayes & Jarvis (0870 8989 890) is offering one-week holidays at the four-star Kahramana Hotel at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam, departing Gatwick on 31 August. The price is £429 based on two sharing and includes transfers and breakfast.
Flamenco, horses, goats, hams, Granada and the Alhambra Palace are the specialities of Las Alpujarras. Departing on 23 August Thomson Lakes and Mountains (0870 606 1470) has three-star half-board accommodation for 14 nights, allocated on arrival for £419 (plus £30 transfers). Return flights from Glasgow, Leeds, Gatwick or Newcastle to Malaga.
Under £600
Adventure specialist Explore Worldwide (01252 760100) has an eight-day hiking holiday exploring the Minoan civilisation in Crete, leaving on 25 August at £515. Price includes flights departing from Heathrow, all transportation, accommodation, most meals and a tour leader. You can extend the holiday to 15 days with a cruise around some Greek islands for a total cost of £849.
Under £800
Departing on 18 August (and other dates up to 30 September), explore Norway's Hardangerfjord with Inntravel (01653 629030). The price for one week is now down to £729 based on two sharing, half- board, daily carriage of bags, return flights Gatwick-Oslo-Bergen and transfers.
Corsican specialist Voyages Ilena (020 7924 4440) has a traditional stone village house, Casa Leonelli, in the village of San Martino di Lota in the northern part of the island's Cap Corse available for two weeks from 9 September. Set on a hillside with breathtaking views across the village to the sea this would make an ideal base. For two sharing the holiday costs £799 with additional sharers (up to a maximum of six) priced at £225 including direct flights from Gatwick or Manchester, car rental and comprehensive travel insurance.
Fancy a seven-night fly-drive holiday to the state of Louisiana from £745 travelling between 1 and 30 September? The offer includes one week's car hire with Alamo, three nights in New Orleans, two in Lafayette and two in Baton Rouge at 2/3-star hotels all based on two people sharing. Return flights are from Gatwick with North Western Airlines to New Orleans. Call Travelbag (0870 737 7859) for available dates
Under £900
Surf's Up for £842. Austravel (0870 166 2070) is offering an 11 night package starting with five nights at the three-star Furama Hotel Central in Sydney followed by a five day self-drive along the coast staying at motor inns and a final night in Brisbane's three-star Saville Abbey Hotel. The price is based on two sharing and includes return flights with Japan Airlines Heathrow-Sydney and Brisbane-Heathrow and all airport taxes. Valid for travel between 17 September and 6 December bookings must be made by 31 August.
Under £1,500
An eight-night Reconquista and Renaissance tour of northern and central Spanish cities, guided by Islamic historian Michael Rogers, departs 3 September. Costing £1,495 (£235 single supp) with flights, half-board in hotels and a tour manager. Contact the British Museum Traveller (020 7436 7575).
