Under £200
France: Spend Whitsun in the port of Honfleur for the annual Pelerinage des Marins festival. Inntravel (01653 629001, inntravel.co.uk) is offering two nights' half-board from May 18 at the Hotel du Cheval Blanc overlooking the harbour for £165pp (two sharing) including return Dover-Calais car-ferry crossings and dinner on the first night at the Michelin-starred Assiette Gourmande.
Menorca: Departing April 22, seven nights' self-catering in the three-star Menorca Sea Club Apartments, Cala 'N For costs £169pp including flights from Gatwick - holiday.co.uk (0870 0402400).
Spain: Madrid's Fiesta de San Isodro runs May 10-19. Leisure Direction (020-8324 3030) is offering two nights' B&B midweek in the three-star city centre Hotel Opera for £194pp including return flights from Birmingham (Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester £20 extra).
Under £400
France: A week's camping from May 1 on an island in the Loire costs a total of £204 for two adults and up to three children including a return Dover-Calais ferry crossing, a fully furnished tent, free insurance for infants under four and the services of a resident courier. Mark Hammerton Travel (01892 525456, camping-in-europe.com).
Greece: Until the end of May, Royal Olympic Cruises (0800 3583535) is offering weekend fly/cruises from £381pp (saving £250pp) including return flights from Heathrow, pre-cruise breakfast in an Athens hotel, a three-day full-board cruise and all air and port charges.
Ireland: Until May 18, a seven-night cruise on the Shannon or Erne in a four-berth cruiser costs £389pp (two sharing) including green fees for three golf courses, transfers from the cruiser to the golf courses and return ferry crossing. Irish Ferries (08705 171717, theirishferries.com).
Sardinia: Departing Heathrow or Gatwick on May 18, seven nights' half-board at the Ala Birdi Village on the west coast costs £399pp (saving £134pp) including return flights and transfers. Sardatur Holidays (020-7242 2455). Horse riding available.
US: This month, four nights' B&B at the Ramada Inn in Nashville, Tennessee, costs £399pp (saving £54pp) with America Direct (0870 8890827), including return Delta flights from Gatwick or Manchester, and a paddle steamer cruise on the Cumberland river.
Under £1,000
Spain: Waymark Holidays (01753 516477) is offering a week's escorted walking from May 18 in the Sierra de las Mamblas for £415pp including half-board accommodation, return flights and transfers.
Hungary: Until October 31, Cox & Kings (020-7873 5000, coxandkings.co.uk) is offering four nights' B&B at the five-star Kempinski Hotel Corvinus in Budapest for £525pp (two sharing) including BA flights from Heathrow, transfers and one dinner.
UK: The Grade II-listed Netherton Barn in Dartmoor sleeps up to 10 and costs a total of £544 for the week from May 4. Classic Cottages (01326 555555, classic.co.uk).
Italy: A 10-day cycling tour of the hilltowns of Umbria, including Gubbio, Assisi and Orvieto, departing May 4, has been discounted by £100 and now costs £495pp. This includes seven nights' half-board accommodation at 3-star hotels, transportation of luggage between hotels, courier and mechanic on hand, and detailed maps and route notes. Rail travel and insurance can also be booked. Bike Tours (01225 310859, biketours.co.uk).
Caribbean: The St Lucia Jazz festival runs May 4-13. Barefoot Traveller (020-8741 4319) is offering seven nights' B&B in an Ocean Front Cottage at the Ti Kaye Village for £980pp including return BA flights from Gatwick and transfers.
Over £1,000
Cuba: Trips Worldwide (0117 3114400, tripsworldwide.co.uk) is offering a 16-day fly-drive, visiting Havana, Viñales, Trinidad and Santiago, from £1,295pp including return flights, 14 nights' accommodation, some meals and car hire.
India: Explore Worldwide (01252 760000, exploreworldwide.com) is offering a strenuous trek through the Himalayas and a river-rafting expedition to Rishikesh for £1,295pp, including flights, transportation, 20 nights' accommodation (11 nights' camping) and some meals. Departing April 28.
Italy: Cookery writer Valentina Harris and chef Gennaro Contaldo of London's Passione are running two cookery courses at the Villa Valentina in Tuscany, Discovering Wild Herbs (May 11-17) and Autumnal Feasts (October 12-18). £1,310pp including tuition, accommodation, recipe folders, food, wine, excursions and restaurant meals. Flights extra. Villa Valentina (020-8651 2997, villavalentina.com).
Barbados: Until July 19, Abercrombie & Kent (0845 0700613, abercrombiekent.co.uk) is offering seven nights' half-board at Villa Nova, Barbados, from £1,350pp (saving £355pp) including international flights and transfers.
Greece: If you book before May 7, Mark Warner (0870 7704222, markwarner.co.uk) is offering up to £500 off family holidays between July 1 and August 31. A week's stay for a family of four at Mark Warner's Resort Hotel in Lemnos now costs a total of £3,694 including return flights, full board with wine at lunch and dinner, windsurfing, sailing and water-skiing with tuition, tennis, aerobics and children's clubs.
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