Under £200
Devon: For arrivals between November 24 and 28, the three-star Woolacombe Bay Hotel (01271 870388, woolacombe-bay-hotel.co.uk) offers a two-night midweek break for £60pp half-board (saving 50%). Four-night stays cost £115pp.
France: Fancy Christmas shopping in Calais? Motours (01892 686666, motours.com) has one night's B&B at Le Cottage for £63pp (two sharing) including ferry crossings with car plus savings on purchases of wine and beer. An extra night costs £16 and a third night is free. Children sharing their parents' room stay free.
Tunisia: Departing November 20, seven nights' half-board 2A accommodation allocated on arrival costs £126pp (two sharing) including flights from Manchester. Airtours (0870 2415339, mytravel.com).
Denmark: Visit the Copenhagen Christmas market. Thomas Cook Signature (0870 4434470) has two nights' B&B at the four-star Palace Hotel from £199pp for departures until December 14. The price includes Go scheduled flights Monday-Thursday from Stansted (Friday-Sunday flights, £40pp extra).
Under £400
Spain: El Capistrano apartments in Nerja sleep up to four, and for November 23 departures cost a total of £225 for seven nights' self-catering, flights extra. (01625 667968, villaclick.com).
Cornwall: Until December 20, the Lugger Hotel (01872 501322, luggerhotel.com) has a winter break for £225pp (two sharing) including three nights' midweek half-board and a cream tea.
Malta: Until January 31 (excluding Christmas and New Year), City Vacations (0870 2420241, cityvacations.co.uk) has three nights' B&B for the price of two at the four-star Corinthia Mistra Village Clubhotel in St Paul's Bay, Valletta. £229pp including Air Malta flights from Heathrow or Gatwick.
Czech Republic: For the rest of November, Travellers Cities (01959 540700, travellerscities.com) has four nights' B&B for the price of two at the three-star Hotel City Centre in Prague. £239pp including scheduled flights from Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham or Manchester.
Hungary: Book by December 10 for departures until December 14 and two nights' B&B at the four-star Mercure Hotel Nemzeti in Budapest costs from £257pp (saving up to £91) including BA flights from Heathrow. British Airways Holidays (0870 4434430).
Lapland: Indigo Holidays (0870 1122333, indigoholidays.com) has a day trip to see Santa on December 7 for £269pp including Gatwick flights. Book by December 2.
Egypt: Departing December 2 or 9, seven nights' B&B at the Luxor Hilton costs £299pp (saving £226) with Hayes & Jarvis (0870 8989890) including flights from Gatwick and transfers.
France: Total Holidays (08701 633 633, skitotal.com) has a week's Christmas skiing for £349pp (saving £300) including flights from Gatwick on December 22 and chalet accommodation (daily breakfast and afternoon tea plus evening meal six days a week) at the Chalet Blanc in Les Gets. Birmingham and Manchester flights £19pp and £22pp extra, respectively.
Under £1,000
Austria: See Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus in Vienna on November 30. JMB Travel's Opera Holidays (01905 830099, jmb-travel.co.uk) has two nights' B&B at three-star Pension Domizil with a balcony-grade opera ticket for £446pp (two sharing) including flights from Heathrow.
Canaries: An apartment for two in Casa La Cueva in La Gomera costs a total of £460 (saving £86) for the fortnight from November 22, flights extra. Casas Canarias (020-7485 4387, allyearsun.com).
Mexico: Departing December 1, 14 nights' all-inclusive at the three-sun Vista Playa de Oro in Puerto Vallarta costs £589pp (saving £278) including flights from Gatwick. First Choice (0870 7500001, firstchoice.co.uk).
Overland: Dragoman (01728 861133, dragoman.co.uk) has a five-week exploration of North Africa, departing Cairo on December 2 for £889pp (saving £381pp) plus $695 (£463) kitty. Price includes accommodation (55%camping/ 45% hotels), land transport, all camp meals and the services of a two-person crew. International flights extra.
Australia: For departures until December 7, Austravel (0870 1662070, wildlifeworldwide.com) has last-minute places on tailor-made eclipse-viewing and safari tours of the Kruger National Park. A 10-day, two-centre, self-drive holiday departing November 29, costs from £1,695pp including scheduled flights, rest-camp accommodation and car rental.
Botswana: J&C Voyageurs (01373 832111) has a week's mobile safari in the Okavango Delta departing November 21 for £1,740pp (saving £666) including flights, full-board accommodation in tented camps, guiding, park fees and all game activities.
France: Book by November 30 and a family suite at the Kilimandjaro Hotel in Courchevel in January costs from £2,500 per adult (saving £520) and £1,150 per child for seven nights' half-board, flights and private transfers, plus upgrade to club class and a free ski pass. Scott Dunn Ski (020-8682 5050, scottdunn.com).
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