Under £200
Catch the Van Gogh 'Vincent's Choice' exhibition in Amsterdam with ShortBreaks (020 8289 8800). Fly Sunday, Monday or Tuesday until 14 March and stay two nights B&B at the three star AMS Hotel Museum, a superb base from which to explore the city. The cost is £179.
Stacks to amuse in Bruges with Great Escapes (0870 1 60 7501). From £110 for two nights' B&B in a three-star hotel with ferry crossing for a car and four people. Two children sharing room with parents stay free. Available over half-term. Third night free at selected hotels.
Under £300
Seven nights' self-catering at the three-star Residence Pierre et Vacances in the Méribel Valley for Gatwick departure on 22 February with Directski (0800 587 0945). Priced at £299, based on four sharing with flights and transfers.
Under £400
A week's half term break to Taba Heights on the Red Sea has been reduced by Peltours (020 8371 5200) by £100 departing Gatwick 17 February. Half board at the five star Hyatt Regency costs £399 with the price of a child sharing costing £349.
Guerba (01373 826611) has 14 day escorted Moroccan cultural tours starting 5 and 19 April. The land only cost is £375 plus a local payment of Euros150. This covers ten nights in hotels, three nights traditional shared Berber tent/house, all breakfasts and selected other meals. Flights can be arranged on request.
Action-packed family break in Malta. Four nights from 24 February at the self-catering Corinthia Mistra Village costs £352 (under 12s £292) with Cadogan (023 8082 8313). Inclusive of flights and transfers.
£368 for five nights in a self-catering apartment at the Balaia Golf Village in the Algarve. Departs Gatwick 22 February for two adults and two children (under 12s £145) with Cresta Holidays (0870 333 3303). Includes transfers.
Under £500
Catch a terrific ski deal with Direct Line Holidays (020 8239 3399) in the Austrian resort of St Anton. Leave 23 February for seven nights for a choice of catered chalets from between £340 and £430, which is almost half the original brochure price. Includes transfers and flights from Gatwick. Also Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh for a supplement.
Half term in Jersey with One Step (0870 120 3091) staying seven nights' B&B at the Mornington Hotel, St Helier. Weymouth ferry crossing and transfers included. The total cost is £415.50 for a family of four.
Head off to New York for St Patrick's Day on 17 March for the celebrated street parade and the best Guinness in the city at McSorley's Old Ale House, America Direct (0870 8890827) has three nights for £429. The flights are from Heathrow leaving 16 March and room only accommodation is at the Mayflower on the Park overlooking Central Park.
Under £700
Leave 23 February for skiing in the Swiss village of Engelberg. Stay at the three-star Hotel Edelweiss for seven nights' half-board for £698, including flights from Heathrow to Zurich and transfers. Inntravel (01653 629039).
Over £1,000
Eco Outer Mongolia which includes prime ringside seats at the annual Naadam Festival of wrestling, archery and spectacular horsemanship. This 15 night escorted tour departs Heathrow on 1 July. £2199 covers flights, all transport and transfers, 14 nights accommodation in hotels, gers and tented camps plus most meals. Commodore (0207 247 9926). Maximum 12 in the group.
· Prices are per person unless indicated.
