Under £200

Two-star self-catering accommodation in Fuerteventura is just £181 with return flights from Manchester, when departing on 10 July, from Airtours (0870 241 5339).

Seven nights' self-catering in Crete, leaving Manchester on 1 July, costs £189 from A2btravel.com (0870 888 1710) You get return flights and stay at the family-friendly Acro Baleno apartments in Anissaras, Heraklion.

Dance fans are offered a trip to the Berlin Love Parade, the largest techno music gathering in the world, which takes place on 12 July. STA Travel (0870 160 6070) is charging £147 for return flights from Heathrow, two nights' stay in a hosteldormitory and free entry to Club Tresor on 11, 12 or 13 July.

Under £300

Flight centre (08770 890 0822) is offering two-nights in Rome at the two-star B&B Clarin Hotel from £209 for midweek travel in July and August, including return flights on BA from Gatwick or Heathrow.

Under £400

Spend a luxury week by the Red Sea at the five-star Marriott Beach Hotel, half-board for just £359 and £329 per child, plus a tour of the 4th century St Catherine's monastery. Flights depart Gatwick on 3, 10, 14 and 17 July, transfers included, all from Peltours (020 8371 5200). Beware the weather though - this is the hottest time of the year.

Fly to New York and stay in a hotel for two nights' B&B for just £329 with www.teletextholidays.co.uk. You leave on 11 July, have return flights from Heathrow and stay at the two-star Washington Hotel.

Under £700

Departing from Gatwick on 11 July, Simply Travel (020 8541 2211) is offering seven nights half-board accommodation at the three-star Hotel Capri on Losinj Island in Croatia for £689 including return flights and car hire.

Take a heavenly week to L'Osservatorio in Tuscany for £600, departing 5th July from Gatwick with Simpson Travel (020 8392 5854). Stay is in child-free zone apartments with ensuite luxury bedrooms and four couples sharing reduces the price to £500.

Party at the St Lucia carnival, with seven all-inclusive nights at the three-star Rex Pavilion hotel for £699, including return flights and transfers from Gatwick, between 1 and 17 July. Contact Tropical Places (0800 3165125).

Under £2 500

Save £1,000 on a boutique cruise on the South Pacific lagoon of Bora Bora if you book by 15 August and depart before 19 October. The cut prices from talpacific (020 8288 8400) start at £2,359. You have six nights' full-board on a new luxury ship, and end the holiday with three nights' room-only stay at the Intercontinental Beachcomber resort in Tahiti. The prices include return flights from Heathrow, local flights and private transfers.