BA treats the kids

British Airways has launched a "kids fly and stay free" offer. One child (from two to 11 years old) can fly and stay for free when travelling with two adults and staying for seven nights in July and August. The offer applies to 36 hotels in the Caribbean, with savings of up to £697 on an all-inclusive holiday to Grenada, and 31 in Florida, saving up to £519.

Follow that chimp

Adventure operator Explore has introduced a series of trips aimed at travellers who want to go off the beaten track. Operating under the brand name Beyond,there are four itineraries, to Mauritania, Sudan, Uganda and Madagascar. A 16-day trip to Uganda involving an eight-day trek in the Rwenzori mountains and chimp tracking in Kibale National Park costs £1,845 including flights, transport, accommodation and some meals.

O2's photo finish

How many times have your bought postcards on holiday and never got round to writing them? Well, help could be at hand with the launch of a personalised postcard service from phone firm O2.You take a photo with your phone's camera and send it, together with a message, to O2, which turns it into a traditional postcard and sends it out first class to any destination in the world. The service costs £1.50 (promotional offer until August 31).