· Extravagant, moi? Cocktail lovers will be beating a path to the soon-to-open Raffles Resort in the Grenadines to sample the $300 Martini. Instead of a cocktail umbrella it comes with a miniature gold Samurai sword. ITC Classics (01244 355 527; www.itcclassics.co.uk) has a seven-night package from £1,491 pp with flights

· Be part of a reforestation and conservation project at the new Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge in southern Nicaragua. Trips Worldwide (0117 311 4400; www.tripsworldwide.co.uk) offers a 13-day trip from £2,145pp.

· Britney Spears, Claudia Schiffer and Sting have all strutted their stuff at Monte Carlo's Metropole (www.metropole.mc) which will reopen on 27 July after a redesign. Doubles from £228.