Under £40

Sing along with top tribute bands The Fab Beatles, The Mersey Beatles and the original Swinging Blue Jeans at a Beatles party weekend at Pontins' Southport centre, Merseyside (0870 604 5606) 10-12 September for £39pp twin share in a budget self-catering apartment.

Under £200

Head for Cork in time for the Beamish Folk Festival from 31 August to 5 September. Swansea Cork Ferries (01792 456116;>) offers a weekend return for a car, driver and up to four adults for £189. Departures are on a Thursday or Friday and return on or before the following Monday.

Under £500

Book now for a September special offer to Marrakesh with The Best of Morocco(01380 828533). For £460pp you will get a week's half board at a suite in Tigmi, return BA flights from Gatwick and private transfers. This offer must be paid for by 13 August.

Under £900

The Imaginative Traveller (01473 667337) offers a 14-night escorted journey to Laos. Highlights include a boat trip down the Mekong River and cycling in the city of Luang Prabang. Included are return flights from Heathrow and accommodation in simple hotels and a sleeper train.

Under £3,600

Fly Virgin Upper Class to Barbados in September with Harlequin Worldwide Travel (0845 450 3777). The price includes chauffeur-driven transfers to Sandy Lane and seven nights in a Luxury Ocean Room with breakfast for £3,529pp, saving £852pp.