Under £40

Take the family to Chester Zoo and stay overnight at the De Vere Daresbury Hotel (01925 267331) from £35pp per night on a half-board basis. If you stay before 4 September you receive a free zoo ticket for each family member.

Under £100

Peace and quiet in luxury can be found with Travel Counsellors (0800 195 8852). It offers the Kempinski Resort Hotel in Marbella, Spain, for £77pp per night between 1 and 10 September.

Under £500

Two weeks for the price of one are available at Paraiso del Sol, on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, with The Holiday Place (020 7644 1793; www.theholidayplace.co.uk). From £499pp this all-inclusive holiday departs from Gatwick on 9 September.

Under £1,000

Aquatours (0870 442 3288; www.aquatours.com) has three nights' safari in Kenya and four nights on the Mombasa coast for £975pp at the Turtle Bay Beach Club hotel, including flights from Heathrow.

Under £1,400

Book six nights for the price of four at the Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay, Malaysia. It costs from £1,363pp based on four adults in a two-bedroom suite, including flights. Valid 10 September to 20 December with ITC Classics (01244 355527; www.itcclassics.co.uk).

Under £2,400

Go gourmet on board a boat à la Rick Stein in Agen, France, with Crown Blue Holidays (0870 160 5635; www.crownblueline.com). A boat for eight costs £2,335 in August, £1,965 in September