Flights

Barbados
Flynow.com has Virgin flights for £317. Must be booked by 30 November for departures to 8 December or between 1 January and 31 March. See www.flynow.com or phone 0870 744 0010.

Alicante
First Choice (0870 750 0001) has a £69 for a Gatwick departure on 31 October, returning 14 November.

Venice
Fly before next Sunday from Heathrow, Gatwick or London City for £139 with Lufthansa. Book through Trailfinders (020 7937 1234).

Beijing
Bridge the World (0870 444 7474) has British Airways flights for £314. Book by 30 October for flights up to 10 December.

Holidays

Tobago
Seven nights at a self-catering bungalow at the Toucan Inn, whose Bonkers Bar is a lively meeting place, costs £449 (£549 for 12 nights) with Tropical Places (0800 083 6662). Includes Monday departures from Gatwick until 6 December.

Edinburgh
Enjoy Hogmanay in the Scottish capital, with one of the biggest street parties in Europe, for £239 with Travel Deals (0845 399 3900). Includes coach travel from London, three nights B&B in a three-star hotel and tours of Edinburgh and Braveheart country.

Paris
Two nights B&B at the two-star Belgrand Hotel costs £99 (saving up to £56) with British Airways Holidays (0870 6000 500). Flights from Gatwick or Heathrow, vaid from 1 November to 14 December.

Athens
Save up to £50 with Eurobreak 020 8780 7700) on a weekend break with BA flights up to 14 December. Prices start at £233 for four nights at the three-star Dorian Inn. Book by 31 October.

Sri Lanka
Seven nights half-board at the three-star Kosgoda Beach costs £399 for departures from 28 to 30 October (£499 for two weeks) with Tradewinds (0870 751 0004). Return flights from Heathrow with Sri Lanka Airlines.

Prague
Fly from Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester (via London) for a two-night break at a three-star hotel 10 minutes from Wencelas Square for £240. Book before 31 October with Lupus Travel (0800 018 0043) to travel between 1 November and 31 March.