Flights

Vietnam

Fly with Air France from London City via Paris to Ho Chi Minh City returning via Paris to Heathrow up to 16 December. Book with Bridge the World on 0870 444 7474. Minimum stay of six nights and a maximum of three months.

Los Angeles

Book by tomorrow with Trailfinders (020 7937 5400) for £255 return on American Airlines direct from London Heathrow up to 14 December. Minimum Saturday night stay, maximum one month.

Round the world

Quest Worldwide (020 8547 3322) has a fare of £689 available until 11 December. Fly with Garuda to Bangkok and Auckland and with Air New Zealand to Los Angeles and London. Maximum stay one year.

Holidays

Malta

Seven nights, room-only at the four-star Corinthia Mistra Village Hotel costs £334 for Gatwick departures on 25 or 27 November. Book with Cadogan Holidays (02380 828313).

Toronto

Save £61 on a three-night trip up to 17 December which costs £435 with Online Travel Company (0870 887 0100). This includes room-only at the four-star Novotel Centre and flights from Heathrow.

Lubeck

Catch this historic German city's autumn fare on a two-day break with Inntravel (01653 629010) costing £258 for travel on Friday. Flights from Heathrow to Hamburg and onward rail connections, staying B&B at the Klassik Alstadt Hotel.

Sharm El Sheikh

Seven nights B&B at the four-star Cleopatra Hotel at the Red Sea resort costs £299 on Gatwick departures on 3, 10 and 17 December with Goldenjoy (020 7794 9767). All-inclusive is £379.

Antigua

A two-week, all-inclusive stay at the two-star Rex Blue Heron Hotel costs £999 (saving £450) - seven nights are £649 - for the 10 December Gatwick departure. Book with Hayes & Jarvis (0870 89 89 890), which has other pre-Christmas Caribbean savings.