Holidays

Croatia

Sunvil Activity Holidays (020 8232 9779) is offering 'pot-luck' weeks on a flotilla cruise on the Dalmatian coast towards Dubrovnik in October for £395 per person including flights and live-aboard accommodation. Shipmates on these skippered yachts will be matched to provide a balance between experienced crew and novices.

Turkey

Take a one-week gulet cruise from Gocek to Selimiye with Dolunay Holidays (01452 501978) and enjoy a free week's self-catering or hotel stay. These 14-night deals cost £475 per person for departures from Gatwick (£510 from Manchester) on 18 or 25 September.

Greece

Olympic Holidays (020 8343 9090) has seven-night holidays from Manchester staying at the Spring Studios in the resort of Kefalos on Kos for £219 (£299 for two weeks).

Sri Lanka

Tradewinds (0870 751 0004) has a 15-night stay at the three-star Tropical Villas resort in Beruwela for £599 for the Heathrow departure on 16 September while Trailfinders (020 7938 3939) has a seven-night B&B package for £552 at the first-class beach hotel, The Golden Sun, at Kalutara, 25 miles south of Colombo, from 16 September until 31 October.

Jersey

A three-night B&B stay at the Metropole or Mayfair hotels in St Helier costs £99 per person throughout October with Modern Hotels (01534 735511). This includes return catamaran crossings from Poole or Weymouth.

Mauritius

Stay for seven nights at the four-star Sugar Beach resort in Mauritius for £1,299 (saving £190) for departures from 3 to 31 October. The deal with British Airways Holidays (0870 24 24 245) includes return flights from Gatwick, half-board accommodation and transfers.

Florida

Travel Choice (0870 900 5833) has a 14-night Thomson self-drive package for £249 per person for departures on Thursday from Manchester.

Flights

Australia

Austravel (0870 055 0206) has Japan Airlines flights from Heathrow via Tokyo Osaka to Brisbane for £483, Cairns for £493 and Sydney for £485 throughout September. This includes free overnight accommodation on the return flight.

Dubai

Benz Travel (020 7724 2255) has flights until 30 September from Stansted, Heathrow and London City to Dubai with Lufthansa for £329.

Hong Kong

Quest Travel (020 8547 3322) has Virgin Atlantic flights from Heathrow to Hong Kong until 31 October for £409. Must book by 30 September.