Under £100

Take a quick island escape to Jersey with Modern Hotels (01534 735 511). A three night weekend break staying B&B at the two star Mayfair Hotel in St. Helier for £69 also includes Weymouth ferries and transfers. Friday departures until 12 December.

Under £200

Treat the kids to Disneyland Paris. Eurobreak (020 8780 8840) are offering four nights for the price of three, staying B&B at the three star Tulip Inn in Marne la Vallee. The price of £199 is based on two adults and two children (up to 11), and includes flights departing 19 December and a three day ticket to the Park and Studios.

Stay three nights for the price of two in Prague with Ebookers.com (0870 043 3957) for £169. Direct flights and B&B at the four star Bristol Hotel are included. Book by 15 December for travel before 17 December.

Christmas in Brussels at the four-star central Hotel Leopold from £147 (when four travel together). Two nights' B&B in two rooms plus dinner on Christmas Eve and lunch on Christmas Day. Crossings for car and passengers included. Extra nights £26 per person. Leisure Direction (020 8324 3030).

Under £300

Odyssey Worldwide (0870 429 4242), has an African bargain in The Gambia. Seven nights B&B at the three star Palm Grove Beach at Banjul is now £249 (saving £110). Departing 5 December and includes flights and transfers.

Three nights for two at the new five-star Corinthia Grand Royal in Budapest before 23 December with City Vacations (020 8518 1010). £249 includes BA flights from Heathrow and breakfasts. Add-ons available from regional airports.

£230 (for two sharing) includes one night's B&B at The Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh with dinner and access to the health club - available any day of the week until 23 December. Reservations direct on 0131 556 5565.

Under £400

A deluxe break at the Red Sea for a not-so-deluxe price staying 14 nights B&B at the five star Hilton Waterfalls Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh for £379. Flight leaves 11 December with transfers. Longwood Holidays (020 8551 4494).

Five nights at the four-star Al Sawadi Bech Resort in Muscat, including breakfasts, flights and transfers is reduced from £419 to £399 with daily departures to 16 December. Tennis, squash, quad-bikes and jet skiing are among the hotel facilities. Contact www.lastminute.com.

Over £800

Get festive salsa-style in Cuba for £739, saving £112. Price includes 14 nights all-inclusive at the four star Brisas Guardalavaca Hotel in Guardalavaca, flights and transfers. Depart 3 December. Eclipse Direct (08705 01 02 03).

Over £1,000

Push the boat out and flee the festivities on 20 December for a 14-day adventure in Venezuela with a trans-Andean trek, river canoeing and deserted beaches. The cost is £1,549 including international and domestic flights, all other transport, accommodation, most meals and a group leader. The Adventure Company (01420 541007).

· Prices are per person based on two sharing unless indicated.