Europe
England: Two-bedroomed beamed cottage in Prestbury near Cheltenham, sleeps up to four, available for a week starting April 13 for £386. Hoseasons Country Cottages (01502 501515 www.hoseasons.co.uk.
Guernsey:: Two nights' B&B at the three-crown Abbey Court Hotel. Departure between April 1 to 11, price of £89 includes return sea travel (from Weymouth). Direct flights from Southampton (including free airport parking) also available from £129pp. Travelsmith 0870 748 1000.
Rhodes: Two weeks for £269, departing April 4 from Gatwick, at the resort of Lindos. Price includes return flights, self-catering accommodation, transfers, insurance and welcome pack. Direct Greece (0870 516 8683).
Turkey: Stay at the Tamarisk Beach Hotel in Orkatent near Bodrum for a week, flight departing Gatwick April 8, for £342pp. Simply Travel (020-8541 2200 www.simply-travel.com).
Austria: Enjoy a long weekend in Salzburg. Three nights' B&B at the Hotel Auersperg, including flights to Munich from either Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham or Edinburgh, for £306pp. Austria Travel (01708 222000).
Caribbean
Jamaica: Seven nights for £659 at the all-inclusive three-star Trelawny Beach Hotel. Includes British Airways flights from Gatwick with UK connecting regional departures. Available from March 19 to 31 from Kuoni (01306 747000).
Africa
Kenya: A 14-night stay at the Bamburi Beach Hotel, eight miles from Mombasa, for £699pp, departing Gatwick on April 15. The hotel has its own dive centre. Hayes and Jarvis (0870 8989890).
Asia
India: Nine-day trip, departing April 10. The trip includes the Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Delhi and Jaipur. The price of £795pp includes guides. Bales Worldwide (0870 2413209).
Malaysia: A week on Langkawi Island from £545pp departing April 10, 11 or 12. Accommodation is at Holiday Villas Langkawi. Bridge the World (0870 444 7474 www.bridgetheworld.com.
Middle East
Israel: Seven nights at the Sheraton Red Sea hotel in Eilat, departing April 12, 15 or 16 from £464pp. Longwood Holidays (020-8551 4494).
Jordan: Departing April 7, the seven-night package goes from the castles of Jerash down the King's Highway to Petra and the resort of Aqaba. Price of £995 includes half-board, tour guide, return flights and transfers. unmissable.com (0870 4421350, www.unmissable.com.
