Under £200
Brush up your Shakespeare with the RSC in London from July to September. A two night break in the four star luxury of the Montague on the Gardens hotel, Russell Square and tickets to a Theatre Royal, Haymarket performance of either Much Ado About Nothing (27 July-22 August) or Anthony and Cleopatra (28 August-21 September) costs from £182 per person, based on two sharing, with RSC Short Breaks (020 8758 4799).
Throughout July and August the third night is free at the one star Puy de Dome hotel located near the Sacre-Coeur in Monmartre, Paris. Eurostar Holidays Direct (0870 167 6767) offers return Eurostar travel, three nights B&B accommodation and one free three course dinner at one of a selection of Parisian brasseries from £138 per person, based on two sharing.
A lively weekend of white water rafting, abseiling and gorge walking in North Wales. Cinnamon Adventures (0845 330 8584) offers two nights B&B (plus lunch) in a three-star hotel, equipment, tuition and specialist clothing, insurance, transfers and activities for £199, from 26 to 28 July.
Under £300
Astride the Danube, Vienna affords the tourist a bountiful mix of world-class museums, internationally established orchestras and Sacher Torte chocolate cake. Bookable throughout July, the Destination Group (020 7400 7000) offers three nights five star B&B accommodation at the Hotel de France on the Ringstrasse in Vienna for just £275 per person based on two sharing including flights from Heathrow and taxes.
A week at the two star Mayfair Hotel at St Helier, Jersey costs adults £269 while kids (two to 11 years) go half price. For arrivals on the 20, 21 27 or 28 July Modern Hotels (01534 735511) offers seven nights B&B accommodation, return Fastcat crossings from Weymouth or Poole (including car) and transfers at this price.
Kefalos is a hill-top village overlooking a bay on the south coast of the Greek island Kos. Until 17 July, Argo Holidays (0870 066 7070) offers seven nights' self-catering at the Ippocambus Studios, Kefalos for £289, including flights from Gatwick, Manchester or Stansted and taxes.
Under £400
The Red Sea has fantastic diving and is handy for trips into the desert and to the Pharaonic treasures at Luxor. Libra Holidays (0870 242 2525) has seven nights' two-star B&B at La Perla Hotel, Hurghada, from Gatwick to Sharm el Sheikh on 19 July, including transfers, for £369.
Under £700
A week and a half relaxing on the idyllic Thai island of Koh Samui in September will set you back £649. For this price Travelmood (08700 664566) offers ten nights B&B three star accommodation at the Baan Samui Hotel on Chaweng beach including flights from Heathrow and transfers, between 15 September and 15 October. For £70 you can upgrade to the four star Imperial Boat House on Choeng Mon Beach.
Go East young people on the Trans Siberian Express from Moscow - via Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Manchuria and the Great Wall - to Beijing. STA Travel (0870 160 6070) offers two nights in a two-star Moscow hotel, then seven on the train, all meals and flights (Heathrow to Moscow and back from Beijing) for £699.
Visit Uzbekistan's culturally rich stretch of the 'Silk Road'. Interchange (020 8681 3612) has six days in the capital, Tashkent, from £699, including three-star B&B and return flights from Heathrow.
Under £800
Take in the Pharonic essentials, a Nile cruise and four wheel driving in the Western desert, visiting oases and the local Bedouin on this trail-blazing trip and you'll really get to know Egypt. The Imaginative Traveller (020 8742 8612) is offering a 16 night holiday departing the 6 August from Heathrow for £779, including some meals and the services of a tour leader and guides.
