* Travel to London for the Olympics from Dublin from €72 return with Bus Éireann/Eurolines. Buses depart from Dublin, Busáras, at 7am, and arrive in London city centre at 7pm.
Tel: 01-8366111 or book online at eurolines.ie
* Stay in the five-star Larimar Punta Cana Resort & Spa in the Dominican Republic for seven nights on an all-inclusive basis from €620pp plus taxes of €470pp. Prices are based on a deluxe room, for travel between September 1st-October 31st. Flights are with British Airways via London. See classicresorts.ie
* Stay for a two-night break in a range of Great National hotels from €69-€119pps - Abbeyleix Hotel, Lady Gregory Hotel, Clonea Strand, Woodstock, Blarney Golf Resort.
Tel: 1890-656500 and GreatNationalHotels.com
* The Camino to Santiago can be about families too. Cycle the Way with prices from €690pps per week for adults and a 20-40 per cent discount for children, staying in half-board accommodation - luggage transfers, cycle hire and flights are extra. Tel: 01- 5252886, caminoways.com
* Discover Turkey, with visits to Troy, Canakkale and Gallipoli in September from Dublin and Cork. A week half-board in four-star hotels with flights from €1,349pps,
tel: 01-8783111 and Maptravel.ie