Deal of the week:From the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, this offer will give you many experiences to remember. Stay for three nights in Bridgetown, Barbados for a taste of the Caribbean before a six-day transatlantic voyage. First port of call will be Tenerife in the Canary Islands en route to Palma de Mallorca. The price – including flights, hotel, cruise with all meals and entertainment on-board Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas – is from €1,195pps, departing April 25th. Tel: 01-6733840 or see americanholidays.com.
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DISCOVER THEcultural history of Cuba on a tour of its colonial past with Tropical Sky. Highlights of the tour will be visits to historical buildings, sugar plantations and the Mogote Mountains. Havana is on the itinerary as is Santa Clara, Trinidad, Pinar del Rio and the Sinales Valley. Prices are from €1,559pps for a week's tour between March and June, including flights with Air France via Paris, and accommodation. Tel: 01-8077996 or tropicalsky.ie.
BOOK NOWfor a dining experience inspired by Britain's gastronomic past as interpreted by Heston Blumenthal. His new restaurant in London, opened at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel overlooking Hyde Park two weeks ago. Three-course lunch costs from £28 (€33) and three-course a la carte dinner from £55 (€65) and overnight stays from £295 (€347). Tel: 00-44-2072013833 and mandarinoriental.com/london.
VISIT THEgrandeur of the Hapsburg Empire on a 10-day tour to Prague, Vienna and Budapest and save €118pp. Departing on March 4th and beginning in Prague, you will also get to visit cities famous for their architecture and music. Travelling by luxury coach and with a guide, the cost is from €1,255pps. Tel: 01-2311888 or sunway.ie.
SHAKE THEdust off your boots for a walking and sightseeing holiday in the Cinque Terre region of Italy from April 7th. Spend a week in Santa Margherita Ligure and walk the routes from Camogli to Portofino and from Monterosso to Riomaggiore. The other days will include guided tours to Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Portovenere and Palmeria, price from €999pps. Tel: 01-6371600 or thetraveldepartment.ie.
EARLY SUMMERoffers to Turkey with wingsabroad.ie include a week in the Sami Beach Hotel, Gumbet from €339pps and a week all-in at the Sun Club Hotel from €489. Tel: 01-8719444.
IN MAYa week in Tenerife in Playa de Las Americas, with lowcostholidays.com will cost from €260pps or a week in Lanzarote in Puerto del Carmen from €294pps. Tel: 01-4853835.
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FIND OUTwhy Castle Murray House Hotel has appeared on the Travel+Lesisure list of best value romantic places to stay. Located out on St John's Point overlooking McSwyne's Bay in south Donegal, it reopens this weekend. Highly rated for the quality of its food, two nights with dinner one evening costs from €140pps. Tel: 074-9737022 or castlemurray.com.
TAKE Abreak in the lovely village of Adare and bring the children too. Midterm at the Dunraven Arms includes high tea and movie nights for the children, supervised aqua activities and a chance to learn horse-riding. Prices from €140 per adult for two nights B&B and one dinner, kids sharing with parents are free. Tel: 061-605900 or dunravenhotel.com.
ONE OFDublin's best kept secrets is Butler's Town House, a luxury Victorian manor on Lansdowne Road. During February rooms are €99 per couple and if you book two nights there will be a complimentary bottle of wine. Tel: 0818-281281.
GET FITin the east or west with two fitness weekends coming up. Next weekend in Delphi Mountain Lodge in Galway, Sarah Thornton will take you through your paces in the lovely Connemara countryside, €299pps. Tel: 095-42208 or delphimountainresort.com. Over March 25th to 27th, the venue is Johnstown House Hotel in Enfield, Co Meath for a weekend start to a healthy lifestyle from €249pps. Tel: 046-9540000 or johnstownhouse.com.
CREATE Amagic moment in the Shelbourne, Dublin and bring the children for an overnight. Up to May 2nd, the Shelbourne has overnights from €94pps with breakfast and kids under 12 stay free. Tel: 01-6634500 or theshelbourne.ie.
- Please note that offers are subject to availability