Deal of the Week:Summer prices are dropping and over the next few weeks you can find deals in Lanzarote from €249, Majorca from €279, Zakynthos from €358 and Turkey from €267. Tel: 01-8735000, cassidytravel.ie.
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LEARN ABOUTSpanish wine on a four-night tour of Jumilla, Yecla and Alicante in October with Jeremy Shaw, specialist in Iberian wines. The tour also includes a one-day master of wine course. The cost from €875pps includes most meals, accommodation, tours and transfers. Flights extra. Partner programme is €575. See iberianwinetours.com.
AUTUMN INPortugal on a seniors' holiday special from Travelnet: stay on the Algarve coast from €299 per week or on the Lisbon coast from €379, including flights and transfers with Aer Lingus from Dublin or Cork. Special prices are available for long stays. Tel: 1890-303303, travelnet.ie.
TAKE THElong way to Cape Town this winter on a 17-night cruise from Barcelona on MSC Melody. Extend your stay in Cape Town and have escorted tours. Prices are from €1,839 include flights from Dublin to Barcelona and back from Cape Town. Tel: 01-2941000 or cruisescapes.ie.
SUNWAY HASfour-night cruises in October from Lisbon to Malaga from €695pps or in November from Tenerife to Malaga from €750pps, includes flights and one checked bag. Tel: 01-2311888 or sunway.ie.
GO TOCyprus with Joe Walsh Tours with a week in the four-star Hotel Avanti from €499pps, or Sicily at the Hotel Villa Chiara from €409, or the Hotel Estoril Eden on the Lisbon coast from €525pps. Tel: 01-2410800, joewalshtours.ie.
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TOUR THREERelais Châteaux properties in Ireland. Begin in Kerry at Sheen Falls Lodge, on to Waterford to the Michelin star rated Cliff House Hotel and then to country chic Marlfield House. Three nights with a glass of champagne, dinner each evening and breakfast is from €480pps. Tel: 00-800-20000002.
TOUR BELFASTand the Antrim coast and stay in the Europa Hotel. The Travel Department has three-day trips on July 7th and 17th, with guided tours and outings for €299 per person. See Titanic Quarter and the Ulster Museum too. Tel: 01-6371600 or thetraveldepartment.ie.
TRY Amidweek gourmet break at The Tannery Restaurant and Town House in Dungarvan for €170pps. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays in June you can spend the evening eating and relaxing. Tel: 058-45420 or www.tannery.ie.
MEYRICK HOTELin Galway has a Father's day special. Two nights B&B, dinner in the Oyster Grill restaurant, pizza and a pint in Fagan's Sport Bar, and a round of golf for two at the Cregmore golf course from €140pps. Tel: 091-564041 or www.hotelmeyrick.ie.
FREE BABYSITTINGat the Wineport Lodge near Glasson, Co Westmeath includes one night child-free from 7pm-11pm giving parents a chance to explore Athlone or dine alone. Three nights midweek with dinner on two evenings is €325pps (kids' accommodation and meals are also free). Tel: 0906-439010, wineport.ie.
TWO NIGHTS B&Bin three and four-star hotels around the country from €74.50pps with up to two kids under 12 staying for free. See goireland.com.
Please note all deals are subject to availability