Compiled by JOAN SCALES
Deal of the Week
Discover the blue waters of Montego Bay, Jamaica in October with Trailfinders. A week in the five-star Round Hill Hotel and Villas – including flights from Dublin, Cork or Shannon and onwards with British Airways – is from €1,329pps with departures on Sundays and Wednesdays. Book by September 20th. Tel: 01-6777888 or trailfinders.ie.
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HALLOWEENis coming and Universal Studios Orlando has a fright fest from September 23th. Its horror nights are not for the faint-hearted with eight haunted houses, six scare zones and Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure to see. Book on universalorlando.co.uk for accommodation and tickets.
IT'S NEARLYthe end of the season for Airtransat's holidays to Canada and it has some good deals. Discover Toronto for four days and then spend three days on the Peninsula Lake at Muskoka for fishing, hiking and canoeing – all from €799pps with flights from Dublin. Tel: 01-8666700 or airtransat.ie.
WITH THEkids back at school it is time to think of midterm holidays. Sunworld has flights on October 29th from Dublin and Shannon to Lanzarote, and from Dublin and Cork to Gran Canaria. A week self-catering costs from €539 per adult and €399 per child. Tel: 0818-200400 or sunworld.ie.
OPERAlovers will enjoy a trip to Berlin from November 10th to 13th for performances in the Deutsche Opera of Carmenand Don Carlo. Staying three nights in the Hotel Park Inn, the price from Dublin including taxes is €659pps. Phone International Festivals Bureau at 01-8887840.
FIVE-STARbreaks in October with steintravel.ie mean you can enjoy the Algarve at the Vila Sol resort from €469pps, the Pestana Alvor from €469pps and Sheraton Algarve from €479pps.
BOOKflights before September 30th for golf in Faro, Portugal in November and December and bring your golf bag for free with Ryanair – saving €80 (ryanair.com).
CASSIDYTravel has trips to see Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea with prices from €199 to €259pps, including match tickets and a night in a hotel. Tel: 0818- 332500 or cassidytravel.ie.
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ENJOYautumn at Carrig Country House in a luxury hunting lodge by Caragh Lake near Kilorglin, Co Kerry. A one-night stay with dinner is from €99pps and three nights with a round of golf, horse ride or massage is from €295pps including dinner on two evenings. Tel: 066-9769100 or carrighouse.com.
DELPHILodge in Leenane is the setting for a native woodlands weekend from October 7th to 9th. Mushroom hunting and woodland history are on the agenda, so bring wellies for foraging in Brackloon Woods near Westport. Two nights all-in is from €395pps. Tel: 095-42222 or delphilodge.ie.
FERMANAGHSeaplane Festival takes place near Enniskillen from September 23rd to 25th with aircraft from Norway, Holland and France, and a Continental food market. Get two nights B&B and one dinner at Belmore Court Hotel in Enniskillen from £85pps (€96). Tel: 1850-230230 or discovernorthernireland.com.
STAY ATthe Fitzwilliam Hotel in Dublin and concierge Robert Devine will help you find the best things in the city. Get dinner in Citron brasserie, B&B and car-parking at the St Stephen's Green hotel for €120pps. Tel: 01-4787000 or fitzwilliam-hotel.com.
HEADoff to the Radisson Blu Farnham Estate in Cavan for golf. Three-night breaks with golf each day is from €169pps in September, or swap a day's golf for dinner in Botanica restaurant for the same price. Tel: 049-4377700.
STAYat St Kyrans Country House in Cavan with doubles from €80. Tel: 049-8547087.
TWOnights B&B midweek at the Armada Hotel, Spanish Point, Co Clare and dinner one evening is from €99pps. Tel: 01-2958900 or irishcountryhotels.com.
- Please note all deals are subject to availability