LATE DEALS OF THE WEEK

BEST CITY BREAK

LOVEHOLIDAYS (loveholidays.com, 020 3870 6844) has a four-night B&B package to Venice from £225pp (saving up to £136pp on the normal price), flying from Gatwick on November 26 and staying at the four-star Carlton on the Grand Canal.

BEST BOOZE CRUISE

FERRY day trip offers to Calais or Dunkirk with DFDS start from just £35 for a car and up to nine people if you book by December 10. A day trip with Brittany Ferries to Caen or Cherbourg, St Malo, Roscoff or Le Havre costs from just £24pp, and savings of 20 per cent are available on five-night returns from Newcastle to Amsterdam with DFDS for a car and four people. Visit aferry.co.uk.

BEST BEAR BREAK

DIALAFLIGHT (dialaflight.com, 0330 100 2217) is offering a seven-night holiday to Peru with the chance to see Andean bears. Other highlights include visits to Lima, the historic town of Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Machu Picchu. Prices start from £2,359pp, including return flights, B&B, transfers and guided excursions.

BEST FAMILY SKI BREAK

ALPINE Elements (alpine elements.co.uk) is offering a seven-night break to Chalet Neve in Tignes from £590pp, departing December 13. The price includes flights, transfers, lift pass, and afternoon tea and three-course meal with wine every day.