DEALS OF THE WEEK
BEST CRUISE
SEE Cuba before it changes. Absorb the colour, smells and sounds of colonial Havana by horse carriage and classic car. Wander the cobbled streets of Trinidad, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site and visit the spots made famous by Che Guevara. Tour Toronto on a stopover on your way home. TDactive Holidays has ten nights from €1,999pp including return flights from Dublin, B&B hotel accommodation, a stay in a traditional homestay, transfers, excursions, guide and taxes & charges, depart October 2018 to October 2019. Tel: (01) 6371600. See www.tdactiveholidays.ie.
BEST SPAIN DEAL
It’s not too late to get your Spanish summer holiday in. TUI offers seven nights S/C at the 3-star Verdemar, Santa Ponsa from €1,159 (2+1) for August 29, flying from Dublin. Visit www: tuiholidays.ie, call 1850 45 35 45.
ALL-INCLUSIVE
Start your own Mexican Wave in Cancun. Tour America offers return flights and seven nights at the Barcelo Maya Grand from €1,399. Return private transfers, based on two sharing. Travel on 8 October. Visit www.touramerica.ie. Tel: (01) 817 3500 or (021) 2429222.
BEST HALLOWEEN
It’s scary but it’s time to think about planning your Halloween holiday now. America does Halloween better than anyone. Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida is preparing for Howl-OScream 2018 (selected nights from September 21-October 28) with new haunted houses and more. Visit www. HowlOScream.com. All major airlines fly to Orlando.
BEST SPORT
See Lionel Messi, left, in the flesh at the Camp Nou. Dawson Travel has two nights stay in a 3star hotel + match tickets and upgrades for Barcelona v Sevilla, depart October 20 from €269pps. Visit (http://itaa. ie/2018/08/14/ barcelona-vsevilla/).