Daily Star Sunday

DEALS OF THE WEEK

- NIGEL THOMPSON

SHORT HAUL

Cyprus from £440pp: a week on b&b at the five-star beachfront Louis Ivi Mare hotel in Paphos comes with flights from Stansted on February 26 and transfers. mercuryhol­idays.co.uk

Egypt from £647pp: jet away from Gatwick on March 7 for seven nights on all-inclusive at the five-star seafront Amphoras beach hotel in Sharm el Sheikh. thomascook.com

Malta from £469pp: depart from birmingham on March 6 for a week with breakfast at the four-star Dolmen Hotel in bugibba. Includes 22kg baggage and transfers. jet2holida­ys.com

Canary Islands from £475pp: a seven-night all-inclusive stay at the four-star HL Paradise Island hotel in Playa blanca, Lanzarote, comes with flights from Stansted on May 9 or 17. blueseahol­idays.co.uk

LONG HAUL

Mexico from £1,149pp: save 44% on a week’s all-inclusive at the five-star bluebay Grand Esmeralda hotel in Riviera Maya. Comes with flights from Heathrow on selected dates in May and September-December, late checkout and transfers. Gatwick also available June and December. bluebaytra­vel. co.uk

Florida from £947pp: a seven-night room-only stay at the three-star Seaside Apartments in Miami departs from Gatwick on June 12, with 23kg baggage. Saves £140. tui.co.uk

St Kitts and Nevis from £999pp: depart from Gatwick on selected dates in March for a week on room-only at the four-star Royal St Kitts Hotel, Frigate bay. With 23kg baggage, book by February 17. britishair­ways.com and search St Kitts and Nevis.

CRUISE

No-fly British Isles from £759pp: join Cunard’s Queen Victoria in Southampto­n on May 25 for a 12-night round trip calling at Edinburgh, Kirkwall, Stornoway, belfast, Liverpool and Holyhead. Saves £40pp. cruise.co.uk

STAYCATION

Wiltshire from £500: save £202 on a week’s self-catering at hexagonal shaped The Folly at Castlebrid­ge (sleeps two) near Mere, Wiltshire. For arrival on February 24. sykescotta­ges. co.uk

Isles of Scilly from £236: save 20% per night on stays between April 1-14 at the four-star 16th-century Star Castle Hotel in St Mary’s. A 20% discount is also available on Skybus flights and Scillonian ferry crossings from Lands End and Penzance. star-castle.co.uk, islesofsci­lly-travel.co.uk

STAR BUY

No-fly Iceland Northern Lights from £749pp: save £370pp on an 11-night adults-only round trip from Tilbury, Essex, on board Ambience. Sails on March 23, calling at Orkney, Faroe Islands, Reykjavik (overnight) and Invergordo­n. ambassador­cruiseline. com

*Prices correct at time of publicatio­n and based on two sharing unless stated otherwise.

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