Travel Updates

Canaries. Seven nights half-board at 4* Hotel in Gran Canaria from £635 per person in Playa del Ingles. Price based on two adults sharing a room on a half-board basis. This package includes return flights from Manchester with Monarch Airlines, departing November 6. www.monarch.co.uk or call 0871 423 8410.

Florida. A 14-night getaway at the International Palms Resort on International Drive, Orlando, from 649 per person. The package, based on two adults and two children (aged two-11) sharing a room, on a room-only basis, includes return indirect flights from Manchester with Delta Air Lines departing on November 7. The hotel is a five-minute drive from Universal Orlando and offers free car parking for customers. Car hire available from 19 per day. www.CompleteOrlando.com or call 0800 294 8844.

Lapland. Four-night holidays from 599 per person – saving 146 per person. Staying at the 3 Sun Hotel Sokos Vaakuna, in Rovamiemi, on a bed-and-breakfast basis, two people sharing. Departing December 15 from Manchester. Price includes return flights, accommodation, transfers and all taxes and charges. First Choice, 0871 200 4455 or visit www.firstchoice.co.uk

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Italy. Save 30 per cent on properties 20 minutes from Florence. Reduced in price until the end of November, starting at 351 (saving 150) per week for a home sleeping three to four, rising to 526 (saving 225) for a property for six. Invitation to Tuscany, 020-8444 9500, www.invitationtotuscany.com

Malta. Seven nights from 349 per person, staying at the 4-star Maritim Antonin, in Mellieha, on bed-and-breakfast basis, departing Manchester on November 9. www.airtours.co.uk, 0844 871 6636 or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places.

Spain. Seven nights from 324 pp – saving 156pp. Staying at Hotel Riu Ferrara, in Costa Del Sol, on a self-catering basis, two people sharing. Departing December 19 from Manchester. Includes return flights, accommodation, transfers and all taxes and charges. www.thomson.co.uk

New Forest. Until the end of November make saving where four or fewer people share thatched cottages in woodland locations and provide very comfortable and stylish accommodation. The Lodge in Godshill Wood costs 305 (saving 130) when four share, while Undercastle Cottage in Wood Green is 646 (saving 114). Hideaways, 01747-828170, www.hideaways.co.uk.

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Sussex. Admire the breathtaking autumn colours of National Trust-owned Sheffield Park and Gardens on a midweek break at nearby Ockenden Manor, which includes entrance tickets and a steam-train ride from the gardens on the Bluebell Railway's Autumn Tints Special. Available Monday to Friday inclusive until November 13, Ockenden's two-night Leaf Peeping break costs 270 per person sharing, with breakfast and dinner both days in its Michelin-starred restaurant. www.prideofbritainhotels.com/

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Mediterranean. Depart from Leeds/Bradford for a new cruise holiday to join up with one of the world's most head-turning tall ships, Star Flyer. Seven nights, sailing departs from Cannes on September 4 and 17, 2011 for French Riviera, Corsica, Sardinia, the west coast of Italy and back to St Tropez and Monaco or Cannes. From 1,112 per person, includes return flights to Nice, return transfers from Nice airport to the ship with all port charges, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and accommodation, based on two sharing. Guests can be as hands-on as they wish. Most choose to let the crew manage the thousands of feet of sails. Marion Owen Travel, 01483 211913 and visit www.starclippers.co.uk

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