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West Indies. Seven nights in Barbados from £849, saving up to £230, including scheduled flights with Virgin Atlantic from Manchester direct to Barbados, accommodation at the 3V Escape at the Gap, Barbados, on an all-inclusive basis with transfers included. Prices are per person based on two adults travelling and sharing a standard room and based on departures from September 7- 30. www.virginholidays.co.uk to book or call 0844 557 3870.

Turkey. Late summer savings on selected properties – all with private pool on the Lycian Coast. Ayva – a stylish three-bedroom (all with aircon), four-bathroom house sleeping six – is reduced to 1,195 (saving 300) for the week's rental starting August 30, and 1,095 (saving 200) for the week commencing September 6. Return UK flights and car hire extra. 01954 261431, www.vintagetravel.co.uk

Yorkshire. Save on a week's rental of Spinners, luxuriously appointed detached cottage with garden, between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the North York Moors in the village of Well. Starting September 10 or 17, it now costs 490, saving 85. One well-behaved dog welcome. 01228 406701, www.yorkshire-cottages.info

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Devon. Ocean View penthouse, Thurlestone. Pay 1,000 for seven nights from August 28-September 4 (saving 270). A deluxe, three-bedroom penthouse apartment with a roof terrace, just outside Thurlestone village, five minutes from the beach. Set in 1.5 acres of private gardens with furniture for al fresco dining. Holiday Lettings, www.holidaylettings.co.uk/43031

Cornwall. Pay 499 and save 239 on a week's rental of Bramble Cottage – three-bedroom property sleeping five in the centre of Lizard village and a few hundred metres from Lizard. Or pay 595 (saving 236) for a week at Corantyn, a newly built three-bedroom cottage sleeping six, in the village of Cury and within easy reach of the sandy beach at Poldhu Cove. Both for a week's rental starting August 28. www.cornishcottagesonline.com