Deal of the Week:Have some "me" time with a great single traveller offer from Stein Travel in November with flights from Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Kerry and Knock. A week in the Algarve from €299, Costa del Sol from €399, Malta from €399, Tenerife from €417 and Lanzarote from €494. Tel: 1890 408408 or steintravel.ie.
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IF YOUwant to ski and party with a gang of Irish people, then the Ian Dempsey Today FM ski week in Bad Hofgastein, Austria is the place to do it. The trip is from January 29th and prices are from €649pps, including flights from Dublin or Cork, transfers, accommodation and lots of fun events. Tel: 01-2401700 or topflight.ie.
TIME TOthink of the Christmas markets and Copenhagen's is in the famous Tivoli Gardens. The trip with Sunway will have you staying in the Tivoli Hotel and flying with SAS, which means 23kg of luggage from €389pps. Tel: 01-2886828 or sunway.ie.
BOOK Awinter break in the sunshine of the Arabian Gulf with Discover Travel. Seven nights in the Arabian Courtyard five-star hotel in Dubai from €1,099pps. Tel: 1850-200544 or discovertravel.ie.
EXPLORE THEback roads and beaches of Cuba with Explore. An eight-day tour will spend the first half of the week in Havana seeing the colonial heritage and then head south to Trinidad to relax and enjoy the sandy beaches. Prices from €1,280pps. Tel: 1890-747747 or and www.explore.co.uk.
LATE OFFERSfrom Travelmood that must be booked by October 4th include 10 nights in Malaysia from €1,113pps, 11 nights in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic from €1,251pps and nine nights in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from €889pps. Tel: 01-4331040 or travelmood.ie.
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ENJOY Avariety of Dingle experiences on a midweek break in Benner's Hotel. The price includes dinner one evening in Global Village, Ashe's Bar or the Half Door, a harbour cruise, entry to the Blasket Centre with tea and scones and a pottery throwing in Louis Mulcahy Pottery from €150pps. Tel: 0818-281281 or manorhousehotels.com.
KNOCKRANNYHouse Hotel in Westport is celebrating being named the best four-star hotel by Hotel & Catering Reviewwith a great special offer. Stay two nights B&B and enjoy Seamus Common's tasting menu for dinner one evening from €130pps. Tel: 098-28600 or khh.ie.
WALK THEmedieval streets of Kilkenny and learn about its history and architecture on a three-day break in the New Park Hotel. Join Pat Tynan on a walking tour of the city and have lunch in Kyteler's Inn. Package also includes dinner one evening for €135pps. Tel: 056-7760500 or flynnhotels.com.
WHAT WOULDhappen if you fused the poetry of WB Yeats with the sound of The Waterboys? Find out at An Appointment with Mr Yeats, in the INEC, Killarney on November 4th. Tickets from €38.20, stay overnight from €80pps. Tel: 064-6671550 or inec.ie.
THE DUBLINTheatre Festival began this week and you have a choice of seeing Circa, The Silver Tassieor Enronon a package with the Westbury Hotel. Stay for one night, have dinner in Café Novo before the show, and a leisurely breakfast for €269 for two sharing. See doylecollection.com.
IN BELFASTthe Festival at Queens will begin on October 15th and runs for two weeks with over 60 shows, including Black Watchand The Habit of Art. Special rates in Belfast hotels begin at £50 (about €58) per room per night. Tel Northern Ireland Tourism at 1850-230230 or gotobelfast.com.
DO THE Time Warpin the Shelbourne Hotel, after dinner in the Saddle Room and The Rocky Horror Showin the Grand Canal Theatre, from October 11-16. The one-night package is €359 for two. Tel: 01-6634500 or theshelbourne.ie.