British Isles

The Literature Festival at Bath starts on Saturday with an eclectic mix of speakers, ranging from Martin Amis to Tariq Ali, via Margaret Drabble and Terry Pratchett. The Mercure Francis Hotel on Queen's Square in the city centre has special rates during the festival, which runs until March 2, with B&B for £59 a night and dinner, B&B for £74. 01225 424105

A Blues Festival will set Swanage in Dorset swinging from March 7 to 9. Get in the mood on a two-night break from March 7 in a Victorian terraced cottage on the edge of the town with views to the Purbeck Hills. It sleeps five and costs £190 with holidaylets.net. 01234 756945

Enjoy bracing walks on the West Wales coast, the spring flowers in Aberglasney Gardens, or curl up with a book in front of a log fire on a short break at Falcondale Mansion near Lampeter. B&B for two nights from now until Easter costs £139 with breakswithtradition.com or the hotel direct. 01570 422910

A cottage for four beside the River Tees in Wycliffe, near Barnard Castle, Co Durham, is available for three-night breaks from now until the end of March for £175, including a welcome hamper. A former cobbler's shop, Boot and Shoe Cottage has a log fire in the lounge, use of an all-weather tennis court and is handy for a visit to Bowes Museum and walks in Teesdale and the Pennines. 01833 627200

A modern cottage created from a former mews building on a 50-acre country estate in Fife, two miles (3km) from the seaside village of Elie and eight miles from St Andrews, is available for a week from March 1 and 8 with Ecosse Unique. Goodall Cottage sleeps four and costs £425 for a week. 01835 822277

Shorefield Holidays is marking its 50th birthday with £50 savings on Easter breaks from March 20 and 21. Lodges for four cost £601 for three or four-night breaks; those sleeping eight are £735. The offer is valid at Oakdene Forest Park, near Ringwood and the New Forest, and Shorefield Country Park, near Lymington, where a spa is among the many amenities. 01590 648331

Short haul

Book by tomorrow night to take advantage of savings of up to 30 per cent on Hilton hotels in leading cities in Europe between March 14 and 30. Prices range from £115 for a room for two for a night in the Prague Old Town hotel and Hilton Berlin. At the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice prices start from £179. 0870 8960606

The elegant four-star Lordos Beach Hotel, near Larnaca, Cyprus, is the base for a good-value break with Olympic Holidays. A week's B&B from March 1 costs £279, a £120 saving, with a flight from Gatwick. 0844 4994448

Selva in the Dolomites, where battles raged in the mountains during the last world war, is now one of the most charming Italian ski resorts and can be enjoyed on a week's holiday with Total Ski. Fly from Gatwick on March 9, stay in the fully-catered Chalet Brigitte with ski hosting and pay from £499. 0870 1633633

Enjoy the Swiss mountains from the train on a five-night journey with the Switzerland Travel Centre. The trip starts with a flight from Heathrow, or London City Airport, on March 1 or 2 and includes first-class rail travel and B&B for two nights in Lucerne and Interlaken and one in Montreux. Price: £469. 020-7420 4900

A week in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps is on offer with expedia.co.uk. Fly from Heathrow on March 1, returning to London City airport, stay in a studio in the three-star Résidence Ciel & Logis and pay £406. Ski lift passes can be booked in advance, with a six-day pass for £138. 0871 2260808

Three-night breaks in the 16th-century Villa Mangiacane, now a smart boutique hotel amid vineyards and olive groves 7.5 miles (12km) from Florence, are available in March with CV Travel. They start at £443 (but more over Easter) with a flight from Gatwick to Florence and include B&B. 020-7401 1050

Easter Day in Disneyland Paris is possible on a two-night holiday with ShortBreaks, which costs £295. The package includes Eurostar travel from London on March 22 and B&B at the three-star Hotel Claret Bercy in the Bercy area of the city, with fast and easy rail links to the park. Disney's one-day hopper pass, giving full access to the park and Walt Disney Studios, is part of the deal. 0870 0276076

Long haul

Experience variety in Las Vegas and music in Memphis on a two-centre trip available at a discount with Bon Voyage until March 20. It costs £625, with a flight from Manchester or Gatwick, four nights in a three-star hotel in Vegas, three in Memphis and a connecting flight between the contrasting cities. 0800 3160194

A week in a five-star resort in the Indian Ocean from £795, a £250 saving, is on offer with Kuoni from Easter Day until the end of June. It includes a Sunday flight from Gatwick and B&B in the Kurumba Maldives hotel. 01306 747008

The Mount Lavinia Hotel, built for the British Governors of Sri Lanka, is the base for a ten-night holiday with Hayes & Jarvis. It costs £699 with a flight from Heathrow on March 23 and B&B at the hotel next to a beach south of Colombo. 0871 6640246

All prices are per person and based on two travelling together and sharing a room, unless stated otherwise