Cornwall: Cornish Traditional Cottages (01208 821666, www.corncott.com) has a week, self-catering, at Seaspray, a cottage sleeping four in Penzance, from £268 (saving £68), from May 10.

Sardinia: Holiday Options (0844 477 0452, www.holidayoptions.co.uk) has seven nights, half-board, at the four-star Hotel Marinedda, in Isola Rossa, from £499pp (saving £156), flying from Gatwick on May 17.

Crete: Olympic Holidays (0844 499 4448, www.olympicholidays.com) has seven nights, half-board, at the Annabelle Village from £545pp (saving £104), flying from Gatwick on May 13.

France: Kirker (020 7593 2288, www.kirkerholidays.com) has four nights, B&B, at the five-star Hôtel de la Cité, in Carcassonne, from £846pp (saving £196), flying from Gatwick, until May 28.

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