— Start packing now to catch a flight on Monday for a fortnight on one of the most unspoilt Greek islands and save more than £200. The deal with Planos Holidays includes the flight from Gatwick to Corfu, ferry transfer to Paxos, car hire and self-catering in a studio, with shared pools and gardens, above the fishing village of Lakka. Price: £595. 01373 814200

— SunIsle Holidays also has properties available on Paxos, with savings of up to 50 per cent if you book a week in advance. Currently on offer for a week from Monday are Levadi Apartments near Loggos with its pretty harbour. They have two bedrooms, a terrace and shared pool and cost from £294. Flights and transfers are extra but the company will advise. 0871 8551556

— Self-catering holidays for a week in flats overlooking the Adriatic Sea in Lanterna, Croatia, are on offer with a £100 saving with Thomson. They now cost from £310 with a flight from Birmingham on August 14 and transfers. 0870 5502555

— A choice of holidays to the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh, in five-star hotels and with flights from Gatwick, are available with Mosaic Holidays. They start on July 28 and 29 and on dates in August and cost from £679 with a week’s B&B in the Grand Rotana or Ritz-Carlton and all-inclusive in the Millennium Hotel. 020-8574 4000

— Family trips to Disneyland Resort Paris are available this summer with Seafrance holidays.They cost from £170 a person for three nights’ B&B at Disney’s Wild West themed Hotel Cheyenne, and from £185 at the Mexican-style Santa Fe Hotel – based on a family of four sharing. Prices include a Dover-Calais crossing, free shuttles to the park and passes. 0870 0460634

— Properties for four in small holiday complexes with heated pools in the Dordogne region are on offer with Wake up in France. Stay at Domaine du Lac beside a lake at Nontron, which has a children’s club, and the price for a week from August 11 is £549. At Clos de Vignes, a short walk from the centre of Bergerac, a week from August 18 is £369. 01484 680855

— Villas in Greece are available at a discount next month with Simply Travel. Choose from Villa Methoni, with a pool and sea views near Kalamata in southern Peleponnese, where a week’s holiday from August 5 costs from £465 a person, with a flight from Manchester and car hire or a stylishly-renovated winery near Chania, Crete, with a shared pool. A week from August 14 costs £510 with a flight from Gatwick and car hire. 0870 1664988

— Explore new destinations on an Adriatic cruise which starts on July 29 with savings of up to £400. Fly from Gatwick to Venice to board MV Arion for a week’s voyage to Zadar in Croatia, Kotor in Montenegro, Sarande in Albania and the more familiar ancient Greek city of Corinth. Prices with the Cruise Line now start at £749 with full board, entertainment, transfers and taxes. 0800 6527877

— Indulge in a spot of celebrity spotting in Cannes, staying at the four-star Amangani Resort Hotel from £81 per night with HotelClub. The hotel is in a park close to the beach and has its own tennis courts and swimming pool. The offer is valid until August 6.

— Learn to surf or improve your technique with a week’s tuition in the Canary Islands from £749 this summer. The holiday is with Pure Vacations, and includes accommodation at the Fuerteventura Surf Lodge in the region’s surf capital, Corralejo. The price is for a single room or twin room and includes flights from Gatwick or Manchester, breakfast and dinner each day, airport transfers and four hours of surf tuition per day plus equipment hire.

— Sybarites will love this Morocco package from CV Travel, offering a deep cleansing Hammam, 60-minute massage, Yon Ka facial, manicure and pedicure at the five-star Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco for £849 per person, rising to £1195 for a suite with private pool. The deal is valid for arrival until July 31, and the price includes return flights from Heathrow or Gatwick and transfers.

— Swap the seaside for the Alps, with an August Bank Holiday break in the alpine resort of Samoëns, near Lake Geneva, from £310 per person with VFB Holidays. Stay at the Hotel Neige et Roc, which has a pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and Turkish baths, and extensive walking nearby. The price includes return flights, four nights' half-board accommodation and car hire.