Splash out on bargains at the January sales in Edinburgh while staying at The Howard hotel. From January until the end of February, two-night stays are from £224pp with a two-course dinner in the Atholl restaurant and a full Scottish breakfast. Also included is a £50 shopping voucher for Jenners department store. Details: 0131-315 2220, www.thehoward.com.

Guests staying at The Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge in Central London receive a £50 shopping voucher for Harrods or Harvey Nichols when staying overnight from tomorrow until February 15. Rooms cost from £255 a night, including breakfast. The hotel has a Michelin-starred restaurant. Details: 020-7589 5171, www.capitalhotel.co.uk.

Stay at Wood Hall, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire, and save £38 a night until Tuesday. Rooms cost from £160, including breakfast. The hotel has an award-winning restaurant and state-of-the-art gym. The offer is available through Hand Picked Hotels. Details: 0845 4580901, www.handpicked.co.uk.

SHORT-HAUL

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Berlin, staying for two nights from December 30 at the Maritim ProArte Hotel for £182pp. This offer from the German Travel Centre includes flights from Stansted, with regional departures available at extra cost. Details: 020-8429 2900, www.german-travel-uk.com.

Party the night away in Paris on New Year’s Eve by joining the hundreds who parade along les Grands Boulevards. A three-night trip starting on December 30 costs from £209pp, with accommodation at the four-star Le Meridien Etoile and Eurostar travel from Waterloo or Ashford. Book through ShortBreaks. Details: 020-8402 0007, www.short-breaks.com.

Find some winter sun in Lanzarote with Classic Collection Holidays. Throughout January a week’s stay costs from £564pp (a discount of £39pp), with accommodation at the Finca de Las Salinas in Yaiza and flights from Gatwick. Room upgrades are available from £16pp a night. Details: 0870 7873377, www.classic-collection.co.uk.

Blue Sky Holidays Direct is offering a week’s self-catering from January 10 at the two-star Kiwi Bungalows in Maspalomas in Gran Canaria for just £195pp. The price includes flights from Manchester. Details: 0870 0102581, www.blueskyholidays.com.

Equity Ski still has availability on a week’s skiing holiday from February 1 at the Italian resort of Folgarìa. The price is £589pp, including accommodation at the three-star Hotel Kapriol, ski insurance, equipment hire, instruction and flights from Gatwick. Details: 01273 298298, www.equityski.co.uk.

Save £240pp on a luxury ski weekend in Val d’Isère. Bellevarde Lodge is on offer from £499pp for the week beginning January 4, with drinks receptions on the first and last nights, all meals and flights from Gatwick. The villa is also stocked with Molton Brown toiletries. Details: 020-8875 1957, www.vip-chalets.com.

LONG-HAUL

Return flights to the Far East (Osaka, Seoul and Tokyo) are on offer with the Airline Warehouse from £369 including taxes. These low prices are for travel from January 10 until the end of March, booked by December 31. Flights are with Lufthansa via Frankfurt or Munich from Manchester and Birmingham. Details:0870 7707339, www.airlinewarehouse.co.uk.

Gecko has a 16-day Mountains and Hill Tribes adventure to Vietnam. The trip starts on January 19 and involves visits to hill-tribe villages and trekking through mountains. The cost is £850 with all accommodation, activities and the services of a tour leader. Flights can be arranged for an extra charge. Details: 023-9225 8859, www.geckotravel.com.