* Couples and friends travel for less to the Canaries between November 1st and December 16th, with €120 discount on bookings for two. A week all-inclusive in Gran Canaria will cost from €839pps and half-board in Lanzarote from €709pps. Tel: 0818-332 500, cassidytravel.ie
* Travel anti-clockwise around the Mediterranean in five-star luxury on the Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America liner. Take in Barcelona, Tunisia, Sicily, Rome and Monte Carlo, from €899pps including flights, departing on September 23rd. Tel: 01-408 1999, e-travel.ie
* The autumn airline sales have begun, with aerlingus.comselling UK fares from €25.99, Europe from €35.99 and the US from €229, all each-way, to the end of March 2013. British Airways is also having a sale with discounts of up to 30 per cent on long-haul flights until the end of June 2013. ba.com
* The rugby season begins soon and you can travel with the Leinster team charter on overnight trips with Joe Walsh Tours, from €199pps including a match ticket. Tel: 01-241 0888, joewalshtours.ie
* Oyster fans take note – there are several festivals taking place over the next month. Next weekend is the 20th Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Co Down, with special overnight offers from £95pps. Contact the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, tel: 1850-230 230. From €161pps, get tickets for the oyster shucking championships in Galway on September 28th-30th, and overnight in the Radisson Blu hotel. galwayoysterfest.com