DEAL OF THE WEEK:Visit London has special offers on shows, musicals and plays with dinner or hotel breaks, during September. For example, dinner in Thai Square and tickets for
The Secret of Sherlock Holmescost from £23.50 (about €26.30). Or you can stay in Jurys Inn Islington for £60pps (about €66.70) with tickets to the play. Other shows on offer include
Blood Brothers, Wicked(pictured),
Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, 0044 207 492 1570, visitlondon.com.
AWAY
- Save over €400 on a four-night trip to Dubai, stay in the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel with one free night, free half board and entrance to Wild Wadi Water Park. The price from €999pps includes flights and taxes, details from 01-881 4994, 021 464 8888 and trailfinders.ie.
- Golf is in the air with the Ryder Cup coming to Wales next month. Play the Belfry, four times host of the Ryder Cup until September 9th, from £140pp (about €154) including a round of golf and a night in the hotel. Book on 0044 1675 470301, quote ref PCB, thebelfry.com.
- Irish Ferries wine cruises to France return next week, on September 1st. Two nights with a cabin and time for shopping costs from €99pps. A car is an extra €89. Discounts on wine are available in selected outlets in Cherbourg. Tel: 0818 300 400 and irishferries.com.
- Book four-nights in San Francisco in November with Sunway from €569pps including flights and accommodation, 01-288 6828, sunway.ie. Check out what's at onlyinsanfrancisco.com.
HOME
- Join Whites of Wexford for a performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryon October 28th and 29th. Stay two nights, with one dinner, tickets to the show and a Wexford Opera Programme from €315pps, whitesofwexford.ie.
- September is fashion month around the globe but you can be a fashionista at home. The Westbury Hotel has a 10 per cent discount for guests in stores around Grafton Street such as Loulerie, Smock, Dolls, Emma, Rebecca Davis, Chica and Jack Wills. Stay in the hotel with a friend, have a cocktail and dinner in Café Novo and, to recover from shopping, enjoy a a foot massage. This costs from €345 for two: 01-679 1122, doylecollection.com.
- Learn the art of art appreciation at the Sheraton Athlone during a two-day course and auction from September 5th-7th. Oliver Gormley of Gormley's Fine Art and artist Carol Ann Waldron will be giving talks and demonstrations. Stay the night from €59pps; or have a night and a dinner for €89pps or stay for two nights with one dinner from €139pps, (0906) 451057; sheratonathlonehotel.com.