The ancient kingdom of Siam - Thailand - has become increasingly popular with Irish travellers. This year Budget Travel introduced direct flights to Phuket and packages to a number of resorts in that area. Prices for seat only are from £459 to £499 and packages at this time of the year from £659 for two weeks.
Flights with Thai Airways to Bangkok via London cost from £605, via Frankfurt with Lufthansa £565 and via Amsterdam with KLM £644.