All week Simon Calder will be us with his top holiday deals along as well as crucial advice no holiday maker should be without.
Thursday's holiday deals
Poland
Your pounds will stretch much further on the "Polish Riviera" than in the Med ... flying from Birmingham to Gdansk on 28 July for a week, staying at the Novotel Gdansk Marina hotel, costs a very modest £259 per person, and that's where the lucky Calder family will find themselves this summer. It’s a DIY holiday, so there’s no ATOL protection.
Sri Lanka
A week, all inclusive, in four-star luxury, at the Palms resort in the resort of Beruwala on the west coast of Sri Lanka – just £731 per person for a family of four, flying from Heathrow on Kingfisher Airlines, on a package arranged by Mercury Direct for departures on 10 August.
DEAL OF THE DAY
Thailand
Eight nights on the beautiful island of Phuket, in August, for no more than the cost of a Mediterranean package: £599 through Trailfinders, including flights direct from Heathrow to Bangkok with Thai Airways with onward connections to Phuket, 8 nights at the 3-star Centara Karon Resort Phuket and daily breakfast. You can fly out on 18 August or 24 to 31 August.
South Africa
Outstanding value for a family of four wanting a long-haul holiday: flights from Manchester to Cape Town via Istanbul for £691 per person, staying at the Cape Suites Hotel for a week at the foot of Table Mountain, booked through Opodo and travelling on 11 August.
