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GUIDE · Iceland used to be a £1,500 luxury trip. Now PLAY + EasyJet fly direct from Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Stansted from £80 return. Add the Sky Lagoon at sunset, a Northern Lights chase between O
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GUIDE · France is most affordable via Eurostar — Paris in 2h15, Lille in 1h20, no airport faff. For Provence villas + Côte d'Azur, fly Nice. For ski, fly Chambéry or Grenoble. And don't sleep on inland France
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GUIDE · Dubai has dropped its 'expensive' reputation — November to March packages from £500 including flights are now standard, especially mid-week from Manchester/Birmingham. Stack with a stopover in Abu Dha
Egypt
GUIDE · Egypt is the cheapest winter sun escape from the UK — 5-night all-inclusive Red Sea breaks from £400 in January. Sharm El-Sheikh for resorts + diving, Hurghada for budget + windsurfing, Cairo for the
Portugal
GUIDE · Portugal punches well above its weight — Algarve beaches in summer, Lisbon and Porto for city breaks (cheaper than Spain), Madeira for hiking + winter sun, and the Azores for nobody-else-here black-sa
Italy
GUIDE · Italy is best done in chunks — Rome + Naples + Pompeii in one trip, Florence + Tuscany in another, Sicily on its own. Don't try to do it all. Easyjet flights from £30 plus Trenitalia high-speed make m
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GUIDE · Turkey is the unbeatable value pick — 5-star all-inclusives for the price of UK 3-star, plus the £→TRY exchange rate makes meals out almost free. Antalya for resorts, Bodrum for boutique, Dalaman for
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GUIDE · Greek island-hopping is the holiday people remember for 20 years. Cyclades for Santorini sunsets, Crete for archaeology + beaches, Rhodes for medieval old town + nightlife, Corfu for green hills and I
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GUIDE · Spain is the UK's number-one package destination — and the country with the widest deal spread. Costa del Sol from £200, Tenerife winter sun, Barcelona city breaks, Mallorca all-inclusive, Ibiza summe
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