Next month you'll get to Salou from Shannon on 9 May for four nights for 239 per person while Mallorca beckons on 11 and 18 May with prices for a three-night break from Dublin also starting at 239. If you've a little longer to spare and Turkey/Greece is more your thing, then on 21 and 28 May (and also on 4 June) you can opt for a two-centre, nine-night holiday with five nights in Bodrum and four nights in Kos, including ferry transfer. And the cost? 399 per person sharing. Check out Budget Travel's website at www. budgettravel. ie or call them on 01 6311111.

Cruising in Norse longboats The Hurtigruten cruise people have an interesting sixnight voyage in their programme, travelling along Norway's stunning coastline, at a cost of 1,242 per person sharing. Departing from Bergen and calling at some 34 ports, the cruise winds its way towards the Arctic Circle as far as Kirkenes, close to the border with Russia.

The quoted price is applicable for selected dates in April, May and September and includes flights from Dublin to Norway, six nights in an 'outside' cabin plus breakfast and an evening meal each day.

Also included is the transfer from the ship to the airport at Kirkenes and the flight from there back to Oslo. Project Travel have all the specifics on 01 2108391.

Perfect privacy in new hotels Private Ireland is a new 'collection' of eight Irish hotels which are, as they say themselves, some of "the country's most delightful and unique places to stay". Not that they are all in the same style, since they vary from chic city destinations to sumptuous country houses. Prices for bed and breakfast start from 65 and the properties are located across the country from Dublin and Kerry to Clare and Donegal. The website, www. privateireland. com, has all of the properties listed. Alternatively ring 061 311182 for more information.

Make a splash in Salou If you're heading to Salou with the kids this summer it's worth noting that Keith Prowse Travel are selling a new 14-day 'Splash & Fun' ticket for the Port Aventura theme park there, with unlimited admission plus a 20% reduction off a one-day ticket to the nearby Caribe Aquatic Park. It costs 76 for adults and 61 for children aged from four to 10.

The ticket has to be bought before 31 May and is valid from 13 May until 1 October this year. Call 0818 300178 or log on to www. keithprowse. ie