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Good to go: 19/01/2011

Wednesday 19 January 2011 01:00 GMT
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Weekend away

Hilton Hotels is offering up to 50 per cent off weekend stays across many of its European, Middle Eastern and African properties for the rest of 2011. A two-night stay at the five-star Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik on Croatia's Adriatic coast costs £103 for a double room; or £166 at the Hilton Sorrento Palace hotel on the Amalfi Coast. Prices include breakfast but not travel. Book by 31 January.

www.hilton.co.uk

China in your hands

Using Hong Kong as a stopover, you could snap up a return fare to Perth, Australia for just £699. Cathay Pacific's five-day flight sale ends tomorrow, with deals to South-east Asia and the Pacific: fares from £549 to Phuket and Hanoi and £879 to Fiji, available for travel between 26 April and 31 May. If you book the Australia flights through tour operator Austravel, you can incorporate a three-night stopover in Hong Kong from £99.

www.cathaypacific.co.uk; www.austravel.com

Beyond Dubai

Emerging from Dubai's shadows, the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah boasts not only beach resorts and shopping malls, but a hilltop fort, medieval ruins and an old town souk. Letsgo2.com is offering a five-night winter break at the Al Hamra Village in Ras al-Khaimah from £599 per person, which includes flights from Heathrow, transfers and B&B accommodation at the resort. The offer is valid for travel between 2 February and 25 March.

www.dubai.letsgo2.com

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