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Caribbean beach breaks: One budget, one luxury, and one family

One holiday, three ways

Friday 29 January 2016 11:09 GMT
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Budget: £1,196, Thomson
Budget: £1,196, Thomson

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Each week, we approach three companies to ask for their best offer on a specific trip. This week, a Caribbean beach break. Prices are per person, based on two adults travelling together, apart from the family package which is based on two adults and two children.

Budget: £1,196, Thomson

Includes Thomson Airways flights from Manchester to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on 14 April, plus transfers and a two-week all-inclusive stay at the ClubHotel Riu Bambu in Bavaro. The resort has five restaurants, four bars, and four pools (0871 230 2555; thomson.co.uk).

Luxury: £1,985, ITC Luxury Travel

Includes British Airways flights from Gatwick to Barbados on 1 May, plus private transfers and a week with breakfast in an Oceanfront Deluxe room at the Fairmont Royal Pavilion, which is on the Platinum Coast and has direct beach access (01244 355527; itcluxurytravel.co.uk).

Family: £1,347​, Tropical Sky

Includes British Airways flights from Gatwick to Tobago, departing 28 March, plus a week at the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort (including breakfast) on the south-west coast. The hotel has swimming pools, a kids' club, spa and Padi dive centre (01342 886 936; tropicalsky.co.uk).

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