Check In: Charity auction

Oxfam will auction breaks at two luxury French holiday homes on eBay this week.

Supporters have donated the time at the hotels to the charity, which is auctioning the accommodation-only deals at the two properties simultaneously, between 7pm today and 7pm on 4 September.

For details go to www.oxfam.org.uk/holidays.

Accessible holidays

The UK's first Accessible Holiday Show will be held this autumn to promote holidays for travellers with special needs.

The show - at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on 7 and 8 October - has attracted more than 40 exhibitors from the UK, the US, Europe and South Africa.

For details go to www.accessibleholidayshow.co.uk or call 01452 729739.

Flexible Sri Lanka

Mark Warner has launched a worldwide programme that offers its first flexible packages to Sri Lanka.

Guests will have the choice of b&b, half- and full-board accommodation, and will be able to choose the number of nights they stay at the Beach hotel, a five-star property near the fishing village of Negombo on the west coast of the island.

Prices start at £976 per adult and £537 per child for seven nights.

For more information go to www.markwarner.co.uk or call 0870 770 4222.

'The name's Bond-san'

The first museum dedicated to James Bond has just opened in Japan.

Naoshima Island, off the east coast of Honshu, was one of the settings for the super-spy's antics in The Man With the Red Tattoo, written in 2002 by Raymond Benson, the fourth official James Bond author.

The permanent museum features displays chronicling the history of 007 as well as other Bond-related memorabilia.

For more information contact the Japan National Tourist Organisation (020-7734 6870; www.seejapan.co.uk).