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Christmas in Lapland, a New Year Caribbean cruise, and a Spring break in Iceland: Travel deals

Plus Mexico, New York, and the Costa Blanca

Tuesday 16 December 2014 19:32 GMT
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Christmas lights: visit Finland with The Aurora Zone
Christmas lights: visit Finland with The Aurora Zone

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Now... Grown-up Christmas in Lapland

Lapland specialist The Aurora Zone has availability for an adults-only week over Christmas in Kittila, Finland, for £995pp. Includes flights from Gatwick on 23 December, transfers, half-board, "Aurora picnics", Northern Lights snowshoeing and a Christmas Eve dinner. theaurorazone.com

Soon... New Year Caribbean cruise

DialAFlight is offering a New Year cruise on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas. The one-week Western Caribbean Cruise costs £1,169pp and sails from New Orleans on 3 January, with calls in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Mexico. Flights from Gatwick included. dialaflight.com

Later... Spring city break in Iceland

Qwerty Travel is offering short breaks in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, next year for £336pp. Fly from Gatwick on easyJet on 16 April and spend three nights at the four-star Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina – complete with maritime-style rooms – on a room-only basis. qwertytravel.com

Deals of the week

Less than £200... Seek sun on Spain's Costa

The British Airways sale is on until 27 January. Snap up discounted flights and holidays, such as a three-night stay at the AC Hotel Murcia on the Costa Blanca for £174pp. The price includes three nights' room only and flights from Gatwick departing 28 June. ba.com

Less than £500... New Year in New York City

Norwegian is offering some good deals on flights to New York in January, if you don't mind braving the city's notoriously cold winter. Return flights from Gatwick to JFK currently cost £303pp, departing 22 January and returning 29 January. norwegian.com

Less than £1,000... Make a break for Mexico

If you fancy some winter sun, Flight Centre is offering a week at the four-star Ocean Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico, for £715pp. The deal includes flights from Gatwick on 7 January, plus a standard room on an all-inclusive basis. Quote reference: 2643544. flightcentre.co.uk

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