1. VIRGIN POWER

Virgin Atlantic (0844 874 7747/virgin-atlantic.com) is launching flights from Heathrow to Vancouver, gateway to the Canadian Rockies, on May 24.

Take the cable-car up 4,000ft Grouse Mountain or visit the famous VanDusen Botanical Garden, filled with 7,500 different kinds of plants and flowers. Return fares from £708.

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2. MAKE A DISCOVERY
Hot-air ballooning in Jaipur, spotting jaguars in Venezuela and cruising in Antarctica are just some of the once-in-a-lifetime experiences on offer in Kuoni’s new Discover brochure (0844 488 0467/kuoni.co.uk).

A nine-night Uruguay Explorer trip from £3,044pp (two sharing), B&B.

Price includes return flights from Heathrow, transfers and some meals.

3. HEROIC ESCAPE

Take a fascinating guided tour of Belgium and France with Leger Holidays (0844 504 6251/leger.co.uk), following the stories of some of the 627 men who were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Great War.

Four-night tour from £379pp (two sharing), B&B. Price includes luxury coach travel.

4. FANTASY LAUNCH

Can’t decide between a Caribbean cruise and trip to Disney World?

Enjoy the best of both on the Disney Cruise Lines new ship, Disney Fantasy (0800 028 3179/disneycruise.disney.go.com).

Launching on March 31, it will feature a water coaster, play areas and an adult-only entertainment area.

Seven-night cruises alternating between Eastern and Western Caribbean from £844pp (two sharing), full board (cruise only).

Departures from Port Canaveral, Florida.

5. TURKISH STYLE

Surrounded by olive groves on a serene hillside in Mandalya Bay on the Bodrum peninsula is Turkey’s most stylish new hotel.

Part of Amanresorts, Amanruya has 36 one-bedroomed cottages with four-posters, private gardens and pool.

Abercrombie & Kent (0845 618 2213/ abercrombiekent.co.uk) offers seven nights at Amanruya from £2,950pp (two sharing), room only. Price includes return flights from Heathrow.

6. LET INDIA WU YOU
Wendy Wu Tours (0844 875 2433/ wendywutours.co.uk) has added eight new trips to India and Sri Lanka.

The 15-day Royal Rajasthan tour includes a visit to the Taj Mahal at sunrise, Udaipur, a striking city of lakes, palaces and temples, and a camel safari in the Thar Desert.

Royal Rajasthan tour from £2,190pp (two sharing), B&B. Price includes return flights from Heathrow and transfers.

7. SAVOUR BOLOGNA

Indulge yourself on a food weekend in Bologna when British Airways (0844493 0787/britishairways.com) launches a new daily service from Heathrow on April 29.

Work up an appetite by scaling the 498 steps of Torre degli Asinelli for spectacular views of the red-roofed city.

Return fares from £139.

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8. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
It’s home to the largest rainforest outside the Amazon, pristine coral waters, beautiful beaches and volcanic islands.

Highlights of the 18-day tour include the capital Port Moresby, where villages are built on stilts over the sea.

An 18-day tour of Papua New Guinea from £4,799pp (two sharing), B&B.

Price includes return flights from Heathrow, transfers and some meals.

9. WIND IN YOUR SAILS
Silversea (0844 251 0837/ silversea.com) has expanded its programme of land adventures for cruisers keen to immerse themselves in the culture of ancient and modern Egypt.

A two-day Greeks, Romans & The Pharaohs tour offered on its 10-day Istanbul, Turkey & Greece voyage, takes in Cairo, including a visit to the Egyptian Museum to admire King Tutankhamun’s gold mask, and the Pyramids.

Tour from £645pp (two sharing).

Price includes one night at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza (B&B).

A 10-day Istanbul, Turkey & Greece voyage from £2,622pp (two sharing), all inclusive, cruise only.

Flights from London to Istanbul and return from Athens can be added from £799. Departs Istanbul, March 27 and October 19 and 31.

10 TRAVELODGE MEETS TOPSHOP
You’ve walked Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and shopped until you’ve dropped in the city’s largest Topshop store on Princes Street. Now put your feet up in your hotel room just above the shop.

This spring, a new 96-room Travelodge (0871 984 8484/travelodge. co.uk) will open in this Grade II-listed property, Scotland’s first steel-frame building.

Doubles from £19 per night (two sharing), room only.