More choice of ski slopes

IT’S all go for Topflight, one of the largest wholly-owned Irish tour operators.

Weeks after the introduction of some new destinations and features in its winter sun packages, the company has weighed in with a hefty ski brochure.

Resorts such as Seefeld, Pillersee, Dorfgastein, St Wolfgang and Finkenberg have been added to the Austrian portfolio, as have Val di Fassa in Italy and Vail in the US.

Norway is a new destination this winter and Topflight offers Lillehammer and Oslo.

There will be a new flight to Bulgaria from Cork as well as Dublin, and the resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets feature. Refreshingly honest at a recent launch in Cork, a company spokesperson did emphasise, though, that the standard of accommodation and food in Bulgarian packages do not yet match the more traditional resorts elsewhere.

More information from www.topflight.ie or any travel agent.

MALÉV Hungarian Airlines’ autumn seat sale has reductions on Cork and Dublin return fares to Budapest and many of its connecting destinations. Daily flights are on offer from €89 return.

Long haul flights to Beijing, and 35 other Chinese destinations, are available from €499, or Bangkok from €575.

Offers are subject to availability and the sale ends on September 30.

Book online at www.malev.com or phone [phone].

STENA LINE’S latest shopping deals to Britain start from €99 per person (with special offers for children) sharing, return by coach. Trips depart Saturdays from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead on the Stena HSS between November 4 and Dec 2.

The price includes an overnight stay at the three-star Holiday Inn in Runcorn.

Get more information from www.stenaline.ie/shopping, phone [phone] quoting A138, or contact your local travel agent.

AUSTRAVEL is offering 10 days in western Australia from €1,520 per person, based on two sharing. This includes return flights with Singapore Airlines from Dublin to Perth and 10 days’ car hire with a Yellow Choice Hotels Pass. This is for departures until September 30, so time is short.

The company has similar deals to New Zealand, within the same time-frame, but costing €195 more.

For further details and reservations, phone Austravel in Dublin on 01-642 7006. Book flights, hotels and Australian visas online at www.austravel.ie.

VISITSCOTLAND is tempting the Irish with its Autumn Gold campaign.

In its 12th year, Autumn Gold is one of VisitScotland’s most successful campaigns — last year’s contributed an additional €33 million to the Scottish economy.

Holidaymakers can check out what Autumn Gold has to offer at www.visitscotland.com/autumn.