Time to go on the piste

THERE are just a couple of days to go before Crystal Ski ends the special package offers it initiated last year.

For bookings made before November 30, Austrian seven-day packages are now on sale from €899 per person and to Andorra from €629. For details, call the Crystal specialist reservation service on 01-4331080 or visit www.crystalski.ie.

- APPLE Core Hotels in New York (www.applecorehotels.com) are now offering special rates for the winter season through two properties, the hotel@times square and nyma, the New York manhattan hotel. The two distinctive brands offer affordable accommodation with first-class facilities for those cost-conscious travellers that want to be right in the heart of midtown New York. Low season room rates start from $99 (€73) or $119 (€88) per night based on two adults sharing.