Travel digest with Barry Coughlan

Rome calling

Tully’s Travel in Carlow and Curragh Travel, Newbridge, are selling the package that includes flights and accommodation in the three-star Windrose, a hop on/off tour plus visit to St Peter’s Basilica and 10kg cabin allowances.

There will be plenty time to explore the city and either of the agencies will help with choosing an itinerary for the trip which is priced from €289 per person sharing.

For more visit: http://itaa.ie/2016/10/27/rome/

Experience Monart

For those looking for a New Year’s Eve escape package, adults will have Monart Destination Spa, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, all to themselves. The mansion set in 100 plus acres offers a top-class thermal suite and spa, and packages are on offer for two nights from €495 per person sharing. That includes gourmet and champagne dinners inclusive of wines plus entertainment.

www.monart.ie

New York, New York

Flights and three nights n the Sheraton on Times Square are included in Topflight’s Black Friday getaway package to New York. The annual bargain bonanza day is on November 25 and the three day deal starts on the previous day and runs to November 27.

Macy’s department store is featured heavily and Topflight includes a $25 gift card. Flights are ex Dublin and transfers are included from €879.

Call 01 2401700 or see www.topflight.ie

Pre-Christmas break

Those with somebody in the family to prepare the Christmas turkey may be tempted by pre-holiday breaks to Lanzarote offered by Sunway this December.

Departing on December 17 , the company offers seven nightsself catering at the Acuario Sol apartments at €399 from Cork and Dublin and €459 ex-Shannon. Sunway offers the Fariones apartments for €499 from Dublin or Cork and €559 out of Shannon.

www.sunway.ie or 01-2311800.

Island escapes

GoHop has a selection of luxury island escapes, from Antigua to in Iceland. Seven nights at the three-star Jolly Beach Resort in Antigua is priced from €1539 with return flights from Dublin via London.

Travel is for between January 3 and April 6 next year. Half board for four nights is available at the four-star Hotel Borg in Reykjavik and one night at the Blue Lagoon from €1470 with travel from Dublin on January 1.

www.GoHop.ie or 01-2412389.