A round-up of this week's deals
Visit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has appeared on most of the places-to-visit-this-year lists, and a new partnership between Aer Lingus and Air Sri Lanka means availability of fares via London, Paris or Frankfurt, from €663 including taxes. To book, tel: 01-6633933.
Luxury in Berlin
Experience the intuitive service at the new Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the Zoofenster Skyscraper in Berlin, where weekend rates are currently half price, from €168 per night. waldorfastoriaberlin.com.
A euro well spent
Upgrade to the half-board package at the Sami Beach Hotel in Gumbet and it will cost only an additional €1 per person. One-week stays from Dublin or Shannon from €379pps, tel: 1890-989802, travelfox.ie.
Down on the farm
Take the family to Wales for mid-term and you could be collecting your own eggs or walking the goats on Cwmcrwth Farm in Carmarthanshire, from €523 for the week, cwmcrwthfarmcottages.co.uk. See also graigwen.co.ukfor Snowdonia self-catering.
Gourmet break
Celebrate 130 years of dining and hospitality at Renvyle House for the gourmet weekend on March 8th-9th, when chef Tim O’Sullivan will produce a seven-course menu with wines. Two nights accommodation plus the banquet costs from €195pps. Tel: 095-46100,