Flights of fancy . . . Belgian bargains

While the Holiday Inn at Brussels airport might not be an enticing prospect for a weekend away, a hotel in Charleroi or Leuven could be. All three cost pounds 60 per room per night, including breakfast, through the Holiday Inn Weekender scheme - dial 0800 897121. Stay four nights, get a fifth free. In Brussels centre, the Hotel Astrid (010 322 219 3119) has a weekend rate of pounds 40 per room per night, including breakfast.