Miami, Cyclades, Cyprus

You could be strolling on the sandy shores of Miami's South Beach

Miami virtue

This time next week, you could be strolling on the sandy shores of Miami's South Beach, admiring art deco buildings along Ocean Drive, or gearing up to sample the city's nightlife. BA Holidays has five nights at the South Beach Hotel on a room-only basis with flights from Heathrow on 23 November for £690.50 per person. Britishairways.com

Grecian 2012

The Cyclades archipelago tempts with citrus groves, sandy beaches and whitewashed villages. Exodus has an eight-day walking tour which lets you amble around three of the islands – Naxos, Santorini and Paros – as spring turns to summer in 2012, with flights from Heathrow to Athens on 6 May, a week's B&B and a guide for £899 per person. Exodus.co.uk

Chart a course for Cyprus

Seize the chance for a midwinter break in the Mediterranean with a week-long stay in Cyprus. Sovereign is offering a seven-night stay at the Amathus Beach Hotel in Paphos, with half-board accommodation, for £449 per person. The deal includes Thomson flights from Gatwick on 4 December. Sovereign.com