Tips and deals: 28/02/2010

French ski sale: £234

Departing 20 March, a week's self-catering in La Tania, France is down from £484 to £234 per person, including return flights, based on four sharing.

Go to: statravel.co.uk

Easter in the Algarve

Vigia Resorts (vigia-resorts.com) has Easter weekend breaks for €39 per night (€19 per child) including breakfast, spa access, free kids' club session and Easter goodies.

New York City break: £499

Departing 10 March, three nights in the Big Apple, staying at the Wellington Hotel, in Midtown, costs £499 per person, including flights.

Go to: hayesandjarvis.com

The guide

Great Breaks is a new series of glossy travel guides to British destinations, including Oxford, the Lake District and Glasgow.

Go to: insightguides.com

The website

Explore Stonehenge from the comfort of your living room with a new 3D virtual recreation of the Salisbury Plain standing stones.

Go to: heritage-key.com

The tour

Bales jumps on the experiential travel bandwagon with new photography, cookery, yoga and painting holidays, worldwide.

Go to: balesworldwide.com

The opening

The Thai island of Phuket get's its poshest pad: Andara Resort & Villas. Private pools, rooftop Jacuzzis and villas from £460 a night:

Go to andaraphuket.com