Tips and deals of the week: 29/08/2010

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Save £150 in Barbados


Take advantage of the British Airways sale and book an all-inclusive week at Almond Beach Village in Barbados from £799 per person.



Go to ba.com/sale

Under the stars in Morocco

Throughout September, Fleewinter is offering three-night breaks at Jardin d'Issil, a stylish tented camp near Marrakech, from £120 without flights.

Go to fleewinter.com

Seven nights for five in St Lucia

W&O Travel Tropical Locations is offering seven nights for the cost of five at Jade Mountain, St Lucia, with prices from £2,135 per person

Go to wandotravel.com

The website

Redspottedhanky is a new booking site for train travellers in the UK, offering savings of up to 80 per cent.

Go to redspottedhanky.com

The game

A giant human chess game in medieval costume takes place at Marostica near Vicenza from 10-12 September.

Go to marosticascacchi.it

The exhibition

Whitney Museum of American Art in New York is showing "America by car" photography by Lee Friedlander, from 4 September.

Go to whitney.org

The show

Chatsworth Country Fair, with falconry, motorcycle displays and jousting, takes place from 3-5 September.

Go to chatsworthcountryfair.co.uk

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