Get me out of here: Austria, Barbados, Las Vegas

Now: Lap up lakeside views and mountainous scenery in Austria this summer. Thomson has a week's stay at the Strandhotel Margaretha, on Lake Wolfgang, for £485pp, including flights from Gatwick to Salzburg on 9 June and transfers. (thomsonlakes.co.uk).

Soon: A week in one of Barbados's most luxurious hotels is being offered by ITC Classics for £1,285pp. The package includes Virgin Atlantic flights from Gatwick and B&B at the five-star Colony Club. Book by 28 May for travel until 14 October (itcclassics.co.uk).

Later: From 29 October, British Airways starts flying from Gatwick to Las Vegas. Three nights at the Riviera Hotel and Casino with flights is £739pp; three nights at the Bellagio is £879pp. (Both are room only.) Valid for travel from 1 Nov. to 16 Dec. (ba.com/lasvegas).