Get me out of here: Canaries, Italy, Cotswolds

Now... Escape to the Canaries for a dose of last-minute winter sun. Departing on 9 December, Sovereign Luxury Travel has a week's stay at the Hotel Jardin Tecina in Tenerife for £599pp, including breakfast, Thomson Airways flights from Gatwick and private transfers. Sovereign.com

Soon... Spend Christmas skiing in Italy. On 22 December, Inghams has a departure that gets you to the slopes of Cervinia in time. The deal includes half-board at the family-run Hotel Serenella for £599pp and flights from Gatwick to Turin with transfers. Inghams.co.uk

Later... Spend a week walking in the Cotswolds next summer. Sherpa has a self-guided tour for £530pp, running daily from April and October 2013. It includes B&B hotels in small villages such as Broadway and Bourton-on-the-Water with maps. Sherpa-walking-holidays.co.uk