Save £50pp on a Tailor Made Rail winter wonderland, no-fly holiday to Switzerland. They can magic up your train trips from the UK and 3/4 star hotels for a festive 4 night Swiss Christmas markets break from £649pp, or a 6 night trip over Christmas itself from £1,199pp. Book by 30 Nov.

With steamy rainforests, exotic wildlife and Mayan temples, Belize is small but full of surprises. The only English-speaking country in Central America it has the Queen’s head on its banknotes and the longest coral reef in the western hemisphere. See it all on a small-group tour with Explore.

The ‘Great Canadian Train Journey’ with Saga Holidays virtually spans the oceans, with stays in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto before boarding the ‘Canadian’, a comfy sleeper train with private cabins, to Vancouver, taking in the magnificent Rockies en route. Tours, hotel stays and more included.

Cycling for Softies is offering a £100 John Lewis gift card for bookings made before 30 September on luxury bike trips in France, Italy and Spain. With your luggage travelling ahead, the going is nice and slow, with time to spend in vineyards, villages, restaurants and lovely hotels as well as in the saddle.

Your don’t have to head for far flung places to find the holiday of your dreams as this Silver Traveller found out on an anniversary celebration in Jersey. ‘Everything that was good about British coastal resorts has been distilled, mixed with French style and flair and seasoned with Jersey’s unique history’.

As we approach the centenary of the ending of WWI, interest in the lives of those who lived – and died – through it remains strong. Shearings Battlefields Tours, with the services of knowledgeable Battlefields Guides, offer insights into the conflict in Flanders Fields and beyond.