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There are plenty of other water sports on offer, as well as a spa and selection of restaurants and bars. A one-week All Inclusive holiday from 1st February costs £2,499pp – a saving of 13 per cent (£358pp) including Qatar Airways flights from London Heathrow and seaplane transfers.

Savings of 24 per cent are available at another All Inclusive addition to the 2009/10 Indian Ocean Collection – the five-star Shandrani Resort & Spa on the south coast of Mauritius. Boasting a stunning beach and offshore Marine Park, the resort offers a luxurious spa, swimming pool, water sports, 9-hole golf course, tennis and yoga. Departing on 4th December, a one-week holiday costs £1,729pp – a saving of £540pp, including All Inclusive accommodation and Virgin flights from London Heathrow.

Adding to the portfolio in Sri Lanka is the five-star Heritance Ahungalla, designed by Geoffrey Bawa. The architect’s signature infinity pool is twinned with stylish modern accommodation and a host of facilities including tennis courts and a spa. One week from 1st December costs £789pp – a saving of 20 per cent (£194pp), including B&B accommodation and SriLankan Airlines flights from London Heathrow.

LUXURY FOR LESS IN THE FAR EAST

Hayes & Jarvis’ Far East Collection includes several new additions for top-seller Thailand, not least Indigo Pearl, targeted unashamedly at the younger market.

In the north of Phuket on Nai Yang Beach, the four-star plus resort features the latest line in boutique hotel style, with metallic, industrial chic design, as well as three swimming pools, spa and dive centre and tennis courts.

Departing on 1st December and saving 16 per cent (£234pp), a one-week holiday costs £1,245pp, including B&B accommodation and Thai Airways flights from London Heathrow.

NEW AFRICA COLLECTION

New for 2009/10, Pinewood Village in Kenya is a boutique four-star hotel set on Galu Beach, south of Mombasa.

The intimate, stylish resort offers a spa, water sports, tennis court and swimming pool, and is one of Hayes & Jarvis’ Sustainable Tourism hotels – dedicating efforts towards local communities, the environment and animal welfare.

One week from 1st December costs £839pp – a saving of 12 per cent (£117pp) including Half Board accommodation and Kenya Airways flights from London Heathrow.

Meanwhile, the five-star Kempinski Soma Bay has been added to the Egypt programme in the long haul operator’s Worldwide Collection 2009/10. With views of the Red Sea, the beachfront hotel near Hurghada has four restaurants, tennis courts, swimming pool and spa.

A one-week B&B holiday from 7th December costs £1,045pp – a saving of 17 per cent (£214pp) including EgyptAir flights from London Heathrow.

LATIN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Hayes & Jarvis’ new Latin America & The Caribbean Collection offers a flexible choice of holidays, including the All Inclusive Allegro Papagayo on Manzanillo beach in Costa Rica. Offering great value for money and spectacular ocean views across the bay of Papagayo, the four-star resort is ideal for couples and families alike.

Departing on 3rd December, a one-week All Inclusive holiday costs £1,199pp, including Continental Airlines flights from London Heathrow.

Also new for 2009/10 is the All Inclusive Iberostar Bahia in Brazil, a four-star plus resort close to the ecological reserve of Praia do Forte.

Surrounded by unspoilt beaches, the resort offers an 18-hole golf course, six restaurants, lagoon pool with swim up bar and tennis courts. A one-week All Inclusive holiday from 1st December costs £1,479pp including American Airlines flights from London Heathrow.

New for the Bahamas is the latest five-star resort from Sandals, opening in January 2010.

Sandals Emerald Bay is located on a one-mile stretch of beach at Great Exuma, and boasts the first marina at any Sandals resort, an 18-hole golf course, spa with 22 indoor treatment areas, as well as six restaurants and three swimming pools.

One week from 22nd January costs £2,045pp – saving 32 per cent (£969pp) including All Inclusive accommodation with butler service, BA flights from London Heathrow and transfers.

SKY HIGH PORTFOLIO FOR USA

Soaring sales for Nevada’s famous 24/7 city have led Hayes & Jarvis to introduce more themed hotels as well as two luxury options at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip.

A blend of cutting-edge design, green initiatives and luxury, the star attraction of the five-star Vdara at CityCenter is its roof top pool and lounge, complete with spa cabanas and plunge pools.

Four-night stays from 1st December cost £585pp, including room-only accommodation and Continental Airlines flights from London Heathrow.