The Travel Expert’s Best Travel Deals – 2nd September 2025
We have searched the web so you don’t have to! Our best travel deals from Ireland include last minute deals, winter sun holidays, city breaks, early booking offers for 2026 and super staycations.
This week’s best travel deals are here! Fancy flights to Fuerteventura for €60, or an overnight escape in Galway for €50? We’ve also got September in Greece, October in Nice, Christmas market breaks in Munich, family holiday deals for Summer 2026, a bucket list trip to the Grand Canyon and Utah, plus an Alaska cruise.
Best Last Minute Deal: 5 Star Week in Halkidiki, €679!
Finish off your summer in style with a week in this stunning 5-Star hotel. Rated as Excellent on TripAdvisor, the Kassandra Palace Seaside Resort Hotel is located beside the sea on the Kassandra Peninsula, the most popular peninsula in Halkidiki, Greece.
Price for direct flights and a seven-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis is €679 per person, departing the 27th of September. The same holiday next week is over €2000 per person – this is a super deal for such a top rated hotel.
Read: 10 Last minute holiday deals from Ireland
Best Overnight Escape: 4* Galway Break from €50pp
Book a bargain break in Galway this Autumn with this amazing deal in the Ardilaun Hotel. Price for an overnight escape including breakfast, leisure access, and a bottle of Prosecco to share, is just €50 per person. Valid on selected dates from September right through to March 2026!
Read: 20 Last minute hotel deals in Ireland – Overnight stays from €50pp
Read: 12 One-Night Getaways from Dublin Airport from €78pp
Best Short Break: 4 Star Weekend in Nice from €279!
Nice is the perfect place for a short break. Stroll along the famous Promenade des Anglais, explore the colourful old town’s vibrant markets and charming cafés, or jump on the train and explore all the stunning towns on the French Riviera or the nearby principality of Monaco.
Read: 10 great winter breaks with Aer Lingus sale fares
Price of €279pp includes flights from Dublin on the 23rd of October and a 3 night stay at the top-rated Le Windsor Jungle Art Hotel. The same trip is €229 in November and €299 in March. You can search all dates via the link below.
Best Winter Sun: A week in Fuerteventura from €328!
If you are looking for a winter break with some of Europe’s best beaches on your doorstep – look no further! We found return flights to Fuerteventura in November from €60 from Dublin and Cork and €80 from Shannon. We spent Easter holidays here last year and loved it.
A seven-night stay at the highly-rated Surfing Colors apartments in the pretty resort of Correlejo is available from €268 per person. There are various room types available, including sea view rooms from €315 per person.
Read: Top things to do in Fuerteventura and where to stay
Read: 25 Winter destinations from Ireland, with Direct Flights
Best Family Holidays: Summer 2026 Offers
Plan ahead and secure the best travel deals for Summer 2026 holidays! With the exclusive TUI code HOLIDEAL when you log in or make a free Tui account you can save €200 off all family holidays over €2500!
Summer holiday deals include the always popular Cinco Plaza apartments in Lanzarote. Price for two adults and two children is €2790 or two adults and three children is €3499 – both are based on June 2026 departures for seven nights, and include flights, transfers, baggage. Many more dates are available – simply search via the links below.
Check out the popular Aquashow Park Hotel in the Algarve too, the All Inclusive Dreams Corfu Resort, or the best family hotel in Majorca – Sensatori Biomar – you can save €200 off them all, and book with just a €75 deposit.
We understand how hard it can be to find holidays for larger families so we have put together 20 deals for 2026 for families of five, six, seven and even eight and the exclusive code works on these too!
Read: 20 Large Family Holiday Deals for 2026: 2ad & 3ch from €3087
Best Family Staycation: Dublin for New Year’s Eve
If you want to attend Dublin’s 3-Day New Year’s festival, you need to start thinking about it now. A two-night stay at the top-rated Croke Park Hotel is €421 on the 30th of December for a family of four. Football fans will love that they are staying right opposite Croke Park Stadium – be sure to book a the Skyline tour (age 12+). The views from the top are superb and the admission includes entrance to the GAA museum afterwards.
Read: 10 Irish hotel deals for New Year’s Eve – Prices from €74pp
Read: 40 Fun things to do in Ireland with kids
Best City break: 4* Christmas Market Break in Munich from €235!
Germany’s Christmas markets are renowned all over the world, and Bavaria’s capital has some of the best. There are over 20 Christmas Markets in Munich dotted all over the city.
Read: Christmas markets in Munich
We found a great value flights with Aer Lingus departing early Sunday morning and returning late Tuesday evening. The price for flights with 10kg checked baggage and a two-night stay at the 4-Star Maison Schiller by DesignCity Hotel is only €235 per person. See this and lots more Christmas market break offers here:
Read: 15 Christmas market breaks – Flights and Hotels from €189pp
Best Early Booking Offer: 10 Night Fly Drive Grand Canyon & Utah from €1459
If you have been following me for a while you will know that our trip around Utah’s spectacular National Parks and the Grand Canyon was one of our favourite American holidays.
From hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park, horse riding through Bryce Canyon, exploring Peekaboo Slot Canyon by ATV, watching the sunrise over Monument Valley with a Navajo guide, and taking a helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon – it is hard to believe we managed to fit all of this into just one 10-day trip, but you can too!
Price of €1459 in January or €1999 in April includes return flights, fully inclusive car rental, and 10-night hotel stays near most of Utah’s Mighty Five National Parks, and the must see Monument Valley and Grand Canyon, as well as Las Vegas, where your trip begins and ends.
Read: 7 Epic USA Holidays for 2026 – America by Plane, Train, Car or Tour, Prices from €999
Best Cruise: Alaska Cruise on Star Princess, €1789pp
Scratch one off your bucket list and book a trip of a life time to Alaska on the brand new Star Princess. This amazing deal departs over the May bank holiday weekend and cruises from Seattle to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria over seven glorious days!
Price of €1789 includes return flights with checked bag, 1 night hotel stay in Seattle, and a seven-night cruise with meals and entertainment included. Add on Princess Plus package for €65 per person per day which includes drinks package, WiFi, tips and 4 speciality / casual dining meals.
Read: 20 Top Tips for First Time Cruise Holidays
I hope you find something to suit you in our best travel deals. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, descriptions and prices are taken from third party websites and are subject to change. Please note some of my best travel deals from Ireland include affiliate links where I receive a small commission if a booking is made.
