Don't want to have to fight for a sunbed or head to the pool for 5am to make sure you get your place? Well then maybe April and May is the best time of the year to go away. Here's just some of the deals that are available:
Europe
You can get five nights in Vilamoura in Portugal from under €200pps or a week in Torremolinos from €239pps with GoHop.ie and Cassidytravel.ie.
Citybreaks, Amsterdam, Prague, Krakow, Berlin under €250 for three nights with clickandgo.com.
USA
May 11, 6 nights in Las Vegas from Shannon staying in the Westgate Hotel, €655pps, flyshannon.ie
May 7 from Cork to Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, four friends would enjoy a party week from €199 pps with flycork.ie
Orlando and St. Pete’s Beach in June 10 nights with flights from €799pps or
4 nights Orlando and Caribbean cruise from €1,489pps based on two adult and two children with touramerica.ie
Six nights in LA when the new Aer Lingus service begins accommodation and flights from €817pps with Gohop.ie.
Surprising the good value for the summer for Orlando this year. Orlando and St. Pete’s Beach in June 10 nights with flights from €799pps 4 nights Orlando and Caribbean cruise from €1,489pps based on two adult and two children with touramerica.ie
Away from the norm
Malta is good value for top end holidays with a week in a five star resort from €652pps with lowcostholidays.ie or a week self-catering with Concorde Travel from €464pps
Madeira is great value in May when the direct flights return – a week with Sunway.ie from €384pps
Sicily – start of season is hundreds less than high season from €399 with CassidyTravel.ie
Go Tropical to Malaysia at Tanjung Rhu resort in Langkawi for May and June, €1210pps book by April 15, tropicalsky.ie