Fares for the five-night trips begin at $900 a person in double occupancy.

From around £2,500 for five-night trip to Italy or Russia with an autumn departure.

During our five-night trip, we slept in a convent, a palace and a monastery, and then, by way of a finale, a superb medieval castle.

The Knicks, with no room for error, open a difficult four-game, five-night trip through the West on Friday night.

The five-night trip costs $1,395 a person, and includes all meals and activities.

Prices start at $2,995 for a five-night trip, with two nights in Winnipeg.

You can also book one of its ready-made packages: a five-night trip similar to this one, including two-star lodgings with breakfast, starts at £420 per person.

Regent Holidays (0845 277 3317; www.regent-holidays.co.uk) offers a five-night trip to Sarajevo and Belgrade, including travel on the train, from £635 per person.

Tourism Ireland is delighted to offer a five-night self-drive trip for two to Ireland's south-west.

A contributing factor was the price for the six-day, five-night trip, which was considerably higher than most Soviet tours which offered even more.