Not much news but still some great prices on ferries, self-catering and camping.

Sorry the news has been slow in coming recently - there just is not much of it! And availability over the Christmas and New Year period is now getting scarce, especially for self-catering apartments in the ski resorts, although there's still plenty of availability in Swiss resorts.

Most of our partners continue to offer competitive prices in order to attract your business in these hard times, so we thought we'd remind you of some of the best buys:

Ferry crossings to France, Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands:
P&O Ferries Dover Calais from £25 each way for a car and up to 9 passengers.
Norfolk Line Ferries Dover Dunkirk from £19 each way car and up to 4 passengers.
Brittany Ferries Portsmouth Caen from £66 each way for a car and 2 passengers.
Eurotunnel Folkestone Calais via Channel Tunnel from £42 each way car and up to 9 passengers.
Stena Line Fishguard Rosslare from £75 each way car and driver.
P&O Ferries Hull Zeebrugge from £109 each way including ensuite cabin for car and 2 passengers.

Self-catering early booking discount:
Many of our properties are on offer with a 10% discount for early booking, applicable if you book more than 9 months ahead of your stay. So now's the time to think about next August summer holidays, and since holiday homes rental costs in August are in the hundreds of pounds there are big savings to be made. Search self-catering holiday homes here.

Camping holiday savings:
Talking of summer holidays, Eurocamp are offering various incentives to book early, plus loyalty bonuses and family discounts, similarly with Keycamp, and both companies offer easy payment options. Plus the earlier you book the better your choice of parcs and locations.