Beside the seaside: Until October 31, Vietnam Airlines is offering four-day/three-night holidays to the seaside resort of Phan Thiet, on the south-east coast of Vietnam. Prices range from $4,388 for a deluxe room at the Saigon Mui Ne Resort (
www.saigonmuineresort.com) to $5,330 for a villa at the Coco Beach Resort (
www.cocobeach.net), and include return economy flights to Ho Chi Minh City, private car transfers (three hours each way) and daily breakfast.