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Surprise package: SriLankan Airlines is offering package tours to Sri Lanka, ranging from four-day/three-nights for $3,980, to eight-day/seven-nights for $5,140 until October 31. Prices include return economy flights, accommodation at three- to five- star hotels and private car transport. Itineraries include visits to Colombo, Kandy, Negombo, Pinnawela, Wadduwa, Nuwara Eliya, Dambulla, Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa. Also on offer is a five-day/three-night package to the Maldives for $4,900, which includes return economy flights, speedboat transfers, accommodation at the four-star Club Rannalhi and daily breakfast, until July 31. All prices are based on twin share, and a high season surcharge of $1,000 applies on certain dates (tel: 2521 0708; www.srilankan-holidays.com).
Down the farm: Looking for an inexpensive stay in Britain this summer? The free Stay on a Farm 2004 guide details more than 1,000 country locations with bed and hearty breakfast that cost an average of #25 (HK$369) per person per night. The guide has colour photos and details about all properties, from an Elizabethan farmhouse in southeast Wales, to a former Victorian shooting lodge in Scotland's Galloway, Hemsworth Farm in Dorset - mentioned in the 11th-century Domesday Book - and Pyesmead Farm on the edge of the New Forest, which boasts an indoor sauna and pool. Order via www.farmstayuk.co.uk or by calling [44] 12271 336141.
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