Short holiday ideas for spring

Check out springtime in Jersey, courtesy of a special April offer - saving £68 per person - from specialist operator, Modern Hotels. Throughout April (excluding Easter), a three-night break now costs £149 per person (twin share) inclusive of return Fastcat crossing from Poole or Weymouth, transfers and accommodation with breakfast at the three-star Mayfair Hotel, centrally located in St Helier.

For those who fancy spending Easter on the island, a supplement of £10 per adult and £5 per child applies to departures on 10, 11, 12 or 13 April. See modernhotels.com.

An Easter Parade for Singles.a wealth of holiday ideas for solo travellers - including sunshine breaks on the Algarve - are being featured by specialist operator, Friendship Travel.

The above seven-night holiday - based in the fishing village of Olhos d'Agua on the outskirts of Albufeira - departs on 9 April and costs £564 per person. This includes return Gatwick flights, transfers, mainly half-board accommodation in a twin room for sole occupancy at the three-star Velamar Hotel and services of a Friendship Travel host. Regional flights are also available, supplements may apply.

Other Easter ideas for singles include city breaks in Milan and Belfast, skiing in the French Alps and Caribbean all-inclusives. For more information, see friendshiptravel.com.

Step out on an early summer break in Switzerland - enjoying breathtaking mountain scenery, crystal-clear alpine air and meadows carpeted with wild flowers - with the Switzerland Travel Centre.

The company is highlighting - throughout May - short break packages to the 'picture postcard' village of Adelboden in the Bernese Oberland, home to more than 300 kms of walking trails and surrounded by snow covered mountain peaks, magnificent water falls and mineral springs.

Properties on offer include the four-star Solis Cambrian Hotel and Spa where, for example, a three-night break - departing between 1 and 28 May - costs from £380 per person. This twin share price includes return flights from Gatwick, Heathrow or London City, rail transfers and accommodation with breakfast. For more information, visit stc.co.uk.