*Florence + the Machine, Foo Fighters, The Stone Roses and Rodrigo y Gabriela are on the bill for the Tennant's Vital Music Festival in Belfast, August 21st-22nd. Knockout deal with the Ibis Hotel – two BB and one dinner from £69 (€84) pps. Book on 1850 230230.
* Morocco is a hot ticket from September 22nd, with sunway.ieoperating into Agadir. A week in a three-star aparthotel from €449pps, a four-star beach club from €689 and a five-star Sofitel Royal Bay from €929pps. Tel: 01-2886828.
* Edinburgh Festival, mainstream and fringe, is running all month, and new website BedandFed.comhas homely accommodation from £40 (€48) per night at BBs and guesthouses.
* The Ryder Cup is at Medinah Country Club, Chicago, from September 26th. A five-night trip with flights, accommodation, tickets and transportation costs from €2,850pps with killestertravel.com. Tel: 01-8336935.
* Prices are going down in September with lowcostholidays.ie, which is offering week-long stays in Majorca, Algarve, Gran Canaria, Ibiza and Fuerteventura from under €300 per person during the second half of the month. Tel: 01-4853835.