ESCAPE this month visits a Cwmbran-based holiday website which has just won praised from consumer champion Holiday Which?

Holiday.co.uk It is easy to search on Holiday.co.uk for holiday requirements. A simple search for a package holiday or just a flight reveals the perfect holiday at very reasonable prices. All you need do is pick a destination, departure date, preferred airport and length of stay. The site's huge database of holidays does the rest.

Alternatively, the website can act like a travel agency. Clicking on the colourful Best Deals, Ski 2005, Cottages, City Breaks and Worldwide Adventures buttons is like opening a travel brochure. Each different click gives you a wealth of options for exciting holidays.

Holiday.co.uk is run by Holiday Express, one of the leading independent online holiday retailers. It offers deals on holidays all over the world, including Spain, France and the USA, from a whole range of tour operators including Airtours, First Choice, Jarvis, Neilson, Sunset and Virgin Holidays. Flights depart from most UK airports, including Cardiff, Swansea and Bristol.

The site even caters for people wary of using credit cards on the internet. The booking line and customer services phone numbers are always clearly visible at the top of the page.

When escape.... checked out the deals, a four-night break to Playa De Palma in Majorca in a two-star hotel was only £169 a person.

If you fancy something more energetic, a seven-night self-catering skiing holiday was still available in Lake Placid, France, for £331 per person.