Christmas IOUs: Instant travel gift ideas

Book it: Show and Stay (0871 360 2733, show-and-stay.co.uk) has packages such as Blood Brothers and a night at a three-star hotel for £46pp, or Legally Blonde plus four-star hotel for £104pp. And £500 buys two tickets for Ghost: The Musical (opening June 2011), dinner for two at Marco Pierre White’s L’Escargot and a room at the Grosvenor House hotel. Guardian readers get £15 off through show-and-stay.co.uk/guardian-offer Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Experience Mad (experiencemad.co.uk) offers a two-night trip to Pembrokeshire, including accommodation, meals, activities and instruction, for £219pp Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Great Escapes (0845 330 2089, greatescapes.co.uk) has two nights in a chateau in Champagne for around £230pp, including breakfast and ferry crossing. Other chateaux may be cheaper and there are frequent deals. Moët et Chandon (+33 3 2651 2020, moet.com) offers guided tours and tastings from around £13pp Photograph: Guardian

Book it: A one-day course with Michelin-starred chef Nick Nairn costs £295pp booked at nicknairncookschool.com. One-day courses at Raymond Blanc’s Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons (manoir.com) cost from £335pp. Tasting Places (020-8964 5333, tastingplaces.com) has one-day classes with top chefs from £175pp. Atelier des Chefs in London runs one-hour classes with chefs trained at Michelin-starred restaurants for £36 for two (lastminute.com) Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Sheepskin (sheepskinlife.com) has a collection of unusual cottages in Wales and the West Country. Guardian readers who book before 31 January will get a 10% discount on a seven-night stay at any cottage that sleeps four or more Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Directline City Breaks (020-8239 3399, directline-citybreaks.co.uk) has a three-night break for two adults and two children sharing a room at the Dream Castle Hotel for £161pp, including flights, departing Friday 1 April from Luton. Disneyland Paris tickets are £48 per adult and £44 per child (three to 11 years) for one day, or £126 and £113 for three days (offers.disneylandparis.co.uk) Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Stay three nights at Riad El Fenn (+212 524 441210, riadelfenn.com) for the price of two (£240pp) in January and February, including afternoon tea and airport transfers. Guardian readers will get a free hammam experience. Easyjet (easyjet.com) flights from Gatwick start at £75pp return Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Virgin Holidays (0844 557 3859, virginholidays.co.uk) has three nights in New York from £475pp (saving up to £175) including flights and B&B at the 3V Comfort Inn Manhattan. The Hotel @ Times Square (+1 212 790 2710, applecorehotels.com) is offering a Pop Art in the City package in January and February from £161pp, including tickets to MoMA’s Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures exhibition Photograph: Guardian

Book it: A two-night break at the Hotel St Paul, including travel by Eurostar from London, costs from £308pp B&B, with Inntravel (01653 617000, inntravel.co.uk). Stay a third night free if you arrive between 5 and 18 January, 27 January and 4 February, or 12 and 26 February Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Authentic Adventures (01453 823328, authenticadventures.co.uk) offers one-day photography courses from £95 in Chichester, the Cotswolds and London. Guardian readers can get a 10% discount by quoting GUARDIAN18/12/10 when booking Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Buy A Gift (buyagift.co.uk) has a Classic Day at the Races for two for £110 at 11 courses around England, including entry to the premier enclosure, discount betting voucher, a seafood platter and a glass of champagne. Guardian readers get 15% off by quoting GUARDIAN15 when booking. Make a night of it with 10% off a hotel booked with hotels.com by quoting GUARDIOU10. Book by 1 January for travel before 30 June Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Devon Sailing (01803 833399, devonsailing.co.uk) offers Start Sailing courses from Dartmouth for £199pp for two nights. Gift vouchers for a three-course meal for two at the Salcombe Harbour Hotel (01548 844444, salcombe-harbour-hotel.co.uk) cost £60. Double rooms cost from £120 Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Thanks Darling (020-8986 4555, thanksdarling.com) has spa days for two at Rowley Grange for £89. Guardian readers can get a 10% discount by quoting GUARDIAN22 when booking before 31 December. It also has spa packages at other locations Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Virgin Experience Days (0844 504 0844, virginexperiencedays.co.uk) has day trips from London to Cambridge, Canterbury, Oxford or Salisbury; from Salisbury to Exeter, Bath or Bristol; from Oxford to Stratford or Warwick; and from Cambridge to Norwich. The trips cost £136 for two, but Guardian readers can get a 15% discount by quoting GUARD15 Photograph: Guardian

Book it: A two-night Celebration Break for two at Adgestone Vineyard (01983 402503, english-wine.co.uk) costs £225, including champagne, flowers, chocolates, a tour of the vineyards and cellars, and wine tasting. Guardian readers can get 10% off by mentioning this article Photograph: Guardian

Book it: The two-day whisky break at the Four Seasons Hotel (01764 685333, thefour seasonshotel.co.uk) costs from £149pp, with four-course dinner, nightcap and tasting tour. There’s 5% off for Guardian readers who mention ‘Guardian offer’ when booking Photograph: Guardian

Book it: Dhanakosa (01877 384213, dhanakosa.com) charges a booking fee of £30 for a weekend and £75 for a week. Additional discretionary donations are based on how long you are staying and what you can afford. (They suggest £120 for a weekend.) Photograph: Guardian