Jill Dando flies on a new direct charter to the beach resort ofPhuket in Thailand, a service which has brought down the cost of holidays;
Sankha Guha goes to Venice where he hops from one of the world's most luxurious hotels to a campsite nearby;
Carol Smillie discovers an idyllic get-away-from-it-all location on the Argyll coast just two hours from her home in Glasgow; and Sheryl Simms takes a Baywatch-style life-saving holiday in the south of France.
Producers Alison Sharman and Paul Wooding
Editor Jane Lush Repeated on Friday at 2. 1 5pm