Two's company

Whisk your loved one away for a romantic break this Valentine's Day to visit some of the most beautiful locations with Dnata and Emirates Holidays.

For a fairytale holiday with a touch of history and culture, the tour operator is offering packages to some of Europe's oldest and most striking cities such as Rome, Paris and Venice.

A weekend in the glamorous Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, is also on offer as are stunning beach holidays in Seychelles and Sri Lanka.

Adventurous couples can go for a safari holiday near Kruger National Park or a city break in Cape Town in South Africa would make for the ideal romantic break.

“Valentine's Day is one of the most popular times of the year to leave the UAE for a romantic getaway, whether it is just a traditional city break or a more exhilarating adventure holiday,'' says John Felix, senior vice-president of Emirates Holidays. “This Valentine's Day, we are offering a range of tailor-made holiday packages, more extensive than ever before.''

Seaview for two

Hilton Salalah, Oman (Five star)
Special offer: Stay for two nights and receive an additional night free.
Offer starts from Dh2,930 per person.

Glimpses of Asian heritage

Imperial Kuala Lumpur (Five star)
Special offer: Stay for three nights and receive a complimentary room upgrade*.
Offer starts from Dh3,810 per person.

Phuket beckons

Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket (Five star)
Special offer: Stay for two nights and receive an additional night free.
Offer starts from Dh3,510 per person.

Pampering the senses

Six Senses Zighy Bay, Mussandam Peninsula, Oman (Five star)
Special offer: Stay for one night and receive an additional night free.
Offer starts from Dh2,150 per person.

Seychelles and the seashore

Le Meridien Barbarons, Seychelles (Four star)
Special offer: Stay for three nights and receive an additional night free.

Offer starts from Dh5,410 per person.

Sand dunes and palms

Desert Palm, Dubai (Five star)
Special offer: Stay for three nights and receive an additional night free.

Offer starts from Dh1,685.

Spellbinding Mauritius

Sofitel Imperial, Mauritius
Save up to 50 per cent on your stay.
Offer starts from Dh6,670 per person.

Unwinding in Maldives

W Retreat & Spa, Maldives
Save up to 50 per cent on your stay.
Offer starts from Dh10,700 per person.

Safari and city trips

Highlights of the Valentine's Day packages of Emirates

Holidays include a three-night trip to Johannesburg comprising two nights on full-board basis at the Sabi Sabi

Earth Lodge and one-night B&B at the Intercontinental

Johannesburg Sandton Towers. The package includes four game drives, national park entrance fees and economy-class return air fare from Dubai, domestic air fare

Johannesburg/Sabi Sabi/Johannesburg, meet and assist at
Johannesburg Airport, return airport transfers, room tax and service charges. Prices start from Dh14,670 per person.

An alternative package includes five-nights' stay in a standard room at the Southern Sun, The Cullinan in Cape Town, available from Dh8,700 per person. Price includes economy-class return air fare from Dubai, meet and assist at Cape

Town Airport, airport transfers by seat-in-coach basis, breakfast, room tax and service charges.

Relax and rejuvenate

Hilton Northolme Resort and Spa, Seychelles
Special offer: Free two nights' stay in the Hilton Ras Al Khaimah.
Save up to 45 per cent on your stay.
Offer starts from Dh6,100 per person.

Enchanting Thailand

Indigo Pearl, Thailand
Save up to 50 per cent on your stay.
Offer starts from Dh3,920 per person.

Stylish retreat

Emirates Holidays offers a package that includes four nights' stay in a standard room at the Rochester Champs Elysées — for the price of three — with a compulsory Sunday night. Offer starts from Dh5,350 per person.

The package includes economy-class return air fare from Dubai, American breakfast, room tax and service charges.

Enjoy a four-night stay at the California Champs Elysées and pay for three in an Ambassador Room starting from Dh5,490 per person.

This package includes economy-class return air fare from Dubai, American breakfast, room tax and service charges.

Among the other offers are four nights for the price of three staying in a superior room at the St Regis Grand Hotel in Rome, one of the world's oldest cities and three nights for the price of two in an executive room at the Westin Europa & Regina in Venice.

Prices start at Dh5,610 per person for Venice and Dh5,378 per person for Rome. Both packages include economy-class return air fare from Dubai, American breakfast, room tax and service charges.

Guests can also fly business class to Rome for Dh15, 555 per person. Price includes return air fare from Dubai, four-nights' stay, breakfast, room tax and service charges.

The package to Kuala Lumpur includes three nights' stay at the Westin starting from Dh5,529 per person. Guests can stay in a deluxe city view room.

The package includes economy-class air fare, breakfast, airport transfers by car, room tax and service charges. For three nights, guests will also receive a complimentary food and beverage credit voucher of MYR100 (Dh102). Prices are for twin sharing and are valid until March.

For more information, visit www.emirates-holidays.com.

Exotic Colombo

Taj Exotica Bentota, Sri Lanka (Five star)
Special offer: Stay for two nights and receive additional two nights free.

Offer starts from Dh2,750 per person.

Beach breaks

Emirates Holidays' Valentine's Day packages include four nights' stay in an Ocean View Hillside Villa at the Hilton Northolme or four nights' stay for the price of three in a Garden Villa at Labriz, Silhouette Island. Prices start from Dh8,300 per person.

Both packages include economy-class return air fare from Dubai, meet and assist at Seychelles International Airport, breakfast, room tax and service charges.

Labriz also offers boat transfers from Mahé Island to Silhouette Island and back.

In Sri Lanka, guests can enjoy three nights' stay at the Eden Resort & Spa, Beruwela and a night's stay in a Deluxe room at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo.

The package includes economy-class return air fare, breakfast, return airport transfers and inter-hotel transfers by private car, room tax and service charges. Price starts from Dh3,585.

As part of the Eden Resort & Spa package, couples will receive a complimentary 30-minute head-and-shoulder massage, 40 per cent discount on any additional treatments and a free room upgrade.