Mel Still answers:

Probably the cheapest are the former eastern block countries, I suggest Romania, Poland etc.

England is the most expensive country in Europe, apart from Monaco.

Mel Still answers:

Try this website http://www.LouMarTravel.com

Mel Still answers:

Hungary is cheap as well there are lots of great SPA and great aquaparks in Hungary. E.g.:
http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2010/07/27/aquaworld-the-biggest-aquapark-of-europe-in-budapest-hungary/ and there is also Balaton lake.

But I would suggest you to stay in Prague, Czech republic and from Prague you can go also to Dresden for one day by train, then to Wien for one day trip. Cesky Krumlov in Czech republic is very nice as well. Prague is cheap, the menu – soup + main meal and beer costs 6Eur in any restaurant (or 12Eur in a really very expensive and well located – means directly in the Old town square)…

So Czech republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgary are cheap countries. Now also Spain seemed to me quite cheap in June. Menu 8.50Eur (soup or salad + main meal + drink – wine + cake). Great nature as well. Also Canarian islands are quite cheap in May, June and winter.

Mel Still answers:

I like the Nikon coolpix used camera, for that price.
Or, the Sony cybershots…both have really good opticals, and very sharp images.

Mel Still answers:

Please see:

http://www.kayak.com/h/buzz/view?ac=&action=create&dt=B&airport=Amsterdam%2C+Netherlands+-+Amsterdam-Schiphol+%28AMS%29&code=AMS&dest1=&desthint1=&dest2=&desthint2=&dest3=&desthint3=&dest4=&desthint4=&dest5=&desthint5=&rc=u&tm=&ns=N&max=

http://www.farecompare.com/maps/compareDestinations.html?departure=AMS

http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/

UK:
Please check:
Tips:
a- use flexible dates
b- use alternative airports

http://www.dreamticket.com/

http://escapemap.opodo.co.uk/

http://www.flightcomparison.co.uk/flightcomparison/index.aspx

http://www.dialaflight.com/flights/

http://www.flightsdirect.com/

Mel Still answers:

You didn’t specify when/the dates and if flexible or not.

Try Kayak: http://www.kayak.com/ – it searches for multiple airlines with prices from the lowest to highest apparently.

There’d even be a calender showing the prices for what dates of the month, too.

Mel Still answers:

I found nice prices on dohop.com – check out this link for example: http://www.dohop.com/flights/?a1=BOM&a2=MNL,CRK&d1=040510&return=1&d2=110510

Not sure about the visa assistance question…

Good luck!

Mel Still answers:

There is: http://www.farecompare.com There’s 2 really good options there to do exactly what you asked for. First, you can choose their “Research Cheapest Airfares” option; enter your 2 cities, click it, and voila…. Second, you can use their “Dream Trips” option; enter your city, click “change” and whoooomp… There it is! It’s an amazing tool in the hunt to find the cheapest airfares. But not only that, when you click a fare you want, choose the available dates, it even compares it against more “unpublished” (aka “consolidator”) fares to see if someone’s selling it even cheaper than the airline itself has it in their computers or on sale.

The main drawback is the same as all other airfare search sites–some low-cost airlines such as Southwest and Allegiant do not participate in other booking sources, so if they serve your route, you have to check those individually.

Mel Still answers:

Go to www.kayak.com first, then www.hotwire.com, then www.sidekick.com. Try all of them. Also, you can only buy Southwest Airlines tickets on www.southwest.com. So try that too, just to see if SWA services any of those. Try JetBlue.com, too … I am not sure if they fly to the places you are interested in … Just check online. The first three will give you good deals for sure though.

Mel Still answers:

Everyone says red-eye flights are the best.

Try:

orbitz.com
expedia.com
hotwire.com