007 thrills for 2007.

You don't have to be a master spy to share some of the world's most glamorous, sexy and unusual locations.

Tour operators, quick to seize the opportunity to cash in on spectacular film locations, have come up with a host of tempting options for innovative and romantic breaks in Bond's footsteps.

So if you're on a mission of possible holiday escapes, check these out...

PRAGUE, far right, the atmospheric and historic heart of Bohemia, plays host to some scintillating Casino Royale action. Bond dodges bullets among the city's 100 spires, courtyards and amazing Gothic architecture.

And with low-cost weekend prices, the medieval, cobbled lamp lit streets add their own air of mystery and romance to a city which boasts locally brewed beer and mulled wine shared round welcoming log fires in bars and restaurants.

Czech-it-Out, specialist operators to the Czech Republic, have tailor-made two-night breaks in Prague during December and January, excluding Christmas and New Year, starting from just pounds 139 in a two-star hotel.

Alternatively, from pounds 152 per head, you can stay in a three star, or upgrade to four or five star costing from pounds 259 a head. Prices include flights and two nights bed and breakfast in a centrally located hotel, based on two adults sharing.

For reservations or to discuss alternative itineraries call: 0870 890 7800 or: www.goaway.co.uk

THE famous canals of VENICE, pictured below, also feature in the new Bond film, as they did in old-time favourites From Russia With Love and Moonraker.

Set out in grand style, enjoy a pre or post-cruise short stay in this eternally romantic city on board MSC Cruise's newest ship MSC Orchestra.

The ship also calls into more Bond film locations en route including Katakolon for a taste of Greece as seen in For your Eyes Only and Istanbul to visit the Hagia Sophia in From Russia With Love and The World Is Not Enough.

Prices start from pounds 630 a head for seven-nights cruise including all on board meals and entertainment. Call: 0870 850 4883 or www.msccruises.co.uk

1983's Octopussy starred one of the most memorable Bond film locations - the Lake Palace of Udaipur in INDIA.

If you're partial to a cultural tour, visit India's Golden Triangle - Delhi, Agra - home of the Taj Mahal - and Jaipur. Or for fantastic beaches head south to laid-back Goa.

Alternatively, combine a six-night beach holiday in Goa plus an excursion to the home of Indian Royalty. Enjoy an adventure train journey from Goa to Kota and visit Ranthanbore wildlife park.

Then indulge in a guided jungle drive followed by a leopard safari in Bera followed by slow boat ride on Lake Pichola. You will overnight at Lal Palace, the floating palace, on the lake.

Prices for January to April departures from Gatwick or Manchester start from pounds 899 each. Contact Goa Way: 0870 890 7800, www.goaway.co.uk

THE pre-credits sequence of Diamonds Are Forever, briefly show Bond punching a man in Cairo then following a possible lead to a nearby Egyptian resort on the Red Sea.

In The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond returns to EGYPT, encountering a sheik contact in the Sahara, pursuing leads in Cairo and at the son et lumiere show at the Great Pyramids, above, and Sphinx.

An option to soak up sun and souks from the Red Sea Riviera or a Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan are featured in Kosmar Holidays new brochure. Call: 0871 7000 747, www.kosmar.co.uk

Prices for luxury hotels on the Red Sea Riviera start from only pounds 439 a head staying in a five-star hotel early May including return Excel Airways flights from Newcastle, Manchester, Humberside, Gatwick, Cardiff or Bristol. Nile cruises cost from pounds 679 a head.

IN Bond's 19th official film ( The World is not Enough - released in 1999, Pierce Brosnan made a whistle-stop visit CYPRUS.

For a Bond-like setting, stay at the Palm Beach Hotel with its own long stretch of sandy beach, enjoy a game of tennis, gourmet dining and lots more.

Classic Collection Holidays - 01903 823 088 or www.classic-collection.co.uk - are offering three, seven, ten and 14-night breaks here with prices starting from pounds 347 a head for a three-night January break including BA scheduled flights, transfers and accommodation, bed and breakfast.

JAMES Bond fought Jaws on cable cars at Sugarloaf Mountain, RIO DE JANEIRO in Moonraker.

You can see the world from a new height in January with a visit to Rio before joining MSC Armonia or MSC Sinfonia on a choice of cruises.

Or for some real excitement, join the Rio Carnival cruise which departs 16 February for pounds 1,050 a head. For reservations call MSC Cruises on 0870 8504 883 or visit www.msccruises.co.uk

FOR Your Eyes Only is noted for its pre-title sequence which sees what is believed to be the final comeuppance of the supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Bond's enemy in five previous films.

Today the film is often cited as one of the strongest films of the series.

Scenes set in GREECE include the majestic Meteora monasteries which are suspended in the air and represent a unique architectural achievement.

The six Greek Orthodox monasteries are built on spectacular natural rock pillars on the edge of the Pindus Mountains.

Holiday in luxury in Athens or Halkidiki and take an excursion to Meteora. A seven-night mid March break at the centrally located St George Lycabettus hotel in Athens costs from pounds 629 a head, including BA flights and private taxi transfers.

For reservations contact Planet Holidays: 0871 871 2234, www.planet-holidays.co.uk. Car hire from pounds 170 a week can be arranged.