The price of holidays has been slashed by up to half as travel firms battle to tempt Brits abroad. Package holidays for a week in Spain, Portugal and Croatia in July and August are under £300 per person for the first time in years.
Prices for summer trips to Greece, Italy and Morocco are also heavily reduced compared to this time last year, while hopes of an end to the 14-day quarantine for people arriving back in the UK have led to a surge of interest in travel.
Emma Coulthurst, expert at TravelSupermarket, said until recently people were searching for holidays from October. She said: “Now, it is this July, August and September like a normal summer.” But industry experts say many older people are still reluctant to fly.