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london

Cheap holidays from London Luton: best deals + destinations

GUIDE · Luton is EasyJet's home + Wizz Air's UK hub — the budget-fare duopoly that's hard to beat for Eastern + Southern Europe. 30 minutes from St Pancras on the new direct Luton Airport Express. Drop the sn

london

Cheap holidays from London Stansted: best deals + destinations

GUIDE · Stansted is Ryanair UK central — over 160 European destinations, almost all under £100 return outside school holidays. Slightly further from central London than Gatwick (45-50 min on the Stansted Expr

Bristol

Cheap holidays from Bristol Airport: best deals + destinations

GUIDE · Bristol is the South West's gateway and the budget-airline heavyweight — EasyJet's biggest base outside London, plus Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI. Quick airport-to-city Flyer bus, free long-stay parking deal

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Cheap holidays to France 2026: Paris weekends, Provence villas, French Alps

GUIDE · France is most affordable via Eurostar — Paris in 2h15, Lille in 1h20, no airport faff. For Provence villas + Côte d'Azur, fly Nice. For ski, fly Chambéry or Grenoble. And don't sleep on inland France

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Cheap holidays to Dubai 2026: the £500 long-haul winter sun escape

GUIDE · Dubai has dropped its 'expensive' reputation — November to March packages from £500 including flights are now standard, especially mid-week from Manchester/Birmingham. Stack with a stopover in Abu Dha

Egypt

Cheap holidays to Egypt 2026: Sharm, Hurghada, Cairo and the Nile

GUIDE · Egypt is the cheapest winter sun escape from the UK — 5-night all-inclusive Red Sea breaks from £400 in January. Sharm El-Sheikh for resorts + diving, Hurghada for budget + windsurfing, Cairo for the

Portugal

Cheap holidays to Portugal 2026: Algarve, Lisbon, Porto, Madeira

GUIDE · Portugal punches well above its weight — Algarve beaches in summer, Lisbon and Porto for city breaks (cheaper than Spain), Madeira for hiking + winter sun, and the Azores for nobody-else-here black-sa

Italy

Cheap holidays to Italy 2026: Rome, Florence, Amalfi, Sicily and the deals to look for

GUIDE · Italy is best done in chunks — Rome + Naples + Pompeii in one trip, Florence + Tuscany in another, Sicily on its own. Don't try to do it all. Easyjet flights from £30 plus Trenitalia high-speed make m

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Cheap holidays to Turkey 2026: best value all-inclusive in Europe

GUIDE · Turkey is the unbeatable value pick — 5-star all-inclusives for the price of UK 3-star, plus the £→TRY exchange rate makes meals out almost free. Antalya for resorts, Bodrum for boutique, Dalaman for

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Cheap holidays to Greece 2026: islands, mainland and how to do it for under £400

GUIDE · Greek island-hopping is the holiday people remember for 20 years. Cyclades for Santorini sunsets, Crete for archaeology + beaches, Rhodes for medieval old town + nightlife, Corfu for green hills and I

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Cheap holidays to Spain 2026: where to go + how to book the deals

GUIDE · Spain is the UK's number-one package destination — and the country with the widest deal spread. Costa del Sol from £200, Tenerife winter sun, Barcelona city breaks, Mallorca all-inclusive, Ibiza summe

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Krakow Christmas Market: under £200 all-in for a long weekend

CHRISTMAS · Rynek Główny — the largest medieval square in Europe — fills with wooden stalls, and Poland goes hard on Christmas food (pierogi, smoked oscypek cheese, hot mulled mead). Flights from £40, hotels from