Black Friday Holidays deals

Package holidays are better protected

A package holiday that includes flights from the UK should be ATOL protected, which means you can get your money back, or be brought home, if the company fails. Package holidays also come with legal protection if something important goes wrong with the trip. Booking flights and a hotel separately can sometimes be cheaper, but you lose much of that protection.

Compare like with like

A discount per person or per booking only tells you part of the story. Check what's included (luggage, transfers, board basis) and compare the total price for your dates with booking at another time. Many travel companies run offers at other points in the year too, especially in January.

Low deposits make booking early easier, but check when the balance is due and what happens if you need to cancel.