Package prices to Spain slump for autumn departures

Emma Coulthurst, from Travelsupermarket, said: “The Spanish Costas are the place to go if you want to get a low-priced end of summer season break. You won’t get the strong heat of the summer but you can still get 11 hours of sunshine and highs of 22 degrees celsius.

“If you’re looking for even more guaranteed good weather and great prices, Fuerteventura is the best value Canary island.”

Among the other destinations to see significant price drops were Croatia’s Istrian riviera (down 20%), Majorca (-15%) and Crete (-14%).

“Many travel companies are trying to extend the season to make up for the lack of opportunity to travel at the beginning of the summer in May, June and early July,” added Coulthurst.

“If the UK government announces, as anticipated, that PCR testing is being scrapped, we expect a surge in interest for late summer and October, including October half-term from families, who made their plans in the UK this summer as the amber home quarantine wasn’t removed in time for them to opt for a foreign holiday.”

The most popular destinations being booked through the price comparison site in the past two weeks for travel this month or in October were Tenerife, Rhodes, Dubai, Crete and Madeira.