TOP travel companies have been reporting huge surges in holiday bookings abroad following the Prime Minister's lockdown announcement on Monday.
TUI, Travel Republic and Jet2 are just some of the big names who have seen spikes in sales for May 17 onwards, when foreign travel may resume.
TUI reported an overnight spike in sales for Greece, Spain and Turkey from July onwards after the PM announcement, with bookings up 500 per cent.
Travel Republic has seen bookings for travel later in 2021 double in just 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Jet2 and Jet2Holidays report a 1,000 per cent increase in bookings following the exit roadmap announcement, with Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey top of list.
This is in spite of the fact that Brits won't find out until April 12 if they'll be going on holiday abroad this summer – and no trips allowed until May 17 at the very earliest.
For those who haven't yet planned a break abroad, we've found the best deals in popular destinations to book now…
Spain
- Jet2 Holidays half-board holidays for 7-nights in June from £378pp
- Jet2 Holidays all-inclusive holidays for 7-nights in June from £477pp
- Hotel Club Palia La Roca, Costa del Sol all-inclusive for 7-nights in June from £489pp
- Rio Park Hotel, Benidorm half-board for 7-nights in June from £438pp
- TUI SUNEO Cortijo Blanco Hotel, Costa del Sol all-inclusive for 7-nights from £441pp
- Medplaya Regente Hotel, Benidorm for 7-nights in June from £399pp
Canary Islands
- Grand Teguise Playa Hotel, Lanzarote half-board for 7-nights in June from £471pp
- Globales Costa Tropical apartments, Fuerteventura self-catering for 7-nights in June from £258pp
- Jardin del Sol apartments, Gran Canaria for 7-nights in June from £299pp
- Marylanza aparthotel, Tenerife all-inclusive for 7-nights in June from £597pp
- Rui Oliva Beach Hotel, Fuerteventura all-inclusive for 7-nights from £463pp
- Jet2 Holidays self-catering 7-night holidays in June from £299pp
- Jet2 Holidays all-inclusive 7-night holidays in June from £475pp
- Jet2 Holidays half-board 7-night holidays in June from £454pp
Balearic Islands
- Suneo Santa Ponsa Hotel, Majorca all-inclusive for 7-nights in June from £397pp
- Jet2 Holidays self-catering 7-night holidays in June from £299pp
- Jet2 Holidays all-inclusive 7-night holidays in June from £475pp
- Jet2 Holidays half-board 7-night holidays in June from £399pp
- Verdemar apartments Majorca self-catering for 7-nights from £296pp
- Cala Antena Hotel, Majorca all-inclusive for 7-nights from £439pp
Portugal
- TUI Blue Falesia half-board for 7-nights in June from £489pp
- TUI Club Alvorferias apartments self-catering for 7-nights in June from £356pp
- Jet2 Holidays self-catering 7-night June holidays from £299pp
- Jet2 Holidays half-board 7-night June holidays from £463pp
- Be Smart Algarve apartments, Algarve for 7-nights in June from £375pp
Greece
- Atlantica Belvedere Resort, Kos half-board for 7-nights in June from £640pp
- Ideal apartments, Crete for 7-nights self-catering in June from £323pp
- Jet2 Holidays self-catering 7-nights holidays in June from £299pp
- Jet2 Holidays all-inclusive 7-nights holidays in June from £499pp
- Corifo Village, Corfu self-catering 7-night holiday from £228pp
- Olive Garden, Rhodes all-inclusive 7-night holiday from £429pp
- Karavados Beach Hotel, Kefalonia self-catering for 7-nights in June from £388pp
- Emerald Studios, Thassos self-catering for 7-nights in June from £399pp
- Villa Christina apartments self-catering for 7-nights in June from £479pp
- Zante Macedonia Hotel for 7-nights in June from £264pp
- Mary Bill apartments, Santorini for 7-nights in June from £382pp
Cyprus
- Jet2 Holidays self-catering 7-night June holidays from £379pp
- Jet2 Holidays half-board 7-night June holidays from £499pp
- Jet2 Holidays all-inclusive 7-night June holidays from £567pp
- TUI SUNEO Atlantica Sancta Napa all-inclusive for 7-nights in June from £687pp
- Sunny Hill apartments, Paphos for 7-nights in June from £286pp
- Akti Beach Hotel and Village Resort, Paphos for 7-nights in June from £548pp
Turkey
- Jet2 Holidays self-catering 7-night holidays in June from £281pp
- Jet 2 Holidays all-inclusive 7-night holidays in June from £399pp
- Easyjet Holidays self-catering 7-night holidays in June from £193pp
- Eftalia Aqua Resort Hotel, Antalya all-inclusive for 7-nights in June from £399pp
- Gran Cettia Hotel, Marmaris all-inclusive in June from £431pp
- TUI Blue Grand Azur Hotel all-inclusive 7-night holiday from £541pp
The Prime Minister announced on Monday that the government would not make any decision on foreign travel until April – and that trips abroad will definitely be no earlier than May 17.
Hotels and group holidays with no restrictions will go ahead from June 21.
Trips should be booked with caution, as both Spain and Portugal are currently seeing Covid rates surging which may delay travel to the countries, and both destinations are further behind in their vaccination programmes than the UK.
For those looking to book a break in the UK, holiday parks are offering huge bargains – some of which start from £3pp a night – and we've found the best UK holiday parks with children’s entertainment and the best holiday parks with outdoor pools.
We've also rounded up great deals in the UK's warmest places and found the best kid-friendly beaches and England's best family-friendly seaside towns.
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