Your Money: Top economic tips for holidaymakers
More than a million people are expected to jet off to warmer climates this weekend with many benefiting from cut-price offers.
Deals for holidays to some destinations in Turkey and Greece have been slashed by a quarter compared with last year, according to Co-operative Travel.
But once on holiday many find that there are costs they had not considered, as Susannah Streeter reports.
Sean Tipton from the Association of British Travel Agents, Michelle Slade of Moneyfacts and Matt Bath from Which? spoke to the BBC.