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What are the best travel deals to book this January?
Find out how to bag bargain flights and holiday packages throughout January
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Your support makes all the difference.Now that Christmas has wrapped up and New Year’s Eve has come and gone, January seems rather uneventful in comparison. Those who have the post-Christmas blues may be seeking out a much-needed dopamine hit, and for some, that is pressing the ‘book now’ button on flights and holiday packages.
Following Sunshine Saturday – the first Saturday in January – the travel industry has seen a huge surge in holiday bookings.
“We’re already seeing interest is high at the start of 2025 and we know January is the most popular time for Brits planning their holidays. Christmas is a distant memory and the UK wintery weather has us pining for holidays to look forward to,” said Martin Nolan from travel search engine and price comparison site Skyscanner.
To celebrate the demand for travel many holiday companies have launched January deals, with sales on package destinations and flights now up and running.
From family holidays during the school holidays to solo city breaks to look forward to in 2025, here is what you need to know about one of the busiest booking periods of the year.
What deals are live this January?
Jet2holidays
Jet2holidays has launched a promotion giving customers £90 per person off all holidays that depart from now until 15 November 2026. Those with a myJet2 account have access to an even bigger saving at £100 off per person.
The tour operator also says its ‘Free Child Place Holidays’ are still available, and compatible with the deal, meaning families can look to save across all seasons, even during school holidays.
On the Beach
On the Beach is offering several deals this January, such as free airport lounge access for every five-star holiday booked.
Package holiday deals include a week’s holiday at the four-star Kleopatra Beach in Antalya, Turkey, all-inclusive, including flights leaving from London Gatwick on Wednesday 7 July, costing £440pp.
A week’s holiday at the five-star Kenzi Club Agdal Medina in Marrakech, Morocco, all-inclusive, including flights leaving from London Gatwick on Tuesday 1 July, costing £571pp.
A week’s holiday at the four-star Be Live Adults Only Tenerife in Tenerife, Spain, all-inclusive, including flights leaving from London Gatwick on Tuesday 1 July costing £436pp.
First Choice
First Choice has kicked off its January sale and is offering up to £300 off its most popular package destinations. First Choice has also partnered with the travel agency Byway to offer £100 off any flight-free trip booked between 1 January and 31 January using code “FIRSTCHOICE100” (when spending a minimum spend of £1,000 per booking).
Love Holidays
Loveholidays has launched a sale throughout January.
Running until midnight on 2 February 2025, loveholidays customers can secure up to £450 off selected long haul holidays, up to £300 off selected beach holidays and up to £200 off selected city breaks.
lastminute.com
Online travel retailer lastminute.com has begun a New Year Sale that it says is its biggest winter sale yet.
Holidaymakers can save £100 when spending a minimum of £1,500 using the code “NYEARUK100”, save £200 when spending £2,500 using code “NYEARUK200” and £300 when spending £3,500 using “NYEARUK300”.
The sale ends just before midnight on 17 January and codes can be used only once.
Secret Escapes
Those looking to book a holiday this year can save up to 50 per cent with Secret Escapes in its January sale across UK staycations, city and beach trips and international adventures.
British Airways
British Airways is offering a flash sale that is running up until midnight on 7 January, with extra savings of £300 on selected holidays.
The sale extends from £25 savings when you spend £625+ on a flight and car booking to £300 when you spend £10,000+ on a flight and hotel booking.
The airline also says there are deals to be had on flights until 28 January, as well as savings of up to £500 on business class flights and holidays.
Tui
Tui is running a sale for the first two months of 2025, finishing at midnight on 3 March. Customers can save £100 per booking when spending £1,000 or more, £200 per booking when spending £2,000 or more, and £300 per booking when spending £3,000 or more using the code “SALE” at checkout.
The offer is available on package holidays departing between 1 May 2025 and 31 October 2026.
Eurostar
To kick off the New Year, Eurostar is selling one-way standard seat train tickets to popular European city break destinations for just £35, with the sale ending at 10.59pm on 9 January.
You don’t need a Eurostar promotional code for the sale, but simply book to travel between London and Paris, Lille, or Brussels between 14 January and 3 April 2025 and from London to Amsterdam or Rotterdam between 14 January and 28 March 2025.
Some weekend dates do not apply to the sale and there are no direct return trains from the Netherlands until 10 February, meaning the promotion window only applies to one-way tickets from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to the UK capital from 10 February until 28 March.
EasyJet Holidays
EasyJet has launched its ‘Big Orange Sale’ that is currently offering up to £400 off package holidays with millions of free kids places up for grabs, available until 11pm on 4 February using the code “JANSALE”.
The discounts range from saving £50 when spending a minimum of £500 to saving £400 when spending a minimum of £4,000 when travelling before 31 October 2026.
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