Travel experts say half term loophole could help you save £400 on holidays

Brits looking to bag a bargain over the next few months should consider the tip laid out for them by travel experts. They claim that making a simple change can save you hundreds of pounds on holidays despite not changing the date, hotels or number of guests.

TravelSupermarket’s data experts have been looking into ways consumers can save money on last-minute trips this year, and the answer is quite simple: explore all realistic airport options. Now, we know what you're thinking – convenience is key but you could easily save £400 on your trip and re-invest a fraction of that into a hotel room nearby.

The trick works often for multiple reasons, but mostly it's because the various regions of the UK have different school term dates. Flight prices always go up during half term, Christmas holidays and the summer holidays – but not every county follows the same schedule.

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Some areas go on holiday a week before the county next door – and they're better off driving over to the airport in the region where kids are still at school as flights from that hub are likely to be cheaper. So, if you usually fly from Manchester then it could be worth checking the term times of Leeds Bradford or even Newcastle to snag a deal.

Chris Webber, Head of Deals at Ice Travel Group, "We are all guilty of favouring convenience, but consumers may want to think twice before booking flights from their local airport this half-term. Families willing to travel to airports slightly further away could be in for some huge savings this half term – with some savings reaching more than £400 per person."

Swapping East Midlands Airport this week could save a family of four more than £450 per person on a seven-night stay at Hotel Botanico & The Oriental Spa Garden in Tenerife. From Luton Airport, the stay comes to£1432 per personbut from East Midlands Airport, the same holiday comes in at £970 per person, a saving of £462.

Meanwhile a seven day trip from Birmingham Airport to the AP Eva Senses Hotel, Portugal, will set you back £414. While flying from Bristol slashes the price down to £334 – a saving of £80 per person.

You can find the cheapest airport to fly from for your specific holiday by selecting the airports that you're able to fly from on the TravelSupermarket holiday search which lets you click a number of hubs and sot from lowest price to highest. A trip in the new year from to INNSIDE Palma Center in Majorca Spain will set you back £506 on January 20 from London Stansted. But, the day before on January 19 flying from Birmingham Airport it’s only £372 – a saving of £134pp.

So you can make some pretty fantastic savings when booking if you're willing to adjust where you fly from. For more information and deals, visitTravelSupermarket .

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