THE all-inclusive holiday is more popular than ever, three quarters of a century since Brits first went on one.
To mark 75 years of the budget-friendly way to holiday, we’ve looked at the very best deals around at the moment. From beautiful beaches to lavish cruises, here are 75 stonking all-inclusives you can book now – you can even bag one to the Maldives, perfect timing as the bad weather sets in at home.
Corsica welcomed the first package holiday in 1950Credit: Alamy
The first ever overseas package holiday was created by Vladimir Raitz, who founded Horizon Holidays.
It was to Corsica from London in 1950, with 300 holidaymakers paying £32 and ten shillings. This works out to around £971 in today’s money.
Rather than a resort, however, guests would be staying in ex-army surplus tents as rationing was still in place.
It was Gerard Blitz, a Belgian sportsman, who then created the concept of the all-inclusive hotel resort in 1950, with the first Club Med in Spain.
And despite it being 75 years later, all-inclusive holiday packages can still be found for a fraction of the price.
So we’ve found 75 of the best all-inclusive deals on the market, which include your flights, hotel and your food and drink.
Deals include TUI, easyJetHolidays, Thomas Cook, Loveholidays and On The Beach, as well as a number of ski holidays, cruise holidays and even some mystery holidays.
From Turkey bargains for £189pp, to long-haul blow-the-budget trips to The Maldives, here are our top picks.
Under £200
When it comes to the cheapest all-inclusive breaks, you’ll want to head to Turkey.
You could spend seven nights in the Prenses Sealine Beach Hotel in February 2026.
For £189 each it includes all food and drink and your return flights from London Southend. Find the deal here.
Or there is seven nights at the Grand Barhan, also in Antalya in Turkey for £199 each when travelling from London Gatwick in March 2026. Find the deal here.
There is also Belpoint Beach Hotel for £199pp if you fly from London Gatwick in April 2026. Find the deal here.
Another affordable holiday destination for all-inclusive holidays is Tunisia.
TUI has a three-night stay in TUI SUNEO Royal Kenz in Tunisia for £179pp, when flying in January 2026 from London Southend. Find the deal here.
Another three night stay is at Paradis Palace Hotel in Hamamet for £191pp, also in January 2026 from London Southend. Find the deal here.
Four nights at Riviera Hotel with Birmingham flights in February 2026 is just £158 each. Find the deal here.
Tunisia is one of the more affordable all-inclusive destinationsCredit: AlamyYou can also find some very cheap deals to TurkeyCredit: Alamy
For under £200 you could also head to Morocco.
Three-night stays in Morocco for under £200 – the TUI SUNEO Kenzi Europa is around £193pp, with flights from London Stansted in January 2026. Find the deal here.
Or for £197pp, the trip includes a three-night break in Marrakech with return flights from London Stansted in February 2026. Find the deal here.
Four nights at Allegro Agadir in January 2026 is just £199 each when flying from London Gatwick. Find the deal here.
If you don’t mind a budget hotel, there are a few all inclusive deals in Spain for under £200 each.
Fly in July to Hotel Mariant Park in Majorca for seven nights, from £186 each. Find the deal here.
Four nights in BLUESEA Copacabana in Costa Brava is £199 each in April. Find the deal here.
When it comes to Portugal, seven nights at Albufeira Sol Hotel & Spa is £186 each from East Midlands in April 2026. Find the deal here.
If you don’t mind a shorter trip, spend fur nights at Mutha Oura Praia Hotel in February from Bristol Airport for £179 each. Find the deal here.
Under £300
Tunisia remains a bargain for cheap all-inclusive deals under £300 too.
Loveholidays has a steal with seven nights at the Vincci Helya Beach in Skanes for £209 each when travelling from London Southend in January 2026. Find the deal here.
Or four nights at Cesar Thalasso with easyJet in January 2026 from Manchester is £254pp. Find the deal here.
TUI has some bargains for Tunisia with a three-night stay in January from London Southend for £218 each. Find the deal here.
Greece has some cheap all-inclusive breaks too, especially in Crete.
A seven night stay in Bali Beach & Sofia Village with return Luton flights can be found for £250 each a night in April 2026 Find the deal here.
Or there is the adult-only City Green Hotel for £275pp, with return flights from London Gatwick in April 2026. Find the deal here.
Crete is the biggest Greek island, so has the most all-inclusive dealsCredit: Alamy
First Choice has seven nights in Crete’s Mediterraneo Hotel in April from London Gatwick for £212 each. Find the deal here.
Or head over to Rhodes for £213 each, with seven nights at Tsampika Hotel along with London Luton flights in April as well. Find the deal here.
Want to try Corfu? Seven nights at Mareblue beach with Gatwick flights in April is just £250 each. Find the deal here.
Otherwise there are some affordable Egypt holidays under £300 each too.
Seven nights in Sharm Cliff Resort is around £212pp when flying from London Luton in January 2026. Find the deal here.
You can even find some Spanish deals if you know where to look.
First Choice has six nights in the TUI SUNEO Tamaimo Tropical from Birmingham in January from £298 each. Find the deal here.
Portugal is another great cheap destination under £300pp, especially with TUI.
There is three nights at Alvor Baia with London Stansted flights in march for £274 each. Find the deal here.
Or fly from Manchester to AP Cabanas Beach and Nature for three nights in January for £281 each. Find the deal here.
Prefer Albufeira? For £295 each, there are three nights at AP ADRIANA BEACH RESORT. Find the deal here.
Or why not try a trip to Montenegro? For £289 each, you can spend four nights at Carine Hotel Park in April 2026, with flights from London Gatwick. Find the deal here.
Under £500
Most of your all-inclusive Spanish holidays will be in the under £500 range.
For example, there is the HSM Canarios Park in Majorca which is £315pp for seven nights and return flights from London Gatwick in May 2026. Find the deal here.
If you prefer Costa Blanca, there is the Magic Cristal Park, with seven nights and London Luton flights in March 2026 for £320 each. Find the deal here.
Or for Costa del Azahar, spend seven nights in Magic Sports for £365 each in March 2026 when flying from London Stansted in March 2026. Find the deal here.
For a Jet2 holiday, there are seven nights at Sandos Griego in the Costa Del Sol in march from £479 each. Find the deal here.
Both mainland Spain and the islands can have some bargain package dealsCredit: Alamy
Cyprus is one of the best for sunshine all year round, with some great deals next year too,
Seven nights at Tsokkos Gardens Apartment with London Gatwick flights in May 2026 is just £499pp. Find the deal here.
EasyJet Holidays has some Egypt bargains too for under £500 each.
There is four nights at the Aster Aqua Park in Hurghada for £340 each, with London Gatwick flights in January 2026. Find the deal here.
Or travel in March 2026 from Manchester to Caves Beach Resort, with four nights from £472pp. Find the deal here.
Thomas Cook‘s Egypt deals can be found for £305 each, with seven nights at Royal Lagoons Resort when flying from London Luton in January 2026. Find the deal here.
Or also in January is seven nights at Pyramisa Beach Resort is £442pp with London Luton flights. Find the deal here.
You can even get some all-inclusive cruises for a bargain.
For example. you can spend three nights on a Marella Explorer 2 ship for £486 each, with drinks, food and stops in Tenerife and Malaga, as long as you fly next month. Find the deal here.
Ambassador’s mini cruises are all inclusive from £399 each, with three days onboard. Find the deal here.
Wowcher’s Mystery All Inclusive seven night holidays are £349 each. Find the deal here.
How about trying an all-inclusive cruise, such as with Marella?Credit: Tui
Under £800
Around the £800pp mark is where you can start to find some longer-haul holidays.
For example, seven nights in Cuba at the Allegro Palma Real with London Gatwick flights can be found for £779 each when flying in October 2026. Find the deal here.
In the same month, seven nights at Club Kawama is just £769pp with Gatwick flights too. Find the deal here.
Or in September 2026, seven nights at Rose Rayhaan by Rotana in Dubai with London Stansted flights is £779 each as well. Find the deal here.
TUI has seven nights in Cape Verde’s Boa Vista, at the Hotel Riu Touareg with London Gatwick flights in January 2026 for £778pp. Find the deal here.
You can even find some bargains for Mexico, with seven nights in January 2026 at All Ritmo Cancun Resort for £759 each with London Gatwick flights. Find the deal here.
Affordable long-haul all nclusives are often found in MexicoCredit: Alamy
Wowcher has some cheap trips on offer as well, with a seven night stay at a five star hotel in the Dominican Republic with return flights from £789 each. Find the deal here.
But if you are looking to stay in a bit closer, you can find some five star luxury for this price.
Seven nights at Dreams Corfu Resort & Spa in April 2026 with London Gatwick flights is £769 each. Find the deal here.
Another week-long trip, staying at Helea Lifestyle Beach Resort in Rhodes with London Gatwick flights in April 2026 is £759pp. Find the deal here.
British Airways has lots of Egypt trips, with seven nights at Parrotel Beach Resort in Sharm el Sheikh for £657 each with London flights in January. Find the deal here.
They also have Morocco with the Pickalbatros Palais des Roses for £634 each in January. Find the deal here.
Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel is one of Egypt‘s fanciest hotels, and Loveholidays has seven night stays in January for £769 each. Find the deal here.
And the luxury Rixos Premium Gocek in Turkey is £769pp too, with flights in March. Find the deal here.
Under £1,000
Finding an all-inclusive under £1,000 to long-haul destinations can be tricky – but it’s doable.
HolidayPirates has a seven night stay at Riu Bambu in the Dominican Republic if you fly from Manchester in February 2026 for £980 each. Find the deal here.
Or fly from London Gatwick in June 2026 to spend seven nights at Coral Costa Caribe Resort & Spa for £969pp. Find the deal here.
Fly in April 2026 from London Gatwick to Whala! Boca Chica for seven nights for £970 each. Find the deal here.
Or there is a whopping 14-night stay in Royal Palms Beach Hotel in Sri Lanka for £974 each, when flying from London Gatwick in May 2026. Find the deal here.
Fancy Tanzania? Seven nights at AHG Waridi Beach Resort in May 2026 from London Gatwick is just £989pp. Find the deal here.
Or seven nights at Paradise Beach Resort on the same island is £959pp with London Gatwick flights in May 2026. Find the deal here.
Sri Lanka does all-inclusive well, with amazing cuisineCredit: Alamy
Otherwise Thomas Cook has a number of cheap Mexico deals under £1,000.
There’s seven nights at The Reef Coco beach Resort from London Gatwick in January 2026 for £998pp. Find the deal here.
Or fly from London Gatwick to Hotel Maya Caribe Faranda also in January for £955 each. Find the deal here.
If you’re a snow lover there are some great ski holidays too, with seven night all-inclusives under £1,00 each.
One of Crystal Ski’s most affordable deals is seven nights at Belambra Club Panorama in France, when flying from London Gatwick next month, for £846pp. Find the deal here.
Head to Bansko in Bulgaria for £881 each, with flights from Birmingham next month. Find the deal here.
Or Sunweb has eight day ski holidays in Austria for £844 each when travelling in March. Find the deal here.
Over £1,000
If you are happy to have a big blow out holiday, then there are some fantastic deals to splash out on too.
For example, Tropical Sky have seven nights in Zanzibar from £1,499 each, including flights. Find the deal here.
Their Platinum Collection holidays, which are five star hotels, can be found for £2,799 each. Find the deal here.
Talking of African islands, British Airways has some fantastic trips to Mauritius too.
Seven nights with return flights start from London Heathrow to the Veranda Palmar Beach hotel for £1,508, when travelling in September 2026. Find the deal here.
Or there is the five star Club Med La Plantation D’Albion for £2,004 each, when travelling the same month. Find the deal here.
And one of the biggest bucket list destinations is The Maldives.
Of course, The Maldives is the ultimate bucket listCredit: Alamy
Virgin Atlantic has seven night trips from £1,841 each, which includes flights from London Heathrow and stays at the OBLU XPERIENCE Ailafushi in September 2026. Find the deal here.
Want to stay longer? Travel in June 2026 at the same resort for an 11-night trip for £2,549pp. Find the deal here.
Fourteen night stays start from £3,091pp when flying from London Stansted in September 2026 to Cinnamon Dhonveli. Find the deal here.
If you have the time, how about a month-long, all-inclusive holiday?
Jet2holidays has some bargain long stay trips with everything included.
You could spend 28 days at Grand Park Lara in Turkey in March, with return flights included from £1,470 each. Find the deal here.
Or there is a month-long stay in Majorca’s Universal Hotel Romantica for £1,017pp in February. Find the deal here.
Tenerife’s Grand Castillo Tagora is £2,247 each for 28-day stays. Find the deal here.
Consumer group Which? claims passengers are being wrongly fined for having cabin bags that airport staff say are too big
EasyJet passenger Louise Machin with suitcase deemed too big by airport staff(Image: Philip Coburn/Daily Mirror)
An easyJet passenger has described how she successfully fought the budget airline after being fined for having an oversized bag.
Louise Machin says she was “dismayed and confused” when staff working for easyJet slapped her with a €58 (£51) fee when she flew back from Chania Airport in Crete. Staff told her it was because her suitcase was too big, despite her checking the dimensions carefully in advance.
EasyJet refunded the money when she went as far as contacting the case manufacturer on her return, to prove it met the airline’s requirements.
Yet Ms Machin, 59, from Crystal Palace, south London, is far from alone in being wrongly hit with oversize cabin bag fines when they are not at fault. Consumer group Which? says travellers are being caught out because of what it says are issues with the official bag sizers in some airports.
Customers of no-frills carriers have got used to double checking the dimensions of bags or cases they are allowed to take on board. But most airports also have devices at the check-in desk or boarding gate to hammer home the rules.
Ms Machin, who works as a freelance film and TV sales director and a project manager, was caught out when she travelled to Crete in April this year. She was on a walking holiday with friends and paid almost £268 for the flights and £94 return for the overhead cabin bags.
She was not asked about the size of the case on the way out, and didn’t think anymore about it given the checks she had done. But as she arrived for the flight home after a five day break, a member of ground staff employed by a third party company challenged her at check-in. When she insisted it complied, and even asked for tape measure to prove it, she says the person replied “this isn’t a DIY shop”.
Married Ms Machin went on: “I had successfully travelled out from London Gatwick five days before and it had fitted into the luggage sizer there with no problem. I had also checked it with the easyJet digital sizing tool prior to travel.” She concluded that the only explanation was that the sizer at Chania Airport was smaller than the size allowed.
“I tried to explain this to the ground staff, that my bag was compliant and that it seemed to me that their luggage sizer was too small,” she says. “But they were very aggressive and told me that if I didn’t pay on the spot, I would not be able to travel home. It was a threatening environment, and they wouldn’t listen to me. I felt like I was going mad because I knew my bag was the right size. I was forced to make the payment so that I could travel home.”
On her return, she contacted the manufacturer of her bag – Cabin Max- which confirmed her bag complied with easyJet’s size restrictions.
Which? says it is not the first time Cabin Max had been contacted about airlines fining its customers. One issue appears to be on the bag sizer where the metal sides are further in than they should be, meaning luggage that would normally fit easily is rejected, and passengers face a penalty.
Armed with Cabin Max’s response, Ms Machin went back to easyJet and it agreed to refund her.
Which? says it has heard of other airlines wrongly fining passengers for similar reasons, with bags that have been on any number of low-cost flights suddenly deemed to be oversized. More common is that a handle or strap is a couple of millimetres outside the sizer cage and that is enough for a fine. It comes after Ryanair increased the bonus paid to staff for every oversized bag they catch .
Which? advises anybody who feels they have been wrongly charged a fee at the gate – but feels confident that their bag is the right size – to appeal.
EasyJet refunded the fine despite insisting that more recent checks had not found a fault with the sizers at Chania Airport.
Its statement in full said: “EasyJet’s bag sizers are standardised across all airports to meet our cabin bag dimensions and we do not see a wider issue with sizer damage, as we have procedures to ensure this is reported by our ground crew to ensure they are removed and fixed. We will always review any feedback from our customers on a case by case basis, and so when Ms Machin raised this with us we apologised for her experience and provided her with a refund.”
Sarah typically works on Christmas Day. She has devoted countless Christmases to caring for newborns on the same emergency neonatal unit where her own baby was born prematurely this year
Dave wanted to do something special for his wife Sarah(Image: Doug Jackson/PinPep)
This is the heartwarming moment Sarah Alcock found out that her husband had nominated her for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday.
Christmas for the 35-year-old doesn’t tend to be spent tucking into a roast, opening presents and relaxing with the family.
In fact, Sarah typically works on Christmas Day. The Oakwood, Derby mum has missed out on many a festive day at home due to work nursing shifts at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, where her own baby was born prematurely this year.
Born at just 25 weeks, weighing 1lb 12oz, the eight-month-old will be celebrating her first Christmas this year, but with staffing pressures mounting, she has volunteered to step in again to help her fellow colleagues out.
Her husband, Dave, a marketing manager, from Oakwood, Derby, wanted to recognise how hard Sarah works, so he nominated her to win a break with easyJet.
“She’s a hero. Her work doesn’t stop just because it’s Christmas, so she has to go there regardless of the date,” he explained.
Alongside Sarah, NHS nurse Nicky Starkowitz and care home manager Niccii Gillett, who also selflessly work every Christmas, were gifted holidays as part of a campaign by tour operator easyJet Holidays to recognise the UK’s hidden heroes.
Nicky faced a breast cancer diagnosis in August this year and tragically, her four-year-old son Raffi was also diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain cancer in March. Her husband Neil said: “With everything going on this year we haven’t managed to get away or get the opportunity to do anything as a family together.”
Nicky added that “just to go away somewhere, as a family, and have time away together would be so nice”.
The holidays are a special easyJet Holidays escape, to give recognised key workers quality time with friends and family in the sunshine. They have been gifted to Christmas heroes after new research by easyJet Holidays found over 10 million Brits will be spending time apart from their families due to work commitments this year.
Nearly a third (28%) of key workers also feel that they haven’t taken a proper break in the past year, with nearly a quarter (22%) not likely to have a choice over whether they can work on Christmas Day or not.
Matt Callaghan, Chief Operating Officer at easyJet Holidays, said: “At Christmas especially, we’re reminded how many people quietly put others first, often sacrificing precious time with their own families. Our key workers do this year after year, and our communities simply wouldn’t function without them.
“This is easyJet holidays’ way of saying thank you – giving a few of these Christmas heroes the chance to properly step away, rest, and spend quality time together, whether that’s in the sunshine or exploring a new city. It’s about recognising the people who give so much, especially at this time of year.”
The easyJet Holidays poll uncovered the professions we feel most grateful for at Christmas, with nurses, paramedics, care workers and delivery drivers among them.
Just under a quarter (23%) of Brits say they leave out a gift for the postal workers at Christmas, while over a fifth (22%) say they do the same for binmen.
Six in ten also say Christmas makes them feel more generous towards others, with 51% saying they compliment others more during the festive period, while more than three in ten (31%) check in with their neighbours.
Top 10 professions Brits feel most grateful for at Christmas:
When you’re already paying hundreds of pounds for flights, baggage, transfers and hotels, it can be a kick in the teeth to then have to fork out for extra legroom on a flight
Abigail Nicholson Content Editor
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Ryanair and easyJet have seats with an inch of extra legroom without paying any extra money (stock)(Image: PA)
Experts have revealed exactly what seats to pick when flying with easyJet or Ryanair to get extra legroom for no further price. When it comes to booking a holiday, there are so many costs to think about including flights, hotel, transfers and excursions.
It’s clear why people have an issue with paying extra for an allocated seat when they could already be paying hundreds of pounds for the flights themselves and more for baggage allowance. For some people, paying for seats with extra legroom is an expense they’re just not willing to pay.
Experts at Which? have revealed that you don’t have to pay through the nose to have extra legroom on a number of aircrafts, including some used by easyJet and Ryanair. The expert explained that if you’re flying on a Boeing 737, used by Ryanair, you can choose one of 33 seats to get an inch of extra legroom.
She said: “Want more legroom on a flight? Just sit on the right. Take Ryanair for example almost all of their planes are Boeing 737 so choosing seats D, E or F in rows three to 15 will give you the most legroom.
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“With easyJet, meanwhile, you should choose seats D, E or F in rows three to 13 if you’re flying on their Airbus A321neo. It will give you an extra inch of legroom compared to sitting in rows six to 17 on the left hand side of the plane.
“It might not seem like much, but it could make all the difference on a near five hour flight to Tenerife.”
The expert explained the reason there is extra legroom in these seats is due to airlines squeezing in an extra row on the left side of the plane by removing storage lockers.
She continued: “It might make the airlines more money, but squeezing in an extra row can leave us with less room.
“All planes are different, so it’s always worth checking before you book. Just head to Google Flights and type your destination and date in to find the model number.
“Then use seat plan experts AeroLOPA to find your aircraft’s configuration.”
Underneath the video explainer posted by Which?, one commenter warned other viewers about what they will find if they choose one of the seats with extra legroom.
They said: “What they don’t tell you is that there are no windows on those seats.”
EasyJet flies from major UK airports like London Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Belfast. RyanAir fly from airports including London Stansted, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Belfast International.
EasyJet’s seat allocation involves paying to select a specific seat or checking in for free up to 30 days in advance, which assigns a random seat. Ryanair seat allocation is either free and random or reserved and paid.
BUDGET airlines are rarely charging their lowest advertised baggage fees, a new study has revealed.
Consumer group Which? analysed the cost of travelling with a cabin bag designed to fit in an overhead locker on a total of nearly 1,500 easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air flights.
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Budget airlines have been s;slammed for not offering the cheapest luggage fee on most of their flightsCredit: AlamyWhich? analysed more than a thousand flights for the price of a bag that fits in the lockerCredit: Getty – Contributor
These were spread across eight popular routes for each airline, and included peak and off-peak dates.
EasyJet’s website states it charges “from £5.99” for a cabin bag, but Which? said it found no price that low among the 520 flights it checked.
The cheapest price found was £23.49, and the average was £30.
Analysis of Ryanair found its lowest advertised cabin bag rate of £12 was only available for two out of 634 flights.
And Wizz Air’s lowest stated cabin bag price at the time of the research was €15 (£13.11), but that cost was only found twice across 338 flights.
The average fees found for Ryanair and Wizz Air were £20.50 and £28.93 respectively.
Which? said it handed its findings to regulator the Advertising Standards Authority as they “deserved to be called out”.
Travelling with a bag only in the overhead lockers is “likely to be considered an essential by many passengers,” they added.
It claimed airlines’ “failure to provide transparent fees” means consumers “don’t know what they are paying” until they have gone through multiple stages of the booking process.
Rory Boland, editor of magazine Which? Travel, said: “Our research shows that the tens of millions of passengers who need to take a cabin bag will pay much more than the cheapest price advertised.
EasyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair all appear to offer cheap luggage faresCredit: Alamy
“Rather than a few pounds, prices for bags can often be more than the flight itself.
“The tactics used by these airlines deserve to be called out.
“That’s why we have shared our findings with the regulator.”
A spokesperson for easyJet said its bag options and pricing are “transparent and well understood by our customers”.
It added that they allow passengers to “pay for only what they want”.
Ryanair said in a statement that the number of flights analysed was “too small to be representative or accurate”, adding that its cabin bag prices are “transparent and optional”.
A Wizz Air spokesperson said its prices “vary by route, season and demand”, and insisted it is “fully compliant with consumer protection laws”.
In August, Ryanair said it planned to raise bonuses for staff who spot passengers attempting to take oversized bags on flights, from €1.50 (£1.31) to €2.50 (£2.18) per bag.
At the time, the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said he made “absolutely no apology” for catching people “scamming the system”.
An investigation by consumer group Which? has raised questions about how available the cheapest claimed cabin bag fees advertising by budget airlines are in reality
Consumer group Which? has asked the advertising watchdog to probe easyJet cabin bag price claims (Image: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Advertising watchdogs are investigating claims about easyJet’s cabin bag fees.
The budget airline says passengers can take a bag on board from just £5.99 each way. But researchers from consumer group Which? were unable to find the price when they searched 520 easyJet options. The cheapest it found was £23.49, and the average £30 – about five times more expensive than the lowest price claimed. And as the cabin bag fees are one way, for most passengers the cost would be doubled when returning home from their trip.
The finding prompted Which? to lodge a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority, and it is now being investigated.
A spokesperson for easyJet said: “EasyJet’s bag options and pricing is transparent and well understood by our customers, allows them to pay for only what they want and no more and enables us to keep fares low for everyone. This year 100 million passengers are choosing to fly with us and with our customer satisfaction scores up year on year, it’s clear that customers continue to value the choices that we offer.”
Which? also looked for Ryanair’s claimed lowest cabin bag price of £12 each way, and says it only found it available twice out of 634 flights – or just 0.3% of the time. The average fee for Ryanair was £20.50, it says.
It was a similar story for Wizz Air’s 15 euro claim, that Which? found was available just twice on the 338 flights checked.
Rory Boland, Editor of Which? Travel, said: “Our research shows that the tens of millions of passengers who need to take a cabin bag will pay much more than the cheapest price advertised – rather than a few pounds, prices for bags can often be more than the flight itself. “The tactics used by these airlines deserve to be called out, that’s why we have shared our findings with the regulator.”
Ryanair hit back strongly to the claims against it, branding the Which? research “total rubbish”. A spokesperson said: “Ryanair operates over 100,000 flights each month or over 1.2million flights annually so your ‘survey’ of just 600 flights is statistically too small to be representative or accurate.”
A Wizz Air spokesperson said: “Wizz Air flies over 75 million passengers each year, so a sample of 350 flights isn’t representative of cabin bag pricing across our full network. “Given the small sample and the fact we’ve had no visibility of the data, we believe it is potentially misleading.”
Organise your autumn and winter holidays for next year now and take advantage of easyJet’s Big Seat Release sale with flights available from just over £20 per person
easyJet has announced millions of cheap seats for next winter (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)
If you fancy escaping the dull, wet and windy UK weather next winter or the thought of Halloween and Christmas festivities fills you with dread, now’s the time to book a winter getaway for 2026.
Low cost airline easyJet has just launched its Big Seat Release with millions of seats available for the October half term and Christmas holidays at bargain prices. There are plenty of destinations to choose from in Europe and North Africa too, whether it’s a short city break or a late sun-soaked beach holiday you’re after.
More than 14 million seats on flights from 22 UK airports, including Gatwick, Luton, Glasgow and Belfast are up for grabs, some for as little as £23.99, one way, per person.
Swap the snow for sand next winter at one of Palma’s stunning beaches (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
The offer is for trips between 19 October 2026 and 31 January 2027, and booking early is essential if you want to bag the best prices.
If you live in or near Birmingham, you could take a trip to the beautiful city of Paris with its iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Soak up the cafe culture and romance in the French capital from just £23.99 one way (including taxes).
From £34.99 those wishing to travel from Gatwick airport could head off to the sunny climes of Faro in Portugal, hit the sandy beaches in Spain’s Alicante and Palma or cruise the iconic canals of vibrant Amsterdam.
Cruise the canals in vibrant Amsterdam (Image: Getty Images)
EasyJet holidays also has thousands more package deals to favourite winter destinations such as the Canary Islands, Egypt, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia, as well as popular city escapes including Paris, Reykjavik, Prague and Amsterdam.
There are over 8,000 hand-picked hotels in 100 destinations to choose from, and the tour operator is also offering free kids’ places across a selection of their family-friendly hotels.
All packages include flights and hotel, with 23kg luggage and transfers on all beach getaways. They are also covered by Ultimate Flexibility, which has a refund guarantee, best price guarantee, and enables travellers the opportunity to change a booking.
Flights for next autumn and winter are available to book now via easyJet’s website and the mobile app. Head to the low fare finder section of the website to snag the best deals, and if you’re stuck for ideas, the Inspire Me section will suggest destinations across their network.
Visit the Eiffel Tower in the romantic city of Paris (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Kevin Doyle, easyJets UK country manager, said: “Putting millions more seats on sale today for next winter means our customers across the UK can book early and enjoy great value fares to Europe’s most popular leisure destinations, including firm favourites such as Amsterdam, Paris, Alicante, Tenerife, and Malaga.
“With hundreds of routes available from 22 UK airports, our short-haul network offers unrivalled choice for those planning their holidays for next year and we can’t wait to welcome them on board.”
