Canary Island winter sun holidays fall in price by a third as hotels battle to attract Brit holidaymakers

HOLIDAY prices are being slashed for the Canary Islands in an attempt to encourage Brits to come back in time for the winter.

Despite it being great news that the islands are open once again, without quarantine restrictions, the holiday hotspot is still struggling to regain the numbers of tourists it once had.

According to TravelSupermarket, the average price of a winter holiday to the Canaries has fallen by as much as a third, due to the drop in demand.

Holidays to Fuerteventura are 33 per cent cheaper, followed by Tenerife (27 per cent cheaper) and Lanzarote (24 per cent cheaper). Gran Canaria prices have dropped by 14 per cent.

Not only can holidaymakers now grab a bargain, but it can also mean some winter sun, with temperatures remaining between 21C and 23C even in December.

Jet2 holidays

• Get £100 off your Jet2 holiday with WINTER50 code
• Seven nights at Oceano Apthotel in Lanzarote with return flights, 22kg luggage and transfers – from £262pp
• Seven nights all-inclusive at Colina Mar Apthotel in Gran Canaria with return flights, 22kg luggage and transfers – from £399pp
• Seven nights half-board at Hotel Gala, Playa del las Americas in Tenerife with return flights, 22kg luggage and transfers – from £445pp

EasyJet holidays

• Seven nights in Tenerife with return flights with 23kg luggage and transfers – from £210pp
• Seven nights in Lanzarote with return flights with 23kg luggage and transfers – from £245pp
• Seven nights in Gran Canaria with return flights with 23kg luggage and transfers – from £259pp

TUI holidays

• Seven nights in Tenerife with return flights, 15kg luggage and transfers – from £299pp (save 43%)
• Seven nights in Lanzarote with return flights, 15kg luggage and transfers – from £299pp (save 43%)
• Seven nights all-inclusive in Fuerteventura with return flights, 15kg luggage and transfers – from £ 482pp

TravelSupermarket's Emma Coulthurst said: "People, who can afford to go away in autumn and winter, tend to be willing to pay a bit more than they would for a summer holiday on the Med for the chance of a sunny escape from the British winter.

"Despite significant increased demand for holidays to the Canaries on the back of last week’s announcement, a lot of the travel industry is reporting that traveller numbers are less than half where they would be normally.

"A lot of competition in the market for business means you can find a seven-night package holiday from the UK to Tenerife starting from under £150pp at the moment."

She added that destinations such as the Maldives are likely to remain at similar prices, due to the limited occupancy at the resorts as well as the luxury nature of the holiday which tourists have come to expect.

Tenerife is now the most popular destination for Brits booking a holiday in November and December, along with Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria, while Maldives and Crete in Greece made the top five.

Top 10 most popular winter hols for Brits compared to 2019

2020

1. Tenerife
2. Lanzarote
3. Maldives
4. Gran Canaria
5. Crete
6. Fuerteventura
7. Barbados
8. Madeira
9. Dubai
10. Cyprus

2019

1. Tenerife
2. Costa del Sol
3. New York
4. Amsterdam
5. Algarve, Portugal
6. Malta
7. Dubai
8. Lanzarote
9. Krakow
10. Cape Verde

Holidays to the Caribbean can go ahead this winter as well, after they were added to the UK's air bridge list.

TUI has relaunched package hols to St Lucia, Cuba and Antigua for some more winter sun options.

Dubai and Egypt may both be back on the travel list soon too.

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