Trips ‘Will Cost A Hol Lot More'

Package holidays could double in price to an average £1,000 per person, travel analysts warn.

- Stephen Hayward

They say social distancing measures on planes and at hotels – and a likely collapse of business travel – will send prices soaring.

The average package trip last summer cost £500 a head.

Martyn James of consumer website Resolver said: “The cost of package deals is likely to double.

“We have to be realistic. We don’t know how many hotels or airlines will still be in business.