BRITS SPEND A HOL LOT MORE

We'll put extra £700 into trip abroad

- NATASHA WYNARCZYK

THE average British holidaymaker is set to spend almost £700 more on going abroad this summer than last year, research has found.

It is forecast they will fork out £2,115 on foreign breaks, including accommodation, flights and spending cash - up 48% from an average of £1,425 last year.

Spain is still the number one destination, according to personal finance comparison site Finder.

UK residents spent £11billion there and it expects 2023 to be the same.

In the rest of Europe, France came second with £4.9bn in spending, followed by Greece at £3.3bn, Italy, £2.8bn and Portugal, £2.5bn.

With its theme parks and lack of a language barrier, the US remains highly popular with British tourists, who last year spent £5.1bn there.