Spend this Christmas by the beach with holiday deals from £289pp
ALTHOUGH holidays are usually extremely pricey this time of year, we've spotted the cheapest deals to help you spend this Christmas by the beach.
The deals come from Jet2holidays, so they include return flights, hotel and baggage allowance.
The destinations we've found are quite close to home too, with average flights between three and four hours.
For those looking to stay as close as possible, Portugal might be a good option - and also the cheapest.
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But it's worth keeping in mind that Portugal isn't usually considered a 'winter sun' holiday, as temperatures reach a maximum of 18C and some rainy days.
The deal includes your stay at Club Amarilis on a self-catering basis.
Portugal's island Madeira is slightly warmer - with daily average highs of 20C and lows never dipping below 16C and deals here start .
Over the Christmas holidays, Brits could enjoy the golden sandy beaches of the Spanish island and roam around the town centres.
Although Tenerife shines during the summer, it's a year-round destination which means shops, bars and pubs will be open.
Elsewhere, a new flash sale has bucket-list tours to holiday destinations in Europe, the US and South Africa from £430pp.
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For somewhere closer to home, we found cheap Christmas and New Year UK breaks from £19pp a night, with festive dinners and themed activities.
And if you'd like to start planning ahead, Jet2holidays launched direct flights to four new tourist destinations in Greece, Portugal and Croatia.