Check holiday review sites, says experts

British holidaymakers planning to book holidays to Spain and other destinations have been advised to carry out research and familiarise themselves with their resort before travelling.

Bob Atkinson, an expert from Travelsupermarket.com, said travellers should use the internet to find out how expensive a destination is.

"The best thing to do is to check with review sites as to what are expensive destinations in Spain, what are cheap destinations, how far does your pound go, that kind of thing. Use guidebooks and website reviews, they do that kind of thing quite well," he commented.

Mr Atkinson recommended that holidaymakers decide how much cash they want to spend and stick to their budget.

A recent poll carried out by Tesco Bank revealed that younger people are more likely to take a holiday this year than those over the age of 35.

The survey found that 39 per cent of 18-34-year-olds plan to spend more money on trips abroad this year than they did in 2009.

Posted by Emily Sanders