The consortium has seen bookings increase by 5% across the membership for the school holiday period compared with the same time pre-pandemic.  
 
The latest figures released by Advantage also show revenue levels are up 16% with an average booking value of £2,900.  
 

The most popular destinations this autumn are Tenerife, Lanzarote, Alicante, Antalya and Dalaman. Agents have seen demand across a range of mid-haul and long-haul destinations, with flight only bookings also trading up when compared with 2019.  
   
Kelly Cookes, chief commercial officer of Advantage, said: "Feedback from our package operator partners is that half-term is extremely well sold but there are pockets of availability left.

 
She said performance so far "has been strong" and despite "the negative news cycle" surrounding the cost-of-living crisis, demand from customers is still there.

"Volumes are now slowing down, but that is more due to availability than a reluctance to go on holiday," Cookes continued.