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Bumper ‘Sunshine Saturday’ sends sales records tumbling

Operators
Tom Parry
9 January 2023

Travel companies have claimed record sales days following “Sunshine Saturday” (7 January) last weekend. 

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Traditionally claimed to be the industry’s busiest day for bookings, Sunshine Saturday delivered for a number of agents and operators, with Barrhead Travel surpassing its previous record sales day from January 2020.

The day also contributed to an overall sales growth of 52% for the week 2-8 January for Barrhead when compared with the same period in 2019.

EasyJet holidays also saw its strongest sales day since launching in 2019, while in the lead-up to Sunshine Saturday self-guided holidays specialist Macs Adventure reported its best sales day in its 20-year history.