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More Brits turning to packages amid Middle East crisis and fuel cost worries

Middle East
Harry Kemble
8 May 2026

More British holidaymakers are turning to package holidays owing to the protection and all-in-one benefits they offer during another period of global geopolitical uncertainty, according to new research by Jet2.

A Majorcan beach
Credit: iStock/ den-belitsky

The number of Brits saying package holidays are their preferred booking method has risen since the start of the Iran war (Credit: iStock/ den-belitsky)

Each month, the UK's largest tour operator and third largest airline seeks the views of more than 1,000 consumers to get an overview of the market.

Its most recent poll reveals the number of people choosing package holidays as their preferred method of booking has increased by five percentage points (ppts) since February to 51%, with value (36%) and ease (36%) being the main drivers for this shift.

However, Jet2 also highlighted how the added security of booking with one single provider offering Atol and Abta protection has jumped by four ppts over the same period.