The figures, sourced from package holiday bookings across lastminute.com's core European markets of the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, show travel between September to November now accounts for 19% of annual trips, reaching 58% the size of total bookings from June to August.
Shoulder season bookings also enjoyed a 9.6% spike in bookings, compared to a more modest 1.4% incline for the summer period.
"The trend of shoulder season travel is here to stay," said Alessandra Petazzi, chief executive officer at lastminute.com, who added that travellers were favouring "shorter but more frequent" getaways that inevitably accelerate the shoulder season surge.
