Bali and Cape Town have retained their places as the best value winter sun destinations in a year when the Long Haul Report from Post Office Travel Money has revealed big price swings up and down in many of the 34 countries surveyed for the seventh annual report.

More than 1.6 million UK passengers are eligible for compensation, meaning Brits are missing out on more than ?500m in compensation for delayed or cancelled flights, according to data from flightright, the consumer portal for air passenger compensation for delayed, cancelled or overbooked flights.

Worldwide passenger rights specialist refund.me has gathered Europe-wide statistics showing that British passengers suffer some of the highest flight delay rates in Europe and could claim up to ?185million in compensation from airlines each year.

As the summer holidays are over and the kids have gone back to school, momondo.co.uk believes now is the time most Brits will be daydreaming about their next break.

Having spent years chasing the hard-earned cash of Britains youth market, businesses are now waking up to the fact that consumers aged 50-plus are sitting on a pot of gold.

Brits are flexing their bartering skills to bag more on their holidays, according to new research revealed by Travelex.