EasyJet Holidays has launched an ‘Escape the UK’ holiday to Egypt which it claims is cheaper than staying in the UK this winter.
The 28-day all-inclusive package is £227 cheaper per person than average UK household bills would be for the same period, the operator said.
The holiday costs £650 per person which includes accommodation at the five-star Stella Gardens resort in Hurghada, plus flights from Gatwick or Bristol on January 3 or from Manchester or Luton on January 4.
The operator totted up the average cost for a Brit to pay for rent, travel and food, plus bills for energy, water, TV and Wi-Fi over 28 days and calculated the total is £877.
The operator said the hotel features a gym, free Wi-Fi and TV streaming services – and claimed the long stay is “ideally suited to those that can work remotely”.
It added: “With no fuel bills, petrol costs or grocery bills to pay, the holiday comes out £227 cheaper per person than staying in the UK according to ONS data scrutinised by a personal finance expert.”
The finance expert, Lynn Beattie, said: “While escaping abroad does not make all our financial commitments disappear, it’s startling to know that like-for-like, it’s cheaper to buy an all-inclusive holiday than stay in the UK this winter.
“For consumers who could viably sublet/Airbnb their homes and work abroad, the new package deal by easyJet holidays poses a very attractive offer.”
Matt Callaghan, easyJet holidays’ customer and operations director, added: “With a growing number of Brits now searching online to see if they can escape abroad this winter, we knew we needed to try to provide consumers with a solution.
“We looked at everything an easyJet holidays package deal has to offer, and have been able to confirm that yes, comparably, our new 28-day winter escape is cheaper than staying at home this year.”
Other hotels in Hurghada are also feature in the ‘Escape the UK’ promotion, as well as properties in winter-sun destinations elsewhere, including Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey.