Italy and Ibiza were among the top holiday spots for Britons this summer. Malta also did well, but bookings to Brazil were down due to high prices sparked by the football World Cup.

Trips to Egypt also fell because of the political climate, according to a survey by travel company lowcostholidays.

The survey said Italian bookings increased due to “some great-value hotel deals”.

Majorca, up 68 per cent on summer 2013, and Ibiza, up 46 per cent, were the most popular destinations for Britons. Turkey, Greece. Malta and Morocco were also popular choices.

Long-haul destination favourites included Orlando in Florida, Mexico, Dubai and the Caribbean, with all these hotspots showing increases of more than 100 per cent on summer 2013.

“We had a great summer and bookings for October half-term and winter sun holidays are looking strong with the Canaries, Egypt, Orlando and Dubai currently booking well,” said Tim Buckman at lowcostholidays.

“Next summer we predict that Greece and Turkey will benefit from further growth and Crete and Tunisia will be popular destinations due to new flights from across the UK making them more accessible.”