The cheapest last-minute summer holiday destinations 2024

Morocco’s west coast with its sand, surf and souks is the cheapest last-minute all-inclusive destination for summer 2024, according to Which? Travel’s price check  of more than 3,700 summer holidays that are available to book right now. 

Party island Ibiza is the surprise, second cheapest destination for an all-inclusive summer holiday deal, while Dalaman in Turkey is third. Dalaman was also the cheapest destination in our price check of self-catered, B&B and half board package holidays, where flights, transfers and seven nights accommodation cost £781pp, on average, in August. 

Lesser-known Greek Island, Kalymnos, which was the cheapest package holiday destination when we checked back in April, remains one of the 10 cheapest destinations for a self-catered package - with per person package prices under £950 for a week.

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​The 10 cheapest all-inclusive destinations for a last-minute package holiday

Cheapest last-minute all-inclusive holiday: Agadir and Taghazout, Morocco

Morocco can be unbearably hot in high summer, but this stretch of Atlantic coast is much cooler than the interior - an average of 26°C in August.

Agadir is one of Morocco’s biggest beach destinations, with a 9km palm-lined promenade overlooking an arc of golden sand, but you’ll also find a hilltop kasbah and spice-scented souks. The fishing village of Taghazout further along the coast is a laid-back surfers paradise

You can fly direct to Agadir from Birmingham, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester. 

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Ibiza is Europe’s cheapest all-inclusive destination this summer

If you just want to float in the glittering Mediterranean this summer, Ibiza currently offers extraordinary value at its all-inclusive resorts.

Ibiza is coming out as one of the cheapest all-inclusive destinations partly because of the availability of mid-range and keenly-priced properties from as little as £804pp. Tui’s hotels in Playa Es Cana currently offer the lowest prices. 

Jet2 currently has availability from Which? Recommended Provider airport, Liverpool John Lennon, while Tui has the lowest-priced holidays remaining from Bristol, Luton, Manchester, Gatwick and Glasgow. 

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Should you go all inclusive this summer?

All-inclusive holidays are enjoying a surge in popularity as we all seek to control our spending. The theory is that if you’ve paid for everything in advance, there’s no need to worry that costs will snowball when you arrive.

But that’s not how it works in practice with all providers. For example, we found that guests of Loveholidays spent an average of £328 extra during their week-long all-inclusive holidays - paying extra for snacks and cocktails, among other things. Find out how to choose the best all-inclusive holidays.

Where you go also makes a big difference. Morocco’s west coast is this summer’s cheapest destination for an all-inclusive package and, on average, it’s £432pp cheaper than this year’s priciest all-inclusive location, Crete in northern Greece (£1,473pp). 

All inclusives aren’t right for everyone. You’ll only get value from them if you mostly stay and eat at the hotel. If you don’t want to do that, book a self-catered, room only package instead. The cheapest destinations for that type of holiday are mostly completely different. 

The 10 cheapest room only, self-catering, B&B and half board destinations

The cheapest last-minute destinations: Turkey’s Dalaman and Bodrum

August holidays to Dalaman and Bodrum in Turkey are strictly for sunseekers, with average daily max temperatures reaching a sweltering 32°C and 33°C. 

It may be the fear of heatwaves that has driven prices down this summer. The average price in riverside village Dalyan (Dalaman area) is as low as £734pp on average, with plenty of holidays remaining. 

A week in Olu Deniz, known for its Blue Lagoon, is currently just £821pp on average. 

Bodrum, another popular Turkish seaside resort down the coast, was almost as cheap. 

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Cheap for a last-minute holiday: Kalymnos

Tiny Kalymnos is the cheapest Greek island for a summer holiday in 2024, perhaps partly because of the added hassle of getting there - it’s a 40-minute boat ride from Kos. 

But transfers are included in the package price, and once there you’ll find secluded coves, sapphire seas and lots of excellent restaurants in its main resorts of Kantouni, Massouri, Myrties and Pothia.  

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Our research

We gathered the prices of 3,780 package holidays from the UK’s biggest tour operators – Jet2holidays and Tui – in June 2024. The countries we looked at were Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Spain (including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands), Turkey and the Channel Islands. 

The average price is for a seven-night holiday including flights, departing on or around 3 August, based on two people sharing a standard double or twin room. We only included destinations with a minimum availability of holidays, we removed any major cities from the results to focus on resort areas, and not all destinations were on sale with both Jet2 and Tui.