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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

Could a month-long escape to the sun really save you money?

Jetting away from it all and leaving the dark nights and cold behind – even to work the sun – is a tempting offer.
Jetting away from it all and leaving the dark nights and cold behind – even to work the sun – is a tempting offer. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

With rising energy bills and mortgage costs, we are facing a bleak and dark winter. It is little surprise, then, that more and more people are hoping to get away from it all by flying to sunnier climes for lengthy holidays in January.

Travel companies are pushing all-inclusive three- and four-week breaks to tourists, young and old, as a way of escaping the grim realities of home – with prices starting from as little as £23 a day. But is it that easy to just jet away for the winter?

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