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Julie Delahaye

Eurostar has a huge sale with tickets from £39 to Paris, Brussels and Lille

Eurostar is giving Brits the opportunity to snap up some cheap holidays this summer thanks to a huge new sale.

The high-speed rail services has slashed prices on thousands of fares, with tickets from £39 each way available to Paris, Brussels, Lille and Rotterdam.

There's a generous window of travel dates to enjoy too, as there are deals for travel between May 4 and August 24. Basically, it's ideal whether you're tied to the school holidays or not.

The cheap fares are all based on a London departure, and include perks such as a baggage allowance with no weight restrictions.

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The deals are already available to book on Eurostar.com, although it's worth noting you'll need to book by April 26 when the sale ends. There are 68,000 seats included as part of the sale - but once they're gone, that's it.

Of course during the pandemic travel plans can change, so the rail service has said all its tickets are flexible with a no exchange fee up to seven days before your departure.

For families planning to finally tick Disneyland Paris off the bucket list, visiting Mickey Mouse and his friends has also become a little easier after Eurostar brought back its direct Disneyland Paris trains earlier this year.

You can nab tickets from £39 each way to Paris in the sale (Getty Images)

The route had been temporarily suspended due to the impact of the Covid pandemic, but operations resumed at the end of March.

If you are planning a trip, make sure to check the entry requirements before you book a holiday as the destinations offered by Eurostar do continue to have Covid travel rules in place for Brits.

For example, The Netherlands are currently only open to fully vaccinated travellers, while in France and Belgium you can visit if you are unvaccinated but you'll need proof of a negative Covid test result.

Always check the latest Foreign Office travel advice for a destination before booking or going on a trip as this will cover the key information you need to know.

As well as Covid travel rules, make sure to check your passport. The Home Office has urged Brits to check their documents now ahead of the summer holidays, due to delays in the processing of new passport applications, which includes renewals.

The government anticipates a backlog following the impact of the pandemic; it's estimated that over five million people have delayed their passport applications in 2020 and 2021.

As a result, UK travellers waiting for passports could be left in the process for up to 10 weeks - and if you've got a holiday booked, you don't want to risk being unable to go on your trip because you've left it too late.

Do you feel confident in booking holidays abroad, or are you put off by Covid restrictions? Let us know in the comments below.

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