Extreme heat driving British tourists away from the Med. Here’s where they’re going instead

Staysure recorded a 24 per cent rise in travel insurance policy sales for trips to Norway - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

British travellers are booking holidays to cooler climates as heatwaves rage across much of Europe, according to data from leading travel analysts.

Kayak, a travel search engine, said that flight searches to cooler domestic and international destinations are “climbing sharply” year-on-year.