This week I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the cooler weather in the UK. But with another heatwave looming – temperatures are expected to climb into the high 30s in Paris next week and are already nudging the low 40s in Spain and Portugal – I’ve been looking at how the weather could affect holidays to Europe this summer.
While many of us actively seek out the heat when booking a summer holiday, the temperatures we’ve been seeing can be uncomfortable and, if not managed properly, potentially very dangerous. In fact, in a previous newsletter, The Travel Insider community was almost split down the middle on the subject, but hot holidays just edged it, with 55 per cent of readers saying they’d rather chase the sunshine than escape it. Yet the recent heatwave has also been a stark reminder of the risks posed by extreme temperatures. More than 1,300 deaths have been linked to Europe’s June heatwave, with France alone recording at least 1,000 additional deaths over three days.
