Britons are looking to warmer climates as winter takes hold in the UK.
Popular destinations include Egypt and Turkey, according to holiday firm Travel Counsellors with more people looking to 10 or 11-day breaks instead of the traditional fortnight.
Meanwhile the Canary Islands, Dubai and Thailand were top searches on lowcostholidays.co.uk, the online firm said.
Overall bookings were up 20% at Travel Counsellors, while the number visiting www.lowcostholidays.com had jumped 60% since the first snow fell, it said.
Hotels.com reported a huge rise of nearly 700% in searches on its site for holidays in Miami in comparison to last year.
The next-biggest rise was for Granada in Spain, followed by Florence in Italy and Orlando in Florida.
Hotels.com communications director Alison Couper said: “With the cold weather predicted to stay over December, it’s evident holidaymakers want to get as far afield as possible.”
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