Brits looking to squeeze in one last holiday this year could save money by swapping peak summer for September or October, with new data revealing the cheapest destinations for an autumn getaway. According to new booking data from lastminute.com, the Spanish costas, Tunisia, Morocco and Albania dominate the list of the cheapest destinations for September and October. The Costa Dorada comes out on top as the cheapest destination, with an average price of just £79 per person, per night. The Costa Dorada is a beautiful strip of Mediterranean coastline in Spain’s Catalonia region, southwest of Barcelona with many resorts and beaches that line its coast.
The Costa Dorada is then followed by Sousse in Tunisia (£86pp/pn), the Costa Brava (£87pp/pn), the Albanian Coast (£90pp/pn) and Hammamet (£91pp/pn), also dubbed the “Tunisian Saint-Tropez.” The new data also found that sun and beach destinations now account for 57% of UK September bookings, up from 54% in 2025. Interestingly, Istanbul in Turkey and Krakow, Poland’s capital city, were the only cities to feature on the cheapest destinations for Brits this autumn.
Zante is proving particularly popular among Brits with September bookings up a whopping 189% year-on-year. Rhodes has seen its bookings increasing by 37.6%, while bookings by British holidaymakers heading to the Algarve are up 30.1%. The Costa Blanca has also seen a rise in demand, with September bookings increasing by 27.4%, according to the data.
Average booking values are 32.8% lower in September than August for Antalya, while Crete is 30.7% cheaper and Tenerife is 27.7% cheaper.
Zoe Fidler, Brand and PR Director, lastminute.com said: “September is proving to be a smart time for Brits to squeeze in one last dose of summer, with travellers turning to the likes of Zante and Rhodes for sunshine without the peak-season crowds.
“We’re seeing strong demand for last-minute escapes, showing that it can be better to leave it to the last minute as you can still get good variety and quality deals at the right price.”