Top sellers include Sharm el Sheikh, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Costa Blanca, Algarve, Fuerteventura, Costa del Sol, Hurghada and Costa Brava.

Sales and marketing director Paul Riches said: “The terrible weather here and postponed summer holiday plans have driven people to think about getting away for some early winter sun. We’re delighted with how sales have been going so far this season.

“The fact that the winter flight availability has improved so much compared to this time last year, as the industry was still reeling from the XL collapse, has also boosted bookings.

“Euro zone resorts are holding their own against those in Egypt for example as resorts have adjusted prices to make them more competitive, bars and restaurants in particular have been forced to compete more – not just with non-euro destinations but also with the plethora of all-inclusive hotels.”

Looking ahead to January, Riches added that he is expecting to see strong sales continuing for youtravel.com.

“The ruling of the Travel Republic case means that more agents are now getting involved with the DP arena.

“In January we’d expect to see sales mostly for the latter half of the winter season as well as spring and early summer bookings.

The late booking trend is here to stay however we’re well-placed to capitalise on this due to the fast-moving nature of the DP market,” he said.