Jet2holidays has reduced the amount by two-third that the travellers have to give as a deposit, which is from £150 to £50 per booking. The Leeds Bradford Airport installed tour operator – portion of the budget airline Jet2 - is discarding its strategy of questioning customers for second-level deposits closer to the date of departure.

General manager Mandy Round says: 'We understand how expensive Christmas can be for families which can make January booking prohibitively expensive for some. With our new low deposit rate we're allowing families who, in the past, may have missed out on the bargains, the chance to join the January and February rush for holiday bookings'.

'We have removed the complicated process of initial deposits and second-level payments meaning if, for some reason the customer has to cancel, they only lose the single fee of £50. We are also getting rid of the rather odd tactic of requesting second-level deposits prior to departure. This is extremely common within the industry, but we believe this 'loan' from customer to holiday company is unnecessary and out-of-date and we are calling on all tour operators to match our move'.

The flights from budget airline Jet2 in along with lodging and various other added extras is being used by the holiday company to organize packaged holidays. Jet2 oblige 36 European destinations from Leeds Bradford; 24 from Manchester; 16 from Newcastle; 7 from Blackpool; 14 from Belfast International; and 8 from Edinburgh.