TUI has slashed holiday prices by up to £800, and says it has more free kids places “than ever”.

Holidaymakers can save up to £800 on long-haul holidays or up to £350 on summer destinations closer to home, the airline and travel operator has said.

The travel firm is offering up to £350 off summer package holidays and up to £800 off last-minute Easter holidays as well as up to £800 off long-haul holidays, up to £270 off holidays exclusively for app users, more free kid’s places than ‘ever before’ and up to £800 off Marella Cruises.

The deals include up to £350 off selected package holidays in June and up to £350 off selected holidays to Greece in May and June. As well as up to £150 off selected Canary Islands holidays in May and June, the travel operator has also said.

Andrew Flintham, Managing Director at TUI UK and Ireland commented: “The additional hotels on sale for next summer is testament to positive bookings we’ve seen across seasons.

“Appetite to travel is stronger than ever and we are continually focussed on offering our customers more flexibility and choice than any other provider.

“We can do this with our unrivalled regional flying programme from 20 regional airports across the UK, strong hotelier partnerships, our growing TUI cities programme and our owned concepts like TUI Blue.”