Not Just Travel reports record sales day on Blue Monday

Not Just Travel reported its biggest sales day on record on January 17 with an average booking value of £5,000.

The homeworking group said in a trading update that sales were three times greater than last year.

Steve Witt said that Monday was a record day in terms of passenger booking numbers. The summer availability is beginning to get limited, so customers are making faster decisions to buy their holiday now.

Ami Wood made more than half a million dollars in her first week as a travel consultant, despite only finishing her training on January 7. She has made a lot of money since then.

She said that she had been on her laptop all day. I have had great support and training from The Travel Franchise and I am loving my job. I can't wait to start.

The Canary Islands, Turkey and Greece are among the most popular short-haul destinations according to Not Just Travel.

Not Just Travel said there had been many bookings for cruises, ski and Christmas Lapland trips.