Lifestyle Trend: Travel expert’s top trends for anyone booking holiday after payday You Should Know

A travel influencer has shared six holiday trends he predicts for March and April

Travel lovers booking holidays after payday could be in luck thanks to an expert’s destination tips. A travel influencer has revealed six holiday trends he predicts for March and April, and the insight could prove invaluable for anyone seeking a cheap break in the weeks ahead.

The advice was shared in a video posted by Rob Brooks, a travel enthusiast and influencer with holiday company On The Beach. He often shares budget-friendly travel advice, hotel reviews, and holiday tips on TikTok, where he has amassed 114k followers under the username @Robonthebeach.

In a video posted this week, Rob shared ‘six holiday trends’ he is ‘predicting for payday’. He told viewers: “If I got paid today and I had seven days to book a holiday, this is exactly what I’d be doing.

“I’m Rob, I work in travel, and I spend my days deep in holiday data, what people are searching, what people are booking, what’s getting sneakily cheaper. And these are my payday predictions as a holiday expert, and more importantly, exactly how I’d use them.”

Starting his video, Rob predicted that city breaks will soar in popularity. He said: “Short trips are crazy popular in 2026, and I’m seeing loads of demand because people want a quick break without burning loads of annual leave. And when flights price dynamically, weekends get expensive really fast.

“So midweek is currently where the value sits on city breaks. And if I was booking one right now, I’d be looking at a midweek break in Prague, Lisbon or Barcelona. I’d try and line them up with a May bank holiday so you can stretch your time off without paying peak prices.”

For his next prediction, the travel enthusiast said Turkey ‘will see a surge of bookings.’ He said: “You’re getting five-star all-inclusive holidays for the same prices that you’d pay for three-star elsewhere. And interestingly, according to the data, the longer the transfer, the cheaper the holiday.”

The holiday expert also suggested booking your next trip in May. He explained: “May is a perfect crossover for holidays, and I’m seeing some pretty nuts prices in some destinations where the weather is already properly warm.

“Airlines and hotels haven’t quite pushed up the prices yet in line with peak demand, but that demand is now starting to build. So if I was booking today I would lock in a holiday in May in somewhere like Morocco or Egypt, Tunisia or Turkey because they’re hot, reliable and still really good value before summer kicks in.”

Continuing his list, Rob suggested that choosing all-inclusive will be another trend. He also suggested: “Last-minute bookings will spike. There’s a real wait-and-see behaviour with holidaymakers right now.”

Rob shared: “People are watching prices then jumping in to book as soon as they drop. And when airlines and hotels need to fill seats and rooms close to departure, that’s when prices on package holidays suddenly start to dip. If I were going for pure value, I would actually wait and book about seven days before departure, possibly even later than that. It’s risky. But when it works, it really works. I should say, please, only do this if you’re prepared and in a position to take that risk.”

Wrapping up his list, Rob added that he thinks people will treat themselves more this payday. “There’s definitely a bit of a go on then mindset in the UK right now, and I personally think it might be tied to the cost of living creeping up again cause people know prices are only going one way, so they’re locking in the good prices now before they go up. So if I were booking this week, I’d probably stretch my budget a little bit to book a better hotel or a nicer room and lock it in before prices inevitably climb over the next few weeks.”

The video impressed viewers, and several social media users shared questions for Rob. For example, someone asked for his opinion on flight apps. They wrote: “What flight apps are the best, Sky Scanner, going straight to someone like EasyJet or… Google?” Sharing his preferences, Rob said: “Hard to beat Sky Scanner, but I personally like Google Flights as they have a value indicator!”