January is typically the busiest time of year for people making holiday bookings.

The anticipation of Christmas and a New Year has gone, and January blues may have settled in.

According to one of the world's leading tourism groups, TUI, Sunshine Saturdays are the most popular booking days of the year - which this year fell on Saturday January 6.

Many travel companies offer promotions in January to kick-start the year - including discounted fares, package deals and offers - and travellers looking to escape the cold winter months of England are often keen to book.

We asked people in Manchester why they think travel businesses get so much traffic around this time of year and if they have booked any holidays for 2024.