Property in France could see a greater number of Britons stepping through its doors in the first two months of 2011.
With the extra bank holidays associated with the royal wedding planned for April, much of the news relating to the UK travel sector has been focused on the springtime in recent weeks.
However, figures from Sainsbury's Travel Insurance now reveal that more than 13 million Brits are escaping the winter months by heading to warmer climates.
Some 45 per cent of these are expected to visit property in France, Spain and other EU countries.
At 35 per cent of the UK adult population, the number planning to book a break before February is over stands 50 per cent higher than in 2009.
Sainsbury's Travel Insurance reminds the one in five who say they are unlikely to protect their purchase with an insurance policy that arranging cover could prove important should they later experience an illness which prevents them from travelling.
