Up to 1.8 million holidaymakers will be heading abroad this weekend as the majority of British schools break up for the summer, ABTA calculates.
Traffic through the main airports will be busy with an estimated 415,000 leaving from Heathrow, 240,000 Gatwick, 140,000 Stansted, 150,000 Manchester, 65,000 Birmingham and 130,000 from the main Scottish airports.
Hundreds of thousands will also be travelling through smaller regional airports and crossing the channel by ferry or tunnel.
Spain is still the number one destination with the Balearic Islands selling well, despite the strength of the euro, ABTA says. Turkey and Egypt have seen significant growth and the US has performed better than many of its competitors.
Capacity cuts made by the major tour operators has meant that there are fewer late deals available for the peak summer but flexible travellers can still find offers.
