All-Inclusive Holidays 2026/27

What is actually included, and where?

This is the first thing to settle, because "all-inclusive" means two different things among these fifteen packages and the difference is worth hundreds of pounds in spending money.

Six are all-inclusive throughout. You land, you reach the resort, and meals, drinks and the resort's own entertainment are covered for the whole stay. These are the single-destination beach weeks: Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, Jamaica and the two Mauritius packages.

Nine are multi-centre trips with an all-inclusive beach leg. The city nights at the start are room only on most — you are paying for meals in New York, Toronto, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas or Los Angeles — with breakfast included only in Dubai, Istanbul and Marrakech. The all-inclusive applies once you reach the beach. Each package page spells out which nights are which. Budget for the city half properly, because New York and Dubai are not places to be caught out on food costs.

What "all-inclusive" covers in detail varies by resort: some include premium spirits and à la carte restaurants, some charge for both. The named property for each package is on its own page, and we confirm exactly what is and is not included in writing before you pay.

What does each all-inclusive holiday cost?

All-inclusive throughout, from £1,299pp

City first, all-inclusive beach after, from £499pp

Every price is per person and includes return flights from London and, on the multi-centre trips, the internal flights between your stops. Regional UK departures can be priced on request, at a supplement we confirm at enquiry. More of these pairings are on the multi-centre holidays hub.

When is an all-inclusive holiday cheapest?

September, across every Caribbean package here — and the reason matters more than the saving.

Barbados, St Lucia and Antigua all drop to £1,699pp in September, and Jamaica to £1,599pp. Miami and St Lucia falls to £1,949pp, Las Vegas, LA and Cancún to £1,999pp. September and October are the wettest months of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November. That is not a reason to avoid the Caribbean in September, but it is a reason to know what you are buying.

Barbados sits far enough east that direct hits are uncommon. The more likely September experience is heavy afternoon rain that clears, rather than a named storm. If you would rather not think about it at all, the dry, reliable months are the expensive ones, and the prices below say so.

St Lucia and Antigua peak in February at £2,099pp, not in December. Caribbean high season runs through the northern winter and February is its centre, when the weather is at its most dependable and every hotel knows it.

Mauritius runs on a different calendar entirely. It is cheapest in May and June — £1,299pp and £1,449pp on the two packages — and dearest in December at £1,899pp. It sits in the southern hemisphere, so its winter is the UK's summer, and that winter is mild, dry and the best time to go. Mauritius in June is the clearest value on this page: the low price and the good weather are the same months.

Caribbean or Indian Ocean?

The two groups here answer different questions. If you are weighing up the islands against each other in more detail, our Caribbean island-pair guide goes island by island.

The Caribbean is closer and shorter. Barbados is around eight to nine hours direct from London, and the packages are seven or eight nights, which fits a normal fortnight's leave with days to spare either side. Prices sit between £1,599pp and £1,699pp for a week, and the islands differ more than people expect — St Lucia is mountainous and dramatic, Antigua is beaches and sailing, Barbados is the most developed and easiest to get around, Jamaica has the strongest sense of place.

Mauritius is further but longer and cheaper. The twelve-night package starts at £1,299pp, which is less than seven nights in Barbados. It is a longer flight, so it suits people who want to go for a fortnight rather than a week, and its best weather falls in the UK summer rather than the UK winter — useful if your leave is fixed to the school holidays and you want somewhere reliable in August.

If you want the beach at one end and a city at the other, the pairings in the second table do that, and the multi-centre hub covers how the nights split.

In Jamaica the price hardly moves with the calendar — eight nights all-inclusive run from £1,599pp in September to £1,829pp in July — so the month is a weather decision there, not a money one. The Jamaica guide sets each month's price against its rain days and the hurricane season.

For January specifically, the Caribbean in January guide compares Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua and Jamaica on official weather averages and January prices.

How many nights should you book?

Seven nights is the standard Caribbean week and what Barbados, St Lucia and Antigua are built around. With a flight of eight to nine hours each way, you get five full days at the resort. That is enough to stop working and not quite enough to get restless.

Eight to twelve nights is where the all-inclusive model earns its keep. Jamaica at eight nights from £1,599pp and Mauritius at ten or twelve from £1,299pp cost less per night than the seven-night trips, because the flight is the fixed cost and the extra nights are the cheap part. If you can take the leave, the longer package is usually better value than the shorter one.

Ten nights or more is the norm for the long-haul city-and-beach pairings, so that each half gets a real stay; anything shorter and the city leg becomes a stopover. Marrakech and Agadir is the exception at seven nights — three in the city, four on the beach — because the transfer between them is a road journey of about three hours rather than a flight.

For Marrakech and Agadir, the Marrakech holidays guide sets each month's price for the seven nights against the weather in the city and on the coast.

Which all-inclusive holiday should you choose?

If you want the most nights for the money

Istanbul and Antalya at £699pp for ten nights, seven of them all-inclusive, is the lowest cost per night here. For a trip all-inclusive throughout, Mauritius at £1,299pp for up to twelve nights is the best value, and May and June are both its cheapest months and among its best for weather.

If you want the shortest flight

Marrakech and Agadir from £499pp, or Istanbul and Antalya from £699pp — far shorter flights than the Caribbean or the Indian Ocean. For the Caribbean, Barbados at £1,699pp for seven nights is around eight to nine hours direct from London, with departures from Manchester and Birmingham as well as London on that package.

If you want scenery rather than just a beach

St Lucia at £1,699pp. The Pitons and the rainforest interior give you somewhere to go when lying down loses its appeal, which is not true of every island on this list.

If you are travelling with children

Jamaica at £1,599pp for eight nights, or Orlando, Miami and Jamaica at £1,879pp for twelve if the parks are the point. More in our family holidays collection. All-inclusive suits families better than any other board basis, because the constant small costs that make a holiday stressful are already paid.

If it is a honeymoon

Dubai and the Maldives at £1,779pp, with three nights of city and seven all-inclusive in the Maldives. Antigua at £1,699pp is the Caribbean equivalent for couples who would rather not move at all.

If you want a city and a beach in one trip

Marrakech and Agadir from £499pp, then Istanbul and Antalya from £699pp, are the cheapest ways to do it here; New York and Barbados at £1,149pp for ten nights is the cheapest long-haul version. Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Cancún at £1,999pp for twelve is the fullest.

For Istanbul and Antalya, the Turkey holidays guide sets every month's price for the ten nights against the weather in the city and on the coast.

What changes the price of an all-inclusive holiday?

• The month. Barbados runs from £1,699pp to £1,949pp, St Lucia and Antigua from £1,699pp to £2,099pp, Mauritius from £1,299pp to £1,899pp. This moves the price more than anything else on the list.
• Nights. Several packages are sold as a range — Mauritius at seven, ten or twelve nights. The headline price is the shortest option, and the longer ones usually cost less per night.
• Resort and room grade. The named property for each package is on its own page, described as that hotel or similar. Swim-up rooms, adults-only sections and suite categories are quoted individually.
• What the all-inclusive covers. Premium spirits, à la carte dining and some activities are included at certain resorts and chargeable at others. This is the detail worth asking about before you compare two prices.
• Departure airport. All prices are from London. Barbados and Jamaica also have Manchester and Birmingham departures listed on their own packages; regional departures on the others are priced on request, at a supplement we confirm at enquiry.

What do you need to enter these countries?

Checked against GOV.UK foreign travel advice in September 2026. Rules change, and we re-confirm yours before you travel.

Two of these catch people out, so read them rather than assuming the Caribbean works the same everywhere.

• St Lucia allows a maximum of six weeks, not the 90 days most of the region gives. An online immigration form must be completed no more than three days before you arrive. Your passport needs an expiry date after the day you leave — no extra months required.
• Antigua and Barbuda gives 90 days but needs your passport valid six months past arrival, and an onward or return ticket. ArriveAntigua.com is optional rather than required, whatever else you may read, and only works on a phone or tablet within 72 hours of travel.
• Barbados: no visa. The immigration and customs form must be completed online before arrival, and an onward or return ticket is required. Departure tax of BBD$55 for passengers aged 2 and over is normally included in the ticket.
• Jamaica: no visa, usually 90 days. Passport valid for the duration of your stay with two blank pages. The Immigration and Customs Form C5 must be completed online before arrival — this one is mandatory.
• Mauritius: no visa, up to 60 days. Passport valid for the length of your stay with one blank page. The Mauritius All in One travel form is completed online and you print the QR code for the airport.
• Mexico, for Cancún: no visa, entry stamp up to 180 days. The online immigration form applies to land entry only, so a flight into Cancún does not need one. Border control may ask for a return ticket and proof of funds.
• USA, for New York, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas and Los Angeles: ESTA required before you fly, $40.27, valid two years. It applies to transit as well as entry, which matters on any routing that connects through a US airport on the way to the Caribbean.
• Maldives: free 30-day visa on arrival, passport valid one month past arrival, and the IMUGA traveller declaration within 96 hours before your flight lands.
• UAE, for Dubai: visitor visa free on arrival, up to 90 days. Passport valid six months past arrival.
• Turkey: no visa for tourism, up to 90 days in any 180. Passport valid at least 150 days from arrival, with a blank page.
• Morocco: no visa for up to 90 days. Passport valid at least three months from arrival, and undamaged.

Who all-inclusive holidays suit

• Anyone who wants the holiday budget settled before they leave, with no daily arithmetic about lunch.
• Families, where the constant small costs are what make a holiday feel expensive.
• Travellers who want to stop making decisions for a week.
• Groups splitting a bill, because there is no bill to split.
• People going somewhere where eating outside the resort is difficult, impractical or expensive — which describes most of the Maldives.

Who might prefer something else

• If eating out is the point of travelling for you, all-inclusive works against that. You pay for food you then walk past. A half-board or room-only beach holiday in the same destination costs less and leaves the evenings open.
• If you want to explore the island, you will be leaving the resort during meals and paying twice. St Lucia and Jamaica in particular reward getting out.
• If you drink little or nothing, a meaningful share of what you are paying for is the bar. The sums rarely work.
• If you want a short break, the shortest all-inclusive here is seven nights. A city break is the better format for two to four nights.
• If your dates are fixed to February, this is the most expensive month in the Caribbean — St Lucia and Antigua both reach £2,099pp. Mauritius or a city-and-beach pairing may give you more for the same money.

How we book it

Every package here is ATOL 10713 protected and we hold IATA accreditation 91285611. All fifteen are held with a deposit of £99 per person, with the balance due before travel.

Prices are the ones we hold today, shown in full on the page, per person, including flights. Caribbean winter dates and anything over Christmas sell early, and February is both the busiest and the dearest month, so if those are your dates it is worth starting the conversation sooner than feels necessary.