January is typically the busiest time of year for people making holiday bookings. <br /><br />The anticipation of Christmas and a New Year has gone, and January blues may have settled in.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.