Are you already thinking about holidays for 2018 now Christmas is over?

You can still afford a dream getaway to New York if you book with a certain airline, even if you’ve splashed your cash already on presents.

It’s all thanks to winter flight sales, which offer journeys at a fraction of the price of what they would usually cost.

Norwegian Airlines are offering tickets from the UK to New York starting at less than £100 in their flight sale.

You can travel one way from Belfast to Stewart International Airport in New York for just £99, or from Edinburgh for £125.

Alternatively, you could book a one way route from Gatwick to New York JFK for £139.90.

To get this deal, you just need to remember to book between December 26 2017 and January 15 2018.

The flights are available from February 1 anytime up to the end of May 31 2018.

Other US destinations include Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago and Miami, among others.  

A one way journey from Gatwick to Chicago costs £144.90, or you could fly to Miami for £159.90.

Thomas Ramdahl, Chief Commercial Officer at Norwegian said: “We are delighted to make travel even more affordable with incredible savings to exciting global destinations from the UK and Ireland during our January sale.

These fantastic offers will allow holidaymakers to take advantage of our low fares and fly in comfort on one of the youngest and greenest fleets in the industry.”

Alternatively, if you don’t like flying, there are a number of winter sun holiday destination you can fly to in less than five hours.

Countries such as Tenerife and Morocco in the Canary Islands offer temperatures up to 19 degrees in January.

Valetta in Malta, which is the European Capital of Culture 2018, also offers hot temperatures in January, and it takes just three hours and five minutes to fly there from London.

But do you know which are the hottest countries in the world all year round?