A Lancashire woman has paid just £4.85 for a sunshine getaway thanks to a tour operator's mobile app campaign.

Lyn Hinks, from Leyland in Preston, bagged herself a week-long holiday to Costa de Almeria in Spain with Jet2holidays for less than a fiver, after entering the tour operator’s Bid for a Break campaign on its mobile app and placing the lowest unique bid.

After placing her bid, Ms Hinks was told that as she was the only user to bid £4.85 on the holiday and that amount was the lowest, it meant that she had bought the seven-night holiday for two people for that price.

She said: “I am so happy to have bought a holiday with Jet2holidays for £4.85.

"I am looking forward to my break in the sunshine, it will feel great to go on holiday again.

"I urge everyone to get involved and place a bid as you might end up in my position.”

CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, Steve Heapy said: “Congratulations to Lyn and we hope you have a lovely holiday with Jet2holidays.

"We know how much UK holidaymakers want to get away to enjoy some much-needed sunshine and now we are giving them the chance to do just that in a fun way for only a few pence or pounds.

"Everyone deserves the chance to get away and our Bid for a Break campaign offers every person to do just that without breaking the bank, so make sure you have a bid in mind for next week’s holiday.”

The UK’s leading tour operator to destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, is offering holidaymakers the opportunity to bid on their next holiday every week through its mobile app.

There will be a new seven-night holiday available to sunshine hotspots including the Balearics, Canary Islands, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Spain.

Bids will open at 9am on a Monday every week and can be placed until midday on the Thursday, before the lowest unique bid is announced on the same day.

To get involved, all customers need to do is visit Bid for a break | Jet2holidays decide on the price they want to pay and place a bid.

If they are the only user to bid that amount and that amount is the lowest, they will buy the holiday for that price.

To take part, customers need to download the Jet2holidays app on the App Store or Google Play, fill out the form with their contact details, add in their bid to the nearest pence and then cross their fingers.

For bidders who are unsuccessful, they will receive a special discount code giving them £100 off their next holiday with Jet2holidays.

The mobile app from Jet2holidays can be downloaded for free from the App Store or on Google Play. 

For further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com