A new travel megastore at Lakeside is putting holidays under the hammer - and MyTravel, which officially opens a week on Saturday at West Thurrock, has already auctioned a holiday to a couple from Canvey for £1 each.

Cheers - the store's Ruth Gardiner pours the bubbly for happy holiday pair Terry and Jan Pierce. Picture: Dave HENDERSON EQNMV2

Terry and Jan Pierce, of Linropin Avenue, Canvey, were due to fly out to Tenerife today.

A spokeswoman for the store said: "Opening bids start from £1 with five holidays available each week."

Liz Davies, retail operations director of MyTravel, said: "Our research about what holidaymakers want indicates that they want their holiday experience to start the moment they contemplate making a booking.

"That means the instant they step into one of our stores they expect that holiday spirit to be present and want to be reassured that they are making the right holiday choice."

The store will be open seven days a week.

Published Friday October 11, 2002

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