Also... Having gone myself to check, to go to Alicante this weekend for 7 nights, flights only. The airlines want this:
Easyjet: £193.48 Fri-Fri (this surprised me, not bad) £207.48 Sun-Sun
Jet2: £286.40 Sat-Sat, £248 Sun-Sun
Ryanair: £303.98 (£235.98 Sun-Sun)
Thomson: £479 Sat-Sat, £389 Sat-Sun (Saturday redeye)
Then you need a suitcase... And of course your family will want to sit together... Damn, did we sort that travel insurance or do we need some?