Holidays

Dirty Harry said:
Just arrived in Turkey, seems 100 Turkish lira is now worth £3 as opposed to £5 a couple of weeks ago, not a money man, but that’s quite a big chunk of a difference.
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I was in Alanya last month £1.00 was 30TL and bars outside of my all inclusive resort were charging 200TL plus for a pint of lager so £6+.
Turkey is no longer cheap a can of coke was 4 euro.
They have inflation at 70% and the tourist is copping for it. The Russians can go there but they are jumping ship and going to Egypt and Cyprus instead.
Fellow holiday makers who I spoke to while away said they would not be returning and neither will I.
 
Stephen Ireland's pants said:
If anyone fancying a trip to Mexico wants a cheap last minute deal then have a look at Tui. They have got loads at half price . Never been myself and think there's always a catch .
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Last year I went to Cancun with Tui on the 27th Sept for two weeks. Imagine my horror to see the price of my holiday had been slashed by £1600. If I would have waited. Judging by your post and my experience last year if you want to go to Mexico late Sep early Oct wait till they reduce the price mid September.
There was no catch just reducing the price to fill the plane and hotels.
I have just had a look and 2 weeks at the Rui Cancun where I stayed last year has dropped from £2317pp to £1376pp a saving of over £1800 on two travelling.
 
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m7mcfc said:
Last year I went to Cancun with Tui on the 27th Sept for two weeks. Imagine my horror to see the price of my holiday had been slashed by £1600. If I would have waited. Judging by your post and my experience last year if you want to go to Mexico late Sep early Oct wait till they reduce the price mid September.
There was no catch just reducing the price to fill the plane and hotels.
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Yeah It looks like the days of booking in advance is not the cheapest way . If your a little flexible and willing to got to a location that's on offer then it's probably better to wait. They really were half price and I thought there must be a catch, possibly weather or like .
 
m7mcfc said:
I was in Alanya last month £1.00 was 30TL and bars outside of my all inclusive resort were charging 200TL plus for a pint of lager so £6+.
Turkey is no longer cheap a can of coke was 4 euro.
They have inflation at 70% and the tourist is copping for it. The Russians can go there but they are jumping ship and going to Egypt and Cyprus instead.
Fellow holiday makers who I spoke to while away said they would not be returning and neither will I.
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Yes mate, Erdogan has made a right fuck up here, doing what Greece did and trying to make tourism bail them out, also, been to the markets today, charging £5 less for knock-offs when you can get the same genuine thing from M and M etc.

Luckily her Dad who lives here it isn’t affecting his pension, but they’re not taking visa or debit where we are and asking for £s so they can change it when it suits them better, think they’ll be waiting a long time.
 
First day back at work after a week in tunisia.
Had a brilliant holiday.
Countdown starts now for gambia in December.
Booking tunisia again today for next September same hotel but 2 weeks this time
 
Dirty Harry said:
Yes mate, Erdogan has made a right fuck up here, doing what Greece did and trying to make tourism bail them out, also, been to the markets today, charging £5 less for knock-offs when you can get the same genuine thing from M and M etc.

Luckily her Dad who lives here it isn’t affecting his pension, but they’re not taking visa or debit where we are and asking for £s so they can change it when it suits them better, think they’ll be waiting a long time.
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Got back from Kalkan on Thursday. Exchange rate was 33.01 in the shops for both weeks. Found that eating out was not far off what we pay in the UK. Not being a beer drinker, I like the odd cocktail but at £10 a pop, I didn't bother and stuck to house red which is not bad.

The market had prices shown in pounds which I had not seen before but is, presumably, for the reasons you mention.

On the plus side, great holiday and the turtles were swimming in the bathing area every day which kept the Mrs happy.
 
Betterdeedthan red said:
First day back at work after a week in tunisia.
Had a brilliant holiday.
Countdown starts now for gambia in December.
Booking tunisia again today for next September same hotel but 2 weeks this time
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Can you please share the name of the hotel? We were thinking to go there in February.
I will be testing a new hotel booking API providers https://zoftify.com/blog/top-8-international-hotel-booking-api-providers and see if i can add the name to our booking system too. We only want to work with the best hotels and chains in order to keep our customers happy.
 
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Newman Noggs said:
Got back from Kalkan on Thursday. Exchange rate was 33.01 in the shops for both weeks. Found that eating out was not far off what we pay in the UK. Not being a beer drinker, I like the odd cocktail but at £10 a pop, I didn't bother and stuck to house red which is not bad.

The market had prices shown in pounds which I had not seen before but is, presumably, for the reasons you mention.

On the plus side, great holiday and the turtles were swimming in the bathing area every day which kept the Mrs happy.
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My other half’s Dad and his wife are visiting us atm (they live in Kalkan), they said pretty much the same, just gone really expensive.

I’m like you, not a big beer fan but do like cocktails, luckily we’re at an all inclusive and would rather just drink water than pay even half that otherwise.

Personally didn’t see anything in £s but there was lots of ‘we sell xxxxxxxxxxxxxL sizes’, but only in English, not sure what they were getting at ;-).

Glad you had a great holiday too though mate, we’re on our way back Wednesday, when the temperatures seem to be dipping into the high 20s.
 
diegoalv said:
Can you please share the name of the hotel?
We were thinking to go there in February
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Sahara beach resort.
Some bits are a little bit tierd internally.
But the external part of the hotel is amazing.
Two massive pools.
Right on the beach.
It's a brilliant place
 
Quick question:

Awful month and a planned break had to be put on hold as my mother was very ill (and sadly passed away).

I want to book a week away somewhere. My daughter wants to go back to Cornwall as we missed it this year (and we love going) but no chance I'm going in October so will wait till May next year for that.

However, she's not keen on travelling to Europe (she's autistic and has given no reason for not wanting to go) but my son (13) will.

So it's a uk break somewhere, or a trip to somewhere abroad (I do fancy Palma - a mix of a rare pool holiday but with a cultural addition in Palma).

Was told to steer clear of booking.com but where else do I go (I'm hoping for next week, or the week after at the latest). Package holiday (with little time to research how decent the hotels may be) or find a deal on a hotel then find a flight?

Jump on the traditional high street Travel Agents? Use Sky Scanner?

I have a budget of around £1.5k tops and it's been so long since I've left the UK I've lost touch in holiday booking.

Any advice would be (as ever) greatly appreciated.
 
somapop said:
Quick question:

Awful month and a planned break had to be put on hold as my mother was very ill (and sadly passed away).

I want to book a week away somewhere. My daughter wants to go back to Cornwall as we missed it this year (and we love going) but no chance I'm going in October so will wait till May next year for that.

However, she's not keen on travelling to Europe (she's autistic and has given no reason for not wanting to go) but my son (13) will.

So it's a uk break somewhere, or a trip to somewhere abroad (I do fancy Palma - a mix of a rare pool holiday but with a cultural addition in Palma).

Was told to steer clear of booking.com but where else do I go (I'm hoping for next week, or the week after at the latest). Package holiday (with little time to research how decent the hotels may be) or find a deal on a hotel then find a flight?

Jump on the traditional high street Travel Agents? Use Sky Scanner?

I have a budget of around £1.5k tops and it's been so long since I've left the UK I've lost touch in holiday booking.

Any advice would be (as ever) greatly appreciated.
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holidayhypermarket.co.uk Worth a look, it's where TUI sell their 'bargains', I've booked a couple off there, transfers & luggage included in the prices.

Also if you book flights separately via skyscanner or wherever you could try airbandb for some decent accommodation, just make sure you read reviews on the places and you should be right.
 
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nw42 said:
holidayhypermarket.co.uk Worth a look, it's where TUI sell their 'bargains', I've booked a couple off there, transfers & luggage included in the prices.

Also if you book flights separately via skyscanner or wherever you could try airbandb for some decent accommodation, just make sure you read reviews on the places and you should be right.
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Good shout - will give this a whirl (and I'd forgotten about TUI).

Thanks mate.
 
nw42 said:
holidayhypermarket.co.uk Worth a look, it's where TUI sell their 'bargains', I've booked a couple off there, transfers & luggage included in the prices.

Also if you book flights separately via skyscanner or wherever you could try airbandb for some decent accommodation, just make sure you read reviews on the places and you should be right.
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Jet2 are a good operator and if you join their email listings you can get 10% off their flights and 15% off all their holidays. But do check to see if their deal is actually a deal in the first place by comparing other carriers offerings

As you mentioned Holiday hypermarket are TUI in disguise with cheaper pricing. Check also to see if its cheaper by booking on an app. Like many the Hypermarket allow further discounts to NHS workers.
 
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my wife and i looking to book a ski holiday for February, never been before and dont know where to start. Complete novice in both respects.

Any websites, or advice id be gratfull
 
somapop said:
Quick question:

Awful month and a planned break had to be put on hold as my mother was very ill (and sadly passed away).

I want to book a week away somewhere. My daughter wants to go back to Cornwall as we missed it this year (and we love going) but no chance I'm going in October so will wait till May next year for that.

However, she's not keen on travelling to Europe (she's autistic and has given no reason for not wanting to go) but my son (13) will.

So it's a uk break somewhere, or a trip to somewhere abroad (I do fancy Palma - a mix of a rare pool holiday but with a cultural addition in Palma).

Was told to steer clear of booking.com but where else do I go (I'm hoping for next week, or the week after at the latest). Package holiday (with little time to research how decent the hotels may be) or find a deal on a hotel then find a flight?

Jump on the traditional high street Travel Agents? Use Sky Scanner?

I have a budget of around £1.5k tops and it's been so long since I've left the UK I've lost touch in holiday booking.

Any advice would be (as ever) greatly appreciated.
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I always use skyscanner, search one way only and then the return separately. Also search the whole month and pick the cheapest day if you're flexible. A flight could be £40 one day but £100 the next.
Find accommodation with Airbnb or Booking. Com, we've never had issues with either. Last week we found flights to lanzarote for £37 out and £43 return.
 
Looking forward to Crete next international break hopefully Manchester Airport will be better than the last time we used it.

Added bonus that I've found out after booking is that my lads RAF squadron has a memorial from WWII less than half a mile from where we're staying.
 
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