Holidays

117 M34 said:
Where do people find reasonably priced holidays?
Usually book with TUI as cater for kids well but next year's prices look really expensive.
Usually go all inclusive but thinking of doing half board next year to keep costs down but even then it's crazy money just for a week in Spain.
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I find booking separately keeps the costs down, in Tenerife at the minute staying SC in a decent hotel with kids club etc. 9 nights for 4 of us has cost 1100 in total.

Look at flying in and out of different airports too. We saved 400 flying out of Edinburgh and back to Manchester. Train to Edinburgh cost us £42 for the four of us..
 
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117 M34 said:
Where do people find reasonably priced holidays?
Usually book with TUI as cater for kids well but next year's prices look really expensive.
Usually go all inclusive but thinking of doing half board next year to keep costs down but even then it's crazy money just for a week in Spain.
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I skyscanner "everywhere" from the airport I want on the dates I want, and see what's reasonable cost wise. I then take a look at hotel options in those areas. It's always cheaper to do it that way. I've got three kids and it was coming in at £5k for a holiday to pretty shite places in Europe this summer. I've ended up spending a lot fucking less booking separately. It's still about 50% more than the previous summer prices and next year doesn't seem to be looking much better at the moment doing a package deal.
 
117 M34 said:
Where do people find reasonably priced holidays?
Usually book with TUI as cater for kids well but next year's prices look really expensive.
Usually go all inclusive but thinking of doing half board next year to keep costs down but even then it's crazy money just for a week in Spain.
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Assuming you're tied to school holidays, have a look at Easyjet Holidays.
They sometimes have some very good prices across Europe for peak dates.

Olympic Holidays can be good for deals to Greece too.
 
bennyboy said:
Madrid for a week in September the Monday after the Fulham game.
Booked all my visits online.The first time I have done this so I have my days filled with things to do.
Tuesday..Thyssen and the Royal collection gallery.
Wednesday...Tour to San Lorenzo.
Thursday...The Prado.
Friday....Tour to Toledo.
Saturday....Museum Sorolla and a Sorolla exhibition at the Royal Palace.
Sunday....Liria Palace.
It makes me get out and about and no days wasted doing nothing

Hope it works out.
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The Prado is absolute quality, superb museum, could spend a whole day in there looking at the paintings, enjoy!
 
Jesus H Gabz said:
I’ve heard holiday pirates is good (but haven’t used em) I’m like you, always had kids to think about, now grandkids, so TUI/Jet2 for free child places is the go too. In June we paid £900 for 2A 1K all inclusive to Majorca, £1300 self catering to Gran Canaria in July, and just booked somewhere near Barcelona HB for £900 in early September (all for a week) all with TUI, but booked through Holiday hypermarket who offer blue light card discount of £30 without checking credentials (shhhh) the Mrs card is still in date but she no longer works in the NHS, if you do you can get £100 discount with TUI
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Good call with the Holiday Hypermarket who are in essence TUI in disguise, pricing their own identical holidays cheaper albeit on a different portal.
 
bennyboy said:
Madrid for a week in September the Monday after the Fulham game.
Booked all my visits online.The first time I have done this so I have my days filled with things to do.
Tuesday..Thyssen and the Royal collection gallery.
Wednesday...Tour to San Lorenzo.
Thursday...The Prado.
Friday....Tour to Toledo.
Saturday....Museum Sorolla and a Sorolla exhibition at the Royal Palace.
Sunday....Liria Palace.
It makes me get out and about and no days wasted doing nothing

Hope it works out.
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Looking good. Without doubt one of my favourite cities. If you like your art galleries there's one significant omission....Reina Sofia. Unless you've been there before of course :)
 
beehive_bob said:
Looking good. Without doubt one of my favourite cities. If you like your art galleries there's one significant omission....Reina Sofia. Unless you've been there before of course :)
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Not my thing modern art.Will visit in the evening when you get in for free.
 
Blue Maverick said:
Where did you stay, I did a 4 month tour from Sept 88- Jan 89, got sick of penguins lol.
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At Liberty lodge in Stanley. It’s run by the Falklands veterans foundation for veterans of 82 to stay. Flight via crab air from Brize for £248,and a donation for the accommodation. I took the Mrs this time. She paid full fare, and loved the place.
 
117 M34 said:
Where do people find reasonably priced holidays?
Usually book with TUI as cater for kids well but next year's prices look really expensive.
Usually go all inclusive but thinking of doing half board next year to keep costs down but even then it's crazy money just for a week in Spain.
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Prices are crazy in school holidays. We are in Lanzarote at the moment and it is absolutely rammed in Playa Blanca. No signs of a looming recession here.
 
117 M34 said:
I know. I'm going to gran canaria next week. 4 grand for 2 adults and 2 kids.
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Wouldn’t have been that long ago when that would have got you a couple of weeks in the Maldives. We paid about £3200 for 3 of us for a 8 nights and that’s B&B! Nice hotels but still a lot of dough. Spent a fortune this year with football trips and holidays.
 
Got couple nights in Lulworth Cove Dorset in couple weeks time. Week in Nice in September and just booked Paris Disney for my other halfs birthday in January
 
After a lean couple of months (damn school holiday prices), back on the holiday saddle this weekend with a trip to Budva for 3 nights....need somewhere for the Sheff Utd game if anyone knows of a decent place.

That's then followed by Kos/Bodrum in September, Vegas/Palm Springs for my mates wedding in October and Zanzibar in November (with a view to adding a 1 day safari into the mix)

Also got one night in Carcassonne at the end of September too.

I fucking love travel.
 
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