Friday, March 19, 2010

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Bargain Holidays


Cheap Holidays – the elusive beast. The first rule of cheap holidays is that the person sitting next to you on the flight paid a lot more than you for the exact same holiday. You might later meet someone by the pool who got an even cheaper holiday. So how do you get to book yourself a bargain package holiday ?

  • Book Online – To keep their costs as low as possible tour operators and travel agencies encourage customers to book online with exclusive discounts for web bookings.
  • Book early – This applies mostly to the highest demand holiday periods, notably the school holidays and Christmas / New Year.
  • Book late – You can get the cheapest holiday by leaving it until the last minute. You do run the risk of not going anywhere though or seriously restricting the choice of holidays you can go on.

Cheapest Beach Holidays 2010 and 2011

Club Torre Vella Apartments, Estartit, Costa Brava, Spain – Stay at Club Torre Vella Apartments 7 nights Self Catering from only £135.89pp. Departs from Stansted Airport 18th Sep 2010. 2 Adults

Olhos D’agua Aparthotel, Olhos de Agua, Algarve, Portugal – Stay at Olhos D’agua Aparthotel 7 nights Self Catering from only £139.61pp. Departs from Gatwick Airport 19th Oct 2010. 3 Adults

Miletos Hotel, Altinkum, Turkey – Stay at Miletos Hotel 7 nights Bed & Breakfast from only £144.84pp. Departs from Manchester Airport 28th Mar 2010. 2 Adults

Vale De Carros Aparthotel, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal – Stay at Vale De Carros Aparthotel 7 nights Self Catering from only £145.25pp. Departs from Bristol International Airport 10th May 2010. 2 Adults

Gran Playa Apartments, Sa Coma, Majorca, Spain – Stay at Gran Playa Apartments 7 nights Self Catering from only £166.51pp. Departs from Gatwick Airport 15th Sep 2010. 2 Adults

You will often find the cheapest package holidays are in the period before Christmas and also in January. Travelling on “strange” dates can also be a clever way to get a great holiday deal. Holidays leaving on the first of January or returning on 24th December or 25th December are examples that holiday companies have to reduce in price in order to encourage people to travel.