General Holiday Enquiries, Hints and Tips

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I don't go on holiday peak time due to two factors, main one work, and the second one cost. I went to Ireland in October and the weather was a surprise, we had some fluke HEATWAVE, yes, really, an heatwave in October in Ireland. I paid just under £500 for a weeks stay, cottage, travel ete incuded,

Probably not what you wanted to hear, but here is my input anyway.
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don't think you will get to many last minute deals in summer because when schools are closed prices normally stay high.
i always go away in august as we have a girl aged 13. i've had some fair (in my opinion)prices but never cheap. i also try to get away in october and i have had some rock bottom prices for last minute deals.
not what you want to hear sorry
regards tracey
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I got a great last minute holiday to Hurghada in December :tup
Because we would be going to our daughters around 17th December I decided to look for any holiday returning to Gatwick on that date.
I looked on Thomson and Thomas Cooks website and found this holiday for £355 each for 2 weeks AI.
All the other hotels here,Sharm and El Gouna were nearly twice the price so I looked at the reviews on TA and the recent ones were very good.
I didnt expect the agent in Thomas Cooks travel shop to match the price but she did.
It was one of the best hotels I have stayed in as it had a water park,bowling alley,11 restaurants etc and Thomas Cook customers had the use of the sister hotel and all the facilities I looked to see how much it would be to return this year at the same time and at the moment it is over £700 each. :yikes It was our 4th holiday in 2010 so the price was definitely a bonus. :sun2
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Yes!

We booked, we travelled and returned home again - safely.

How's that for success?
:cheers

Shell
Limassol, Cyprus
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In 2008, I manage the following on a package holiday

£100 discount
10% online discount
booking through work benefits, 25% discount, plus add my works discount 10%

Holiday was discounted by 45%, original cost of holiday £1250, after discount got holiday for just under £500

Did get this the follwoing year, as travel firm pulled out of the works dicounted benefits for work employees
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