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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Who do you book your holidays with?

Iv always booked with FirstChoice. I like the All Inclusive.

I'd like to find cheaper holidays though.

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By *ea and SugarCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Ive booked ours separately last couple of years.

Booked flights direct with airline, booked hotel through travel republic, and transfers through yellowfish.

Think it worked out cheaper, seemed a good deal anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

Phone up the campsite and away we go no need for clothes apart for shopping at tescos

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We tend to book flights accommodation and transfers separately,though this year we let jet2 sort the lot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep, book individual elements seperately and you can save a packet.

OP, if you're flexible enough to go at any time or day of the week, have a look at how the flight charges vary over a week or so.

eg return flight from France Sat/Sun £110 each, Mon £20.

Some good deals on accomodation in Yorkshire at the mo.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Phone up the campsite and away we go no need for clothes apart for shopping at tescos "

We don't even phone ahead....we just turn up on the offchance

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"Who do you book your holidays with?

Iv always booked with FirstChoice. I like the All Inclusive.

I'd like to find cheaper holidays though. "

I book with FirstChoice a lot too.

Although went on a holiday with a friend last year and they booked the hotel online and flights direct with Ryanair, seemed to work out a lot cheaper. We just caught a bus from the airport to the hotel.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach"

Oooooh I might try emailing the hotel and enquiring about prices

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Phone up the campsite and away we go no need for clothes apart for shopping at tescos

We don't even phone ahead....we just turn up on the offchance "

Oh but we do take clothes

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Daddy travel agents for abroad, mummy travel agents for statcations

My dad loves looking at holidays online even if he isn't planning on going on one and he has all day to do it lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Daddy travel agents for abroad, mummy travel agents for statcations

My dad loves looking at holidays online even if he isn't planning on going on one and he has all day to do it lol "

Would he like to find one for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Teletex holidays has some decent deals on, I'm booking with them this year all inclusive Turkey and Tunisia is really cheap at the mo

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Teletex holidays has some decent deals on, I'm booking with them this year all inclusive Turkey and Tunisia is really cheap at the mo "

Oooh how much for Turkey? All inclusive in sept?

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

My OH will look online and find the cheapest deals,sometimes it's with a big company other times its not

Hes happy dealing with hotels direct and then booking flights and sorting transfers himself,it all depends on the price

I get bored looking after half an hour but he loves to hunt down a bargain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach

Oooooh I might try emailing the hotel and enquiring about prices "

That may not be your best option OP, but try it anyway.

The major tour and travel companies block book a number of rooms in advance, lets say 100 rooms per week throughout the season, and thus get a "bargain rate". They then have to shift them to punters, often at bargain prices just to get rid.

Whereas a hotel direct will try get their full rack rate from you, they won't be selling the travel companies rooms. Hence invariably dearer.

Word is that looking for a "cheaper deal" is best done 3 weeks before departure, not last minute.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Booking.com, Travel Republic, Olympic (for my Greek hols), but recently I've become more intrepid and started emailing the hotels direct then booking the flights separately.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach

Oooooh I might try emailing the hotel and enquiring about prices

That may not be your best option OP, but try it anyway.

The major tour and travel companies block book a number of rooms in advance, lets say 100 rooms per week throughout the season, and thus get a "bargain rate". They then have to shift them to punters, often at bargain prices just to get rid.

Whereas a hotel direct will try get their full rack rate from you, they won't be selling the travel companies rooms. Hence invariably dearer.

Word is that looking for a "cheaper deal" is best done 3 weeks before departure, not last minute."

I was quoted £280 on Booking.com for a hotel. I emailed them direct and got the same number for nights for £187. Result

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach

Oooooh I might try emailing the hotel and enquiring about prices

That may not be your best option OP, but try it anyway.

The major tour and travel companies block book a number of rooms in advance, lets say 100 rooms per week throughout the season, and thus get a "bargain rate". They then have to shift them to punters, often at bargain prices just to get rid.

Whereas a hotel direct will try get their full rack rate from you, they won't be selling the travel companies rooms. Hence invariably dearer.

Word is that looking for a "cheaper deal" is best done 3 weeks before departure, not last minute."

Noted. Thankyou

Iv been looking at all sorts of dates.. Not seen any bargains, esp for a solo person

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Teletex holidays has some decent deals on, I'm booking with them this year all inclusive Turkey and Tunisia is really cheap at the mo

Oooh how much for Turkey? All inclusive in sept? "

£160 I'm off on 19th get on it

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Booking.com, Travel Republic, Olympic (for my Greek hols), but recently I've become more intrepid and started emailing the hotels direct then booking the flights separately."

Iv only ever used Booking.Com for UK, do they have hotels in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Teletex holidays has some decent deals on, I'm booking with them this year all inclusive Turkey and Tunisia is really cheap at the mo

Oooh how much for Turkey? All inclusive in sept?

£160 I'm off on 19th get on it "

£160!!!? Get away! Can't be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach

Oooooh I might try emailing the hotel and enquiring about prices

That may not be your best option OP, but try it anyway.

The major tour and travel companies block book a number of rooms in advance, lets say 100 rooms per week throughout the season, and thus get a "bargain rate". They then have to shift them to punters, often at bargain prices just to get rid.

Whereas a hotel direct will try get their full rack rate from you, they won't be selling the travel companies rooms. Hence invariably dearer.

Word is that looking for a "cheaper deal" is best done 3 weeks before departure, not last minute.

Noted. Thankyou

Iv been looking at all sorts of dates.. Not seen any bargains, esp for a solo person"

Ah solo person. One of the worst things about being single. Invariably, holidays are based on room rates and hence 2 or 4 sharing so single supplements are high.

Puts on best John Inman voice :

I'm free

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"My OH will look online and find the cheapest deals,sometimes it's with a big company other times its not

Hes happy dealing with hotels direct and then booking flights and sorting transfers himself,it all depends on the price

I get bored looking after half an hour but he loves to hunt down a bargain "

I may have to try this!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Last year I booked separately, booked the hotel directly via email and booked the flights with monarch, saved over a grand. This year I booked with on the beach

Oooooh I might try emailing the hotel and enquiring about prices

That may not be your best option OP, but try it anyway.

The major tour and travel companies block book a number of rooms in advance, lets say 100 rooms per week throughout the season, and thus get a "bargain rate". They then have to shift them to punters, often at bargain prices just to get rid.

Whereas a hotel direct will try get their full rack rate from you, they won't be selling the travel companies rooms. Hence invariably dearer.

Word is that looking for a "cheaper deal" is best done 3 weeks before departure, not last minute.

Noted. Thankyou

Iv been looking at all sorts of dates.. Not seen any bargains, esp for a solo person

Ah solo person. One of the worst things about being single. Invariably, holidays are based on room rates and hence 2 or 4 sharing so single supplements are high.

Puts on best John Inman voice :

I'm free "

I find good rates for Tunisia, solo and that was before what happened over there.

I'm happy to pay around £400-£500

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Teletex holidays has some decent deals on, I'm booking with them this year all inclusive Turkey and Tunisia is really cheap at the mo

Oooh how much for Turkey? All inclusive in sept?

£160 I'm off on 19th get on it

£160!!!? Get away! Can't be"

Seriously have a look, it fluctuates day to day and for some reason northern airports are cheaper at the mo, I'm not booking while the start of sept as it can be cheaper especially if your willing to be flexible about the airport you use x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Teletex holidays has some decent deals on, I'm booking with them this year all inclusive Turkey and Tunisia is really cheap at the mo

Oooh how much for Turkey? All inclusive in sept?

£160 I'm off on 19th get on it

£160!!!? Get away! Can't be

Seriously have a look, it fluctuates day to day and for some reason northern airports are cheaper at the mo, I'm not booking while the start of sept as it can be cheaper especially if your willing to be flexible about the airport you use x"

Iv never even looked at teletext for years, wouldn't even know how too

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

It depends. I'll do it all myself for the US, use companies like Virgin Holidays for all inclusive to the Caribbean, and actual travel agents always as a benchmark.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Iv just looked on ice lolly... Anyone booked with these?

It's asking me to call a number?

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Son Uses AIRBNB we then book our flights.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"My OH will look online and find the cheapest deals,sometimes it's with a big company other times its not

Hes happy dealing with hotels direct and then booking flights and sorting transfers himself,it all depends on the price

I get bored looking after half an hour but he loves to hunt down a bargain "

Did you book Turkey seperatly? Wondering who to go with for transfer and how much? As it 2 hours from Dalaman to Marmaris

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jet 2.. Saved £600 on the same hol offered by Thomas cook

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Jet 2.. Saved £600 on the same hol offered by Thomas cook "

Never heard of them, will check it out

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

Don,t book with on the Beach herd nothing but bad reports in Tenerife people getting put into a bad hotel not the one they had booked into

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Don,t book with on the Beach herd nothing but bad reports in Tenerife people getting put into a bad hotel not the one they had booked into"

Noted, thsnkyou

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

Was told by a bar owner it goes on all the time with on the Beach

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Has anyone ever booked a holiday off Groupon? Not just hotels but the flights etc.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Has anyone used Holiday Pirates? They have some very cheap deals.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used both lollipop and jet2 for cheap hols. As long as you don't expect the world and have a sense of humour, the hols are cracking.

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By *ex_OnTheBeachCouple
over a year ago

kent ( by the seaside )

Always tempted to use these not to well heard of companies, but never have as yet!

We normally stick to Thomson, Thomas Cook or first choice for main holiday, for long weekend breaks or short distance holidays we try bad book hotel and flight seperately to save a few pennies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've used on the beach was straight forward enough and off with jet2 this yr both hols have been a bargain

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Used both lollipop and jet2 for cheap hols. As long as you don't expect the world and have a sense of humour, the hols are cracking. "

What's the crack with lollipop? You find what your looking for, then have to ring a number.. What happens within the phone call?

Iv always booked through first choice, so, no clue

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