This year my lovely we’ll likely only get away 3 times for definite. we may get 4 if we pool resources with my mother and do a week in Cornwall or at a haven (as I said before I really want to go lol)
in 2023 I spent £4500 it went as follows
Disneyland Paris. 4 days in hotel Cheyenne, hotel and park tickets £730 inc ferry. Then 2 days in hotel b and b either side when we went into Paris that was about £250. The Disney deal was with magic breaks and I’ve never seen anything that cheap again.
5 * AI turkey. I believe it was £2600 for a week, didn’t spend a penny out there aside from 2 pool noodles (I booked 6 weeks out I think maybe closer but I watched the prices on tui and jet2 like a hawk and pounced when the price was low)
London think we stayed in a holiday inn, about £100 a night stayed 3. Breakfast included.
then we did Butlins in half term and that was £500 at one of the hotels (our hols miss matched with the rest of the uk then so cheaper)
then last year we spent £6500. £6000 was 2 weeks in a value resort in wdw and then the other £500 was centre parcs and another half term out of kilter
this year
we did London similar £100 a night a bit far out but on the DLR so love that. We did a kids show that was on and then the museums so very little expense. No school missed
we did a 5* AI in may half term but got a bit unlucky weather wise and it rained 2 days, we were told it was very unseasonable so all in all likely a safe bet for the future. That cost me £2.5k again last min, watched the prices for weeks in advance and stuck whilst the iron was hot or so to speak. We booked with jet2 and were flexible with the airport, we stayed at the ephesia korumar hotel. Kids loved it. but I saw comparable if not cheaper prices for canaries. Starting to see the deals now for July after school. I will admit though I’ll have mine miss up to 3 days of school, preferably no more than 2. They missed 2 for this hols
then summer hols we’re doing Disneyland Paris again, just shy of £1700 at the Newport bay and just amending free ferry to have another 2 days at villages natures. Booked with Walt Disney travel company. No school missed
generally I typically watch prices for a good while, maybe a year in advance so I can get a good base line of cost. Last minute if you don’t mind where you go (ie don’t mind too much the destination or have a particular hotel in mind) can save you thousands so for us when we want a holiday in the sun with a c 4 hrs max flight. Perfect for us.
disney generally speaking I don’t like a middle man, they charge through the nose so I tend to go direct or with an independent travel agent who has full price transparency.