What do you spend on holidays as a percentage of income?

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Don’t think we can afford a family holiday this year because I’ll be on maternity allowance and still have some nursery bills from DC1.

Anyway, I just popped over to that crazy place Reddit and saw a question where someone else asked what percentage of salary people spend or budget for their holiday

I’m pretty astonished by the replies. A lot of people saying that they spent 10K on a family holiday, but “if they want to keep it under 3.5K, it’s usually just drive to France and rent a villa.”. They’re talking about one or two children, usually in school holidays. Am I being naive? Do you need about £4000 + to spend on a family summer holiday?!

We often do an air BnB in France in the summer and easily spend £3k just getting there and hiring the apartment.

There is me, DP and DD7 I do insist on not flying with the budget airlines at weird times so probably could get the flights slightly cheaper but not by a huge amount.

Pensions are 80k and my DH and I spend approximately 45k, we like to travel.

We’re spending about £4.5k for a summer holiday this year. £100k income between me and DH.

2k driving to France for 10 days for summer holiday, 3 teens. Salary between us 100k.

Once you are tied to the school holidays prices shoot up

Around 15%.

I’ve just bought the tickets for our trip to Boston and that was £3k alone. So I’d say it will be close to £6k if not more and I earn £40k before tax. We only go every other year.

Flights for 4 of you to a typical ‘holiday destination’ during a school holiday could cost you the best part of £2k now.

I don’t know.. I think around 10-15%. Some years more than others. We are fairly low income (pip / dla / husband works full time but not very high earner) and we prioritise holidays above all else. I have degenerative health issues and it’s very important to me to do as many trips as I can before my health goes downhill.

Somewhere between 10 and 20% of take home pay, maybe more. I value travel over many other things.

We are retired, so have more time, if a bit less money. I’ve been known to spend a year’s income on a six month trip. Last year we spent maybe 35% of our income, this year (due partly to a phenomenal increase in travel insurance costs thanks to my husband’s bastard life-limiting illness), I estimate we will spend over 50%, and next year, should it be possible to go, we plan another long trip with stupid insurance costs which I think will work out over 100% of our normal income. We will rent out our house to cover our costs at home/add a bit to our budget, but will have a few months living in savings when we get home.

Well, yes, I’ve obviously been ignorant to this because we haven’t experienced the school holiday need before. We’ve always gone off peak because we could. Do you guys budget for it a year in advance?

About 10% I think. We're both teachers, so lots of weeks to fill. We rarely go for more than a week though as we drive each other a bit mad after that!

There are still cheap things you can do. We like National Trust campsites that have the camping pods, and Eurocamp (although ferries are expensive).

Around 8% (10k a year) - but split it into 1 10 day summer one and 3 other 4/5 day city breaks ( new year, spring and autumn) but there’s only the 2 of us now

We have always spent a decent amount on holidays plus we have family overseas, a typical year is a 2 week holiday overseas plus a trip to family in America for me and DH nipping off to Spain to see his relatives. Plus maybe a long weekend or a week in Europe. Budget for the 2 week holiday would be 8 to 10k which was about 7% of our income last year. Most expensive holiday was a month in America, we actually decided to not add up the entire cost after we hit a particular number.

yes I would say that since DS started school our family holiday has been about £4k. I book it about a year in advance and pay in installments so it doesn't feel quite so painful! These aren't luxury holidays. That was 2 weeks at eurocamp.

Usually about 2% Not much at all in the grand scheme. Although last year we went travelling and spent about 2/3rd of a years wages.

0% - don't do holidays. They're non essential and expensive.

Only went on 1 as a child (to relatives) - so no expectations of it.

About 10%. With 4 kids, it is expensive.

We do butlins always book last minute. With breakfast and dinner it’s never more than £800 for the week usually less. Although I home educate my kids as one is not provided a school place by the LA (autism and complex needs) so we never go in the school holidays

around 5-10% of my income I guess but as my boy needs full time care my income is very very low

About a month's salary. It's just DD and I who go away together, so cheaper than a family of four would be, although we do have to stick to school holidays.

Probably about 10% of take home

One foreign holiday per year- usually spend about 2.5-3k for me and 1DC Inc. flights, accommodation, spending money etc

One week in the UK (holiday cottage etc) - probably spend about 1.5k for me and 1DC - again all costs

Then one or two weekends away at around £500 a time

being tied to school holidays is excruciating financially

Go out of peak whilst you can

and don’t expect holidays to be the same once baby then toddler is going with you

Surely you should be asking how much people spend relative to disposable income, rather than income.