Spending around £3.600 on holiday, flights only?

[Dorange]

Hi

I am from a very far away country and last time I have been there was 2008.
I have been saving a lot to be able to go there, my husband has never been there and my daughter went with me when she was a baby, now she is 6.
Tomorrow I am going to an agency to sort out the tickets but I am freaking out.
If I am luck the tickets will not be more than £3.600 but although we will have accommodation, we will need pocket money to do some stuff.
Plus my parents are divorced and live in separate cities so we will need money for domestic flights.
So we will basically spend most of our savings on this holiday and start from 0 again...I have around 8K in the bank, should I keep it for a deposit on a mortgage??

We are working class but I am self employed so set my own hours and rates and save hard. I will be there for 30 days.

Dh is in a non professional career and looking to change jobs. He has only 16 days holidays left.

I will reduce my working hours from September because I am studying and and the work I do is affecting my mental health as I am not enjoying it.

We don't drive, we pay rent and don't have luxuries...should I go ahead and have this holiday anyway or just do something cheaper and keep the money?

[Rosa]

Yes look at an agent but don't book until you have exhausted all the options yourself on the web... Even looking at the airlines sites themselves. You can make 2 bookings and then contact the airline direct and ask them to link you and ypur dh bookings so outbound you will have a better chance of seating together ... When its a scheduled airline.
i found skyscanner good but it diddn't list all my options when I was looking at going to the US...leaving from another European country..

[DrDolittle]

Try skyscanner. It allows you to play with dates, times, airports and most importantly, it shows all possible options (e.g 20 jour stopover in an American city.... Perfect with a hotel!). It's a lot cheaper than most agents!

Also, try a cheap flight to the south of US (one of the hubs) then book another flight from there... I went to Mexico - £1200 direct with BA, or £300 to US then £200 to Mexico!

[StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes]

we flew to Brazil for £500 each, dial a flight found it with Air France. shop around.