Aibu to think this is a good price for a holiday

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Me dh three teens (one with sn)and a toddler. Haven't been away on long haul for years. It's just on my budget £3,500 for 7 days. Any good? Any input would be appreciated 👍🏻

Totally agree with helpful, ATOL protection doesn't seem important until you come up against some issues. Most independent agents will be competitive on price anyway. I'm an agent and the last Florida I booked was £300 less than what my customers had put together themselves and I'd put in two cars and a better ticket bundle. Unless you're using a high street chain it's a myth that it's always cheaper to DIY, it's always worth getting a good agent to quote.

Has anyone used Travelplanners before ?

I can recommend a couple of areas for villas if you pm me

We have stayed in villas 4 times now

I think the last one was about £450 per week

Although i do see helpful and english points

In which case i would pop to the travel agents with your costs and see if they can better them

Your cost looks good to me but we always go in bloomin august! Though june/july seems just as expensive

Slightly off topic but please don't do seaworld or discovery cove unless you want to see animal cruelty.

Don't go to Thomson, Virgin or Thomas Cook though, they'll only want to sell you their own holidays. Find a local homeworker or independent they have far more flexibility on what they can sell.

Olivia- I'm not an animal person but my dh is ( discovery channel all day long ). Sea world I've always thought was creepy anyway because of that massively great animal in a teeny Tiny swimming pool. My dc will want to go. But since we will be squeezed for time. We might give it a
miss. What's discovery cove ?

English- I hate Thomson and Thomas Cook. Virgin I've only booked flights with (happy with their service) So not really familiar with the packages they offer. will look around more. Thank you

For £500 a day you could do sonething that would actually be of benefit to you children. Maybe something out in a nature? Or a cultural city break? Seems like a bit of a rip off to me

We have never done a big holiday with all of us. Ever. It is very expensive for our family tbh. But it's something I've always wanted them to experience. I got the chance to experience America and the whole Disney things a few times as a teen. I actually loved it. But I do see your point also Ttbb.

Not everything has to be culturally enriching , some things can just be fun! Disney isn't my thing at all but plent of people love it, if the OP thinks it's great for her family then it's not a rip off or waste of money at all.

Discovery cove has dolphins. But we visited Florida last year and there are loads in the sea! The wildlife there is amazing.

I'd educate your children about animal cruelty if they ask to go! Much better to see whales in the sea.

Not every holiday has to be educational or cultural. We have a range of holiday types and theme parks are just one of them. They all have their place.

As for benefit - how do you know a week of theme parks won't benefit the children and the op? Maybe being in the sun, laughing together, enjoying the experience for the first time together will benefit the whole family's moral and general mental health. When we've been at Disney together we can't help but smile and be in a good mood. First time we took Dd when she was a toddler was magical for us all to watch her expressions.

Agree with hula

Now the children are older we love universal, we are actually galaxy defenders....

And we got that last year and we are still talking about how awesome we are

Oh come on, they're teens. They don't want to go on some museum tour or have a culturally enriching experience

Disney holidays and theme park/pool holidays all have their place. I remember my dad surprising me with a trip to Euro Disney when I was 11 and I loved it. I remember more about Disney than the five surrounding days we spend wandering around Paris in the pissing rain!

I love Paris now, but as a pre-teen I wasn't remotely interested in seeing the Mona Lisa or climbing the Eiffel Tower! I went again at 17 and did all the cultural stuff and loved it, though.

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