Super nosey post: How much do you spend on your main holiday?

[ClassyJen]

I feel like have the cost of holidays spiralled over the last few years to the extent that I have absolutely no idea what the going rate should be. Every year when I start googling villas it’s like the pricing has been set by rolling a bunch of dice.
I’d love to know how much you spend per person on your main holiday vs how much you earn for context.
Assuming I go first, I earn just under £300k basic (not cash rich as mostly eaten up by school fees etc) and now spend about £7k flights + villa for the three of us for a week in Europe. I thought this was quite a lot but our considerably lower earning friends have just shared that they spend quite a lot more that us. Is this a reasonable amount? What are you confortable spending? I seem to be able to evaluate spend on a pair of jeans no problem but holidays are blowing my mind…

Stacey Dooley did a programme where she went to stay with an aristo family. Kids at £30k schools, massive manor house, country pile, skiing over half term, they were minted. One of the (teen) dc asked for £100 for something school related and steam came out of the DMs ears and she started incredulously ranting that "one hundred pounds is SUCH A LOT OF MONEY!". Stacey was clearly a bit bemused and several days later asked her about it. Again the mother reiterated that £100 is no meagre sum and they'd have to really think about spending it 🤔. Maybe the OP is similar?

Genuinely not had a holiday for over 10 years........can't afford it.....

Nowt, as not been on holiday in 10 years, as just can't afford to. 😅

Our main holiday this year was £52 for the accommodation, £25 for the travel, £50 for the food. 2 adults 2 children. Mon-Fri. Entertainment included in the accommodation.

How much are school fees that they take up most of your income?!

How much are school fees that they take up most of your income?!

The op is actually Boris Johnson and he’s got 17 kids so probably quite a lot

Im with you we haven't had any kind of holiday for five years
My dh, did however get an unexpected inheritance from his estranged dad a couple of months ago not life changing by any stretch of the imagination but I'm determined to have a holiday this year it will be uk but I'm hoping to go to Devon or Cornwall we live in the North west so it will be a big trip for us

Hah at your wage + holiday budget.

We earn way less than you.

Last year was about £15k on our main holiday. This year around £10k.

We do quantity over quality so a fortnight in the Canaries in August, self catering for 2 of us is £1500 this year…cheap and cheerful apartment, which is spotless and has everything we need. We go for the sunshine, we’ll also have another 2 single weeks, which depending on flights will be something between £500-£700

Last year we had 5 nights all inclusive in uk and it was £1200 for family of 4.

This year Greece, 10 days self catering £3k

I earn £35k

You sound like a dickhead.

Well l have 2.2 mil ..
( yes that's right.. I've said before about my compensation that was attempted murder that left me disabled after being thrown under a bus). Look at the photos.. my first hol this year.. and the price.
The villa is £545 and sleeps four.
Communal pool.. self catering.
Eat out on an evening.. Salad/ cheese/ meats for lunch.
Car hire is £114 for week.
So yes l am well off but l still don't spend thousands on an holiday.
It can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to be.. as long as its your kind of holiday

About £1000pp for main holiday (flights, accommodation, transfers, activities and food) that’s 2 adults sharing outside of school holidays. Plus a couple of long weekends abroad booked and will do some overnights or weekends in the UK. Both earn a fraction of what you do so thoughts n prayers on your struggles 🙄

Lost me at “main” holiday.

@Lonelycrab that makes more sense 😆

I earn just over £56000000 basic. Obviously I'm very cash poor after school fees so I love to cut the vouchers out of The Sun. You can get a holiday for only £9.50. You should give it a go you'd love it!

Genuine question; what do you do for work for 300k a year?

£3.5k ish on the main summer holiday. Around £2k on Feb and October UK breaks and a couple of city breaks abroad.
Hopefully more now we don’t need to spend so much on the house.

Poverty is a terrible thing. Wishing you every success.

I spend nothing on holidays as I don't go on holidays.

We spend 3k (including everything) on a holiday. We also do about two short breaks a year. As a household we earn around 150k but we are in Ireland where salaries (and costs) are higher. It’s really a how long is a piece of string question.

Mum, is that you?!

🤣 heart bleeding here for you.

My thought too! What is a “main” holiday?! genuine question. The most expensive?

I’ve been in the creative industry for 30 years. Not remotely for the faint hearted but great money.

I’m a CEO in the creative industry