To be annoyed at partner booking a trip…

[inkyspells]

I have wanted to go away for ages but due partners work we have to wait till June for our main holiday.
Today he texts me saying he has booked 2 nights in Gran Canaria next weekend.
We don’t get there till 5pm Saturday and come home 5pm monday.
What is the point
The flights were only £40 return but still ridiculous
Aibu to be annoyed ?

Rolling them and packing cubes

Thank you. That’s what we do. We’ve been married 30 years, had a joint account since I went on maternity leave.

I think you're being a bit miserable @inkyspells!

In your shoes i would book an airport hotel on the friday night & head there after work for a nice meal & some relaxed drinks & decent breakfast there before you leave.

V leisurely saunter through the airport with v little luggage, nice glass of bubbles & a browse in duty free

I'd have done all the research in advance for nicest places for dinner & drinks once we arrive.

Fun day Sunday - whatever you're into - beach / pool / walk / water sports / sleep etc etc

Again i'd have a plan for Sunday night witj a booking

I do a lot of city breaks & love planning them. Admittedly Gran Canaria is not my thing but i'm sure a good time can be had ...with the right attitude!

I generally start my trips on Ryanair so yes. It's much cheaper to take long haul flights outside the UK. I'm 5ft 6 and have plenty of room

a book, my favourite snacks and glass of red :p

Airport hotel on the Friday night plus 2x breakfast is another, what, £35 a head each, at least (assuming premier inn and not “nice meal and drinks” hotel)

Which is fine, but all the spends like that (along with maybe adding a joint cabin bag, airport parking etc) make the bargain flights a bit less bargainous.

Thank you . Yes, that’s how it works.

I don’t know anyone who can get away with packing 3 days clean clothes and toiletries into a carrier bag that can fit under the seat of a budget airline plane
Let me introduce myself!
I have it down to fine art by using a 35l rucksack that fits under the seat!
3 days is no time!

I don’t know anyone who can get away with packing 3 days clean clothes and toiletries into a carrier bag that can fit under the seat of a budget airline plane

Me neither. Its not the end of the world (or a sign of failure) to take a suitcase!

I would assume that for £40 flights that it’s just an underseat bag. But for two nights when it’s going to be warm, that’s probably OK. And I’m not even a light packer.

It is expensive though 🤣

I paid £14.99 in September to check in a small suitcase?

I guess it's different strokes for different folks! We often do silly things that others would think an enormous waste of time. One time we drove to Portsmouth from Oxford just to get a Chinese meal to bring home because we'd had one there a while back and it was nice! A 4-hour round trip that resulted in our brand new car's windscreen getting cracked as well! An expensive takeaway that was! What's life without whimsey though?!

Me too! Especially somewhere warm like the Canaries clothes will be smaller/lighter

I personally wouldn’t go on a short break if 2 -3 days
I wouldn’t even get out of bed for a short break like that I would be absolutely knackered by the time I get back

for me personally a week abroad is the min
depending on how far you are from the airport and the transfer time on the other side

From the uk it’s 2-3 hours at the airport then 4hr flight then at least 1hr transfer inc getting luggage
For basically 1 full day

I’ve not long got back from holiday and the first 4 days it was really cold and windy in the canaries
we went for two weeks so still got 10 days of perfect weather

Happy to go with him - but then we love an extreme day trip - done 36 hours in Iceland and a day trip to Albania

And under-seat bag no problem for 2-3 nights - even been to Seville for a week with an under-seat bag each - just can't take lots of shoes (and we did have a washer in the apartment)

I’m on your team, OP. We’ve been to GC a few times and no way would I go for two nights. It’s a 4-hour flight plus all the waiting around in airports at both ends, so you’re looking at about 12 hours+ of travel and airport faffing plus whatever the transfer is on other side (won’t be too long thankfully as GC isn’t very big). It’s a lot of hassle for two nights. Weird choice by him for sure.

You wouldn't have enjory our day trip to Finland then - only need to be at the airpoty 45-60 minutes before with hand luggage

going with hand luggage you don't need to hang around at airports the 2+ hours is only needed if checked in luggage

Either way, not worth it for two days for me I’m afraid! Airports are a hellhole anyway.

So the second day will come and go and if it’s a rubbish day …we have travelled all that way for mothing

So basically, "If it's rubbish, it'll be rubbish"... well yeah, can't argue with that I suppose 😂

What about "So the second day will come and we could have such an amazing time that it will all feel worth it."

Also most of these examples of short trips people are giving are like 2-hour flights to Europe? It’s a 4 or 5-hour flight. GC is off the coast of Africa. It’s not two nights in Paris.

This thread is really weird! Would you pop to Turkey for two nights?

I think that’s the key thing. Two nights in Alicante - fab. Canaries not so much,
especially when flying from Newcastle.

I think your partner was sold on the price of the flight and didn’t factor in the logistics of the trip
i wonder how much of a difference cost would be to go from Friday 5pm to Monday 5pm