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Is anyone else nervous to book for next year due to energy price increases?

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liveeverysecond · 30/08/2022 15:30

Fully appreciate we're in a fortunate position that we can usually afford a holiday, but if gas/electric prices increase to c£6.6k then this will seriously be our holiday budget gone. Part of me feels like it can't really go up that much but I don't want to put down a holiday deposit if we can't afford the balance! So torn what to do... I guess we'll have to wait and decide in the new year so as a family of 5 we are generally a bit more limited on room options 😬. (I hope this post doesn't offend anyone as I do fully appreciate we're fortunate to be able to afford holidays usually)

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thefemaleJoshLyman · 30/08/2022 18:27

We've booked for next year too. I am worried that prices will go up massively and interestingly there are lots of hotels 'missing' on Jet2 at the moment, apparently contracts have yet to be signed, I assume that hotels are increasing prices or waiting to see energy issues before increasing.

gogohmm · 30/08/2022 18:29

We are holding off - we will be able to afford something but we want to see what's available nearer the time. I save £150 a month

shinynewapple22 · 30/08/2022 19:18

MyNameIsAngelicaSchuyler · 30/08/2022 16:11

We’ve just booked a a Christmas holiday. Thinking we’ll save half the cost of the holiday by not heating the house!

We've booked to go to Spain in February and had the same thoughts ourselves ! Only a short flight away but we went last year and had glorious weather.

Allmyarseandpeggymartin · 30/08/2022 19:37

Not booking, waiting to get through the winter

Grumpybutfunny · 30/08/2022 19:39

We've booked for next October for the Caribbean. I think we've settled on we would rather be cold and still have a holiday than have unlimited heating. We've set a daily budget, are installing solar panels, stock up on logs and may look at air source heat pumps next year. Paid the low deposit on a credit card and won't pay the balance until the last minute as worried about companies going under.

Interestingly a friend of ours isn't holidaying next year as they are using the cash towards an air source pump and solar batteries

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