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Best website for short package breaks?

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ChillinwiththeVillains · 23/09/2022 11:20

Any suggestions, for flights I would use Skyscanner but is there a package equivalent? We had booked to go to Amsterdam for a three night/four day break over half term. Easy jet have mucked up the timings so will let us cancel and luckily I booked a hotel we can cancel too. But I don’t know where to look. Thanks

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Georgyporky · 23/09/2022 13:22

Since losing a lot of money in 2020, we now only book flight+hotel together so we are covered by the package rules.
Easyjet, BA & Jet2 all have package holidays. We've been with the first 2 & everything was fine, & the cost is usually cheaper than booking flight & hotel by ourselves.
Jet2 are very highly recommended by MNers we're going with them later this year.

ChillinwiththeVillains · 23/09/2022 15:42

Will look at those, thank you. I think I heard of jet2 from my neighbours. Will get googling.

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YumYummy · 23/09/2022 19:36

BA

ChillinwiththeVillains · 24/09/2022 11:50

Given up for half term - tho’ Jet2 had Pine Cliffs at an okay price- and decided to book Paris for just after Christmas. Prefer to fly BA for bit more reliability so a package via them sounds sensible. Thank you

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Georgyporky · 25/09/2022 18:18

@ChillinwiththeVillains Check the airport transfers with BA.
We've used them maybe 5-6 times.
The transfers used to be included, but now they're an add-on & cheaper transfers can be found on-line.
Enjoy Paris !

ChillinwiththeVillains · 26/09/2022 13:49

Oh that is a good tip, thank you! I have to say BA do feel like they are having to cut corners wherever they can atm. Not the most relaxing start to a holiday sometimes.

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BarbaraofSeville · 26/09/2022 14:21

I'd say Jet2 are way more reliable than BA from recent performance.

If you're going to a large city, you often don't need transfers, you can just get the Tube/Metro/a tram or similar.

Ridingthegravytrain · 26/09/2022 14:25

Secret escapes

goldfinchonthelawn · 26/09/2022 14:31

ChillinwiththeVillains · 24/09/2022 11:50

Given up for half term - tho’ Jet2 had Pine Cliffs at an okay price- and decided to book Paris for just after Christmas. Prefer to fly BA for bit more reliability so a package via them sounds sensible. Thank you

I've just flown with BA and was seriously unimpressed. Delayed flights on both occasions. One packet of crisps and a tiny bottle of water to keep us going after a long delay (stuck on board for hours with no departure slot - so we couldn't buy food elsewhere and arrived at destination in the small hours when everything was closed.) Then disembarking and baggage reclaim at Heathrow took over two hours because they were so understaffed. They behave like a budget airline but the price is far from budget. I'm going back to Easyjet - they've always been reliable ime.

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