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Cost if living who booking holidays

54 replies

Jessica60 · 27/10/2022 10:04

With the cost of living crisis I am wondering who is booking holidays for next year. I have looked at the prices for going to Spain next year and the prices have more than doubled since July. I am just wondering why this is. Is it because there is less availability because people have booked already. Or have they put prices up because their overheads are increasing? Who can afford these new prices? Do you think these new high prices for hols are here to stay? All very depressing as I can't afford these new prices.

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Shmithecat2 · 27/10/2022 10:17

I've just looked at prices for Oct half term 2023 for the place we went to in October 2021 half term. Increased by about 50%. Can we afford it? Yes. Would we pay it? No. There's a cost of living crisis across Europe too, so I'm guessing that's why prices are up. That, along with maybe less people holidaying because of the crisis means that prices have to go up to cover the increased costs?

Moon22 · 27/10/2022 10:30

Easyjet holidays are doing a 'get out of the uk,' deal (weird name, I know!) 28 days all inclusive, 5 star in Egypt for £680! They probably have other deals too- this one was just advertised in newspaper the other day!

caminando · 27/10/2022 12:13

everything has become SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive... short-haul flights alone are hardly affordable any more... I'm curious to see where the whole thing will lead us...

FlounderingFruitcake · 27/10/2022 12:23

I don’t know if it’s specifically a short haul European thing… like looking at skiing for Feb half term and with BA it’s almost double the cost to fly to Geneva than it is to fly to Denver, Colorado!

Withnoshoes · 27/10/2022 12:40

We usually do shorter city breaks in U.K. or Europe rather than resort type holidays which we still plan to do maybe 2 in the U.K. one in Europe. Nothing booked though so we shall see. Do save up ready though.

Withnoshoes · 27/10/2022 12:41

We also aren’t restricted as no kids so no need for term time etc .

ForestDad · 27/10/2022 12:47

I think it's travel companies trying to get what they can for holidays, some people are still spending their pandemic savings etc.
I'm not booking early for next year, I think there will be some good late deals to be had once the cost of living rises kick in.

Kazzyhoward · 27/10/2022 12:54

They're trying it on because of the pent-up demand from the covid/lockdown years. Yes, we have inflation, but not 100%! For the last year or so, people have been willing to pay stupid money for holidays, especially in the UK, so holiday providers/airlines are just trying their luck. Price high to suck in those who are desperate, and then they'll reduce closer to the time when seats/rooms remain unsold.

Having said that, flight prices were generally unrealistically low pre-covid anyway, and it's not a bad thing that we start discouraging mini breaks and other unnecessary flights for the sake of the environment. If higher pricing means fewer flights, then that's good for the sake of the planet.

Shareornotwhocares · 27/10/2022 12:57

Aye.

Gran Canaria in April

Cruise and Monaco Grand Prix in may

Scotland in August

Martinique in December

And probably a few ad hocs in between when the mood takes us

Jessica60 · 27/10/2022 12:57

If it is people booking and not enough availability then who is booking.

Do you think prices will come down if I leave it until nearer the date to book?

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Fundays12 · 27/10/2022 12:58

The prices are ridiculous. We are hoping to go to Spain in Oct 23 but won’t be paying thousands for it. I would rather stay at home, take the kids on day trips and put the savings from not going abroad into my savings account. Everything has gone up but I think holiday companies have picked up that UK caravan parks etc are very over priced so think they can do the same.

AnnapurnaSanctuary · 27/10/2022 13:02

I think the price increase is mainly driven by the increase in energy prices. If the price you're looking at includes flights, then I guess the increase has affected aircraft fuel as well as domestic fuel? Or is it just an accommodation price?

grayhairdontcare · 27/10/2022 13:02

We've booked 10 day's Greece next September

SmokedHaddockChowder · 27/10/2022 13:04

I'm sick of paying much more for things than I think they're worth.
DH and I will be buying a little 2-man tent for a couple of holidays next year.
We can afford to do what we like, but I'm over spending £150 a night to stay somewhere that's nowhere near as nice as our own home.

Sikaris · 27/10/2022 13:16

We haven't been abroad since 2018 (due to several circumstances) so we can absorb the extra costs. I'm not sure how I feel about it tbh. I did find it a bit ridiculous how low cost flying was pre-pandemic and how easy everyone jetted off several times a year without thinking about the environment. I believe that we shouldn't fly more than once per year (and preferrably less).

AnnapurnaSanctuary · 27/10/2022 13:17

I do agree with pp that very low flight costs in the past encouraged us to be a bit reckless from an environmental perspective.

PaperPalace · 27/10/2022 13:22

We've just booked a holiday. I think the thing for us is that we tend to have very different holidays each year (in terms of destination, type of accommodation etc) so we can't compare the cost to previous years. Which probably helps, as it doesn't seem so ridiculously expensive when you don't know how much it would have cost last year!

Lemonlady22 · 27/10/2022 13:29

Moon22 · 27/10/2022 10:30

Easyjet holidays are doing a 'get out of the uk,' deal (weird name, I know!) 28 days all inclusive, 5 star in Egypt for £680! They probably have other deals too- this one was just advertised in newspaper the other day!

Can’t think of anywhere worse to go, deli belly for 28 days, no thanks!

Yabado · 27/10/2022 13:42

I have booked for next year
one is a week at Easter in Turkey with my sister and her family it’s AI
lovely hotel and cost about £800 for me and I’m sharing with my niece
if I was to book it now it would be around £1100 for the exact same holiday - flight

2nd holiday I’ve paid for both my and DH & my son and his partner for 2 weeks in Gran Canaria and that’s -around 6k inc flights with Jet 2 again -AI beach front property

These were booked in August this year

The same holiday is now roughly £7500

I’m also looking at going to the canaries probably Tenerife in Jan / Feb and at the moment it’s coming in around £2200
£2500 for two adults AI in a Rui Hotel
but I probably won’t book till nearer the time and i know that the price might be higher

TizerorFizz · 27/10/2022 13:42

5* and Easy Jet don’t go together do they! ? Steer clear.

Ineverwannabelikeyou · 27/10/2022 13:47

TizerorFizz · 27/10/2022 13:42

5* and Easy Jet don’t go together do they! ? Steer clear.

Easy jet holidays sell some of the same hotels as Jet2 and tui, so the hotel experience isn't anything to do with easyJet!

Yabado · 27/10/2022 13:53

@TizerorFizz
I didn’t say I booked with Easy Jet
I booked with Jet 2

but easy Jet offer pretty much the same holidays and Tui & Jet Tui

i flew with Easy Jet only a few weeks ago to Tenerife and booked the hotel separately I couldn’t get the room I wanted as a package holiday
Easy Jet were fine no issues

BiddyPop · 27/10/2022 13:53

We will likely have holidays either in this country (rent a house probably) or as part of a parents and families supporters group at an international sporting event in Europe (if DC makes the team and they qualify for the tournament).

We can afford holidays abroad but the prices are ridiculous and I am not willing to pay what's asked.

But we enjoy holidays in this country and exploring it, and having relaxing time off here. We have done extensive travelling in the past, and will again. But as part of the mix of holidays, there are a lot of extra costs and other things making it not attractive to me for the next while.

Kazzyhoward · 27/10/2022 13:56

Ineverwannabelikeyou · 27/10/2022 13:47

Easy jet holidays sell some of the same hotels as Jet2 and tui, so the hotel experience isn't anything to do with easyJet!

Different holiday companies "buy" different grades of room in hotels, so, yes, the "hotel experience" can be influenced by the tour operator's CHOICE of room standard.

Cheaper package holiday firms tend to "buy" the cheaper rooms in hotels, i.e. those without good/sea views, smaller rooms, rooms with fewer facilities, etc.

One of our worst holidays was to a 5* hotel in Kenya with Thomson (now Tui). Only two of the big tour operators used this particular hotel, being Thomson and Kuoni, and the Kuoni "package" was about twice the price. When we got there, we (and the rest of our transfer coach) were allocated rooms in one wing of the hotel. It was a real pit with threadbare carpets, luke warm water, faulty air con, etc. What we didn't know was that the other wing was newly modernised with all mod cons. Once when we were waiting at reception to complain (about no water at all that day), there was a Kuoni transfer coach arrived, and we noticed that they all walked away to the other wing. On departure day, we had to vacate our rooms about 12 hours before the transfer bus, so we were all offered use of an "open" room to have a wash etc - it was in the other wing. When we went over, we couldn't believe the much higher standard, all newly renovated, decent carpets/curtains, even brand new fluffy towels. We realised the difference in standard we'd have benefitted from had we gone with Kuoni!

StarsOnAMat · 27/10/2022 13:56

I’ve booked a week in Tenerife at a 4* resort with flights from Edinburgh for £2100 for two adults and two kids. First week in April which is Scottish school Easter hols and includes four hold bags and transfers. Jet2 wanted 2900 by the time I got round to booking it. Granted, it’s self catering but we can then chose where to eat each night and put the money into local restaurants, not just the hotel.