I want to book a holiday now for next summer, but they are so blooming expensive

[Fimbo]

I am not even talking 4 or 5 star here. Then I thought I would book a villa and do flights separately. The flights alone were £1500, my holiday this year cost less than that and it would be the same flight.

I am currently trying to persuade dh that timeshare is the way to go (but he doesn't want the same week year after year)

Where are you wanting to go?

I don't care really - anywhere.

The £1500 was for Menorca, because the only flight from my local airport is booked out by the big name companies, so they can charge what they please.

I could possibly book villas etc directly with owners but then I cant get flights to match up or they are not out yet.

I wanted to book early so I can pay it off in chunks rather than all one go.

I have been looking for days and I am so hacked off.

Perhaps Cornwall next year would be good

it's costing just as much as a trip abroad tho sadly
dh has to work most Saturdays throughout the summer
total bummer

I can imagine. It's crap having to work week-ends.

My dd is going into year6 which is the dreaded SATS year, so I don't really want to take her out of school which we did this year, it is just so damn expensive in July/August. Her school only has single weeks at other holidays and I feel if you are going abroad you need to really go for a fortnight, this year our flight was hideously delayed which meant for some people on our flight they lost an entire day.

I would def. do villa direct with owner, and then wait for flights to be released.

We usually use holidaylettings.co.uk, then fly easyjet or bmibaby, and it works out SO much cheaper than a package deal.

Could you put money in a special holiday account each month and then book when the flights are released?

Fimbo - DS1 has just finished Yr6 so we could not take him out - it cost us an extra £1000 on flights to go when school has finished so I know where you are coming from.

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It is invariably cheaper to book a villa direct with the owner now. you may be fortunate enough to secure next year's holiday at this year's prices!

Wiat for flights - they will usually be reasonable when they come out.

Good luck

Thank you Aimsmum and everyone else. If I book a villa now directly with owners, I will be able to match up flights won't I?

Aznerak do you still have a property you let out? If so can you link me your website. Thanks!

Hi Fimbo

Most of our guests book the villa ages before flights are even on sale and no-one has yet had a problem. I am more than happy to assist with that bit of it!

Website is www.villakarli.co.uk or email me if you'd rather at [email protected] but make sure you give me your MN name aswell!

Would you consider going with family or friends? That way, you can take a bigger villa than you need and split the costs. For example, we have quite a lot of guests who come as either 2 families and take 2 bedrooms each or they invite grandparents or sister/brother and family along and split the rental costs.
Just a thought..........

Thanks Aznerak - yours looks gorgeous but too big for us, we are socially inept and like to holiday by ourselves!

I am off to look for others now.....

I´d love to recommend the villa we go to Casa Arabella Playa Blanca Lanzarote, just tell them what your budget is and they´ll probably meet it. www.lanzarotelates.com/villa_details.php?pid=50

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Fimbo, try Travel Republic.

We got a 3 star 3 bed self catered apartment in Majorca for £158.
That was for 3 adults, 1 child and 3 infants.

Flights were just over £400 with Thomson Fly.