How much do you spend on a holiday

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I am following a vlog from someone who is spending six months travelling to Australia New Zealand and the far East. The total cost of the trip is 10,000 pounds. They are staying in youth hospitals which are very cheap but I'm not sure whether I would want to spend that amount of money for six months is that cheap I've no

Also I would like to know whether people think it's worth spending all that for travel or would you rather spend it on furniture for your home or upgrading your kitchen or putting it towards buying a new car

I prioritised holidays when my children were young so we could have adventures together. Now they are older teens I'm mainly going on Uk weekends away with different friends and keeping costs down as my priority's are keeping my house up together and also paying for things for my teens eg driving lessons. So I don't think any of the money spent on holidays was a waste but it's not my priority now. Everyone is different and different things are important at different points of life.

Other side of the coin we spent £3k for 6 weeks in Kuala Lumpur and Indonesia in 2017.
Spent similar amount doing 6 weeks in motorhome to Croatia. Both of these amounts Inc food, days out, the lot.

This year going to Italy for a week...likely around £1200 then India for 2 weeks which is coming out at under £2k - this isn't including food activities etc

One of our dearer holidays in a cost per day average is when we go to Greece for a week. The flights from local airport aren't that much less than what I'm paying to go to India. Car hire expensive too. A week all in come out around £1700

Completely different each year depending what else we have going on that year as a family 🤷🏻‍♀️ We’ve had years where we’ve not been on holiday at all or we’ve managed to get a £300 week in a caravan park in the UK (DC love them!). And we’ve had years where we’ve done 3/4 UK breaks plus a few thousand on a weeks all inclusive in Majorca.

This year is our last year with no DC in school so we’re making the most of the term-time holidays 😂 We’ve already done Centre Parcs, we have a Disneyland Paris trip booked in the spring which has cost a small fortune, and we’re hoping to get something else for later in the year.
But next year it’s the start of school and we have some home renovations that need doing so most likely we’ll spend very little on holidays next year.

I am not poor but I am not wealthy. I have a credit card bill to pay off so I don't think I will go on holiday this year because I cannot afford to do both. This credit card is the first credit card I have had for years and the only reason I got it was because when I was on holiday I went on a couple of expensive trips and use the credit card and now I've got to pay it off which I will do within six months time. Of course I could use the credit card to buy another holiday but then I would only have to pay it off and I don't think I could enjoy the holiday knowing that I had to come back and start paying it off so I save up for holidays and use the credit card to it to minimum which unfortunately I didn't do on the last holiday but I will be more careful in future.

Many years ago I went to America and I met a girl who was on the same holiday as me and she said to me she brought to holiday on her credit card because she was depressed and needed to get away. If I was depressed which is highly unlikely because I don't really get depressed I would never use a credit card to make myself feel better because it never really works and you just end up getting into more and more debt

Is this including flights and accommodation or just spends whilst out there? For me it's a few hundred probably twice a year at most, I don't have a lot of money.

Not sure a quite understand your question

In 10 months we have spent £28k on 3 holidays...

Do I have thread bare carpets? No.

We prioritise holidays and experiences. My dad died when I was 16, mum died from cancer aged 58 and my sister diagnosed with breast cancer aged 38....

I don't know how long I'll be here for and therefore every second is precious.

I spend as little as possible, but go away as much as I can. So far this year I've been to Spain to visit a friend, off to Yorkshire for a week in a cottage in June, a week camping in August, mon-fri in Lincolnshire in October, then another mon-fri in Wales in November (both static caravan holidays through the Sun hols), then 3 festivals booked so far. Spent about £1000 in total. Will also have several other camping weekends with friends, so another £200 maybe by the end of the year. I like cheap and cheerful - just a change of scenery and a bit of fresh air makes me happy!

My first trip to australia was 4 weeks and i stayed with relatives which was free. I didnt like it because staying with someone is too restricting its best to pay extra and stay in a hotel so you can do what you want and come and go as you wish.
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We save to travel, last year £5k for 6 of us to go to a European destination, last week we booked this year’s holiday to the Caribbean at £12k. We’re not high earners but we are mortgage free which obviously makes a huge difference.

If your friends judge you for the decorative state of your house (I’m not referring to cleanliness which is a different issue) then they are not your friends.

£10K for six months isn't that much, particularly if international flights are included. Add in visas, vaccinations, insurance and it adds up before you've even set foot anywhere outside the UK.

Personally I can't imagine getting to the end of my life and wishing I'd spent more time and money in B&Q or Hillarys, but each to their own.

And what do my friends think of my shabby carpets? They don't care, because they prioritise travel too!

This is a pretty weird way to look at it. I mean neither do I but it’s far more important to me to have a nice home for me and my family. What other people think about it is far less important that what WE think about it.

We save £500 a month into our holiday savings. We top up when we can with unexpected windfalls like bonuses when they occasionally occur!

The most expensive we've done is Florida for £12,000 (4 of us), California is costing us £12,000, but it means we need to do something cheaper in between, usually European holidays c £4,000.

OP I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, it's just personal preferences.

My preference is to get out and see the world, share experiences with my DC and generally life live.

Getting new carpets is not really any fun to my children or developing their experiences. If I really needed new carpets then the money at that moment would be spent on carpets. But I wouldn't then prioritise other house things around the same time if any spare money, as that would then be prioritised on holidays or trip somewhere to give some balance to it all.

Also the trip you have mentioned you should aghast that it's £10k, that trip sounds an absolute bargain and the experience would likely be worth so much more. Our families holidays are typically that each year but even if we didn't have that much money I wouldn't still prioritise that or split what money we did have to include a fair chunk on holidays and experiences.

Your focus is on you home and that is fine, and your preference but thinking it's more important or relevant that seeing the world is purely your personal opinion based on what is important to you.

My home already looks nice and I just think my DD won't remember how the carpets look but she will remember holidays and experiences. Life's to short ro be worrying about what other people think of your home

It varies with us. The most expensive have been a safari in Kenya, cruises but topping it all was a month in America. We can afford a nice home and holidays, so it’s not a choice.

I have to not think too hard about the cost of holidays or I would talk myself out of them. Especially now I have older children, I feel like the £5k we're spending on a city break is a big chunk of money for them.
I love seeing new places, people etc but I don't really love staying away from home. If I could have one super power it would be to be able to fly really fast so I could come home every night!

Haven't had one for 15 years - since the kids left home - built a house though landscaped 1/2 an acre new car each, got rid of the mortgage- prefer to see the world on the telly - you pays your money and take your choice, no bragging about expensive holidays here!

You could look on it as spending £10k to live for 6 months. That presumably includes all the food, many bills and leisure and extra spending they would be doing in 6 months.

Are they renting their house out while gone, or paying utilities and overheads at the same time?

6 months travelling is a completely different experience from a holiday.

I live my life for me, not to provide carpets to the standard that visitors decide are acceptable.

And I would rather hear about someone’s travels than their trip to Carpetright.

True friends wont care.

I have spent between 40 and 60k per year for the last few years. That’s multiple trips for my DH and I and last year and this it includes a trip with my DC. My most expensive trips so far have been Vietnam/Cambodia for two of us which was about 12k, Florida as a family which was 15k years ago, a family trip to China next month which is around 20k. Next year will be my DH and myself biggest trip so far which is Australia and New Zealand and will cost more than 30k.
We are making the most of having our health and also adult DC living at home who can mind the house and our pet.

Depends on the holiday. AI 5* 2 weeks in the sun to recharge our batteries probably anything up to £4K for the 2 of us.

A few nights for a city break less than £1K for flights and accommodation, as long as the hotel is clean and close to whatever we want to see, that's all we need.

I prioritise holidays over a new pair of curtains/ sofa. Having family time and new experiences is really important. My dd is not going to remember the new sofa we bought with any type of fond memories, but she will remember going scuba diving in the Red Sea, or visiting the Rocky Mountains. We probably spend about 12-15k on holiday per year (family of 3).