Travel
- 6 Ways To Find Cheap Flights For Your Next Holiday
If you’re dreaming of a holiday, first of all...join the club! Secondly, you won’t be alone if you’re debating whether to abandon your plans because of high flight prices. Flights are usually the most expensive component of a holiday, so deters...
- The Ultimate Holiday Checklist: Preparing Your Finances
A holiday is one of the most expensive purchases most people will make during the course of a year, and it is often only a possibility when finances have been planned to the last penny. Too many people book a vacation because of its initial price, but...
- Tips For Your Next Summer Holiday In Europe
While the cold winter months seem to drag on forever, the summer holidays tend to feel as though they last no more than a blink of the eye. Make the most of this short, and plan your ideal holiday today! Trips for the Beach Bum If you’re idea of the...
- Greek Islands: Summer Holidays In The Land Of Gods
With the beginning of the New Year many look forward for the summer holidays and often tour operators and online travel agents step up their offers and bring down their prices. With this in mind it should be the right time to get searching and settle...
- How To Leave Everything Until The Last Minute
If you are leaving everything until the last minute with your summer holiday this year ‘staycationing’ may well be the perfect solution for you. For a start there will be no problems if any of the family’s passports need renewing, secondly you won't...
Travel
How to Plan a Break on a Budget
We all want to go on holiday, but sometimes our finances have other ideas. Going away involves spending money - usually a lot of it – and often our bank balances simply can’t support this.
This doesn’t mean that you have to give up your dream of spending your days on a beach, cocktail in hand. If holidaying at home simply doesn’t float your boat, then here are three top tips for planning a break on a budget…
Tip #1: Book at the Last Minute
Playing by the rulebook isn’t always a good thing, as some of us understand far too well. Although we don’t recommend anything unlawful when it comes to planning a holiday on a budget, you need to stare convention in the face and send it packing. Rather than planning your getaway months in advance, save your pennies, decide on some rough dates ahead of time, and don’t start looking until a month or so before you want to go. You’ll find that there are some great prices available on last-minute deals, ensuring that your money goes just a little bit further.
Tip #2: Book in Advance
If the spontaneity of booking last minute doesn’t appeal to you, then turn this idea on its head and book in advance instead. Although prices drop significantly a few weeks prior to departure, they also tend to be very low when availability is at its highest, which means booking months ahead of your holiday can really pay off. Holiday experts icelolly.com suggest that the most economical time to book is nine months in advice, so if you’re looking for some guaranteed summer sunshine, start hitting the travel agents between September and December. You might even find that you benefit from early booking incentives like a higher luggage allowance or room upgrade, ensuring that your money stretches to a gorgeous getaway.
Tip #3: Choose an All-Inclusive Option
Aside from booking your holiday, one of the greatest outlays associated with it is food and drink, but there is one very simple way to significantly cut your costs in this regard: go all-inclusive. Although you’ll have to spend more initially, you’ll find that the benefits far outweigh your early outlay. With unlimited food and drinks all part of the deal, you’ll be able to wine and dine to your heart’s content without worrying about how much you’re spending.
Make your money go further this summer with these three top tips.
- 6 Ways To Find Cheap Flights For Your Next Holiday
If you’re dreaming of a holiday, first of all...join the club! Secondly, you won’t be alone if you’re debating whether to abandon your plans because of high flight prices. Flights are usually the most expensive component of a holiday, so deters...
- The Ultimate Holiday Checklist: Preparing Your Finances
A holiday is one of the most expensive purchases most people will make during the course of a year, and it is often only a possibility when finances have been planned to the last penny. Too many people book a vacation because of its initial price, but...
- Tips For Your Next Summer Holiday In Europe
While the cold winter months seem to drag on forever, the summer holidays tend to feel as though they last no more than a blink of the eye. Make the most of this short, and plan your ideal holiday today! Trips for the Beach Bum If you’re idea of the...
- Greek Islands: Summer Holidays In The Land Of Gods
With the beginning of the New Year many look forward for the summer holidays and often tour operators and online travel agents step up their offers and bring down their prices. With this in mind it should be the right time to get searching and settle...
- How To Leave Everything Until The Last Minute
If you are leaving everything until the last minute with your summer holiday this year ‘staycationing’ may well be the perfect solution for you. For a start there will be no problems if any of the family’s passports need renewing, secondly you won't...