budget holiday?

[JoshC]

Looking to take the girlfriend away this summer but being a student obviously I'm on a budget, any ideas on where and more importantly which sites offer the best cheap deals. Looking for somewhere hot Canary islands, spain, greece etc.

Thanks

 

[RobM]

laterooms.com are a good accommodation bet.

 

[Pubey]

Don't forget that due to the ongoing volcanic ash problems, it's probably better to get a package holiday, rather than build the holiday yourself. You can get good deals direct from the tour operators, cosmos is cheap

 

[MK Shrimper]

And avoid the times when the kids are off school. Saw some cheapo deals in the local travel agents.

 

[Tinks]

And avoid the times when the kids are off school. Saw some cheapo deals in the local travel agents.

Due to all the problems in the economy in Greece at the mo many holidays there are going a knock down prices might be worth a look.

 

[Cricko]

Due to all the problems in the economy in Greece at the mo many holidays there are going a knock down prices might be worth a look.

Tinks should know she spends the best part of 8 months a year on holiday.;)

 

[canveyshrimper]

Tinks should know she spends the best part of 8 months a year on holiday.;)

Only 8 months?:unsure:

 

[Benfleet A1]

Windowsill Bay is very nice. Cheap to.

 

[pickledseal]

Windowsill Bay is very nice. Cheap to.

I'd not heard of that before (but now do thanks to Urban Dictionary :))

But biazrely this came up.... http://www.windowsillbay.com/Site/Photos.html - werid stuff.

 

[DTS]

call the main tour operators direct.

Say dont care where I go, im packed for somewhere warm. Assuming you are flexible on dates being a student they might say if you can go tomorrow we can do you a package to so and so but its unmaned accomadation.

Its always dirt cheap as the rep will run about filling up any voids or last mins cancellation they have in resort and if they have been cancelled late (drop our rate used to be about 10%) then its already been paid for so your money that late is an added bonus.

And I know this as in my first two years of working I worked for a tour operator.

Good Luck

 

[JoshC]

Windowsill Bay is very nice. Cheap to.

Have got 4 months of that to fill! thanks for all the advice so far....

 

[chadded]

And avoid the times when the kids are off school. Saw some cheapo deals in the local travel agents.

I love my Mrs, not as much as Shrimpersarmy does, but I bloody hate her when I/we want to go on holiday. I think holiday companies should give term time prices to teachers for the School holidays...

 

[Davros]

great for finding good/cheap hotel rooms/apparetments.. http://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/

Then use http://www.skyscanner.net/ to find suitable flights

or alternativly, find a late cheap packge deal on www.icelolly.com

Using a combination of the above i have managed the following over the past 3 years (all including flights & accom)..

2 days in Rome for 2 - £160

4 days in Majorca for 2 - £198

2 Days in Dublin for 2 - £70

4 days in a secret location for 2 - £194 (cannot reveal location as is a secret for the Mrs, and a few people on here know her, but is 3* hotel and at least a 2 hour flight)

 

[Napster]

Camping. There's some cracking sites across Europe.