Where to go to book a family holiday

Posted on by Samantha

You have made the decision to spend your hard-earned cash on a family holiday but is it better to take advantage of the great family deals on offer if you book online, or is it wiser to pay a visit to your local travel agent and discuss your requirements face to face with a travel adviser.

Searching for a holiday and then booking online has many advantages. You do not feel pressurised into making a decision immediately, but can take your time, looking at traveller reviews and browsing different websites for the best deal. Some sites offer flash sales where for a limited time holiday prices are slashed often resulting in great savings on the cost of your holiday.

However, you may find that you cannot easily create a bespoke holiday online especially if your family has particular needs i.e. if someone in your party has limited mobility. This is when the advice and expertise of a travel agent can help. These advisers are trained to offer you the best possible holiday for your budget and often have personal experience of the locations on offer. Although the cost of your holiday may not be as cheap, the value for money will definitely be better.

Family holiday to Newquay

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Newquay is a popular destination for holiday makers from all over the world. With golden sandy beaches, great night life and sometimes beautiful weather, it is easy to see why thousands of people flick here year after year. Because of this, Newquay is quite an expensive holiday destination regardless of if you are staying in a caravan, tent or hotel.

If you are a family and want to rent a caravan for the trip then you may consider staying just outside of Newquay to save a few pounds. It will mean though that you are likely to have to drive in to Newquay if you want a trip to town or the beach. Parking is also very expensive in Newquay with a 24 hour ticket usually costing about seven pounds.

There are some beautiful little towns and beaches close by that are definitely worth a visit while you are down there.

Holiday prices

Posted on by Samantha

With many holidays seeming to get more and more expensive, many of us are starting to worry whether we will be able to afford to go on holiday with our family. If you have a large family you may find that a holiday abroad can cost in excess of a couple of thousand pounds.

When children reach the age of two you are mostly likely to have to pay a full child’s price for them on the plane and also at a resort. Many people think that they will save money by booking the flights and accommodation but this may not always be the case as some holiday super markets or travel agents are able to offer holidays at a massive saving and cheaper than you would be able to get should you book direct. Also if you book through a travel agent you may be able to be covered against holiday cancellations etc.

Caravan holidays in the summer holidays

Posted on by Samantha

We all love to go on holiday and if you have children or are a teacher you may well be restricted to school holidays. Holidays are expensive whatever the time of year, but if you do have to go in school holidays then you can expect to pay a lot more.

I recently started looking in to the price of caravan holidays in Newquay during the summer holidays. I was shocked to find that many of them were in excess of £1200 for one week. This seemed like a rather large amount of money for a holiday where you cannot guarantee the weather being nice. A Haven caravan was often £1700 plus for a week making it well out of our price range. The best way to find a bargain caravan holiday this time of the year is to try and book direct with the owner. If you do this you can usually save a large amount of then rental fee and may find that they are more flexible on the times you can get in and leave etc.

 

Family holiday fun

Posted on by Samantha

As a child I have very fond memories of holidays we had together as a family. It didn’t really matter to me where we were or even if the weather wasn’t great, it was just great to be altogether doing something we enjoyed.

Holidays can be expensive and therefore many people can only afford to go once a year or every other year, but I strongly recommend not putting off going away because you only have a small budget. You can still have a great holiday on a tight budget if you are willing to go back to basics a bit. A ten pitch can cost as little as £5 per night on a basic site but if you are only planning on being in the ten for sleeping you do not need to worry much about the entertainment on site and facilities. There are many activities you can do when on holiday that cost little or nothing such as going for a walk, building sandcastles or exploring local places of interest such as free museums or galleries.