Package Holidays

A package holidays are an all-in-one, where the tour operator provides flights, connections and accommodation for one price. That means they're off the peg, and best suited for standard breaks of standard length, thus …
As a rough rule of thumb, package holidays are usually cheapest for seven, 10 or 14 days away in a traditional holiday destination.
When it comes to timing your package holiday booking, there's one thing to remember:

The later you book, the cheaper, but this means limited choice. Yet if you can't book late, book as early as possible.

The later the better …

Booking late is the cheapest way to get package holidays: later means no more than EIGHT to TEN WEEKS before departure; then the bargains flood in.

The reason is simple: the tour operators have chartered the planes and reserved the rooms, if they don't sell them, they lose money. Thus, the later you leave it, the more desperate they are to flog empty rooms, so the price drops further.

Yet the later you wait, the more you need flexibility about dates and destinations. So if you need crèche facilities or want a specific hotel, be careful. However, if you just want anywhere hot and cheap, leave it very late, ie, the week before you go, and you may get elegant trips for dirty prices.

Or the earlier the better …

The other way to get discounts, though not as big, is to book early, as much as NINE MONTHS in advance, because many tour operators offer early booking brochure discounts, usually around £100 per couple, or buy-one-get-one-free weeks. These sales help them match supply to demand more easily.

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