Holiday prices

[jamcg]

If you want cheap getaways and you don’t mind city breaks go to Poland.

I priced up a trip in September for me and the wife, flying into Wroclaw, staying in a really nice central apartment with Airbnb for 4 days, then getting on a train to Krakow and staying there for 3 days, again in a really nice central apartment, and then flying home from there- came out around £720 for both of us including all buses/trains to and from airports aswell.

The train between the two cities came in around £25 for both me and the Mrs.

[Jobbo]

You're all doing it wrong, last time I went to Italy I paid about £150 for return flights and about £50 a night for a little private villa overlooking the sea

Gav coming out of his little private villa to look at the sea and tell us what local cuisine he's been enjoying:

[Rich B]

If you want cheap getaways and you don’t mind city breaks go to Poland.

I priced up a trip in September for me and the wife, flying into Wroclaw, staying in a really nice central apartment with Airbnb for 4 days, then getting on a train to Krakow and staying there for 3 days, again in a really nice central apartment, and then flying home from there- came out around £720 for both of us including all buses/trains to and from airports aswell.

The train between the two cities came in around £25 for both me and the Mrs.

Yeah, we’re planning on going to Krakow at easter. my mrs went over at xmas and loved it (and remarked how cheap it still was). She’s half polish and understands the language (mostly) so we’re going to take our boy there. Last time i went was 15 years ago and it was a cool place then.

[Carlos]

As Jobbo says the cost of accommodation has risen in Europe across the board as has luggage, flights appear cheap but by the time you add luggage your eating some hefty inflation

We paid about £4k before covid for a nice all inclusive place with an attached waterpark in Ibiza, that was for the 4 of us for 2 weeks.

Same sort of place in Tenerife last November was still £4k but for a week!

I don't particularly like flying nor does my son so 4 hour or less flights suit us down to the ground.

[dinny_g]

Very true, that same place that was £1200 in 2018 is £1800 now

[Gavster]

You're all doing it wrong, last time I went to Italy I paid about £150 for return flights and about £50 a night for a little private villa overlooking the sea

Yep, that’s the difference when you’re paying for a whole family and including all the costs of the holiday.

it must have been one hell of a walk to get from the airport to your coastal villa for free!

Cheap train from Napoli and a short taxi ride, easy

[Zonda_]

We stopped doing hotels a few years back, we always hire an apartment through Booking.co, or sometimes Airbnb, we’ve had some lovely places in Spain, Gran Canaria, Corfu, Naples etc. We’re limited with flights as we only have Leeds or Newcastle in reasonable taxi distance. Nothing much goes from Teesside. We generally pay around €400-500 for a 3 bedroom the flights to somewhere like Gran Canaria which is 4 and a half hours are generally around £270 pp.

[Swervin_Mervin]

How much do people actually pay for a European beach holiday? For the past few years we've been camping in France. Two weeks, ferries, campsite, fuel, all food and all other spending for a family of four, has consistently cost about £3400.

Fancying a change, I just looked at a hotel in Greece that we'd booked in 2020 but got cancelled due to Covid - the kids have mentioned they'd like to go there.
At the time, 10 nights, family room, half board in August 2020, inc flights, £3195.
Today, 10 nights, family room, half board in August 2026, inc flights, £5370.

What. The. Fuck.
Is this how much people pay these days? That's with a £500 promotional discount as well.

I'd say that's quite reasonably priced these days, given it's half board and includes flights. We've done hotels for a few years now and these days I'd say that you're lucky in peak season to get anything 4* and above for under £5k. £7.5k more typical I'd suggest. Flights are often close to a grand as is hire car.

I read something not so long ago that essentially said that the exchange rate for the US has been very favourable and comparatively the average US family are much wealthier than you're average British family, due to wage stagnation over here. There were tour operators and hoteliers noting trends for UK holiday-makers increasingly booking during traditional off-peak periods as that's when it's more affordable.

Basically, we're being priced out. And from what we've seen in the last couple of years there do seem to be a lot more Murcans knocking about.