Holiday Tip

IANB

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Wee tip for anyone booking a holiday.
Use a travel agent rather than online. We booked a Thomas cook holiday via co op travel and I cheekily asked the girl if she could do an agent discount on the overall price. To my surprise she took £100 off the total. When i got home I checked the exact same holiday and itinery on Thomas cook website and we definitely got it £100 cheaper. :)
 
Wee tip for anyone booking a holiday.
Use a travel agent rather than online. We booked a Thomas cook holiday via co op travel and I cheekily asked the girl if she could do an agent discount on the overall price. To my surprise she took £100 off the total. When i got home I checked the exact same holiday and itinery on Thomas cook website and we definitely got it £100 cheaper. :)

Nice one don't ask don't get in this world I always ask sometimes I get someone time not nice one enjoy your trip!!1
 
The travel industry are cashing in on web bookers by price hiking knowing that people think its the cheapest way to do it when in reality its not always the case
 
I always like to leave it till last minute.
Best deals i ever got was going into travel agents.
About 4 years ago me and mrs went into travel agents (mid June)
asked what have you got going to Spain/Portugal/turkey with in next 7 days. For a one week holiday.
Agent said gumbet in turkey for £322. I then said "anything cheaper"?
agent said "that's for two"

£161 each flights/accom and tranfares.
Cheapest and best holiday I ever got.
I never book in advance. Never have and never would.
Never booked online as I like to haggle prices down face to face.
Although I doubt you get cancellations to Spain as much now as people are reluctant to go to other places now.
IE.. Turkey/Tunisia and so on.

As you say @IANB better going to speak to travel agents.
Get differnt print outs from differnt travel agents and shop about. Most time others will reduce it or at very least match it with some extras. (Free insurance/in flight meals)
 
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