Five Money Saving Holiday Tips

When it comes to booking your family holiday, there are a number of ways you might be able to cut costs without losing the quality of your family holiday. Some of them are obvious, such as choosing countries that offer good value or have a national currency that offers a good exchange rate. Others are less well known and worth pointing out. This article, will outline the five best ways to save a bit of money on your next vacation and hopefully give you a little bit more spending money when you're there:

(1) Make Your Booking a Long Time in Advance - Irrespective of whether you're going surfing in Skegness or skiing in Harpenden all Tour companies, airlines and hotels operate like any other business. They love having reservations a long time in advance. Therefore you can get some of the best deals if you book your summer holiday a long way ahead of time. Clearly you need to be absolutely certain you'll be free then and that you'll still want to go there, but provided you can tick those boxes, the advantages are massive. Studies have shown that the optimum time to book that holiday is eleven months before you go.

(2) Make Those Bookings at the Last Minute - The only time you'll get better deals than booking 11 months in advance is if you book your summer holiday at the very last minute. This option is not for the easily worried or those who experience stress. Leave it too late and you could disappoint your kids and wife, husband or friends and be left with an unplanned 'staycation'. However, if you can hold your nerve and wait till the last minute you will most likely get yourself an awesome bargain. Tour companies, hotels and airlines will always have unsold rooms or tickets. If you can take these off them you will see reductions of up to 70%.

(3) Travel in the Middle of the Night - If you're prepared to drive, sail or fly before the sun comes up then you might well find some amazing prices on your travel. It stands to reason that the cheapest journeys are those that no one wants to make. Buy ferry tickets for two o'clock in the morning and you'll notice significant price differences between your tickets and those for peak hour travel.

(4) Make Use of the Web - The internet is a consumer's best friend. A few hours surfing can help you find out which countries and cities are the best value to travel to, which modes of travel and holiday companies offer the best prices on getting there and which hotels offer the best rates and service. Use hotel comparison websites to read reviews of hotels and travel comparison websites to compare airlines, coach companies and hire car rentals.

(5) Look Out for Any Special Deals on the Internet - All the big holiday chains are continually offering discount deals on family holiday packages, large chain hotels and even car rentals. Try searching for holiday inn vouchers or hilton discounts, thompson holidays discount code or travelodge discount codes and you'll see just how many codes and vouchers there are out there if you're willing to do twenty minutes research. Find codes and vouchers that are up to date and you could save yourself 20% off the cost of that dream summer holiday!