deposits in travel agents for an april holiday?

postingalwaysposting

i know its probabally a trivial/simple question but i have never ever book an holiday abroad before so... when booking a holiday i know you have to put a deposit down... but what % is it... we have 'love 2 travel' vouchers for first choice/thompson (and others) and we are wondering if we can get away with just using them as deposit... any advice appreciated

saveapenny

you cant usualy use the vouchers as a deposit and usualy the deposit is around 100-120pp unless they offer a low deposit in which case you usualy pay about 20pp with the rest of the deposit due so many weeks after but with the holiday being in April you would have to pay the whole cost approx 10 weeks before the departur date.
Best to get some prices from the high street them try getting some prices off here via the independents or others like myself that just liek hunting for deals.
Its not always cost affective to use vouchers so get plenty of prices first

postingalwaysposting

saveapenny wrote:

you cant usualy use the vouchers as a deposit and usualy the deposit is around 100-120pp unless they offer a low deposit in which case you usualy pay about 20pp with the rest of the deposit due so many weeks after but with the holiday being in April you would have to pay the whole cost approx 10 weeks before the departur date.
Best to get some prices from the high street them try getting some prices off here via the independents or others like myself that just liek hunting for deals.
Its not always cost affective to use vouchers so get plenty of prices first

thansk saveapenny... the vouchers are brought now the people i am going with one of them saves vouchers (through xmas hamper clubs) but this year he saved for travel vouchers for himself too... i now have the vouchers £200.00 and he said pick a holiday any holiday all inclusive up to £450.00 pp... then he will pay the rest of what his is and me and the other person will pay ours ... my part will be paid by febuary 15th anyways ... i am looking at malta as the main or if not grecce and it has to fly from bristol oh and i have to buy a passport too when shall i start organising that :rotfl: this is turning into the worst idea ever :mad:

saveapenny

Firstly I dont think your going to get Greece for April most islands dont start till May ...you might get Corfu or Crete at a push if its late April.
Passports should be got ASAP but you can pay the premium service through the post office to get it back quicker but check with them on costs.
Go to the travel agents who you have to use the voucher with but have an idea on the hotels. Then once you have prices check the companies online price and if its lower get them to match it. The vouchers are pre paid ones like gift voucher? If they are they are as good as cash so you should beable to use them for the deposit. I thought they were the kind that were given away.
Still shop around