Family holiday to Thailand

budgetflyer

TakeThis wrote: »

Friend was delayed eight hours with them recently. Wasn't happy at all.

I was delayed 2 weeks by Qatar, April 09. Could have bought a OW for £2.5K each to get home sooner but they wouldn't reschedule us on to it, prefering to reserve it for the rich and (more) desperate

TakeThis

budgetflyer wrote: »

I was delayed 2 weeks by Qatar, April 09. Could have bought a OW for £2.5K each to get home sooner but they wouldn't reschedule us on to it, prefering to reserve it for the rich and (more) desperate

Cheapskate.

This was less than three weeks ago with Turkish..

jp83_2

Beware that some of Thailand requires malarial protection.

An area good with kids so you can advanture the local surroundings is Khao Lak, although you might need malarials. This gives access to the jungle as well as the beaches plus loads of activities for the kids to do such as canoeing, rainforest treks, snorkelling etc. All whilst staying a high end hotel for safety and comfort.

Many go on package holidays to Phuket etc, I would try to avoid those to give your children a genuine taste of thailand and the nature it offers.

Mr_Wang

jp83 wrote: »

... All whilst staying a high end hotel for safety and comfort.

Many go on package holidays to Phuket etc, I would try to avoid those to give your children a genuine taste of thailand and the nature it offers.

A bit contradictory.

Thailand has some amazing beaches which should be visited, though admittedly Phuket is one to be missed, there are some excellent mid range and indeed basic hotels throughout the country.
I have stayed on loads of Thai isles in beach huts, shacks, basic accommodation, mid range and high end.
Safety has never been an issue.

Doshwaster

Mr_Wang wrote: »

A bit contradictory.

Thailand has some amazing beaches which should be visited, though admittedly Phuket is one to be missed, there are some excellent mid range and indeed basic hotels throughout the country.
I have stayed on loads of Thai isles in beach huts, shacks, basic accommodation, mid range and high end.
Safety has never been an issue.

I agree, there is usually never any need to spend money on a "high end" hotel, especially one owned by an international chain. The best accommodation I ever had in Thailand was a fairly basic beach hut (OK, I spent a little more on one with air con - I do have some minimum comfort standards and like to be able to sleep!) which was only £15 a night including breakfast. It was literally 2 steps from the door to the beach. I really don't think I would have been any happier in the £150/night 5* resort next door.

up2ualan

Hua Hin is a good choice , great beaches, quieter family style resort if you are planning on going in the wet season it is the driest place in Thailand, and reasonably close to Bangkok

TakeThis

Here we go again.....

Fly out of Geneva and into London or Manchester for around £250. You just need to add a one way flight to Geneva, with the likes of EasyJet.

Seek out the flights via ebookers, but then book the flight dates via the airline website for a better price. £240(CHF 358.85) returning to London.
Of course you'll need the right kind of plastic in order to get the best out of the exchange rate.





You can get a connecting flight with Easyjet to Geneva with 20kgs of luggage for less than £50.




Other cities available.

Examples:

Johannesburg returning to London £330. to Manchester, £300.
Beijing £280
Tokyo £325

Book by the 12th of May, return by the 14th of June.

mynameistallulah

Great deal TakeThis, I saw it on HUKD the other day. The only thing to be aware of is leaving sufficient time between the Easyjet flight and the main Etihad one - remember the airline will not be obliged to put you on a later flight if you do not make it due to delays/ cancellations - I would be leaving far more than two hours between the two flights!

TakeThis

mynameistallulah wrote: »

Great deal TakeThis, I saw it on HUKD the other day. The only thing to be aware of is leaving sufficient time between the Easyjet flight and the main Etihad one - remember the airline will not be obliged to put you on a later flight if you do not make it due to delays/ cancellations - I would be leaving far more than two hours between the two flights!

Indeed, the applicant should book according to their level of stress.

Check in online beforehand for the Etihad flight, to give a little more leeway.