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School holiday flights or actual holiday help please

We are looking at 23 May and returning on 30 May.

2 adults and 2 children (10 and 9) with a budget of up to £2.5k. We are looking for a beach holiday and possibly All Inclusive at a nice resort. However, we have also seen some nice villas in Turkey for approx £700 for the week (flying into Dalaman), but the flights are crazy prices (as expected during a school holiday :()

I have been checking skyscanner, holiday hypermarket etc, can anyone help with either a decent AI holiday on these dates or able to find better flight prices?

Any London airport flight time anywhere between 0600 and 1200 would be good and not looking at long haul, but looking for a bit of luxury if possible on our budget!

Anyone able to help?

Thanks!

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  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    Club Hotel RIU Paraiso in Lanzarote is coming in at around £1200

    It's quite a good AI IMO, if you can make the flights fit, it may be worth looking at
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • Ivrytwr3
    Ivrytwr3 Posts: 6,304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 10 May 2015 at 2:10PM
    what sites are you looking at? I'm getting no room availability for the dates required :(
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    RIU.com

    I always check the hotel site first
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • PeacefulWaters
    PeacefulWaters Posts: 8,495 Forumite
    Flights will be cheaper Sunday to Sunday.
  • MasterPoo
    MasterPoo Posts: 787 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    On the BA site, departing Sunday to 1 June 2015 AI to Turkey cheapest is £1456 with a host of other ones, even a 5 star at £1816! Missing one day of school is not an option right??

    BA Grand Yazici Mares Hotel

    On Thomson site there were some more choice, but the accommodation would be 3 star and lower but would be within your budget.
  • Ivrytwr3
    Ivrytwr3 Posts: 6,304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 10 May 2015 at 7:47PM
    Thanks for that, but would be looking at either 22 May, 23 May or 24 May - any later and i won't get time off work :(
  • trixie73
    trixie73 Posts: 933 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Thomas cook have one to Costa teguise lanzarote, flying from stanstead on the 24th for 7 nights all inclusive, £1406. The hotel,apartments are called smartline ficus
  • MasterPoo
    MasterPoo Posts: 787 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    OP I just reread your OP and on Thomson there are holidays over that time period which will be within your £2.5K budget.
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