Saving for last min holiday.

Mart34

I’m looking to take the family on our first holiday abroad but not until June 2019 so not really last minute...... But, booking 12 month in advance seems more expensive than waiting until a few months before departure date.

Baring in mind I can’t save if life depended on it, are their any savings accounts out there whereby I can put the money away and be unable to withdraw the funds until a certain date set by myself.

Thanks for any advice.

davetrousers

Mart34 wrote: »

But, booking 12 month in advance seems more expensive than waiting until a few months before departure date.

Are you sure? IMO you get better deals and choice by booking early.

Also if you book early then you can pay off a sum on a monthly basis.

worried_jim

Mart34 wrote: »

I!!!8217;m looking to take the family on our first holiday abroad but not until June 2019 so not really last minute...... But, booking 12 month in advance seems more expensive than waiting until a few months before departure date.

Baring in mind I can!!!8217;t save if life depended on it, are their any savings accounts out there whereby I can put the money away and be unable to withdraw the funds until a certain date set by myself.

Thanks for any advice.

Problem solved- https://www.thomascook.com/direct-debit/?cvosrc=ppc.google-%5BAC%5D%20-%20Generics%20-%20%5BCat%5D%20-%20NB%20-%20%5BSearch%5D%20-%20Holidays%20-%20%5BGeneric%5D%20-%20%5BE%5D.pay%20monthly%20holidays&cvo_campaign=undefined&cvo_crid=264727441856&Matchtype=e&gclid%20%20=CjwKCAjw2dvWBRBvEiwADllhn8woTTMJ_B0pmtzP_C7jjnWO0%20%20cSOrQVM4SC6YJHEotb5rO8qwkt66BoC0jkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=%20%20aw.ds&dclid=CPaHusuFxNoCFSgi0wodd2IDnQ

Edit- crikey! What a link.

MallyGirl

I agree with dave - prices usually go up year on year and if your location is popular or small, or your family is more than the expected 2+2, then you might struggle later. I would find the uncertainty stressful - but that is probably just me

Mart34

Having not been abroad for about 10 years, probably changed since then in terms of last min versus booking early.

I looked earlier at Thomas Cook going to Tenerife, June next year which came in around £2800 self catering (2 adults + 3 Kids) for a hotel on the beach line. And then tapped in the exact same details for June this year, fair enough I didn!!!8217;t get the same hotel but some very similar coming in at well over a grand cheaper.

But having said that I would prefer to have choice over !!!8216;what!!!8217;s left over!!!8217; so prob will book in advance when I return from Cornwall this June. (Hopefully tui and jet2 have released 2019 hols by then

jimjames

How about paying for it on a 0% credit card and then paying off 1/12 of the balance each month? Obviously if you can't control your spending then this won't be an option but one way or another you need to sort your spending habits so you can get out of living payday to payday.

Peelerfart

Worriedjim! Let me say, publicly, you have an enormous link :-)

davetrousers

Mart34 wrote: »

Hopefully tui and jet2 have released 2019 hols by then

Do you only intend to look at 2 travel agents?

Mnd

First choice are taking bookings for September 2019

Westie983

worried_jim wrote: »

Problem solved- https://www.thomascook.com/direct-debit/?cvosrc=ppc.google-%5BAC%5D%20-%20Generics%20-%20%5BCat%5D%20-%20NB%20-%20%5BSearch%5D%20-%20Holidays%20-%20%5BGeneric%5D%20-%20%5BE%5D.pay%20monthly%20holidays&cvo_campaign=undefined&cvo_crid=264727441856&Matchtype=e&gclid%20%20=CjwKCAjw2dvWBRBvEiwADllhn8woTTMJ_B0pmtzP_C7jjnWO0%20%20cSOrQVM4SC6YJHEotb5rO8qwkt66BoC0jkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=%20%20aw.ds&dclid=CPaHusuFxNoCFSgi0wodd2IDnQ

Edit- crikey! What a link.

I have edited to make this smaller for you.

worried_jim wrote: »

Problem solved- Thomas Cook Direct Debits

Edit- crikey! What a link.

Westie983

eskbanker

The same page can be accessed directly without all the superfluous tracking bumf, via https://www.thomascook.com/direct-debit/