Advice on cheapest time to book first solo package holiday

Daisydoo1

I am booking a holiday for September on own and have always abided by the 8-10 wks before for the best deals . . . but that was when there were two of us . . advice please if there is a cheaper time or not

jackieblack

As a solo, it's generally cheaper to avoid package holidays and diy

dawyldthing

Look on trivago for accomodation and sky scanner for flights

Doshwaster

*Usually* it's better to avoid package holidays for solo travel as they are designed around couples and families. The exception is for last minute deals when they are just trying to shift their inventory. In early May I found myself with a week free and booked a last minute deal (well, not literally last minute but only 48 hours before departure) with Thomas Cook to Turkey which was much cheaper than any similar DIY trip I could find.

However, if you are looking 8-10 weeks away and don't want to risk leaving it late then I would just book DIY as that will give you the biggest choice of destinations and hotels. September can be a high demand month for package holidays for couples without children.

One option if you are close to Gatwick or Heathrow are BA City Breaks which are flight + hotel deals. I've done several over recent years and often the total price isn't much more than the flight alone.

NoodleDoodleMan

Some hotels covered by Thomas Cook and TUI do single rooms - worth a look.

https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/info/holiday-for-singles