Best time to book for last minute deal

AAZ

I am planning to go for easter break with family and looking to go out either 5th or 6th April.
When is best last minute deal arrive from experience 
 like 2 weeks before or wait even for last week ?
We are not fussed where we go as long as there is a beach, hotel and all inclusive 

Caz3121

not sure last minute deals are as common as they were a few decades ago. In the past there were charter airlines and block hotel bookings so it was worth the holiday company getting anything rather than nothing for empty seats/rooms. With low cost carriers being more common now, seats tend to get more expensive closer to departure. Have you looked at the current prices for your dates? who is offering the best deals?

AAZ

Both TUI and Jet 2 are offering similar rates 

NoodleDoodleMan

Schools holiday time - will be reflected in prices.

DullGreyGuy

AAZ said:

I am planning to go for easter break with family and looking to go out either 5th or 6th April.
When is best last minute deal arrive from experience 
 like 2 weeks before or wait even for last week ?
We are not fussed where we go as long as there is a beach, hotel and all inclusive 

You need to look as early as possible to get a baseline of what the prices are. 

Prices follow normal supply and demand rules so if things are nearly sold out the prices increase, if things are not selling the prices are reduced and when its gone its gone. I'd start looking from a month out but it's highly variable and you can be watching prices drop each week and then suddenly a few days later it spikes again. 

The way to guarantee a reasonable price these days is to book far in advance, late booking occasionally gives you an ok deal but its a gamble and perhaps you need to ask yourself why no one else is buying and the prices are being slashed. 

strawb_shortcake

Tui have holidays starting from £380 each for 2 adults 2 children flying from Birmingham. Cheapest destination was Greece 

zagfles

We usually book 2-3 weeks before, for packages I don't think prices change that much in the last 2 weeks. You'll almost always find a good deal to somewhere booking late, although in the school holidays it might be a bit more. Though we went to the Canaries in the Easter school hols a couple of years ago for £400 each AI which I thought was reasonable, good place too. 

AAZ

Many thanks for advice, I have now booked through tui