| Remember the good old days of cheap last minute | | | | too lenient, however faced with selling a seat or not, |
| holidays? Where did they disappear to? Well the | | | | they may just drop the price at the last minute, to |
| cheap prices obviously is self explanatory, everything | | | | meet their capacity. |
| (except the size of our pay packet it would seem) | | | | Avoiding popular weekend flights is also a good idea |
| has gone up in recent years, and with the rise in | | | | as is opting for night flights, these are always |
| airport taxes and fuel costs, it was fairly inevitable | | | | cheaper. Avoid bank holidays and the school holidays |
| that the bubble had to burst. | | | | as prices rarely drop at these times. |
| So is it still worth waiting for late holiday deals or | | | | Prices will vary according to destination and time of |
| should we be booking well in advance? | | | | year, for example Spain during our winter will be |
| I would suggest that if you are limited to when and | | | | cheaper as the weather is not as hot as in the |
| where you are going, then book early as leaving it | | | | summer. If you come across late holiday deals to |
| until the last minute could mean no availability or the | | | | long haul destinations, check first that it is not the |
| flights are full. However, if you are flexible, then the | | | | monsoon, hurricane or rainy seasons. |
| world might just be your oyster. | | | | Popular destinations will obviously sell out sooner, and |
| January is usually a depressing month and summer | | | | you will probably never get the late holiday deals you |
| seems so far away still, but if you can take the time | | | | are hoping for to these destinations. So why not just |
| off work, then its worth looking for some late | | | | go for it, escape the cold British winter and set off |
| holiday deals. | | | | for some sun. |
| Anything departing within a couple of weeks is | | | | Grab your suitcase and your passport and get on the |
| classed as a late deal, and if you can be flexible on | | | | internet to see exactly which late holiday deals are |
| your date and departure airport, then you may get | | | | available. But always remember; don't dither, if you |
| an even better deal. Make sure you stay realistic | | | | see a good price BOOK IT, because if you go back |
| though, tour operators need to make money and | | | | five minutes later, it will probably have gone. |
| with the current recession they can't afford to be | | | | |