I recently saw this opportunity to blog about
budgeting for family holidays, and thought this is right up my street. Chris
gets incredibly bored of me constantly pricing holidays and flights to get the
best deal. In fact I think after blogging, searching for holidays is one of my favourite pastimes. I really should have been a travel agent and not a teacher.
So here goes; my top 10 tips for planning and budgeting a holiday.
1. Do
your research, if it is a big holiday plan well in advance. I find flights are
always cheaper as soon as they come out. For the Disney trip we are going on
next year I researched prices and deals a year in advance, this way I got a feel for the actual prices. When a deal came out, I could recognise that it was infact a great deal. This paid off; We got the Disney Dining Plan Free for our holiday to Orlando next year, saving
us a fortune.
2. For cruises book early to get on
board credit, the best cabins and early booking discounts.
3. Collect air miles, I use my
American Express credit card, and Join the British Airways Executive Club to build air miles. We have flown business class
on holiday for the last few years using our Avios points.
