Comments on: 18 Ways to Save Money on your Holiday http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday Just another WordPress site Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve the traveller http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-150116 Steve the traveller Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:30:10 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-150116 You cannot beat having a reliable online Travel Agent that you use on a regular basis, you get to know the person and they will give you the maximum discount available. (Just make sure that they are ABTA and ATOL bonded). There are a few that I use but for cheap Med holidays I use holidayjackpot I have NEVER found cheaper prices. and for Tailormade and longhaul holidays I use eshores they have an excellent one on one service and they phone all the various companies on your behalf to get the largest discount possible. Bon Voyage! :-) You cannot beat having a reliable online Travel Agent that you use on a regular basis, you get to know the person and they will give you the maximum discount available. (Just make sure that they are ABTA and ATOL bonded).
There are a few that I use but for cheap Med holidays I use holidayjackpot I have NEVER found cheaper prices.
and for Tailormade and longhaul holidays I use eshores they have an excellent one on one service and they phone all the various companies on your behalf to get the largest discount possible. Bon Voyage! :-)

]]> By: Ben http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-92489 Ben Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:43:25 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-92489 You don't mention hotel pice comparison sites. It's much easier to search one site and see all the prices from hotels.com, expedia, ebookers etc than searching each one individually. There are a lot of price comparison sites out there nowadays including: kayak.com sletoh.com travelsupermarket.com I always compare before booking - it saves a fortune!! You don’t mention hotel pice comparison sites. It’s much easier to search one site and see all the prices from hotels.com, expedia, ebookers etc than searching each one individually. There are a lot of price comparison sites out there nowadays including:
kayak.com
sletoh.com
travelsupermarket.com

I always compare before booking – it saves a fortune!!

]]> By: Mike http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-27444 Mike Tue, 25 May 2010 15:31:26 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-27444 No, discount code directories are pretty unreliable. Many of the codes I've found have expired but I guess that because the suppliers, for one reason or another, have expired them early. No, discount code directories are pretty unreliable. Many of the codes I’ve found have expired but I guess that because the suppliers, for one reason or another, have expired them early.

]]> By: UK Hot Deals http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-19089 UK Hot Deals Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:39:29 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-19089 I am very glad to see these lovely and excellent detail. Wonderful posting !! This type post always helpful for us. Thanks! I am very glad to see these lovely and excellent detail. Wonderful posting !! This type post always helpful for us. Thanks!

]]> By: Shayna http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-10553 Shayna Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:22:05 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-10553 Signing up for travel newsletters can save you a lot. Not only are you informed of all the short-lived promotions and last-minute deals, but you also often get exclusive vouchers just for being a subscriber. Another good new voucher site I love is http://www.fabuloussavings.co.uk. There are a lot of travel voucher codes there to help you save. Signing up for travel newsletters can save you a lot. Not only are you informed of all the short-lived promotions and last-minute deals, but you also often get exclusive vouchers just for being a subscriber.

Another good new voucher site I love is http://www.fabuloussavings.co.uk. There are a lot of travel voucher codes there to help you save.

]]> By: Martin http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-3183 Martin Wed, 13 May 2009 14:29:15 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-3183 Regarding "4. House exchanges are free", We've done numerous home exchanges to date. Home exchanging has allowed us to save on accommodation costs, car rental expenses, and restaurant meals… Other benefits include the friends that we've made. We've stayed in touch with most of the people we exchanged with. And have also visited with them years later. Families with children also benefit from having a whole house rather than a single room for the duration for the holiday. We often swap with other families, which usually means our kids have new toys to play with during the holiday. For anyone serious about trying this out, we strongly recommend that you join a reputable home exchange club. There are numerous clubs you can join, but one that has worked out really well for us is HomeForSwap.com.

 Finding a home exchange may require some effort but we have always found that it's been well worth it! Regarding “4. House exchanges are free”,

We’ve done numerous home exchanges to date. Home exchanging has allowed us to save on accommodation costs, car rental expenses, and restaurant meals… Other benefits include the friends that we’ve made. We’ve stayed in touch with most of the people we exchanged with. And have also visited with them years later.

Families with children also benefit from having a whole house rather than a single room for the duration for the holiday. We often swap with other families, which usually means our kids have new toys to play with during the holiday.

For anyone serious about trying this out, we strongly recommend that you join a reputable home exchange club. There are numerous clubs you can join, but one that has worked out really well for us is HomeForSwap.com.



Finding a home exchange may require some effort but we have always found that it’s been well worth it!

]]> By: Nick http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/18-ways-to-save-money-on-your-holiday#comment-3175 Nick Wed, 13 May 2009 11:31:29 +0000 http://www.moneymagpie.com/?p=8650#comment-3175 Regarding "18. Get discount vouchers", I disagree that Online voucher and promotional code sites are not the most reliable. Indeed, one of the big names you featured, LatestDiscountVouchers.co.uk, is a VERY reliable source of valid codes and this is perhaps their best feature. All discount vouchers and codes are valid for use, with clearly set out expiry dates and terms of use. Regarding “18. Get discount vouchers”, I disagree that Online voucher and promotional code sites are not the most reliable. Indeed, one of the big names you featured, LatestDiscountVouchers.co.uk, is a VERY reliable source of valid codes and this is perhaps their best feature. All discount vouchers and codes are valid for use, with clearly set out expiry dates and terms of use.

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