Budget Travel

Top tips for a budget family skiing holiday

The summer holiday is now drifting into the sandy memory banks, kids are going back to school, normality is returning. Which means that it must be time to look forward to the Family Winter Holiday! However, with the housing market still shaky, the media still harping on about double-dip (which I’m sure used to be an ice cream topping), and general belt-tightening going on, this year there will have to be a strict budget.

Ryanair slashes 40% off October seats

Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, announced that from midnight tonight, Monday 30 August, it will slash up to 40% off all seats, on all routes, for travel every day in October for bookings before midnight Thursday (2nd September) on ryanair.com.

Ryanair slashes European ski fares

Ryanair today launched its London Winter Ski Programme 2010/11 which offers 33 weekly flights from London (Stansted) to ski destinations in Cuneo, Grenoble, Lourdes, Salzburg and Turin.

Bank holiday breaks by ferry with Sunparks

Families looking for a last-minute bank holiday break can travel by ferry to Sunparks properties located within easy driving distance of ports in Belgium and Holland. Long weekend breaks from August 27 to August 30 start from less than £20 per person, per night.

How to build the perfect sandcastle

This summer, mums and dads across Britain will spend thousands of hours on their hands and knees - making sandcastles for their tots and toddlers.

Ryanair launches £8 seat sale

Ryanair has announced that from midnight tonight (Monday 16 August) it will release 500,000 £8 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in September.

Visit Bruges Beer Festival for less

Belgium is world-renowned for brewing exceptional beer and the 4th annual Bruges Beer Festival promises to take visitors on a thirst-quenching tour of some of the country’s most popular and most unusual varieties.

100’s of Bank Holiday breaks for under £100

Travellers yet to book their Bank Holiday getaway need look no further than accommodation web site BookDirectRooms.com.

Netflights.com launches exclusive Dubai sale

Netflights.com has teamed up with British Airways and - amongst others - Atlantis, The Palm, to bring customers a wide range of exclusive last minute bargains on Dubai breaks this September in an exclusive sale ending on Saturday 4th September 2010.

Survey reveals Portugal as best value family destination

The Post Office Family Holiday Report has revealed Portugal to be the best value family destination for Brits this summer, closely followed by Bulgaria, Spain and Croatia.

Holiday-rental offers for October half-term

With hundreds of holiday home owners already offering discounts for October half-term, now is a great time to book and bag yourself an ideal family getaway for less.

Ryanair launches £10 seat sale

Ryanair has released 500,000 £10 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in September. These “all in” low fares will be available on over 500 of Ryanair’s European routes but must be booked on ryanair.com before midnight (24:00hrs) Thursday 12th August.