Book now or last minute?

3greenrizla's

My better half & myself have a week off in august together & are not that pushed about where to go, I have been looking around & greece looks nice enough for about €500 each. But, should I book now or should I wait till the very last minute & (hopefully) get a good deal?

as I said we are not that pushed about where to go, does anyone have expierence of booking last minute? if so what kind of deals should you expect? & I realise that is probably the peak of the season, will there be much left?

sorry mods if I have this posted in the wrong spot, move if you wish.

BuffyBot

You might get a good last minute deal, you might not.

Generally I tend to favour the latter. Late deals tend to the places other people don't want to stay in..

Dodge

Depends if you're looking for a sun holiday package or not.

If you just want a week away and are booking it through Budget Travel (or any of the others), you'll definitely get it for cheaper than €500 if you wait. You mightn't get anyof the Greek islands, and you probably won't get a choice of accomodation but you probably wouldn't have to pay over €250 for it (each)

The Machine

If you avoid the builders holidays (I think they are the first two weeks of Aug) you should get a good last minute Sun holiday deal. I did this last year and ended up in Cyprus. A lot of the really cheap deals are allocation on arrival, so you wouldn't know your accommodation in advance....

kitty_kilkenny

I booked a late holiday in Bulgaria yesterday through Budget Travel. Going on 2nd July - I was charged 30 euro 'late booking fee'.

david

Theres loads of last minute deals around, try holidaysonline.ie, budget travel are a bit hit and miss. Me and the gf booked 2 weeks in Zakynthos for €314 each all inclusive self catering last saturday, leaving tonight... The same thing would be about €700 booked a month or two ago... Theres always last minute deals if you dont mind where you go. We're staying in Tsilivi, the hotel is a good 1km out of the town (bit remote) but 4 stars still... Have a look at what late deal offers are available now, it'll give you an idea of what to expect,

Good luck!

jellie

Booked a last minute deal last year in crete about 3/4 weeks before we went (around 18th august i think). We paid around 440 each and the place was LOVELY - so much nicer than that of some people we met who had paid around 700 because theyd booked it a few months before.

It can work out well, it can work out crap. When you find a potential deal have a look on
tripadvisor & see what previous guests thought of the place before you book

paddylonglegs

And if you want to book last minute and don't mind where your going then do it from september on, it means if your booked into a big resort you won't have loads of kids around!