Half term holidays – travel tips

We are all in the market for savvy savings when it comes to holidays – often spending hours scrolling online to ensure we get the best value for our stint in the sun, or a last-minute city escape or our beach break.

While most holidaymakers might think that the best way to save some precious pounds when organizing for a holiday would be on both flights and hotels, forward planning could come in handy, as new research reveals that booking essential extras early on, such as airport parking, could pay for a UK theatre break or return flights to New York City. This comes as the average holidaymaker could save £310 per year by being organised with every element of their escape.

As we approach half-term week, research from Holiday Extras shows that only half of us (49%) book airport parking straight after booking our holiday, with a third (30%) only thinking about it about a month before jetting off and one in ten (10%) admitting to forgetting about it until the week before their flights. Notably, 7% are even paying for their parking at the gate, meaning 1.2m holidaymakers could be saving up £155 per trip if they pre-book their airport parking.

Aston spoke to travel expert Lisa Minot and Elizabeth Hogg, chief operating officer at Holiday Extras.

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