Sods law

[sherrardk]

Got enough spare(ish) cash to go holiday, husband has a week or so lull at work and he has got an appointment on Tuesday to get child #3's passport - but we have scoured the net and can't find anything that we can afford or is within our time frame. Bugger!

[Wrongn3mber]

If you give us the times you can travel and what money you have to spend maybe we can all keep an eye out or scour the net inbetween the times that you aren't, 100 heads and eyes are better than one.

[sara3]

why don't you pop into a travel agents? let them do the work.

[bednobs]

have to say i have never found travel agents more expensive for holidays

[AlBags]

I'll flog you a wet weekend in Barnsley for £50?

[sherrardk]

Hi wrong - 2 adults, 5 children, want all inclusive, up to about £3k for one week, departing anytime from about Wednesday this week (but would need to know before Tuesday!) till Sunday. Don't care where, must be hot with water parks.

Hi Sara - husband did the travel agents this afternoon and had no luck. travel agent did say we would have more chance with a cruise but not so sure with the two littlest being so young (and one of them being so naughty).

[bednobs]

5 days is a really awkward amount of time

[sara3]

what's your chosen airport?

[ubasses]

Have you tried www.icelolly.co.uk they usually have a lot of good last minute deals

[AlBags]

Croatia is great at the moment Sher ..
No probs with kids .. good late deals .. and it's warm.

[delphfolk]

try the Taurito Princess Hotel - Playa De Taurito, Gran Canaria weather hot great big water park and its all inc i think

[Buenchico]

Clarification please, Sherrardk:
Does "departing anytime from about Wednesday this week . . . till Sunday" mean that you must come back on Sunday or that you can leave anytime between Wednesday and Sunday? (If the latter, does that mean that a full week is still what you're looking for, irrespective of the departure day?)

Further, which airports are acceptable to you? I'm assuming that Bristol and Cardiff are OK. Any others?

[sherrardk]

Hi, sorry - not clear in my post. We can go any day from about this Wednesday up to next Sunday(ish) and want to be away for a week. Sorry about the confusion, husband is self-employed and is quiet at work for the next two weeks so can juggle things around to take a whole week off.

[sherrardk]

Oh, forgot to say - we live in Hereford so can use any airport within a two to three hours drive radius.

[sara3]

lots of villas available, £2.5k, that leaves you an extra £500 towards eating out :o)

http://www.jamesvilla...paxi=0&dep_air_id=BRS

[karenmac60]

http://www.teletextho...ype=Family&duration=7

[AlBags]

Thomson are doing 7 nights dep 26 Jul at Croatia, Hotel Amfora, Rabac for £483 (based on 3 sharing) Fly Bristol.

[AlBags]

http://www.travelmatc...FAAUKAhAA&view=review

[Buenchico]

I'm finding quite a few apparent deals but with insufficient detail available to guarantee that the accommodation will be suitable for your family. For example, this might be a possibility:
Depart Wed 20/07 from Bristol Airport for 7 nights, all inclusive, at Club Cala Romani, Callas de Mallorca, Majorca. £371pp. (Approx £2600 in total, so well within your budget).
Here's a screen shot:
http://i52.tinypic.com/w1ppxj.jpg

Perhaps if you phone Teletext Holidays (0844 767 0870) they can find you something to meet your needs?

[karenmac60]

Al's going to France this week Sher - he can stash the lot of you in his case ;)

[AlBags]

No room tho ... allowing for Karen's cheese .. or Karen (if I can tempt her round)