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Rover:
Sorry, I failed to add that I fly from Birmingham!

Richard/Jackie/Nathan:
We've found that if going for a week or 10 days its best to do a package but for our main 2 weeks it normally works out cheaper to be independant.

tonyco1:
Easyjet - from Gatwick or Luton - prices not bad now - check it out....

richnsare:
We generally try to book direct, but when doing so you do need to keep an eye on flight prices and book when/if they drop to an acceptable level. We usually fly from Bham on a Friday 1st/2nd week in September. Currently Thomas Cook are quoting just under £500 for the two of us flying just after midnight. Thomsons are quoting thevbest part of £1000 for a mid morning flight. Thomsons is actually £900 but this year any baggage is extra, so add another £100 for 2 x 20kg.

We have tried Ejet from Bristol before (excellent flight and service) but as mentioned by others, when factoring in additional transport costs and parking it's worth paying a little extra to fly local.

The deposit is very reasonable at our favourite hotel (Perros), so the risk of leaving the flight booking until later is a small one. This time last year Thomsons were about the same pricecwise and then dropped considerably around Feb/March. They won't sell out at the high prices they're currently quoting, so I'm sure they'll drop again in a few months. Fingers crossed anyway...

Tredegar Boy:
Well finally gone and done it. Kept an eye on prices 3/4 times a day. Easyjet kept going up so looked at Thomson from Bristol and Cardiff. Over the period of 7 days the Bristol Thomson flights fell from £428 per person to £288. Bought 3 at £288 so now looking for cheap parking, insurance etc. Don't want much do I!

Definately learnt a lesson this year though i.e. I won't be booking in school holidays next year. I noticed the price for 3 of us travelling the last Friday in June for 2 weeks was £178 per person last week. Thats a huge saving.

Youngest son will have finished his GCSEs by the end of June next year so we'll go then in 2014.

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