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00:01is there anything more satisfying and exciting than being on holiday well yes a bargain holiday
00:12of course getting champagne tastes for your beer budget but is that possible when even the average
00:20uk holiday costs more than 1200 quid for just five days from all-inclusive to long haul or
00:29short breaks i want the inside track on the best way to find a bargain to do that i've persuaded
00:38a
00:38crack squad of experts to spill their secrets insiders who've worked at the heart of the holiday
00:44industry at some of the biggest companies in the business i've spent more than 20 years working for
00:51different airlines such as british airways and klm away for companies including thomas cook tui and
00:56easy to get holidays and the country's leading brands knock knock will take me behind closed doors
01:03this is where the magic happens from hotels and holiday operators to airlines travel agencies
01:11and even cruise lines they're sharing their travel industry tricks to holidaying better for less
01:22this time how to bag the perfect beach getaway we'll help you decide whether it's best to do it
01:29yourself or get a package give you the inside scoop on how to find new resorts there is always potential
01:39to grab a bargain when a new route is launched show you the social media traps to avoid when choosing
01:46your
01:46next destination using social media to be able to infiltrate people's phones it's an incredibly
01:53important marketing tool for them and tricks to watch out for when airport shopping we see even some
02:00airports more than half of what they earn can be from retail it's everything you need to bag a bargain
02:07break
02:16from the costa del sol to the greek islands so many of our most cherished holiday memories are on the
02:24beach
02:25and for many of us for a long time a beach break meant a package holiday flights transfers and hotels
02:33booked together with one company i'm thomas lynch i worked in the travel industry for over 20 years
02:40thomas cook created the first first package holiday on a train from leicester um over near almost 200
02:47years ago now what had started as a train trip had become something else entirely with the advent of jet
02:55aviation by the 60s packages had become our way to get a week of sun sea and sand so i
03:03think us brits
03:04love a package holiday essentially we're an island so we need to fly to get everywhere so a package
03:09holiday means everything's taken care of we know we're going to get our space in the sun and it'll
03:14include our flight for decades companies like horizon thompson cosmos global and air tours
03:21would whisk us away for a week and more often than not everyone in the hotel was on the same
03:27package
03:28a traditional package company it's it's planes are there to take customers on holiday and working
03:33at a traditional tour operator like thomas cook we had our own airline that was literally there just to
03:38serve the package customer but when the internet arrived everything changed in 2003 independent travel
03:47overtook package holidays for the first time suddenly we could browse hotels and compare prices online
03:55and low-cost no-frills airlines exploded onto the scene giving us cheap flights so who needed a package
04:04holiday when you could do it all yourself for less it's why booking holdings the parent company of
04:11booking.com price line and others sold over a billion room nights in 2024 and three of the uk's four
04:20largest airlines are low-cost carriers but in the last few years something surprising has happened
04:30package holidays are back as low-cost airlines like easyjet expand from just selling plane tickets to
04:39selling the whole package so what's going on i'm john strickland i've spent more than 20 years working
04:45for different kinds of airlines and equally more than 20 years running my own consultancy business
04:51with decades working with airlines like ba and easyjet john knows exactly why they want to sell us
04:58more than just plane tickets
05:02we're seeing more airlines getting into offering package holidays it's because the margin on holidays can be
05:07quite substantial the way they can tie that in with a customer who's already booked a ticket
05:12it's a way in their terms of increasing the share of wallet we've got the passenger on the plane
05:17let's sell a bit more let's sell the whole holiday why should somebody else have that
05:21with airlines already flying people to their holiday destinations there's more profit to be made
05:27by selling those same passengers a whole holiday not just the plane ticket
05:33easyjet easyjet for example made around 73 pounds profit for a package holiday per person in 2023
05:42compare that to an average of just eight pounds for a return flight it's no wonder airlines have
05:49switched into holidays in a big way two years ago jet 2 became the largest holiday operator in the uk
05:58so should you book your next beach holiday through an airline are these new package holidays good value
06:09the first thing to understand about this new type of package holiday
06:12is that they built off the airline's existing network of scheduled flights
06:18so easyjet holiday's ambition when it entered the market was to really build on the success of easyjet
06:24one of the best things about being part of of an airline with so many routes was it allowed the
06:29customers to choose how long they wanted to go for they were no longer locked into seven or 14 night
06:33breaks they could go away for three nights for two nights for 21 nights however long they wanted to go
06:39more flexibility with flight means you could fly out on i don't know a tuesday and come back on say
06:47a
06:47sunday whatever suits really it's a model lots of package holiday providers have followed
06:55as well as flexibility with flights low-cost airlines can use their buying power to book
07:01rooms flexibly too they've also changed their relationship with for example resorts and hotel
07:07room supplies they don't have to make big commitments to capacity in advance they can only sell what they
07:13need to sell holidays and hotel rooms mean you've just got to have a digital tool and a tough negotiation
07:18with your supplier
07:20airlines don't book entire hotels exclusively like traditional operators but with tens of
07:27millions of airline seats flying from the uk every year they're in a good position to secure you a decent
07:34price without booking out an entire hotel
07:38hotel this family of four holiday to crete for example was 3 336 pounds for four people as a package
07:47580 pounds cheaper than if you'd booked the same elements independently or this trip to fuetaventura
07:54just over two and a half grand as a package one thousand pounds less than if you'd gone diy
08:04but if your hotel is packaged with a budget airline does that limit you to no frills accommodation options too
08:14to get to the bottom of this i'm dragging myself to portugal it's a tough gig
08:21this hotel is the very latest addition to the easy jets holidays portfolio on the algarve
08:28i want to find out how this hotel makes the cut
08:34hi fran hi nice to meet you i'm jasmine so good to meet you how are you fran taylor is
08:39going to share
08:39the secrets of how new operators compete with traditional package holiday providers when tempting
08:45us with accommodation so i manage our hotel portfolio and the all the hotels that we offer
08:53so my team handpick all of our 8 000 hotels that we feature 8 000 8 000 yeah we need
09:00to make sure that
09:01we have hotels available for all customer types and all budgets behind the scenes negotiating the best
09:07rates at hotels my team's job to make sure that we are promoting them in a way that meets their
09:13expectations
09:13we all have probably experienced seeing something online but then you arrive and it's either much
09:19better than it looked or could be worse than it looked yeah absolutely it's so important that we're
09:24inspiring customers to book through our content but it has to be accurate because we want people to
09:29trust us holiday companies want to make sure they get our return business so after doing a quick tour
09:37of her newest hotel with the manager so this is a standard twin room standard cv room cv room to
09:46make
09:47sure it's being advertised correctly fran is confident she can sell it as part of a package
09:54how was the tour it was great so 8001 hotels now 8001 yeah we keep going buying power means good
10:04rates
10:05on hotels but despite the low-cost airline that gets you there the hotels don't have to be no frills
10:12actually 75 of our customers book four and fast five star hotels really yeah that's quite unexpected
10:20isn't it easy jets low-cost airline now i think that's a perception that some customers might have
10:27that we're a low-cost airline so we offer low-cost products but we offer products for all types of
10:32customers but you should also make sure you look at lots of options because what you're shown first
10:39when you search is based on your previous search history when you get a new hotel would you put them
10:46at the top of your list or does it depend on which hotels advertise with you how does it work
10:51it's
10:52all based our orders all based on personalization so in terms of when you're doing a search we used a
10:58personalized searched algorithm so based on your previous searches and what you've been filtering on
11:03you'll get a list of product that is tailored to your requirements we are providing customers with
11:09the list of product that we know is most suited for them which means they are more likely to go
11:14on and book like any holiday company package operators will work hard to persuade you to book their
11:22package but package holidays sold by airlines whether it's easyjet holidays jet 2 or british airways
11:29are definitely worth considering because there's one old-fashioned benefit to a package that hasn't changed
11:37there is the package travel regulations which is enshrined in law which give consumers added
11:43protection in the event of any component of that package not materializing how they expected it to
11:50if your holiday can't take place you will be able to get your money back and you will be able
11:56to do
11:56that for the all the parts of the package so that means there's this extra bit of reassurance if
12:01something goes wrong and you've got a package travel holiday it's the best level of protection you can get
12:08packages come with the convenience of getting someone else to do all the research for you as well as
12:15the consumer protections so if you're after value for money make sure you include package holidays
12:21in your research they won't always be cheaper sometimes there can be serious savings
12:29but aside from that crucial question you've got to decide where in the world you want to go
12:38coming up why the trendiest new resorts can be a bargain when we're introducing a new route it would come
12:45with a discount and how to sniff them out i think one of the best things you can do is
12:51look and see
12:52where low-cost airlines have announced new flights
12:54welcome back to bargain holiday secrets where insiders at the heart of the holiday industry spill
13:10the beans on how to get the best bargain holiday we've seen how low-cost airlines have transformed
13:18the package holiday but if you want a bargain beach break it pays to find the up and coming destinations
13:27bargains are often found at new resorts before everyone discovers them and prices go up
13:33so how do we make sure we find them early
13:38new resorts don't just emerge by accident to understand how many factors go into creating
13:45the next big thing it helps to go back to find out how existing resorts cracked it
13:53and where better than the og resort europeans and especially the english when they think of holidays
14:00many people think of benedorm benedorm might feel old hat now but there was a time when it was the
14:08hot
14:08new ticket and it's no accident it became a byword for the beach the local government under zaragoza
14:30wanted to get tourism going in the former fishing town so it's set about getting locals to build
14:36accommodation for tourists
14:48they started visiting local homes and asking if they would be interested in maybe building a little
14:55uh a few more floors above their homes to start hosting tourists that's how we started uh in the
15:03travel industry here in benedorm the plan worked in the 1950s airlines noticed adventurous brits flying
15:11to perpignan in france and getting a nine hour bus journey to the south of spain it's an example of
15:18us uk
15:19folk being super canny with our cash but still getting the best beach break it's also an example of airlines
15:27developing new routes it's an approach they still use today my name is john grant and my career began
15:36working for some of europe's major airlines in their commercial and network planning departments i
15:44have probably contributed to 70 or 80 routes that are still operating today and if there are enough
15:52people traveling indirectly then an airline will look at that and think i believe i can operate a
15:58direct flight between these two destinations because that market is all flying in directly at the moment
16:04it was newly established airline routes to a nearby airport that finally allowed benedorm to bloom
16:12the airlines and the local efforts combined to startling effect and benedorm is now the second most
16:18densely packed area in the world after new york there has to be growth in the infrastructure as well
16:26it's hotels it's restaurants it's taxi drivers so airlines will look at that and they'll see where
16:34they think there are opportunities and that means an opportunity for us bargain hunters too if we can
16:43identify the next benedorm when it still needs to make itself competitive enough to persuade us to go
16:50there to do that keep your eyes on the airlines i think one of the best things you can do
16:57is look and
16:58see where low-cost airlines have announced new flights perhaps to somewhere you've never heard of
17:02if you see something new from a reputable airline that you would trust it's worth digging deeper i think
17:08what airlines are great at they're great at looking at their portfolio of destinations and really
17:14thinking about what's the next destination what's the next big thing so it really gives consumers a
17:18you know the ability to be able to think about what are those alternative destinations that
17:22maybe aren't the typical ones that i've been thinking about that i could now venture into
17:27and it's worth getting in on new routes early there is always potential to grab a bargain when a new
17:34route is launched to find out why i've come to meet the uk managing director of an airline that's added
17:42156 new routes across europe in the last three years usually when we're introducing a new route it would
17:50come with a discount again to stimulate the route and to make exceed people excited about the new
17:58destination and they use data to make sure they're opening routes where there is at least some demand
18:06we would use a number of different data sources so for example it could be google searches
18:13sky scanner searches or even working with local embassies as well another thing airlines do which we can
18:21copy too is use the socials we do see a lot of trends at the moment for example this off
18:28the beaten track
18:29trend we see a lot of activity in montenegro or bosnia and herzgovina and again because these
18:36destinations are much cheaper so you can pay you know two pounds for a beer instead of seven
18:42before large numbers of tourists arrive the local prices tend to be cheaper but use websites like
18:49numbio the post office or wise to check local costs before you go and there's another recommendation
18:57from yvonne there are a number of beach destinations in albania as well that have now become sort of a
19:04off the beaten track type of travel trend because it has very white sandy beaches crystal clear blue
19:10waters very good climate it's really cheap and very affordable tourist trips to albania have tripled
19:17from four million visitors in 2015 to 12 million in 2024
19:25one of the reasons flights to new routes can be cheaper is that the destination airports offer
19:31discounts to the airlines we are cost driven so we want to get the best deal when we're opening a
19:37new
19:38route so we work with the the airport for you know lowering the cost of of the charge
19:44the fees airports charge airlines to take off and land can be passed on to passengers so cheaper fees
19:52can mean low affairs and it isn't just canny whiz getting good deals when looking at a new destination
19:58it's quite often driven by local tourist boards and subsidies and airports to get people to try a new
20:05route once you get people going there that's when it become can become the new hot spot a new airline
20:10enters a route then an airport will discount their landing fees it's quite common for that to be a 75
20:18discount in the first year 50 in the second and then 25 in the third it might help explain why
20:25whiz
20:26and ryanair opened new routes to albania whether or not we get all those discounts passed on to us
20:33probably depends on how popular the route is so best get in early airlines announce new routes anything
20:43up to nine months ten months in advance they'll use traditional marketing and social media channels
20:50to announce those routes they'll reach out to their databases of regular travelers
21:01so to find the next big thing before anyone else does watch the airlines like a hawk and if a
21:09destination feels too unfamiliar check what gets written about it which for example said albania was
21:18europe's breakout star for 2024 and bulgaria with its black sea coastline has been described as europe's
21:25most underrated destination once you've found the perfect destination with sandy beaches and crystal
21:34clear blue seas now you've just got to book it but whether it's a new resort or an old classic
21:41you're likely to find so many different sites vying for our attention and sometimes in your excitement
21:50your adrenaline gets pumping last room left i can already feel my heart rate rising but are these
21:57warnings all they seem
22:06someone not scared to dish the dirt is behavioral psychologist kate nightingale she's got a rather
22:13delicious demo to show me how it works i've got a task for you so i'm going to give you
22:18five seconds
22:19to choose a single chocolate out of either of these boxes now this box obviously has been very popular
22:27with the crew over here i'm ready go on i think i'll go for this one okay can i eat
22:36it yes you can
22:37this is actually what most of the people will do they will choose a chocolate from that box what we
22:43have
22:43done is we have added a certain urgency and scarcity because there are fewer of those the fear of missing
22:50out makes you think let me get one of those before all this greedy crew around exactly you don't want
22:58them to eat all that amazing chocolate you want to eat it yourself now potential of missing out on that
23:05delicious chocolate is causing me pain it sort of feels like it goes back to survival instincts if
23:13you get in there first you're gonna you're gonna win out which is precisely why it works and why it
23:19has
23:19always worked it doesn't just apply to your chocs it's the same tactic marketeers use to get you to buy
23:26your beach holiday the same thing as missing out on a discount you know there's only two seats left at
23:34that price or whatever else those are the same principles right if we look at the plane tickets
23:41right yeah you also see one seat left at this price so you need to book it straight away otherwise
23:48you're not going to get that price booking sites might say there are only small quantities of seats
23:56or rooms left but watch out because if that includes at this price it's not necessarily the last room
24:04at all and sometimes the last room on our site no mention of course of other sites
24:16so booking a hotel room for your holidays where do you see it over here it's the last one at
24:22this price
24:23yeah and also you've got hurry up one room type is already sold out for your dates that is making
24:29you want to book it really quickly because um yeah otherwise you'll miss out yeah now notice that they
24:35also in color red red is also associated with danger it actually just really pops out at you doesn't it
24:41so
24:41that's the first thing you notice yeah and then the things in green that's free cancellation no payment
24:47today it's almost like no risk yeah it's reassurance there's no risk to it very clever
24:55while legislation in the uk means that companies can't lie when companies point out how limited
25:01the current rooms are at this price they aren't forced by law to tell you what the next available
25:07price will be and it might not be that different we looked at 12 hotels advertised as having
25:16only one room left at this price on one major booking site three days later half were no more
25:23expensive at all and three more had barely increased in price so what are the best ways then to not
25:32be sucked in by all these tactics and to get the best deal you remember when your granny told you
25:39to
25:39sleep on it yeah but it actually works so stepping back from a decision especially one that is so
25:47emotional makes it easier for your brain to assess the information on a more subconscious level so if
25:55you're thinking of buying a holiday remember these classic old sales tactics don't be pressurized if that
26:02room or flight goes there could well be others and if it's a hotel room if you're really still worried
26:09about missing out look for ones with free cancellation and come back the next day and check you still feel
26:16comfortable with your decision coming up the traps to avoid when using your socials to inspire your holiday
26:27shopping something like 25 percent of new business that comes through travel agents actually has is
26:34coming through social media channels and the airbnb alternative that could save you a fortune
26:41this is definitely my favorite ever holiday i think we've done
26:51welcome back to bargain holiday secrets the insider guide to saving money on your next beach break
26:58in the sun wherever you're choosing to go for your holidays the chances are you're getting help from a
27:04little device in your pocket when we're sat at home dreaming about the next beach getaway
27:14it's hardly surprising we turn to our phones tick tock instagram all the socials are chock-a-block
27:23full of holiday inspiration it just draws you in in fact according to a recent study 75 of us do
27:34this very thing and who can blame us it looks authentic it looks stunning
27:43scrolling through this stuff makes me so ready to book so the shift we've seen with social media is
27:51like a democratization of voices where suddenly there are all these kinds of travel tips the
27:57different holidays yeah like much more authenticity rather than just the same old same old thing being
28:02chilled out every year people are just swiping through their phone and they'll see you know beautiful
28:08beautiful beautifully filmed destinations and you know start thinking about going there
28:15it's all great fun when you're in the mood for some holiday inspiration
28:20but we all know that behind the scenes social media is big business so what do you need to know
28:28about holiday inspo
28:32i'm ollie hills and i'm the ceo of a tiktok agency called nonsensical we've delivered
28:37over 500 million video views on the platform with content that we've created ollie understands the
28:43influence of influencers only too well i mean just in the last seven days hidden gems in rome has been
28:50searched 399 000 times it just shows the power that tiktok has and it's not just inspiration people
28:59who actually use tiktok as a search engine or discover things to do and actually book holidays
29:04as a result of seeing content on tiktok will spend just under 1400 pounds tiktok claim that's 400 pounds
29:12more than those who don't book as a result of social media spending like that doesn't go unnoticed by
29:18the travel industry what started off as ordinary travelers sharing their experiences with friends
29:25turned into individual influencers making a living from it and now the industry sees it as a powerful
29:33marketing tool brands do work with influencers because i think you know an influencer could change
29:40something overnight for a brand you know if an influencer posts something and it goes viral it could be
29:46the difference of where's hot this year to where's not and i think brands are aware of that and it's
29:52not just brands i'm julia labue saeed i'm the ceo of the advantage travel partnership advantage is a
29:59network of travel agents we have 750 locations across the uk all independent so travel agents have always
30:06influenced the way people buy holidays you know they are influence influences whether they're in their
30:11bricks and mortar shop or whether they're online but a lot of our agents have started off online you
30:17know that's how they start their business they start working in that kind of influencer environment
30:22phenomenal number of our members are operated on social media and you wouldn't even think about
30:27them as travel agents brands are online travel agents are online and lots of marketing happens on those
30:36socials and marketing campaigns are built on the back of social media something like 25 of new business
30:44that comes through travel agents actually has is coming through social media channels and so for
30:49travel agents you know using social media to really bring those holidays alive be able to infiltrate
30:55people's phones you know their laptops with these incredible offers and incredible destinations and
31:01it's an incredibly important marketing tool for them from agents to operators marketing on the
31:07socials is huge from sponsored posts to strategically placed ads to brand partnerships influencers can
31:15be paid from hundreds to tens of thousands of pounds for a single post and those with particularly
31:22devoted followers are the most successful
31:27people whilst the travel industry and social media are a match made in heaven from the business's
31:33perspective it isn't just promotional materials that we're looking at online but wherever you're
31:39looking social media does sometimes have its downsides we're having a real crisis of expectation
31:47versus reality at the moment and i do think it is because of social media sometimes what you see
31:54online might be different to what you get when you arrive perfect example of this is somewhere
31:59like santorini beautiful island it's absolutely stunning however you get there there are thousands
32:05of people there and it is kind of shocking a lot of these videos are being filmed in destinations that
32:11are already quite busy but if you're a professional influencer you're going to be getting up at 6am
32:17and taking your videos when there's no one else about in fact there's a whole meme humorously poking fun at
32:26the phenomenon
32:29tiktok users are never afraid to call you out i mean look at the hashtag expectation versus reality if
32:35you're creating content showing an experience or a beach or something that it's really not like that
32:41you can really get called out but viral moments have a life of their own i mean is there anything
32:49more
32:50instantly recognizable in the travel world than jess glenn's ubiquitous sun-kissed tones begging you to hold
32:57my hand nothing beats a jet to holiday complete with that supercharged and super cheery advertising voice
33:08that's 200 pounds off for a family of four and it went from a normal ad to a viral marketing
33:14dream
33:15a random creator started to use one of their previous tv ads as a bit of audio behind a piece
33:21of content that
33:21they created and all of a sudden from nowhere this song just went absolutely viral on tiktok with so
33:27many other creators using the song for them to create their own content nothing beats a jet 2 holiday
33:351.4 million videos were posted using this sound gleefully lip-syncing to the catchy voiceover
33:42in a free marketing trend jet 2 could only have dreamt about of course anything viral is a double-edged
33:51sword whilst jet 2 jumped on the bandwagon sharing their own videos it soon became used fairly
33:59sarcastically to show decidedly unappealing situations it's a jet 2 holiday and right now you
34:07can say but it hasn't done them any harm their tagline had over 80 billion views and they had 750
34:15000 more passengers in a six-month period so between the marketing and the memes how should we get the
34:23best out of social media for one thing make sure you know when you're being sold to in the uk
34:30if you
34:31are being paid by a destination to advertise that you are legally obliged to include for example the word
34:39ad or something to indicate that it is being paid for the the only problem is that a lot of
34:45influencers don't make it very obvious they might only include the single hashtag ad as opposed to
34:51putting something actually in the reel so i would just say instead of just watching the video also check
34:56the captions and just make sure it hasn't been paid for and to be extra safe i've got some other
35:01suggestions you can look for paid partnership tags like this one on instagram or this one on tick tock
35:11or look for signs of a collab in the post like this and look for comments by brands or affiliate
35:18links
35:19these are both signs that the content might have been paid for all these are legal practices of course but
35:26it's important to know whether you're viewing pure enthusiasm or excitement for profit
35:35coming up before you even get to the beach how to save money at the airport we see even some
35:42airports
35:42more than half of what they earn can be from retail from parking cars and the secret to free
35:50accommodation at the beach so once you've got there whether you stay for one week or 10 weeks
35:56it doesn't cost you anymore welcome back to bargain holiday secrets and our guide to great deals on
36:08your next beach break before we even get to our sun sea and sand holiday we're likely traveling through an
36:16airport where we're faced with a cash grab of costly coffees and big budget breakfasts but oh also a last
36:27minute sarong a bikini sunnies anything to get us in the mood so what are the secrets to avoid spending
36:37your holiday cash before you've even hitting your holiday cash before you've even hit the beach
36:46airports are constantly evolving my name is henrik rothe my background is architecture and i've
36:52specialized in airport design henrik has seen it for himself over the years in the past retail was
37:01a kind of an add-on and if you design passenger terminals today they are very much designed around
37:08the retail so that's why you could say an airport is kind of becoming a shopping mall with with boarding
37:16gates attached the way how passengers are guided through an airport is very important specialist
37:23architects who understand the psychology of the passenger and the requirement of the airport retail
37:30it's a principle of retail concepts which have been applied for instance in ikea
37:37it's why at many airports you're led along a winding path through duty-free as soon as the horror of
37:44security is over it's all because of the way airports do business we might not pay to use them but
37:54they
37:54do need to make money somehow in the past airports made their money out of the charges they levered on
38:00airlines for landing planes for handling customers but increasingly that's not the case
38:07the competitive nature of the low-cost market has meant that
38:12airlines have a choice about where they fly from and to and as a result of that they put pressure
38:17on the airports over time the non-aeronautical fees and the revenues that we drive an airport
38:23will drive from those sources as is increasing so the aeronautical fees tend to be coming down
38:30as airlines pay less aeronautical fees to the airports passengers need to pick up the tab with
38:37non-aeronautical charges we see even some airports more than half of what they earn can be from
38:44retail from parking cars from rent-a-car concession fees and so on airlines know that they have a bit
38:51of leverage there in terms of producing high volumes of passengers so they look to airports to offer
38:56discounts on their fees so all those shops and restaurants at airports are actually subsidizing your
39:04flight when i go for an airport and i look at what i call the yellow brick road through duty
39:08three i
39:09try to cut the corners and get past because i just want to get to my gate as quickly as
39:13possible they're
39:13not going to get any more out of me for the duty three but if you do want to spend
39:19where are the deals
39:20there's really only one answer duty free take this litre of vodka it's close to half the super market
39:29price and this bottle of gin over 15 pounds cheaper but don't get too carried away while spirits are
39:39typically good value that doesn't apply to all of the duty free at all we also looked at some fragrances
39:46and here you do have to be careful a bottle of yves saint laurent perfume was 126 pounds 85 at
39:53duty free
39:53but 8 pounds cheaper on amazon and mark jacobs daisy was 59 pounds 20 at duty free but 10 pounds
40:02cheaper
40:02at savers on the high street biscuits and chocolates on the other hand no real saving at all
40:10and shopping to avoid last minute toiletries they're often much more expensive at the airport than on the
40:18high street so the advice is simple check online to see if what you want is a good deal and
40:26if you
40:26can avoid spending at the airport you can know that everyone else is making your flight ticket that little
40:32bit cheaper we love a beach holiday but however savvy we are it's a big expense the average cost of
40:48a
40:48holiday for a family of four is more than three and a half grand it's hardly surprising that lots of
40:56us
40:57will try to save on accommodation costs and that often means using sites like airbnb or vrbo a place
41:04for the whole family to stay which might be much cheaper than staying in a hotel so what do we
41:11need
41:11to know to get the best deals with self-catering as with so many things in the travel industry websites
41:19and apps turned everything on its head meaning the possibilities to rent whole homes have exploded
41:26airbnb revenue for example has grown three times bigger from 2020 to 2024 but there's a fly in the
41:35ointment lots of areas are clamping down on airbnb and other short-term holiday lets because of concerns
41:42about their impact on local housing costs so those options might be quite hard to come by in your ideal
41:49beach destination but what if i told you there's an alternative way to get self-catering
41:55accommodation at the beach for almost no cost at all hello we're the male family i'm becky i'm
42:04caster i'm poppy and i'm christian and we're doing a house swap to spain so it's the morning of our
42:10house swap we are up early and that means getting the house ready it's called home exchange and this
42:17year the male family are going to a spanish beachside village near mercia so how does it work
42:24it is possible to save thousands of pounds per holiday all you need to do is pay for your travel
42:29to that location joy of a home exchange is once you've got there whether you stay for one week
42:34or 10 weeks it doesn't cost you anymore so it's just the cost of your travel travel your house in
42:39the uk doesn't have to be massive or in a swanky location to attract a nice beachside swap i have
42:46lots of members with quite modest homes people use the home as a base so when you go on holiday
42:51it's
42:51not for the house it's for the location so it's not just about going to london or edinburgh there's
42:55lots of beautiful places in the uk that are much less well known but just as appealing as you know
43:00that what might seem normal or mundane to us yes might actually be amazing unusual yes to the
43:07airport we go so it's worth investigating a home swap for a low-cost beach holiday
43:21that's the pool that comes with the apartment and then there's the sea and sometimes you can borrow
43:28more than just the house so we're borrowing a little beach trolley and beach chair and we're off
43:35out to explore a new beach today and crucially because no money is changing hands home swapping
43:41is often outside the legislation that restricts short-term lets so you might not be able to airbnb
43:48but home swapping could still be an option
43:54another local's recommendation was this beach tucked away this was about five minutes from where we're
44:01staying some avid home swappers claim to have saved up to 70 grand across their lifetime
44:10this is definitely my favorite ever holiday i think we've done poppies there snorkelling
44:19you need to make sure your insurance covers you for home swapping and check whether your travel
44:24insurance covers the cost if your host cancels at the last minute
44:32if you're thinking of a house swap or a bit curious definitely look into it we've had some of our
44:37best
44:37ever holidays house swapping gone all around world and i think it's fantastic
44:47so what do we need to do to get in on the home swapping action first things first go online
44:54the
44:54good news is that there are loads of websites that can help facilitate this i mean that you can have
44:59a
44:59look around you know look at the photos of the place that you're hopefully going to swap your house for
45:04and even better news is that you don't always have to do a simultaneous swap so you don't have to
45:10swap
45:10at the exact time as somebody else big home swapping sites include home exchange love home swap and
45:17homelink and some even offer more flexibility than you might expect some sites allow you more than just
45:25a direct swap with one other family and although there are a few more hoops to jump through like
45:31cleaning your house the savings that can be massive a holiday at the beach and you only pay for the
45:38flights it's got to be worth a look
45:48whether you're getting your accommodation for nothing or going the more traditional package holiday
45:54routes for your next beach getaway it's going to be a whole lot more fun in the sun knowing you
46:00snagged a
46:01bargain
46:02you
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