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00:00Woohoo!
00:02Rich holidays
00:02Look at that!
00:04I can't imagine waking up to that every morning!
00:06Are the stuff of dreams
00:07Oh my God!
00:09We've got our own plunge pool size!
00:12But can cheap getaways
00:14be just as fun?
00:16I'm having a good time!
00:18I'm not getting in that!
00:19For the first time, wealthy jet-setters
00:22This is the life!
00:23And hard-up holiday-makers
00:25They do look really posh
00:27travel together
00:29on two wildly different trips
00:31Do you guys drink alcohol?
00:33No.
00:34At all?
00:34No.
00:35To experience each other's idea of the perfect break
00:38The universe is really powerful
00:40If only positivity could pay the bills
00:42Can the rich rough it?
00:44There is no way on God's brain earth
00:46that you or me are going in this
00:48Can the less wealthy stomach lavish luxury?
00:51I'm going to be sick
00:52I hate that you made me touch seafood
00:54How about that?
00:55And at the end
00:56A hundred and thirty-four thousand
00:58You could buy my house
01:00and landscape my garden
01:02Will one family's holiday heaven
01:04Give me off, give me off, give me off, give me off
01:06Be another's holiday hell?
01:08Your head's getting mashed off
01:09Absolutely not
01:10This is possibly going to be the worst holiday I've ever been on
01:19Bridlington, Yorkshire
01:20Home to the G family
01:23Ha ha!
01:24I won!
01:25Single mum Hayley
01:26and her two kids
01:2716 year old Ryan
01:29and 10 year old Mia
01:30I describe my family as loving
01:32We are really close
01:34Is that from some times when me and my sister fall out?
01:36Sometimes I go into his room and he's like
01:39Get out, I'm playing my Xbox
01:41Get out, you're annoying
01:44Hayley works as a part-time sales assistant
01:46and earns just £930 a month
01:49Everything you wear basically goes straight out again
01:52The family relies on universal credit and child benefit to stay afloat
01:57It is a struggle when I do want the kids to have a great life
02:00My mum works every single day to keep food on the table
02:04Her eyes are going to pop out, she's working that hard
02:07Any spare cash is spent on the kids and their passions
02:11My hobbies are swimming, lifeguarding
02:14I do acting, dancing, singing
02:17I love performing
02:19Being a mum is sacrificing your own life to fend for the kids
02:23They are number one priority
02:25Oh no!
02:26No, I already said it
02:27Yeah, no, but me
02:28Oh, okay
02:30Brian's obviously an age of finishing school
02:32He's moving on with his life
02:36I feel like time with him is running out
02:40I think time with kids is precious no matter what age they are
02:46When it comes to getaways, the trio's idea of holiday heaven is going off-grid
02:52Our perfect holiday is probably the Lake District
02:54because we meet new friends and we go to the lakes
02:58When we normally go on holiday there's no signal
03:00because normally it's just a field in the middle of nowhere
03:03It's quite good to experience that type of feeling of no internet
03:07and you're just speaking to other people and being social
03:12So, how do they feel about a posh break with well-off strangers?
03:16I feel like the rich people would be like flexing their money and being like
03:22like get a stack of cash out
03:24like even if some of it's fake
03:25they'd be like look how much money I've got
03:27Yeah, yeah
03:2887 miles away in Huddersfield live the wealthy Olotayo family
03:34I'd say we're all very close
03:35We're all very close
03:37We're all very close, yeah
03:39IT guru Kay is married with five kids
03:42Whilst most of the family are working
03:44on this holiday Kay is bringing along 20-year-old Tyra
03:48and 14-year-old Malachi
03:50It's not a lie
03:51Dad, do you know this bike?
03:53It's £4,000
03:54£4,000
03:55If he gets them, I get vision approved
03:57OK
03:58The bank of Dad is always open
04:0024 hours a day
04:01I'll see the gummy rocks around their little finger at times
04:04Thanks to Dad, accountancy student Tyra
04:07is already driving a £40,000 Mercedes
04:10By the age of 19, I had two sports cars
04:13Sport cars
04:16That's good
04:17I'm fine, thank you
04:19Fine, thank you
04:19Kay earns up to £450,000 a year
04:23from his IT data management business and property portfolio
04:26It's really grafted to give us a life that we all love
04:31And what they really love is holidays
04:34The Olotayos take at least four big trips abroad every year
04:39We've just come back from Nigeria
04:41which cost us £30,000
04:44Canada, that's about £18,000
04:46Even on their posh breaks, the family love their screen time
04:50I've got all my tech equipment
04:52I've had, iPhone
04:54Any gadgets you can think of, we've got it
04:57To lure the kids off their devices
05:00Kay gives each child a grand's worth of holiday money
05:03to spend as they please
05:05They're like jet skiing
05:07That one where
05:08What's it when they want?
05:09When you hold onto the rings
05:10Yeah, and they're going by the air
05:12Yeah, yeah, we love them
05:13I don't
05:14I just like dipping my feet in the water
05:18That's it, that's as much sport as I'll do
05:21With an aversion to water, heights and all things active
05:24Kay will splash out, provided he can opt out
05:28I'm happy to pay for whatever the kids want
05:30As long as they leave me alone to have a bit of peace
05:34So, what are the big spenders' fears about a budget break with strangers?
05:39Self-catching
05:40For me, I think it kind of ruins the holiday
05:43I'd definitely rather restaurant, anything but cooking
05:45I think we just have to just find somewhere to get some takeaway or something
05:49Yeah
05:52The families are spending a week together on two very different holidays
05:56I feel excited and nervous
05:59One's the type of high-end escape the Olutaios are used to
06:02What's the case scenario? A working holiday or something?
06:05Is that cookie or meal?
06:07But first up, a bargain excursion that fits the G family to a tee
06:13I'm scared
06:15You're heading to the stunning country of Switzerland
06:18How exciting is that?
06:19Yeah
06:19Yeah
06:20I always wanted to go to Switzerland
06:21First stop, a self-catering budget stay on a lakeside holiday park
06:26Where you'll take part in family-friendly free activities off your devices
06:31With no fancy shops in sight
06:34Free activities off your devices
06:38Famous for its mountains, lakes and picture postcard scenery
06:42Switzerland has a reputation as a playground for the rich
06:46But its breathtaking landscapes can be enjoyed on a budget too
06:49For the first half of the week
06:52They'll all be going off-grid at the VD8 Holiday Park
06:55Set in a nature reserve on the scenic shores of Lake Neuchâtel
07:00Both families will be staying in basic wooden cabins
07:04And just like the G's, the Olutaios will have to make do with self-catering
07:08And shared toilet facilities
07:11What is this self-catering?
07:12Oh dear, oh dear
07:16It's day one of the budget holiday
07:18Do you reckon we've packed enough clothes?
07:20Definitely
07:22Budget set a cage used to packing for five-star resorts
07:26These are £1,000 shoes
07:29They'll do
07:30Come on guys
07:31It's the G family's first trip abroad in over three years
07:35What are you most excited about?
07:36To experience a new holiday
07:38The experience
07:39Meetings
07:41It's just under a two-hour flight to Switzerland
07:44It's on a bit empty
07:45I think that's so exciting
07:47For the Lake District loving G's
07:49This kind of landscape is holiday heaven
07:52Which mountain do I climb up then Mia?
07:54I know one
07:55That massive one
07:56No
07:57But the tech-obsessed Olutaios are more used to gaming than hiking
08:01I'm so nervous
08:03The families will meet for the first time once they've checked out their accommodation
08:08No bars
08:09What's wrong?
08:10No signal
08:10No signal
08:11No signal?
08:12At all
08:13No signal
08:14No
08:14No signal
08:16There's no valley carrying your back to you as well
08:19The wooden cabins they'll be staying in cost just over £100 a night for the whole family
08:24Oh you have to share showers
08:26You have to share showers
08:28You have to share showers
08:28Oh my god
08:29A fraction of the £1000 that Olutaios normally spend on a five-star hotel
08:34So I guess this is what they call a cabin
08:40Oh no
08:41Guys, where's the toilet?
08:44Is there no?
08:44Where's the toilet?
08:46You have to dig at all
08:48There's a wardrobe and not...
08:49There's no toilet
08:50No toilet?
08:51No, there's no toilet
08:52No, no
08:54Guys, the toilet's outside
08:55Where? In the woods?
08:57No, the toilet's
08:58In a cabin
08:59In the woods?
08:59In a cabin outside
09:00Oh my god
09:01Shed, toilets and bathrooms
09:03Nah
09:04That is insane
09:06That's so an hygiene man
09:08The cabins might not have an en-suite
09:10But they're still a big upgrade from the G's usual budget digs
09:14Oh wow, look at this
09:16How cool is this, kids?
09:18Again, top bunk
09:18Oh wow
09:20This is absolutely massive
09:23You happy kids?
09:24Yep
09:24Usually we're used to like in a tent or in a teepee
09:28But this is in like a little cabin and it's really nice
09:31Better than I thought
09:37It's the moment everyone's been waiting for
09:40Guys, how are you feeling about to meet the other family?
09:43Pretty nervous
09:44The two families from opposite sides of the wealth divide
09:49Are coming face to face for the first time
09:53I'm Halei
09:54I'm Halei
09:54Okay
09:54I'm Ryan
09:55I'm Tyra, nice to meet you
09:57So where about you from then?
09:59Bridlington
09:59That's in East Yorkshire, right?
10:01East Yorkshire, yeah
10:02Okay, so we're from West Yorkshire
10:04Oh wow
10:05Yeah
10:05From far away
10:06Yeah, so pretty close
10:07They're pretty close
10:08They seemed really nice, genuine people
10:10They are so down to work, they're just like us
10:12So what do you do then?
10:14I'm a customer advisor and I work in a hardware retailer
10:17Oh, right, so nice
10:18So I work part-time
10:19Because obviously, single parent with two children
10:21A lifeguard
10:22A lifeguard?
10:24Wow
10:24Awesome
10:24I'll be fine
10:26I'm meeting this family, they were very friendly
10:28The children were very chatty
10:31So is this the sort of holidays you guys come on?
10:33So our normal holiday is camping in the Lake District
10:35We go every year
10:37We like the fact that it's off the grid
10:39And we get to spend time together
10:40It's cold in the UK when you're sleeping and stuff
10:43That's something that I wouldn't be able to do
10:46So how does this compare to your normal holidays?
10:49Normally we would have our own bathroom and, like, Wi-Fi and it's off the grid
10:52Like a five-star hotel, you know, where things are provided that's really exclusive
10:57So you're not, like, used to making your own food?
11:00Nah
11:01Nah
11:02No
11:02No
11:03Honestly, to me, going on a holiday, cooking is a no-no
11:06On the budget break, the Olu Tayos will have to get used to the G's way of holidaying
11:11Our rules for the holiday are being back to nature
11:15To throw yourself into every activity that we're doing
11:18And no electronics at all
11:23No!
11:24I think I can do that
11:25No! I love my electronics!
11:28So how much do you use your phone kit?
11:30I've never seen him without his phone
11:33It's a lot
11:33It gives you more time to be social with the people around you
11:37You can play cards and board games
11:39It's not just the ban on gadgets that's a holiday first for the family
11:44Right, do you want to find out the budget for the holidays?
11:46Yes!
11:46Yay!
11:47The Olu Tayos will have to survive for the next three days
11:50On the G's modest holiday funds for all their food and drink
11:54Okay guys
11:55Come on, come on
11:56The budget is...
11:5850 pounds!
12:00Yep
12:01Is this for a day?
12:03Or is this for...
12:05A single person?
12:06It's not really
12:07Is this for the whole holiday?
12:08Yeah
12:0950 quid
12:10What do you eat? Grass?
12:13No
12:13We've probably spent 50 pounds
12:15Before we even got onto the plane
12:17Yeah
12:18Oh my god, this is my worst nightmare
12:21This is not going to be for me
12:25Coming up
12:26Let's go
12:26The low-cost holiday gets off to a shaky start
12:30Stop looking at whisky
12:31I'm still over budget
12:33And Kay's budget break proves far from restful
12:36Right, can we just hold up a bit?
12:38I was loads more exhausted than when I came here
12:48The cash-strapped G family
12:50How exciting is that?
12:52Yeah
12:52I've always wanted to go to Switzerland
12:54Are showing the five-star loving Olu Tayos
12:57No bars
12:58No signal
12:59No signal
13:00No signal
13:01No signal
13:01How to holiday on the cheap
13:03Oh my god
13:04Shared toilets and bathrooms
13:06Nah
13:07That is insane
13:08The budget is...
13:0950 pounds
13:11What do you eat? Grass?
13:15It's not yet sunrise on the first morning at the holiday camp
13:19But Kay's having to brave the shared facilities
13:22It's 4am and I'm in Boston for a wee
13:25About to run through the rain to come to the toilet
13:30I see that one of the disadvantages of having your own toilet
13:36I said I've got to get back in the rain to get back into the cabin
13:43It was a bit of a struggle sleeping last night
13:46And rain pouring down
13:48Wasn't as comfortable as I would have loved it to be
13:53A few hours later and everyone's up
13:55How did you guys sleep?
13:58Very good
13:58It slept really well actually
14:00Yeah
14:00Nice comfy bed
14:01Morning
14:02Morning
14:03Morning
14:04Before the first activity
14:07Hayley's sending the Olu Tayos on a supermarket run
14:10So obviously the challenge is to do our holiday on the 50 pound budget
14:14So do you reckon you could do that challenge?
14:17We're hoping so
14:18We're hoping so
14:19Try not to spend the 50 pound today
14:21Yeah
14:21We'll try
14:22We'll try
14:24On their five-star breaks
14:26Kay's kids get a thousand pounds spending money
14:29And whilst the holiday park activities are free
14:32Let's go
14:34The meagre 50 quid grocery budget wouldn't cover one of Kay's drinks on his usual holidays
14:39What do we need?
14:40What do we need?
14:41Let's get eggs
14:42The essentials
14:43So eggs
14:44Sausage
14:45Bacon
14:45So do you reckon they're going to struggle with it?
14:47Yeah
14:48Because they don't sort of go on these holidays where they budget
14:51But they'll have to get used to it, won't they?
14:53Are we getting wet?
14:54Stop looking at whiskey
14:55That's still on the budget
14:56It's 29
14:57Are you still over budget?
14:58No, it just hits the budget
15:00The kids are usually the big spenders
15:03Put the beer down
15:04Put the beer down
15:06Put the beer down
15:07Put the beer down
15:07Put the beer down
15:08But it's Kay who's struggling to stick within the limits
15:10Put the coat down
15:12Put the coat down
15:12I'm thinking we're never going to get anything for 50 pounds
15:16What have we got in the basket so far?
15:18Ketchup and sausages
15:19So we're living on ketchup and sausages?
15:22Unfortunately, yes
15:23We're kind of limited
15:24Which is something very new to us
15:27Yeah
15:27Bonjour
15:28Bonjour
15:29Bonjour
15:30With a total tally of just 43 pounds
15:33We've done it
15:33We've done it
15:35We've done it
15:35For once the kids shopping has left Kay with change in his pocket
15:39Merci
15:40Merci
15:40Merci
15:50Au revoir
15:51Family rules without their devices
15:53So you're ready to find out the activities for the holiday?
15:55Yes
15:56So, what free family fun lies ahead?
16:00Paddle board battle on the lake
16:02Ha ha, bring it on
16:04Scenic hiking picnic
16:06Hiking
16:06Hiking
16:07Not something I'll do on a regular holiday
16:09When all you want to do is just to relax
16:11Recharge your battery
16:12Come side games
16:14Budget barbecue
16:15Kids disco
16:16I just don't even bother barbecuing while on holiday
16:20I think it's really good that
16:21Oh, this is free
16:22It's all family oriented
16:23Oh, family oriented
16:24Yeah
16:25I just have to like find a cheat around that hiking
16:27You can't
16:28You have to go up it
16:29Get a bike or something
16:30Nah
16:32I think when they saw our activities
16:34They were a bit shocked
16:36Especially Kay
16:37He's more used to kind of chilling out at the side of the pool
16:40He's not used to hiking
16:43Bad news for Kay as a family hike is the first activity
16:48The G's are raring to go
16:50But the Olu Tayos are already dragging their heels
16:54What time do we call this?
16:56Ha ha
16:57Hiking time
16:57Non-hiking time
16:58Non-hiking time
16:59We're excited about the hike
17:00Because it gets you outside in the fresh air
17:02And it's a free activities for us to do together
17:04On your normal holiday
17:06What would you normally be doing?
17:07Just start out on the sun lads and relaxing
17:10And definitely not hiking
17:12The hike was just not what I'd want to do after the type of sleep I've had
17:17Right, let's do this guys
17:18You ready?
17:19Let's go!
17:20Let's go!
17:21The G's happily trek 10 miles on their Lake District holidays
17:26It's a chance to connect with nature
17:28And each other away from their phones
17:30So what do you guys enjoy about hiking then?
17:33To look at all the views, the different terrains
17:35The ups, the downs, everything
17:37So, can they convince Kay it's worth the effort?
17:41Oh gosh, the incline is starting to come up
17:45We're going to go up this hill as well
17:46Yeah, we're going to get up this hill
17:47For me, holiday is more about relaxing and recharging your batteries
17:51I was loads more exhausted than when I came here
17:56Right, can we just hold up a bit?
17:59It's the hips
17:59I don't think Kay likes it
18:01He was like, we made us have a little break
18:03This is where it's going to be painful now
18:06But it's a nice
18:07It's a nice, slow incline
18:09Not for my hips
18:11An hour after they first set off
18:14It's massive
18:15Why is it so big?
18:16The families reach a lookout point
18:18Right, guys, we've got one final challenge
18:20To climb up there
18:21I like your jokes, Mia
18:24I like your jokes
18:25No, it's not a joke
18:25It's not a joke
18:26How's he going up there?
18:27Despite a fear of height
18:29Kay gives it one last push
18:32Sugar
18:33Keep going
18:34A few more steps
18:36No, it's not the steps as they hide
18:38My dad coached really well
18:39He did a good job
18:40Especially he conquered his fear of heights
18:42But is he brave enough
18:43To savour the Swiss scenery?
18:45God, it's so pretty
18:49Charlie down
18:50Woo
18:51There's a fire
18:53It was such a beautiful view
18:55Of the countryside there
18:58It was well worth getting to the top
19:00So, Ken, you've worked up for this
19:01Are you impressed with yourself?
19:03Oh, I am, I am
19:04Thanks for that
19:04Yeah, I am
19:05Really impressed
19:06Being able to accomplish this
19:08Even though he doesn't like heights
19:10He still enjoyed doing something out of his comfort zone
19:13And now I'm wondering
19:15How I'm going to get down
19:22It's a new day on the Swiss budget break
19:25You have to light these
19:26Have you got your lighter?
19:27I've got my lighter, yeah
19:28And for brunch
19:30It's a G family staple
19:32So, do you do a lot of barbequeing on holiday?
19:34We do have a barbecue
19:35But Kay's used to splashing around £1,000 on a family meal out
19:40And it's just a lot of effort doing this
19:42Would you rather just go to restaurants, get a meal?
19:45It's expensive, isn't it, to eat out?
19:47This is obviously showing your kids how to do it properly
19:50And it's fun
19:51Fun?
19:52It's a fun experience
19:54Kay thinks a holiday should be just sitting there relaxing
19:56But obviously with the self-catering
19:58We have to cook our own food
20:00Trying to get the barbecue all lit up
20:02It just took us ages
20:03And this is why
20:05I just don't even bother doing self-catering while on holiday
20:09Should we put the lid back on then and leave the vent open?
20:12Yeah
20:12Yeah?
20:13I'm feeling a little bit nervous with Kay's cooking
20:16He might burn down the whole campsite
20:18He might, yeah
20:18While the adults cook
20:19The kids have come up with some device-free fun
20:22So is it the first one to get rid of all the cans?
20:25Yeah
20:25Two
20:26Three
20:30How are you guys feeling not having your phones?
20:32I don't really need to be on my phone
20:34And like, you're outside a lot more
20:37I found it like, more freeing
20:39Let us look around
20:39And like, see the environment
20:41And enjoy different things
20:43So when you're on holiday
20:44Do you guys like, get to do like, whatever you want?
20:47Yeah, so we kind of had like, a bigger budget
20:49So like, when we want something
20:51We just have to ask our dad
20:52So I guess that's how we can get whatever we want
20:54Yeah
20:54When we heard that Tyra Malachi
20:57Could just like, ask her dad for anything
20:59And he would give it to him
21:00We're a bit shocked
21:01Because like, if we do that
21:03Then mum might be like
21:05Oh, we don't really have enough money for it
21:08So, has the Olu Tayo's cheapest ever meal on holiday hit the spot?
21:13What's the burger like? Nice?
21:14Yeah, pretty good
21:15Really good
21:15Fully cooked
21:16I thought they did a really good job
21:18For like, the first time
21:19Keir has cooked on a barbecue
21:21How to turn nearly?
21:23Eleven
21:23Oh
21:27Today's first activity on the Gee's Active Break
21:30Is a free paddleboard contest
21:32Organised by the Holiday Park
21:34I'm so excited
21:36For the Lake District loving Gee's
21:38It's familiar territory
21:39But Keir is more used to lounging by the lake
21:42With his laptop than getting in it
21:44Not really my thing now
21:46Not bothered about jumping on boards
21:48And going on water
21:49But after the heights of yesterday's hike
21:53Keir's a change man
21:55I just thought, okay
21:56This is a good challenge
21:58Go, go, go, go
21:59The aim is to knock your opponent into the water
22:02A little bit of a jabbing
22:04And a bit of a throwing and punching
22:06Woo!
22:08Oh my God!
22:11But then, all that throwing
22:12Didn't come to my help at all on the board
22:22I am proud of myself that I managed to get him off the paddleboard
22:24I had a strategy right
22:26And I was just waiting for her to shoot
22:27And I was going to weave on the side and make it just go past
22:31I lost balance
22:32And I thought, oh, I'd let the lady win anyway
22:34As for the kids
22:36I'm a very competitive person
22:37So I really enjoyed it
22:39Woo!
22:45Woo!
22:46Woo!
22:47Woo!
22:49Woo!
22:49Losing wasn't good
22:50I feel like I cheated
22:51So I shouldn't reach that
22:53But other than that it was really fun
22:55It's been a clear win for the G family
22:58No, no
22:58I did not lose
22:59I was just being a gentleman
23:00Yes
23:02Just being nice
23:03But has the cost-free contest won over the Olutayos?
23:08It was surprisingly good that it was a free event
23:11I was dying to go for a second round
23:17This evening's activity should give Kay an outlet for his newfound energy
23:22Are you excited, Kay?
23:23Yeah
23:25As the families are heading to the campsite disco
23:27I love discos
23:30Like
23:30Like
23:31It's basically like a party
23:32But Malachi is more used to fancy meals out than cheesy kids entertainment
23:37I'd go just to like listen to music but not dance
23:40You would not get me on the field
23:41He's ready to dance
23:42He's ready to boogie
23:45Right, I'm off to the club
23:47Come on then
23:48No way man
23:50Nah
23:59The disco was very good
24:01Kay did decide to dance and he was like grooving
24:05He was like, ooh yeah, ooh yeah
24:07Go on
24:11He was singing around, he was high-fiving everybody, he was loving it
24:20The Olutayos can spend up to £1,400 on a holiday night out
24:24So, are they sold on the free entertainment?
24:27I thought you looked like you had a good time
24:29I did, I did
24:30You're with it, you're partying
24:31I thought it was such good fun
24:37More, more, more
24:38Mar, more
24:45It's the last day of the Cheap Getaway
24:48And almost time for the switch-up to the luxury holiday.
24:52How are we all feeling? Because it's time to move on today, isn't it?
24:54It's been an eye-opener, coming back to nature.
24:59I learned, like, not every day has to be on your phone,
25:01not every day has to be, like, thinking about money
25:04and, like, activities to do with money, kind of just do free things.
25:08All the free activities has kept them quite busy
25:11and has kept them away from spending my money.
25:13The toilet facilities, you know, having to run across the roads
25:17to get to the toilets is just not my thing.
25:23This holiday, it's lovely to experience,
25:26but I think I still miss a bit of the luxury.
25:31Time to find out how much the bargain getaway cost.
25:35£1,231.
25:37Wow!
25:38I don't believe how cheap it was.
25:40I mean, that alone would have been the price for a flight for just one of us.
25:45That is insane.
25:47Now to turn the tables and reveal the destination
25:50for the posh part of their Swiss break.
25:52Ooh!
25:55A five-star hotel and spa in the Alps
25:59with spectacular views of Lake Geneva.
26:01Experienced luxury on an epic scale.
26:05Welcome to our world.
26:06I know.
26:08The families are heading to the five-star Le Mirador Hotel and Spa,
26:13nestled in the spectacular Laveau region,
26:16offering stunning views of Lake Geneva and the Alps.
26:20It's pure indulgence all the way,
26:23with luxurious rooms, each with a private balcony,
26:26gourmet dining and a sumptuous spa.
26:29The hotel, I think it might have a bathroom.
26:32I hope it's got a bathroom for five stars.
26:35Yeah.
26:35I just want to go to my type of holiday now,
26:38lie on a sunbed, relax,
26:41go do your own thing, let me recharge.
26:45Coming up...
26:46The G's get a taste of the high life.
26:49Do you know what?
26:50It's beyond what we thought.
26:51But the sky-high cast is hard to swallow.
26:54It's ridiculous.
26:55It's made me feel really, like, wow.
26:57Yeah.
26:58It's just crazy that people just spent that money.
27:07A family of tech-loving globetrotters...
27:09We've just come back from Nigeria,
27:12which cost us £30,000.
27:14I've been on a budget holiday park getaway.
27:19Now it's their turn to show a hard-up family of three
27:22how to holiday in style.
27:25A five-star hotel and spa in the Alps.
27:29Welcome to our world.
27:31I know.
27:33The families are heading to Lake Geneva.
27:36Look at that view.
27:38Dubbed the Swiss Riviera,
27:40it's the stomping ground for the world's super-rich.
27:42You have to be loaded to holiday here.
27:46How are you guys feeling?
27:47I am a bit nervous.
27:48The fact that it's not our usual place.
27:50Look at this massive hotel in front of us.
27:52Oh, wow.
27:53Look at this.
27:54Oh, it's a Montagreeter's look.
27:56Hello!
27:57Over the decades,
27:58anyone who's anyone has stayed here
28:00from Charlie Chaplin to Lady Gaga.
28:04Wow!
28:05Look at that view.
28:07It just looks like a picture.
28:08It doesn't look real.
28:13For each family...
28:14Oh, wow.
28:15Look at this.
28:17Oh, my word.
28:17This is giant.
28:19You've got all your stuff.
28:20Look at the TV.
28:21A Lakeview suite costing £892 a night,
28:25more than Hayley's monthly rent.
28:28Wow.
28:29My word.
28:31What a view.
28:32Do you know what?
28:33It's beyond what we thought, isn't it, guys?
28:34Yeah, everything what we wanted.
28:36It's amazing.
28:37It's gorgeous.
28:42For the Olu Tayos,
28:44it's home from home.
28:45Oh, nice.
28:46I'm okay.
28:46Look, we've got a Nintendo Switch.
28:48It's really nice to be back in comfort.
28:50The toilet's a massive bonus.
28:52Oh, it was a relief
28:54coming in here from the campsite.
28:56This is my type of holiday.
28:59For this part of the trip,
29:00the Olu Tayos are ruling the roost.
29:03Well, Tyra is.
29:05Our rules are
29:07kids are in charge.
29:08We lead the show.
29:10Okay.
29:11Phones and electronics are back.
29:13We don't really have to worry about the cost.
29:14Dad's bank's got it covered,
29:16so let's go wild.
29:17It's okay.
29:18Is there no limit?
29:19As far as I don't get this stud
29:21and I get my relaxation,
29:23we'll have to just go out,
29:24do whatever they want.
29:26No more saying no.
29:28Obviously, my kids
29:29are used to me saying,
29:30no, we can't do this,
29:31we can't do that.
29:32I feel like it could teach bad habits.
29:34So, what kinds of activities
29:36can bottomless pockets pay for?
29:38Dun, dun, dun.
29:39Dun, dun, dun.
29:41Private lake cruise.
29:42Yes, that sounds amazing.
29:43Sit on the boat, relax.
29:45Pamper time for Hayley and Tyra.
29:48I'm so excited about that
29:50because I never get time
29:51to just chill on my own.
29:53Making chocolates
29:54with a Swiss chocolatier,
29:56an epic ride
29:57on the highest rail
29:59toboggan run
30:00in the world.
30:01Yay!
30:03The activities here,
30:04the out of this world,
30:05I am so excited
30:07for the toboggan.
30:08It's going to be
30:08such a thrilling ride to go on.
30:10They all sound very expensive.
30:14It's the first morning
30:15of the five-star holiday.
30:17Morning, guys.
30:18Morning.
30:19Morning.
30:20Did you guys sleep all right last night?
30:21Awesome.
30:22And you,
30:22did you guys sleep okay?
30:24No, it's great.
30:24No, not as great as the campsite.
30:26You have a beautiful view.
30:27Look at that.
30:28It's amazing, isn't it?
30:29Sunrise over the mountains
30:30was amazing this morning.
30:33On today's itinerary,
30:34the families are taking part
30:36in a chocolate-making workshop
30:38at Maison Calle.
30:40I didn't know
30:41he was going to make
30:42a proper chocolate factory.
30:44We were so excited
30:45to go to the chocolate-making.
30:46We love chocolate,
30:47and Mia, oh, my word,
30:49she could just bathe in it every day.
30:50Today, we are going to make
30:52one chocolate bar
30:53and one chocolate animal, okay?
30:55It was so exciting
30:57because we got to learn
30:58how to make chocolate
31:00from a Swiss chocolatier.
31:01At 40 quid a head,
31:03this hour-long activity
31:05costs more than
31:05Hayley's monthly council tax bill.
31:08£120, basically, isn't it,
31:10for three of us?
31:10So, yeah,
31:11it's a very expensive
31:12day out for us.
31:13If you're having fun,
31:15then the price
31:15shouldn't really matter.
31:17Everyone gets to choose
31:18a chocolate mould.
31:19So you can put the chocolate
31:21inside the form,
31:22like this.
31:23And then personalise it
31:24with their own choice
31:25of toppings.
31:26You can write your name
31:27or whatever you want.
31:29And competitive Hayley
31:30can't resist the chance
31:32to score some more points.
31:33Do you guys fancy
31:35a bit of friendly competition?
31:36Best chocolate wins?
31:37Yeah.
31:38Go on, then.
31:39Let's do it.
31:40I'm going to do
31:40a milk chocolate piece.
31:41Oh, wow.
31:44I put a bit of effort
31:45in there to make sure
31:46my chocolate came out tops.
31:48Okay, yours is looking
31:49really good.
31:49Because I'm a professional.
31:51Right, guys,
31:51we need to book our game up.
31:53Come on.
31:54Time for the real professional
31:56to decide whose creation
31:58takes the crown.
31:59So, for me,
32:00the winner is this too.
32:02Malachi and Tyra
32:03have come out tops.
32:05We won to it.
32:06Oh, we were the winners.
32:08Losers, losers.
32:09That's mine, by the way, guys.
32:11Just saying.
32:11I think they cheated
32:12like they told him
32:14to make them win.
32:16On a normal day out,
32:17Hayley would avoid
32:18the gift shop.
32:19But with the bank
32:20of dad open for business,
32:22there's money to spend
32:23on a shopping spree.
32:24It's our holiday
32:25and I'm going to
32:26treat the kids.
32:27I'll give them 50 pounds
32:28each to go into the shop
32:29and have some fun.
32:30Oh, wow.
32:31Let's go!
32:33Go, go, go, go, go, go.
32:34It was amazing
32:35when Kay said
32:36he was going to offer us
32:37money because we don't
32:38usually get to spend
32:39that much in a sweet shop.
32:41For Tyra and Malachi...
32:43We've got some
32:43caramel crunch.
32:45Looks nice.
32:46Picking whatever they want
32:47is standard practice.
32:49Oh, this one, look.
32:50This one's got a treat in it.
32:51Oh, yeah.
32:52Is this a normal thing
32:53then on the holidays?
32:54It's like Tyra and Malachi
32:55go crazy with the credit card.
32:56Yes, as far as I can
32:57sit down somewhere
32:58in the sun,
32:59have my drink,
33:01I'm okay with that.
33:02Yeah.
33:02She probably assumed
33:04that the kids
33:05were being spoiled
33:06but I ain't going to go
33:07to heaven with this money
33:08so I would assist them
33:09right now
33:10as much as I can.
33:12But free reign
33:12in a sweet shop
33:13is completely alien
33:14for the G kids.
33:16I love sweet shops
33:17but I do believe
33:19the G's
33:19wasn't as comfortable
33:20doing this.
33:21They probably don't
33:22feel comfortable
33:22spending someone else's money
33:24and they probably
33:24don't see chocolate
33:26as another necessity
33:27to buy.
33:28This is 1990
33:30so it's £20.
33:32I don't know
33:33what to get next.
33:34The happy little faces
33:35when they got the money.
33:37Yeah, but come look
33:38at the big chocolate bars.
33:41There's so many.
33:43But I know Ryan
33:44was a bit uneasy with it
33:45due to the fact
33:46that he knows
33:47that I couldn't afford
33:47to do that.
33:48That's for mum.
33:49I need to...
33:50Are you going to get
33:50something for your dad
33:51seeing as there is this money?
33:53No, this is our money.
33:55I do feel a bit like charity
33:57because someone else
33:57has paid for my children.
33:58Give me some money to my dad.
34:00Cheers.
34:00But I know I can't do that
34:02so I'm very grateful
34:03that Kay could give the kids
34:05the experience that I can.
34:09Back at the hotel,
34:10while the kids make the most
34:12of the five-star facilities,
34:16the adults are kicking back
34:17Kay style.
34:19Can we have two whiskies, please?
34:20One knit
34:21and the other on the rocks.
34:23OK, perfect.
34:24Thank you, sir.
34:25Hi, Brenda.
34:25You haven't even checked the price,
34:26have you,
34:27how much it is for the glass?
34:29Wow.
34:30It's like £80
34:31for those two glasses.
34:33I would never have paid that
34:35for a glass of whisky.
34:36For me at home,
34:37that would be
34:37nearly two weeks' worth of shopping.
34:39I saw Ellie's face
34:40when she looked at the price
34:41of the whisky.
34:42She nearly fell over.
34:44What?
34:44You want something good?
34:45You've got to pay good.
34:47As I'm adding up
34:48all the money
34:49that's been spent,
34:50it's absolutely shocking
34:51the fact that people
34:52do this all the time.
34:57It's a new day
34:59and on the itinerary
35:00this morning...
35:01Hello.
35:02Nice to meet you.
35:02Hi.
35:03...a private boat cruise
35:04on Lake Geneva.
35:06Yeah, he's moving everything.
35:07It's very moving, isn't it?
35:09When we got onto the boat,
35:10it was beautiful.
35:12It was leather seats.
35:12It just looked luxurious.
35:15At a cost of £372,
35:17the boat hires
35:19more than double
35:20Hayley's monthly
35:21gas and electricity bill.
35:23That's a fair price
35:24that we would normally
35:25pay on our holidays.
35:26On his luxury breaks,
35:30Kay's made an art form
35:31of relaxing
35:32whilst the kids
35:33are entertained.
35:34No!
35:36No!
35:38But it's a new experience
35:39for Hayley.
35:40For your holiday,
35:41it's all about
35:42family time,
35:43you're all doing
35:43things together.
35:44For mine,
35:45it's a bit of me time
35:46and chilling down
35:47and winding down.
35:48This is just like
35:49chilling out,
35:50which is what's needed
35:52sometimes, isn't it?
35:53We sat back and relaxed
35:54and it was just
35:55an amazing view
35:56and it was just
35:57so quiet and chilled.
36:00For the G's,
36:01a day out on the water
36:02would normally involve
36:03little more
36:04than their own paddle board.
36:05Thank you so much.
36:07So, at a cost of £372,
36:09how does this compare?
36:11It was very expensive.
36:14You're welcome.
36:15I would expect to pay
36:17a lot less
36:18than that for that.
36:20Back at base,
36:21there's time
36:22for everyone to chill.
36:25And Hayley and Tyra
36:26are heading
36:27to the hotel spa
36:28for a full body massage.
36:30Oh, wow,
36:30this is a bit
36:31lovely, isn't it?
36:3320-year-old Tyra's
36:34well accustomed
36:35to five-star pampering.
36:37I love that massage.
36:38It's so good.
36:39But for single mum Hayley,
36:41this is a rare treat.
36:43It's so nice and warm
36:44and relaxing, isn't it?
36:45I might be falling asleep
36:46and maybe I have to wake me up.
36:47Yeah, it's really relaxing.
36:51That was so good, wasn't it?
36:53It was.
36:53It was amazing.
36:54Cheers.
36:55Cheers to a girl's day.
36:58So, how much would this
36:59have cost us today?
37:01This would cost around
37:03540 Swiss francs.
37:04Oh, my God.
37:05Yeah.
37:06Like, that is
37:06over £500.
37:08That is ridiculous.
37:09When Tyra told me
37:10the price,
37:11it proper shocked
37:12me to the car.
37:18That is ridiculous.
37:19That is like,
37:20that is like
37:21a month's rent for us.
37:22Do you actually feel
37:23that that's actually worth it?
37:24It is really eye-opening
37:25to see.
37:26Sorry, kids,
37:27we can't live in the house
37:28this month
37:28because mum wanted a massage.
37:30They're going to freak me out.
37:37I feel like
37:38there is an element of disgust
37:39because it's just,
37:40it's mental.
37:47It's ridiculous.
37:51It's made me feel
37:51really like,
37:52wow, that's mental.
37:54Yeah, it is.
37:54Yeah, 100%.
37:57It's just crazy
37:58that people just
37:59spend that money.
38:00Totally understand.
38:01I totally get it.
38:03Yeah, that has really
38:03freed me out.
38:05Like, I feel selfish now
38:07because I feel like
38:07I'm taking something
38:08so for granted.
38:09This is grocery money,
38:10like, she can't just
38:12go for a massage
38:13because she might be
38:14taking food out
38:15of a kid's mouth
38:16or not being able
38:17to pay the rent.
38:18So I think it was
38:19definitely a moment
38:19of realisation of
38:20how much money
38:21you just waste.
38:25Coming up,
38:27the holiday pushes
38:28Kay to the edge.
38:29Damn children.
38:31I've feared for my life.
38:32And the cost
38:33of the five-star break
38:34is revealed.
38:35That's more than
38:36what I earn the year.
38:37We can go on our holiday
38:3816 times for that price.
38:47The wealthy
38:48can we have
38:50two whiskies please?
38:51Have been showing
38:52the hard-up
38:52G family.
38:53It's just a normal thing
38:54that on a holiday
38:55it's just like
38:56Tyra Malachi
38:56go crazy
38:57with the credit card.
38:58how to take a break
38:59in style.
39:00It's a bit of me time
39:01and chilling down
39:02and winding down.
39:03To see if money
39:04really can
39:05buy holiday happiness.
39:09It's the final day
39:10of the luxury holiday
39:12and the families
39:13are ending on a high.
39:15You're the best for last.
39:17Perched at 3,000 metres
39:19above sea level
39:20on the Sex Rouge mountain peak
39:22the Glacier 3000
39:24Alpine Coaster
39:25is the world's
39:26highest toboggan run
39:27and with speeds
39:28of up to 25 miles an hour
39:30it's not for the faint-hearted.
39:32Are you a bit scared?
39:33Yeah.
39:34Yeah.
39:35So far
39:35the cost of the luxury activities
39:37have been hard
39:38to take for Hayley.
39:39It does feel like
39:41winter up here
39:41doesn't it?
39:42It does feel like rubber.
39:42At a price of £467
39:44for the group
39:45can today's ride
39:47convince her
39:47that some things
39:48are worth a big spend?
39:51Wow.
39:51Look at that.
39:52It's so pretty.
39:54We're high above the clouds.
39:55The views were breathtaking.
39:57It was
39:58it was beautiful.
39:59Never seen anything
40:00like it in my life.
40:01But the kids
40:02want a better view.
40:05From the other side
40:06of a 107 metre long
40:08suspension bridge
40:10with a fear of heights
40:12Kay's tempted
40:13to chicken out.
40:14I think this is where
40:15I leave you guys
40:15and let your kids
40:17have all the fun.
40:18Honestly
40:19he hates heights.
40:20But the week
40:21has opened Kay's eyes
40:22to a new world
40:23of adventure.
40:25It's the damn children
40:27making me do this
40:28you know.
40:29I was shocked
40:31when my dad turned around
40:32and came up to the bridge.
40:33Why is it bouncing?
40:35Ryan!
40:36Ryan!
40:37Don't look down!
40:39I'm not looking down!
40:40They were petrified.
40:43I feared for my life.
40:44I genuinely feared for my life.
40:48Yeah well done.
40:49You hear what you feel?
40:50You should be proud of yourself.
40:51Where's the next bridge?
40:52That was horrible.
40:54There's only one way down.
40:57Let's go.
40:58Come on guys.
41:04I went off with mum
41:06and I screamed
41:06like a tary-dactyl.
41:08It was a bogging
41:09it was so fun.
41:10It was like a mini rollercoaster
41:12wasn't it?
41:12It was really great.
41:14Dad had no feel.
41:15Pulling it straight down
41:16he zoomed past every corner
41:18it was so funny to see.
41:20Woo!
41:22Woo!
41:23Woo!
41:23Woo!
41:23Woo!
41:23Woo!
41:24Woo!
41:27Woo!
41:27What we've done this week
41:28and the amount of money
41:29like for the spa
41:30that was an extortionate
41:32amount of money
41:32to me that wasn't worth it
41:34but for all three of us
41:35to experience this together
41:36it's really worth it.
41:41The five star holiday
41:43is almost at an end.
41:44Will you miss me?
41:46Mmm
41:46probably not.
41:49Before the families
41:50go their separate ways
41:51there's a chance
41:52to air their views
41:53on both sides
41:54of the trip.
41:55What do you really think
41:56about our type of holiday?
41:58I've enjoyed spending time
42:00with obviously you guys
42:00and obviously the hotel
42:02is beautiful.
42:03I loved everything
42:05about the activities.
42:06It was like
42:07one in a lifetime opportunity.
42:09I enjoy doing the toboggan.
42:12It's just obviously
42:12the prices
42:13like freaked me out
42:14a little bit.
42:15Yeah but then also
42:17while those activities
42:17are going on
42:18the kids are having fun
42:20and you're able to
42:22recharge your own battery
42:24do you not think
42:25it's worth
42:26that spending there?
42:27It's worth it
42:28but you could get
42:29a whole other holiday
42:30for that whole activity.
42:32I really enjoyed
42:33the budget holiday.
42:34I feel like it's a really
42:35big eye-opener
42:36to how much money
42:36we actually spend
42:37and like
42:37how much money
42:38you can have
42:39when it's free.
42:39So how much
42:42has the luxury break
42:43cost?
42:46The total bill
42:47for your holiday
42:48is £16,839.
42:52That's more than
42:53what I earn in a year.
42:54That's like
42:5560 of our holidays.
42:57I don't think
42:57it's worth that money
42:58because we have
42:59a great time
43:00on literally nothing.
43:02It's checkout time.
43:05All that's left
43:06to do now
43:07is say their farewells.
43:09It's a bit sad,
43:10isn't it?
43:11It is really sad.
43:12We've got a little
43:12something for you.
43:17It's a smirgler.
43:20We've also got
43:20a surprise for you.
43:21We've bought you
43:22a seven-day
43:24all-inclusive holiday
43:25to Turkey.
43:26No, you haven't.
43:27Yeah, seriously.
43:28No, you haven't.
43:29Yeah, seriously.
43:32You truly deserve it.
43:33You do deserve it.
43:35We're going to Turkey.
43:37It's not real.
43:38No, you just
43:39wouldn't imagine it.
43:40They are a massive family.
43:42Thank you so much.
43:45Yeah, a big group hug.
43:47Now it makes our snow globe
43:49look rubbish.
43:54For now, though,
43:56it's back to the UK.
43:57It's been a long,
43:58long journey,
43:59hasn't it, guys?
44:00Finally back home.
44:02Yeah, Malachi is
44:03naked and he's
44:04just gone to sleep.
44:05Where the families
44:06have the chance
44:06to reflect on the experience.
44:09It don't matter
44:09the holiday.
44:10It's the people
44:12that you go with.
44:13It don't really matter
44:14the budget or what you spend.
44:16You still have fun
44:16and still enjoy.
44:17I've learned money
44:18isn't everything.
44:20And do we have fun
44:20on the poor holiday
44:22with no money?
44:22Definitely, yeah.
44:23Yeah.
44:24We're going to laugh,
44:24don't we?
44:24Are we picking the rich
44:26or the poor holiday?
44:27The poor.
44:27The poor holiday.
44:28The poor holiday.
44:33If you're interested
44:34in appearing
44:35in the next series
44:36of Rich Holiday,
44:37Poor Holiday,
44:38please go to
44:38channel5.com
44:39slash take part
44:40for more details.
44:42Coming up,
44:43could a weak living
44:44on the other side
44:45of the wealth divide
44:45be life-changing
44:46in more ways than one?
44:48Rich House,
44:49Poor House
44:49is new next.
44:54For the best
44:55if you have sex
44:55not only.
44:56if you're interested
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