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Last minute holiday watch. Have you got last minute holiday?

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fetcheveryone Jun 2017 10:53am, 6 Jun 2017 18410 posts	0 fetcheveryone There's a week in August when Katie and I will both be boy-free - and we were wondering about doing some sort of last minute* deal to go off to a random place for a few days. Has anyone got any experience of this, and/or any advice on what to watch out for? I'm also curious just how cheap this sort of thing can be. All evidence and speculation welcome *the minute, not the company.
flanker Jun 2017 11:02am, 6 Jun 2017 17061 posts	0 flanker Does it a few times in the past, pre-kids. Just walked into a few travel agents, and said what's the best deal you can do leaving in 2 days that meets criteria x, y, & z. Got 2 weeks in Barbados for the price others were offering for a week in Majorca. The other option is book flight-only to somewhere you fancy and wing it when you get there. It's easier doing this if you can speak a bit of the lingo.
fetcheveryone Jun 2017 11:29am, 6 Jun 2017 18411 posts	0 fetcheveryone I don't know any lingo, unless there's a country that speaks LAMP
timaru Jun 2017 11:36am, 6 Jun 2017 726 posts	0 timaru more than 2 weeks.... New Zealand
BaronessBL Jun 2017 11:41am, 6 Jun 2017 6611 posts	0 BaronessBL Back in the day, Teletext used to be brilliant for that sort of thing and that was how I booked most of my holidays. I expect there is something like it on the internet - but dog ownership has made holidays abroad just a distant memory for me now..... However for UK (& dog friendly) holidays I have rented holiday cottages (especially ones where you deal direct with the owner) and often got a discount on a bigger place than we need for 'lower occupancy' as well as last minute... a lot of holiday cottage owners would rather have 'some' money for that week than none but may not offer reductions until perhaps a month before hand.

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