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SimpleDimples

Skyscanner.com is good for flights.
Booking.com is good for accommodation.
Prague is a great place for a city break if you haven't been and relatively cheap too.

munchkin_utd

+1 on skyscanner.

When you get a cheap flight, then you just need to get accommodation.
Theres often cheap flights to Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt or Brussels at the weekend, and because those cities are setup for trade fairs and business travellers (or EU diplomats) theres often an oversupply of accommodation at the weekend meaning good hotels for relatively cheap.

You also dont need to stay at the nearest main town to the airport, i.e. Brussels is the gateway to a heap of lovely towns like Antwerp, Ghent or Leuven (Louvaine) .
Cologne is near the Rhine / Moselle valleys, Frankfurt is near the roman town of Mainz and also then the Rhine valley up to Bonn and Cologne.
Actually, Frankfurt Hahn (Ryanair hub) is in a really lovely area with Cochem being the biggest pretty town , but if you were to get a deal and hire a car then you have the whole Moselle valley area there to explore and stay in a cheapo b+b or apartment.

If you were to find something in Prague then go for it, but with all the stags and whatnot the price of flights is likely not so cheap, and accommodation at weekends is also not bargain basement prices .

Hitman3000

Zascar wrote:

Need to take a trip with the mrs in 2 weeks - i'm very late in booking but wondering if I can get a package deal? It's also the weekend after valentines so probably a popular one. Looking for 2-3 nights in a city - I dont mind where but it has to be certain dates. Any tips for sites that are good for finding deals like this?

Prague is beautiful this time of year. Maybe a little cold but less crowded. Have a look at Ryanair for flights. Booking.com for hotels. Although I would recommend the Charles hotel it's right beside Charles Bridge. Nice hotel and reasonable price. Public transport is simple from the airport and very cheap. Just get a connection to Mala Strana. Prague 1 is where you'd want to be staying if you go.

Zascar

Thanks guys, google flights is excellent, way better than Skyscanner. I just got a great deal on flights to Prague - €142 each return. Thanks for the recommendation, can't wait now.

Now for the hotel. I actually have a voucher for a booking site - there are three hotels to choose from - they all look nice but just wondering location wise what would be the best bet?

Mamaison, Pentahotel or Park Inn - any recommendations?

Hitman3000

Zascar wrote:

Now for the hotel. I actually have a voucher for a booking site - there are three hotels to choose from - they all look nice but just wondering location wise what would be the best bet?

The closer to Mala Strana or Wenceles ( think I spelt it right) Square the better.

Hitman3000

Zascar wrote:

Thanks guys, google flights is excellent, way better than Skyscanner. I just got a great deal on flights to Prague - €142 each return. Thanks for the recommendation, can't wait now.

What dates where you looking at?

Zascar

17th to 21st.

grimm2005

Zascar wrote: »

17th to 21st.

Prague is a great city, good call.

Dunno if you're set on staying in a hotel but there's a really nice looking apartment for your dates less than 10 minutes walk from Wenceslas Square for €227 on booking.com (Residence Vocelova).

Zascar

I just booked this one: https://www.secretescapes.com/pentahotel-prague-prague-czech-republicprague/sale

Hitman3000

Zascar wrote:

I just booked this one:

Have a great time.

kerry4sam

Thread closed by me.

Glad you got sorted, however, we have a stickied thread with numerous useful links that more than answered your query right here.

On this note: I've added two responses with links not previously linked to our Travel forum useful links megathread.

Thanks,
kerry4sam

Petyr Baelish

When I look at the so called Last Minute deals and websites they all seem to be much the same and I'm not really convinced by them.

I'm wondering how can I go about getting real value on a genuine last minute holiday, even if it means booking it the day I'm going or the day before.

Is it possible to go to the airport and put your name down for any last minute cancellations? Obviously they would need to be return flights.

Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

grimm2005

You really just need to be flexible and keep an eye out. If you follow bargain hunting travel sites like Secret Flying, Holiday Guru and Holiday Pirates you can get some very short notice great deals but again you need to be very flexible with getting time off work etc.

In terms of flights, if you want to see what you can get last minute, best to use Google Flights (google.com/flights), plug in your dates and you can then get a map of the world with prices beside each destination so you can see if there's anything cheap available.

Petyr Baelish

grimm2005 wrote: »

You really just need to be flexible and keep an eye out. If you follow bargain hunting travel sites like Secret Flying, Holiday Guru and Holiday Pirates you can get some very short notice great deals but again you need to be very flexible with getting time off work etc.

In terms of flights, if you want to see what you can get last minute, best to use Google Flights (google.com/flights), plug in your dates and you can then get a map of the world with prices beside each destination so you can see if there's anything cheap available.

Thanks, I'd not heard of a few of those sites before.

Savage_Henry

They are free if anyone needs them. Unlimited metro/bus rides. I bought a 7 day card on 2.11. Pickup from City Center or Swords.

B-D-P--

I'm not expecting exact dates, but from people who follow them,
Should we expect an Aerlingus sale between now and christmas?

Looking to book summer hols, and I know after the winter is the worst time.
Trying to beat the book this year.

anne burnell

Aer Lingus usually have a sale in dec fir summer flights I usually book for September then.

manshay

B-D-P-- wrote: »

I'm not expecting exact dates, but from people who follow them,
Should we expect an Aerlingus sale between now and christmas?

Looking to book summer hols, and I know after the winter is the worst time.
Trying to beat the book this year.

We flew to Munich and back from Venice in August this year, and flew return to Verona in July last year.

I booked my flights in January and then kept an eye on prices, only the Munich flights dropped in price, there are 3 airlines competing on that route.

djPSB

Anything good for Black Friday?

manshay

Stena offerring 25% discount on ferry travel between Ireland and the UK, and France.
Eurocamp with great campsite offers for May-June.

CarrieDzzz

Hello
Has anyone used Bargain breaks.ie? Are they trustworthy? Tia

CarrieDzzz

Hi all,

Has anyone used Bargainbreaks.ie? Just wondering are they reliable?

Got stung before with these online agents.

TIA

endofrainbow

Got stung before and yet you're willing to take another risk?

CarrieDzzz

endofrainbow wrote: »

Got stung before and yet you're willing to take another risk?

From a different company a few years ago! Hence the reason i asked the question.

campo

Has anyone ever booked through the Sun Holidays deal from 9.50 ?

For those interested the 10 tokens needed are posted here

https://www.playpennies.com/family-holidays/sun-holiday-codes-collect-your-gbp-950-holiday-codes-here-169971

I was looking at going to a campsite in Paris for the week but was wondering what the accommodation is like and since it does not take an Irish address do you just use a makey up English address ?

crystal22

Hello,

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Thankyou!

Danno

For the last few years Ryanair ran with a weekend sale called "The Blue and Yellow Sale" with decent discounts across the summer months. I think it coincided with Blue Monday, which has passed this week.

I wonder is this sale dropped? Anyone with insight into this?

Atlantic Dawn

Danno wrote: »

For the last few years Ryanair ran with a weekend sale called "The Blue and Yellow Sale" with decent discounts across the summer months. I think it coincided with Blue Monday, which has passed this week.

I wonder is this sale dropped? Anyone with insight into this?

Some up to 20% off sale on now, ends Sunday according to the app.

Living Off The Splash

I am tracking three destinations for travel in late August, September and October. The prices haven't budged since Christmas. I won't be buying at the current prices unless they change.

I have picked up my flights for April & May by keeping an eye on the routes, daily.

Ryanair appear to be concentrating on February & March at the moment. They have announced that their winter sales are sluggish.

Their summer sale in my opinion is not really a sale at all, just an attempt to get the cash in from the unwary. I would expect to see prices fall further.

dublin112321

Afternoon all.

Priced Dublin - Paris flights for dates in April-€80 return (excellent price). Went to pay for these two days later and naturally they're now €180 :rolleyes:
I've tried different devices, etc- unfortunately it just looks like the price has jumped and is here to stay! Going back through my emails I noticed that Aer Lingus launched a sale for April flights to Europe in February last year. Would I be better to pay now or wait for the sale?

I want to fly to CDG so other airlines aren't an option.

Note to self: when I see bargain flights in future JUST BOOK!

VG31

dublin112321 wrote: »

I want to fly to CDG so other airlines aren't an option.

You could try Air France as well.

dublin112321

VG31 wrote: »

You could try Air France as well.

Thank you, have tried but no luck.

gifted

Was there really an Aer lingus sale ?? ....we tried to book flights to Lanzo for same flights we bought last year during their sale.... €480 more during this year's sale..wtf??...

kerry4sam

Mod-Note:

I was merging threads just now and our Passport thread was Not in-checked by me.
Folks will be finding some random 'BargainAlerts' inside our Passport thread until sorted by me.

No need to go reporting the random postings.

Thanks,
kerry4sam

Darrenon91

My OH and I have 10 days off at the end of April (from 20th) so looking to head somewhere with a bit of sun.

I am looking for a website/travel agent to get a last minute deal, even if we have to call a day or two before.

Has anyone done something like this?

Cheers.