View Poll Results: How much do you think is reasonable to spend per YEAR on holidays?
£0-1000
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23.73%
£1-2000
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11
18.64%
£2-3000
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6
10.17%
£3-4000
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3
5.08%
£4-5000
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6.78%
£5-6000
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6
10.17%
£6-8000
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3.39%
£8-10,000
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5.08%
£10-15,000
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1.69%
£15,000 and above
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9
15.25%
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What do you spend on holidays every year?
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It was them that wanted to go - and they LOVED it. In fact they LOVED it so much we are going back at Easter instead of going to Orlando (flights alone were going to be £4k flying direct!!!)
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Yep, kids love Centreparcs, though ours werent so enamoured with it this time round beign a bit older, you alays have your hand in your pocket there, its one long sales pitch.
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Hope you like it better than I did - it was an all-in place and while it was luxurious, it felt like being in prison to me. A bit like the Caribbean cruise I did this year, but at least there were no mosquitoes on the ship! ![Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Everything is a compromise when you have two small children. It's not where I would most like to go in the world but a combination of sea, weather, infrastructure and kids amusements makes it worth a go I think.
Also I haven't gone for AI so that means we'll be out for dinner every evening and will take trips to the Myan ruins etc.
But I know where you are coming from though, I have reservations about Cancun as well.
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Everything is a compromise when you have two small children. It's not where I would most like to go in the world but a combination of sea, weather, infrastructure and kids amusements makes it worth a go I think.
Also I haven't gone for AI so that means we'll be out for dinner every evening and will take trips to the Myan ruins etc.
But I know where you are coming from though, I have reservations about Cancun as well.
Also I haven't gone for AI so that means we'll be out for dinner every evening and will take trips to the Myan ruins etc.
But I know where you are coming from though, I have reservations about Cancun as well.
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2years ago we spent nigh on £15 k on one holiday.
Two adults, two young kids - Tokyo, Hawaii, San Francisco in 3 weeks. (and I can highly recommend it for young kids).
It'll be a long time before we spend that much on one holiday again.
Normally a weekend in Centre Parcs and a couple weeks in the sun will do us fine.
Often a weekend away in north Wales or the Lakes, and we do a music festival (camping) each year, too.
Two adults, two young kids - Tokyo, Hawaii, San Francisco in 3 weeks. (and I can highly recommend it for young kids).
It'll be a long time before we spend that much on one holiday again.
Normally a weekend in Centre Parcs and a couple weeks in the sun will do us fine.
Often a weekend away in north Wales or the Lakes, and we do a music festival (camping) each year, too.
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Actually that was my first choice and it would have actually been cheaper. The only thing was that it wasn't warm enough for us. Avge temps for Orlando are about 23/24 in Feb which is nice touring temp but not hot enough for me to enjoy water sports etc. Cancun is avge 28 degrees at that time which is just perfect for us
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Everything is a compromise when you have two small children. It's not where I would most like to go in the world but a combination of sea, weather, infrastructure and kids amusements makes it worth a go I think.
Also I haven't gone for AI so that means we'll be out for dinner every evening and will take trips to the Myan ruins etc.
But I know where you are coming from though, I have reservations about Cancun as well.
Also I haven't gone for AI so that means we'll be out for dinner every evening and will take trips to the Myan ruins etc.
But I know where you are coming from though, I have reservations about Cancun as well.
I was actually thinking of doing a trip in 4x4 across the Atlas mountains this year
and Dinghy sailing holidays in the Med are always great fun
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We did the same thing in 2006 (iirc) ended up being 6k ish, but it can be done cheaper we did Florida for around 2.5k one year but didnt have the kids that time.
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wow some incredibale amounts of money being spent here
some maybe on once a lifetime holidys,
personally my most expensive was 2.5k on a holiday/wedding in vegas
was well worht it, but i coulndt affoard that or near it as a yearly event
some maybe on once a lifetime holidys,
personally my most expensive was 2.5k on a holiday/wedding in vegas
was well worht it, but i coulndt affoard that or near it as a yearly event
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****.....6k for two weeks in the sun ![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
As for 20k+ a year
, even if it was spare cash I couldn't spent those amount of £'s.....
All inclusive , extra readies for jet ski's, water parks etc, kids extra treats I can come home with plenty on a 2/2500 budget .......damn I must be a cheap skate
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As for 20k+ a year
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All inclusive , extra readies for jet ski's, water parks etc, kids extra treats I can come home with plenty on a 2/2500 budget .......damn I must be a cheap skate
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****.....6k for two weeks in the sun ![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
As for 20k+ a year
, even if it was spare cash I couldn't spent those amount of £'s.....
All inclusive , extra readies for jet ski's, water parks etc, kids extra treats I can come home with plenty on a 2/2500 budget .......damn I must be a cheap skate
![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
As for 20k+ a year
![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
All inclusive , extra readies for jet ski's, water parks etc, kids extra treats I can come home with plenty on a 2/2500 budget .......damn I must be a cheap skate
Nowdays things are different and i wouldnt dream of spending that sort of money now.
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Spent less than 1k last year and that was a week in lanzarote at the end of September and 3 nights in a cottage in Wales in march. I guess I don't have expensive taste where holidays are concerned.
There won't be one this year as we have our first baby due in July time and then I'm stuck in the summer holiday trap with the other parents, well in a few years time anyway
There won't be one this year as we have our first baby due in July time and then I'm stuck in the summer holiday trap with the other parents, well in a few years time anyway
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My daughter is 10......I never go in the 6 week holidays
The school can jog on or send me a £100 fine , a 15/1800 quid holiday is probably a grand dearer just because it's school holidays
The school can jog on or send me a £100 fine , a 15/1800 quid holiday is probably a grand dearer just because it's school holidays
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That wasn't the question - it was how much is spent per year as some people have multiple holidays as many of the responses demonstrate.
I have to say I am amazed at the number spending £15k and above per annum.