How to make the most of a package holiday this summer - 6 top tips

Look at fares to nearby cities, especially if flying to the United States or Europe. Sometimes the savings will more than cover ground transportation to your desired city. Then you can add the cheaper airport's city to your itinerary making your holiday a two stop destination and being able to see more of the country you are visiting.

Think about the destination before you go try to consider the exchange rate. If one is not good now it is unlikely to improve massively before your holidays. Places to go include turkey, USA, morocco and the far east which all have a better exchange rate and in turn more for your money.

It is safer to carry travellers cheques than cash or you can try credit cards but don�t use these to draw out money, similarly check with your own bank before you depart to see how much they will charge for getting money out abroad. If you are carrying travellers cheques make sure you leave a copy of the serial numbers with a trusted family member or friend with the telephone number for the country you are staying in that you would need to call in the event of losing them or them being stolen.

If you are thinking about renting a villa and you don�t have children simply avoid school holidays. If you do have to go in school holidays try not to go in the first 2 weeks as this is the busiest time of year and demand is at its highest. Try to go in June, early July or late September. This will make it cheaper plus if you have friends or family that have children you can get them to water the plants as they will not be able to go on holiday.

The sun is hotter and more powerful the closer you get to the equator. It is advisable to wear a high factor sun screen to protect yourself and your family from the harmful rays when you are on holiday, especially when it is cloudy as this is the time you are more likely to burn as you are not shading from the sun.

If you live in the UK the government has tried to make it better for children by having school holidays start slightly earlier or finish slightly later so would it offset the cost to fly from a non local airport. The costs between Scotland and England can vary massively as their school holidays are quite different to each others.

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