Because we don’t know it all then we’re always happy to pick your brain, and wow, here’s a lorra lira help to plan your holiday.
And as there’s always room in the market for what we here call Holidos and Don’ts we’re happy to introduce you to wowtickets’ tips.
Wowtickets are a booking website and app which covers 109 countries worldwide, some even that we’ve yet to visit!
So they’ve learned a thing or two along the way and helpfully give us the lowdown as we use January to book our hols.
An oft-forgotten consideration when we pick a destination is oul’-fashioned currency exchange.
Those who’re in the Eurozone, of course and I was that traveller in 13 years from Ireland, think less of exchanges while hotfooting it around the continent.
But, of course, there are the outliers who don’t use the Euro… and we’re not just talking Britain here.
Turk some money off
Our old friends Turkey deal in Turkish lira.
And the good news is that in the last year the British pound has made 76 per cent gains on the Turkish lira.
All of which gives us more money to spend in the bazaar.
Which clearly we’re all doing with Turkey’s Antalya topping the list of most popular winter resorts for Brits.
Menorca corker
Now as we’re creatures of habit by nature we will go back to favourite haunts.
And that applies as much today as it did 50 years ago when Ibiza was my parents’ go-back-to destination for our family.
But then they were ahead of their time too by branching out to quieter Menorca.
And that is what wowtickets is advising our generations too, not least to save us a few Euro.
As was clearly in my Dear Old Dad’s mind then… and he even brought a few pesetas home for his international money box.
Wowtickets point out that a three-course meal in Ibiza could cost €200 versus €20 in Menorca.
Two for one in Bulgaria
They also flag up the good value of Bulgaria.
And we’re reminded of our first foreign holiday with The Son and Heir.
When we met a family who saved enough money from their spring trip to Sunny Beach to be able to return in the autumn.
Cash in too on the fact that you’re a loyal customer by checking out returning discount, hotel points, air miles or promo codes.
It all makes sense
Now of wowtickets’ other tips for January planners we’d file them under the heading ‘common sense’.
And we’d add to their pointer that putting aside £200 a month will give you a decent war chest instead of maxing out your credit card.
By saying that that could be the equivalent of parking those dinners out for Netflix and Chilling at home.
Now accommodation comes in all shapes and sizes but don’t be dazzled by AI or Board if you’re not a competition eater or drinker.
You might just be giving back to the community too by finding that intimate cafe where you have your breakfast.
We know that there’s a mountain of information out there and it can seem daunting.
But know this, we here like to keep our lives as simple as possible.
And wow, here’s a lorra lira help to plan your holiday.