If you’ve just started to look for your holiday this summer, it’s likely you’re confronted by high prices and low availability with the notable exception of Turkey.
At the beginning of this year the cost of a holiday to Turkey rose considerably due to high demand and local inflationary pressures creating the “perfect storm of spiralling costs”, however, the earthquake in February, saw a drop-off in bookings, at a time when extra capacity was released in both flights and hotels, which is why there is still good availability for travel this summer.
Holidaymakers may be surprised to hear that government advice was never to cancel your holiday: it’s just to avoid the immediate vicinity of the disaster with Istanbul, Antalya, Dalaman and Bodrum running as normal, unaffected by the earthquake.
However, not all hotels have bounced back, and some still have post-covid struggles with staffing and maintenance issues undermining the holiday experience, so it’s important to make sure the resort you select will meet your expectations and to avoid those that may not.
The great news is that all covid travel restrictions have now been lifted if you are visiting Turkey but please remember that your passport needs to be valid for at least 150 days from the date you arrive and there should be a full blank page for the entry and exit stamps.
A good example of the great value holidays Turkey is offering this year is a 7-night family holiday, in a good quality 4* hotel, with 5* TripAdvisor reviews in Olu Deniz, departing 1st August 2023. This all-inclusive holiday for 2 adults and one child including flights from Manchester, luggage, transfers and ATOL protection, is priced at £2199. It’s hard to beat value like this. There are lots of other options with luxury 5* hotels also slashing their prices.
However, for the best choice and availability across all summer holiday destinations, I always recommend to book early. I’ve already booked our family summer holiday for 2024 as I wanted to ensure we secured a free child place for our grandson plus I wanted to spread the payments by paying by monthly direct debit.
Get in touch to start planning your next holiday, we’re booking up to the end of 2025!