Finding cheap holidays online

I don’t know about you, but if you go to a travel agent I always feel a little diddled. It is not just about paying commission and other hidden costs that puts me off, but the affiliated companies that travel agents use. I always feel that everyone is getting a free holiday on what I pay out for. So is finding cheap holidays online that easy.

Well I have spent a while just running a few searches and comparisons, and I have to say that at first this was hard work. Cheap hotels UK came up with hundreds of sites with good holiday packages, that I had to trawl through, and though this was a little novel at first, after a while, I did feel like throwing in the towel and buying my travel agent a present, to try and beg forgiveness. Especially as the refinements on the search options, were not the best by any stretch of the imagination. So searching for cheap hotels and travel deals was a little like finding the best priced apples!

I decided to switch tactics then, and decided to search for a cheap flights. Is it me or is searching for cheap flights a little tricky on some airline sites. The times can be confusing, the check- in options are not that clear, and this cheap flight search, was turning into searching for cheap paracetamol.

Not much luck came when searching for cheap travel insurance. Though at least I did not have to worry too much about checking in and baggage weights, it can be difficult to determine exactly what you are, and are not, covered for. Is the cheaper the insurance a guide, or just a bargain? Cheap travel insurance was a bit of a minefield.

Finding cheap holidays online was not as easy as I thought it would be.

Eventually, I had had enough, and decided to search for cheap holidays, and at first I did not have too much success. What were good prices in some areas, were poor in others, and there did seem to be a certain degree of affiliation between there providers. Fair enough I suppose, but the consumer, or you and I, loose out.

I feel it is only fair to point out that I am not so computer savvy as most people, but nonetheless, I did find several options for each of my searches that felt a little cheaper than what I would have got at the travel agents.