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MarkJ HT Mod

Well I don't know about everyone else but i'm glad I did not stay up til midnight to look at holidays as I have just looked and it says 'Sorry our site is going through routine maintenance' something like that I'm still half asleep, I will just have to try at the TA today if I get it

I'm on Thomson's now & it looks like they have got their holidays on now, only looked at Crete so far but there's 3 pages coming up for that!

Thanks for the update - Direct Holidays and Thomas Cook still uploading I think - no change to DH and TC is down for maintenance!

I have just been on Thomsons and I'm surprised at the prices there not as bad as I thought they were going to be but they have not got the hotel I want to go to this year, maybe they will when I call in the shop.
I'm hoping before I book some TA will offer free travel insurance ,well back on to keep looking.

I tried Barut Lara and Susesi and both are only doing standard rooms - no family rooms.

shaz i was shocked with thomsons too!! it quoted me £1800 for a family of 5 to Turkey...i dont usually go through them as their prices are way over the top. Thomas cook is usually considerably cheaper than Thomsons, so im hoping when their "essential maintainance" is over, and i can get on the bloomin site, that they will have some good prices for me.
First choice has some decent prices too.
Also i wouldn`t worry about travel ins Shaz, if you are fit and well then look around internet insurance sites, such as insure and go, theres loads more. I never get it from the tour ops unless im offered it free and i only pay around £20-£25 for a family of 5. Its not worth buying it from tour ops..because its overpriced.

Chris, depending on how many are in your family...can you not book 2 rooms, and also depending on the age of any children, all just stay in the 1 room. We used to do this as 5 person rooms are limited, I used to make sure that at least one of the rooms could accomodate 4 people, therefore 4 beds...and 2 of our sons would bed share. And all our luggage and clothes went into the "empty" room so that we had more space. I cant do it this way anymore...my sons are too big and i dont think they would appreciate being squashed in one bed haha

Thomson are showing their 2010 holidays but not flights which is what I want. Hope my TA can get them up this morning. We booked our apartment direct with owner yesterday - 2 bed apt in Cala Bona right on the sea front, everything we could want inc beach towels for £690 for 2 weeks next August. If I can get my flights for about £700 today I will be ecstatic!

We did look at booking 2 rooms, but my daughter will be 15 and son 12, and not sure I would trust them on their own really. To put us all in one room is getting harder, because my daughter needs her privacy. We are probably going to book Royal Dragon with DH as they have the duplex set-up. I just want to have a browse around to make sure the deal I've been given is really as good as I think it is!

Re Travel insurance, we have an annual one with Atlas - very good. Prices online are better than if you phone them.

http://www.atlasdirect.net/travel-insurance.asp

Thomas Cook is back up but i can't get any holidays to Greece on.

Really pleasantly surprised with the prices Thomson are showing, Just over £1000 for 2 adults & 2 kids to Crete next may, 2 weeks self catering, we were expecting to pay at least £1500.

I was just going to say the same - no different to yesterday!

Me too TC has let me back on but wont price for me...... Booooo Thomas cook!

Ah Chris, your children are too old, like mine now. Hope you find something.

Maybe TC are adjusting their prices having seen Thomsons aren't as high as we all thought they were going to be!!!

Loulou

Well I'm hoping that Thomas cook will be cheaper than the Thomsons quote I'm getting as like you say Thomsons are normally more expensive,I will consider getting my own travel insurance if the TO won't give it free.

I got a good quote from Thomsons to Turkey too £1447 for 2 AD and 2 CHD for 14 nights, but I don't think the other half fancys Turkey , we are looking at going back to Gran Canaria and there is only £10 difference in the price .
Will wait and see what happens at the TA today

wey hey, guess what I'll be doing tonight. Can't wait to get home from work and shopping and then I'll be straight on the TO's websites to see what's going down.

Im on Thomson's site now shirley getting more depressed by the minute . Im over the 5K mark . cheapest I've found there for a decent A/I is £4700 for that Rio hotel in bulgaria I was looking at . I really wish I'd booked cuba now with DH when I had a good price a few weeks ago at £4600 .

im on fc now and for 2 weeks to holiday village egypt goin on the 2nd may they r saying £3896,for 2 adults,2 kids and a infant,thats what they were quoting me for the easter holidays so dont think we are goin then
think i will stick to goin 12th april for 2 weeks thats only coming up at £3234 for the 2 weeks and its a week in the kids easter hols.
dunno why its gone up so much wen its not evan the kids holidays

**runs off to see what TC is doing now it's 8am**

ahh their server is currently unavailable when you do a holiday search...bet its going to wait until 9am to go live...and i'm in a meeting