As of: February 21, 2024, 3:00 p.m
By: Franziska Kaindl
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Cheap holiday offers are rare, but very few Germans want to go without them.
What you should pay attention to when booking now.
Anyone who is currently planning their summer vacation will quickly notice that really cheap travel destinations no longer exist.
Where it used to cost just a few euros to go to Mallorca or Dublin, you now have to pay several hundred euros for flights alone.
Then there are the increased accommodation costs.
Even the
German Travel Association (DRV)
expects that there will be a slight decline in the number of travelers in 2024, despite the great desire to travel.
He sees the reason as general price increases for fuel, heating and food, which are putting a strain on household budgets.
Nevertheless, the association forecasts moderate sales growth of four percent compared to the previous year.
Five tips for finding cheap vacation deals
When planning your vacation, many components have to be taken into account - from flights to rental cars.
Cheap offers cannot always be found everywhere.
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Real holiday bargains like in times before the corona pandemic are now difficult to find.
But if you want to book comparatively cheaply, you can still take a few tips to heart:
Book early
: It is and remains one of the most important factors - the earlier travelers book their vacation, the cheaper the offers are.
This is particularly the case for families who rely on peak travel times.
Tour operators offer discounts of 30, 40 or even more percent to early bookers, as Torsten Schäfer, head of communications at
DRV
, says, according to the online portal
Welt
.
Most early bird discounts are valid until the end of February or the end of March, according to the
DRV
.
And rental cars are currently 20 percent cheaper during the summer holidays than last year, as the online portalbilliger-mietwagen.de
reports
.
All-inclusive travel
: The tour operator Tui is seeing increased interest in all-inclusive offers, as the
Handelsblatt
writes.
This way, holidaymakers are not surprised by horrendous restaurant prices.
If you want to have all costs fixed before your trip, this option is a good choice.
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Countries with a low cost of living
: You can also save money when choosing your travel destination.
Countries like Portugal, where the costs of food, leisure and transport are comparatively cheap, are becoming increasingly popular with holidaymakers, as Tui informs the online portal
Welt
.
Book off-season
: If you don't have to travel during peak travel times, you often benefit from cheaper prices for flights, hotels, rental cars and activities, as the comparison portal
Check24
writes.
In addition, travelers are less likely to have to deal with long queues at attractions or unbearable heat in southern holiday destinations.
Don't book exactly two weeks
: 14 days on vacation - that's a classic travel period that vacationers like to budget for themselves.
However, according to Schäfer from the DRV
, according to the online portal
Welt
, it is worth
adjusting the days a bit.
There are often cheaper offers if a trip lasts ten, twelve or 15 days.