With two bank holidays coming up and summer just on the horizon, many will be starting the search for suitably affordable last-minute trips abroad.
From spontaneous couples’ getaways to last-minute holidays with friends and family, organising such trips is often easier said than done. After all the excitement of researching a destination can quickly dissipate after visiting every single travel agent, airline and tour operator website to compare flights and accommodation costs on different days for different destinations.
However, whether you want to jump across the Channel to see the Eiffel Tower or head long-haul to the beaches of Cancun, there are hundreds of online options for quickly finding the best deals for booking transport, places to stay and other extras.
Instead of trawling through dozens of sites, check out this list we’ve compiled of some of the best to save you time on the research and money on the holiday.
Your next trip could be just a few clicks away
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Holiday Pirates
This travel deals site manually searches for the best holiday offers daily, finding a range of big discounts and emailing them to subscribers. At the moment you can book a two-night trip to Rome for under £70pp. Other destinations with deals range from as close as Crete to as far away as Mexico.
Jack’s Flight Club
Sign up – for free – to the club and get emailed the cheapest flights from the UK and Ireland including discounts, hidden offers and error fares – think UK to Asia for around £250. Many are last-minute deals, but remember, with prices like this it’s fastest finger first.
Google Flights
As you’d expect from the algorithm masterminds, this helps compare and track fares to get the best deal. But it also has features for the last-minute traveller, such as an option to search for flights in any number of cities for a specific date – so you can see if it’s cheaper to go to Paris or Berlin this weekend.
Hotel Tonight
This app offers last-minute deals if you need a place to stay tonight, tomorrow or within the next seven days. While some deals – especially in the US – are not so good, it can deliver deep discounts in Europe and the UK while also saving you time browsing the best deals.
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