Inexpensive Travelling During School Holidays

With winter drawing near many people are beginning to plan next year's summer holiday. Obviously for those families with children school holidays are the best time of year for a week or two in the sun.

Regrettably the travel industry takes advantage of the fact that the months of July and August are the most sought-after and raise their prices accordingly.

For inexpensive travel, it seems the least expensive option available is for parents to take their children on the family holiday during winter or spring break; unfortunately with governmental regulations regarding the required number of days children must be in school many schools take a dim view of this and require parents to fill out endless forms which must be approved by the school principal or board of education.

While it's clearly questionable how much difference a week will make to a child's academic career, there's no doubt that it can make the world of difference to the price of a holiday.

For example, a one-week trip to Disney World at the beginning of June costs in excess of $700 per person, yet the same vacation, in the same resort, taken at the end of September costs just over $400 per person. That's a saving of nearly 50% for a difference of a few weeks.