Why You Should Book a Holiday This Sunday - Seite 2

New loyalty programme from Expedia.co.uk, Expedia+, allows people to collect all these points in addition to Expedia+ points simply by entering their email address and creating an account. The rewards on a typical family holiday can return up to £200 off your next trip.

The average Brit books ten hotel nights a year meaning they would qualify for the perks offered by Silver membership (requires seven nights booked) and 10% bonus points in future, while to achieve Gold membership and 30% bonus points, just 15 nights need to be booked overall. Meanwhile, booking on the Expedia app also entitles you to double points.

For more details, check out https://www.expedia.co.uk/expediarewards

Book flights and hotel at the same time 

One critical - but often overlooked - method to drive savings is for travellers to simultaneously book their flight, hotel and/or rental car on an online travel agency. "flight+hotel" bookings can be offered at a steep discount, with average savings on Expedia.co.uk of £140 and often exceeding it depending on the route in question.

Those savings can be lost if travellers book these elements independently, which is common, so flight+hotel bookings remain the single easiest way for travelers to save hundreds on travel, both domestically and internationally.

Include a Saturday night stay 

After evaluating terabytes of data regarding the impact of including a Saturday night stay on average ticket prices, Expedia has concluded that the urban myth is true and most tickets including a Saturday stay offer the lowest prices and best deals. In Central Europe, average ticket prices for itineraries that include Saturdays can be as much as 74 percent less and 47 percent less for flights within the UK and Ireland. The impact of Saturday night stays exists independent of what day of the week a ticket was booked and how many days in advance it was purchased.

Head to an alternative neighborhood on your city break 

By checking out the alternative areas of a city you can save even more on your hotel. Expedia's local experts have provided advice - such as booking in a business district for a weekend stay - to help travellers to find money-saving alternate destinations that aren't too far from the downtowns or most popular areas of the cities in question. For example, staying in the Financial District or Battery Park City when travelling to New York can offer savings but still offers the chance to stay in two spots that are fast becoming the city's new must-visit areas. For more information visit http://expediablog.co.uk/alternative-destinations.