| If you have children then holidays must be taken | | | | the event of cancellation provided that enough |
| during the school holidays. | | | | notice is given to enable the booking dates to be |
| This creates a great demand for all the popular | | | | offered to others enquiring, This notice period of |
| family holiday resorts. | | | | cancellation is usually around 6-8 weeks. |
| So great can be the demand that the availability | | | | If you are new to the concept of booking your |
| of holiday villas and apartments becomes less and | | | | own holiday on-line, the procedure is usually quite |
| less as the Summer Holidays approach. | | | | simple. Simply search for the holiday country on |
| Although this all must seem common sense, it is | | | | one or more of the many holiday sites. Then |
| surprising just how many people leave the | | | | make your enquiry to the owner or agent via the |
| booking of their Summer Holidays for whatever | | | | contact form on the website,or in some cases |
| reason, to the last minute. | | | | their E_mail address. You will then be sent a |
| Perhaps among these reasons is the popularity of | | | | booking form for you to complete and return |
| last minute deals and indecision of where to go. | | | | with your booking deposit. Hey Presto you are |
| Although it is possible to get some last minute | | | | ahead of the rush and have booked your holiday! |
| holiday deals, airlines generally offer lower prices | | | | You will receive a written confirmation of this and |
| for advance bookings but higher prices for last | | | | if the owner has a website calender showing |
| minute bookings and so the gain is offset. | | | | available and booked dates, you will see that this |
| Another possible reason for delaying booking is | | | | has been updated to show your reservation. |
| the fear that illness or other unpredictable events | | | | Such a nice feeling for you to know that your |
| may cause cancellation and loss of money. | | | | holiday is booked ahead of the crowds and giving |
| Of course it is possible to take out insurance | | | | you an even longer time of looking forward to it. |
| against such events happening, but this can be | | | | So what is the best time to book your summer |
| both expensive and generally unnecessary. Why? | | | | holiday? Why not as early as now or at the very |
| Most owners of holiday villas and apartments | | | | latest October 2006 for ensuring that you have |
| require only a small deposit to secure a holiday | | | | the best choice , beating the rush ,avoiding |
| booking. This booking deposit is fully refundable in | | | | frustration and disappointment? |