We have sorted out the flights, although we still have to book them. This will be done after booking the accommodation, as it is easier to cancel. Initially we had a short list of 3 places that looked to suit the bill. We contacted our friend in Bermuda and on his advice narrowed the choice down to two. This is now where our problem lies, making a decision. As you would expect both properties have their pros and cons...
One is close to our friend house, the other is very close to a number of attactions. One is more central, but the other has the bus stop right outside the door. One has two bedrooms, the other sleeps 5 but has only one bedroom. Both have excellent reviews. Decisions, decisions!
At least, with the benefit of Internet, there is a host of information available to help make a choice.
I always struggled with travel brouchers, there was minimal amount of information, the information supplied by the people trying to sell you the holiday and a number of small pictures. The pictures were always the same a view of the hotel and pool. They all looked the same after a while. The information about prices was not very helpful. By the time supplements and costs of flying the price you ended up paying was much higher.
I remember a holiday to Westendorf in the Austrian Tyrol, where the broucher showed a foot high hedge outside the hotel. Upon arrival the hedge turned out to be more like 12 foot. It was a great hotel and we did enjoy the holiday, but it did make me suspicious about the age of the photographs used.
The cost of flying from local airports can make a huge difference to the cost of a trip. Living in South Wales there is the local airport, Cardiff, but there is another airport relatively close in Bristol. There is not a lot of difference in the time it takes to get to either airport. However it is often much cheaper to fly from Bristol. It always pays to check out alternatives.
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