A few weeks ago, a group of mothers travelled to Ibiza for a 12 hour long holiday after snapping up return flights for just £34 - and got back in time for the school run and then Callum Ryan took to TikTok to share his journey, as he said he “set himself a challenge” to fly overseas to Spain and sit down for a drink in a bar without breaking his cheap budget.
Callum, 22, went to his local supermarket and spotted a crate of 12 cans of Estrella for £15, and was determined to complete his mission without exceeding the price in store.
He managed to find a last-minute flight that cost him just £10 from London to Ibiza and then lunch and a pint in Ibiza cam in at just under his 15 pound target.
Ben told the Bulletin “I had been in the UK for a few weeks and was due to fly back from Manchester, so I decided to think of some content and produce a TikTok. And with everyone struggling under the weight of the cost-of-living crisis and trying to pay the bills while hunting for cheap holiday deals, I decided to think out of the box and highlight a day trip to Mallorca.
“Google had just produced a report claiming that the average cost of a good full English breakfast is 12.50 pounds, which I had my doubts about, so I thought right - can I beat that by flying to Mallorca for breakfast?
“Ok, I slightly went over budget. I spent £4 for the train from Preston to Manchester Airport and £12 for a return flight on the same day. So the total came in at £30.45, which still beats the price of breakfast in some fine-dining establishments - plus I got the added joy of an adventure.”
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My trips from Gatwick were mainly winter, early spring. The day trip to Geneva was in the middle of June , and all trips were with easyJet, and no problems. One could get spring or summer flights at times on the cheap, if not tied to dates and times, i.e. first flight out, and last return flight of the day. All information was again pre COVID.
There must be plenty of empty seats on the flights to and from Palma, to get them for that £30.
Pre COVID, I used to do a number of day trips to Cala Millor from Hampshire England. Leaving my house to Cala Millor and back in less than 24 hours, with the whole trip costing less than £100. Airfares, I was able to get from Gatwick for around £35 return, but not too much more. Real enjoyable trips. Also, as a keen aerial scape photographer, I nonce did a day trip from Palma to Geneva in June one year getting some fantastic pictures of the Alps, and Geneva from France. This trip cost again less than £100 including spending money.
And no tips and walked back to the airport, what a load of BS,
Andy WalkerI agree with you (first time for everything).
Has the day tripper factored in the cost from the airport to "the "fine dining" establishment?
How much did you spend getting to your destination from the airport in Majorca? Did you walk?
@Andy Walker. Yes
Don't you just hate this attention seeking carbon footprint disaster non entity?