By Peter Mills
Saddleworth Travel sell high-quality holidays to all kinds of travellers. Visit them at St Mary’s Gate in Uppermill or give them a call: 01457 873236. You can also visit their website.
I HAVE had several conversations in the last couple of weeks with customers who want really nice holidays and have very specific ideas about what they want.
This would normally be a real pleasure as that would be my ideal customer but in some cases we have struggled to be able to help because what they want has already sold out!
We are looking more than a year ahead in some cases and if you want specific types of room or a cabin in the woods or a particular river cruise then very often someone else has already booked it.
This can be very frustrating for the customers and bad for business for me. So with the Christmas credit card bills not even on the mat yet and January’s wages not in the bank I am saying get your holidays sorted NOW!
At least get the ball rolling and find out if there is going to be a problem before it is too late for us to be able to help.
There are very low deposits needed for many of these holidays and usually very good early booking discounts so financially it makes sense as well.
For many people it would go against the grain to commit to more spending when they know there are bills on the way but my argument is it often costs very little to secure your holiday arrangements.
Also, the earlier you book the longer you have to get excited and tell everyone about your plans.
The coming months look like it’s going to be miserable for weather so get your Summer plans sorted now and you will have a happy thought to cling to in the dark and damp and possibly snowy days ahead.
Happy New Year! Peter
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