{"id":23003,"date":"2017-01-05T15:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=23003"},"modified":"2017-01-23T11:18:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T10:18:42","slug":"booking-your-sun-holiday-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/booking-your-sun-holiday-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking your Sun Holiday for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Regularly readers will know that I always tend to book our family holiday in January ahead of Blue Monday. This year it falls on Monday 16<sup>th<\/sup> January and is the day when prices tend to rise for those wishing to travel. If you have money ahead of the post-Christmas payday, or even a credit card then this is probably the best time to book* \u00a0besides I think it is nice to have something to look forward to now that the Christmas decorations are down.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23005\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"Sun Holiday Codes 2017\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many different ways to book your holiday to get the best deal for you and it is worth considering them all. One of the main things to consider is if you want everything provided for you. For instance I could not wait and have booked to take the family to Italy. The boys have never been on an aeroplane and really want that experience. It made sense for me to go for a holiday where I could pay to have the linen and towels provided for me &#8211; so I do not have to worry about squeezing them into our case. I have to admit that I did not take my own advice and jumped in and booked through the Daily Mail holidays before checking how much it would cost to book direct (fortunately it was the same price but it is most likely easier to make any changes directly). There were options to go all-inclusive but when this turned out to be a thousand pounds extra I decided that it would be nicer to experience the local cuisine and having that interaction in ordering it.<\/p>\n<p>I usually book through the Sun Holidays with their \u00a39.50 and \u00a315 deals. I share the code words online so that it is not necessary to buy the paper &#8211; adding them as they become available. The first BONUS code word is <strong>SWIM<\/strong> and then from Saturday 7<sup>th<\/sup> January 2017 more will appear until there is the 10 code words needed to book. This year there are over 330 holiday destinations across the UK and Europe (see <a href=\"https:\/\/club950.co.uk\/parks\/\">park list<\/a>). See my previous<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/2013\/12\/30\/sun-holiday-codes-january-2014\/\"> Sun \u00a39.50 Holidays post<\/a>\u00a0for other things to think about before you book.<\/p>\n<h2><em>The Code Words you will need for your Sun Holiday:<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SWIM, SOFT. ANEW, BUDS, CALF, LAMB, DEER, FULL, FOAL, K8F6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/2015\/12\/28\/sun-holidays-europe\/\">Sun Holidays in Europe<\/a> cover France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Austria and Croatia \u2013 see my previous post on a Sun Holiday in Europe. If you are prepared to drive there too, these breaks are super affordable for going abroad. I previously wrote about going to <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/2015\/06\/02\/how-to-do-disneyland-paris-on-a-small-budget\/\">Disneyland on a Budget<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spring-Mickey-at-Disneyland-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19517\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spring-Mickey-at-Disneyland-Paris.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"Disneyland Paris on a Small Budget\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spring-Mickey-at-Disneyland-Paris.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spring-Mickey-at-Disneyland-Paris.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spring-Mickey-at-Disneyland-Paris.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Booking is open on the 15<sup>th<\/sup> January for previous bookers (but usually early hours) and 16<sup>th<\/sup> for new bookers. Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukholidaysinthesun.co.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.ukholidaysinthesun.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><u>Sun \u00a39.50 Holidays Dates 2017**<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23004\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg?resize=375%2C195\" alt=\"sun \u00a39.50 holidays code words\" width=\"375\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg?resize=375%2C195 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg?resize=300%2C156 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/h3>\n<p>Monday-Friday (four night breaks):<\/p>\n<p>February 13, 20, 27<\/p>\n<p>March 6, 13, 20, 27<br \/>\nApril 3, 24<br \/>\nMay 1, 8, 15, 22<br \/>\nSeptember 11, 18, 25<br \/>\nOctober 2, 9, 16, 30<br \/>\nNovember 6, 13, 20, 27<\/p>\n<p>Friday-Monday (three night breaks):<\/p>\n<p>February 10, 17, 24<\/p>\n<h3>March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31<br \/>\nApril 21, 28<br \/>\nMay 5, 12, 19<br \/>\nSeptember 8, 15, 22, 29<br \/>\nOctober 6, 13, 20, 27<br \/>\nNovember 3, 10, 17, 24<\/h3>\n<p><u>Sun \u00a315.00 Holidays Dates 2017**<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sun-holiday-codes.jpg?resize=577%2C209\" alt=\"Sun Newspaper Holidays May 2016\" width=\"577\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sun-holiday-codes.jpg?w=577 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sun-holiday-codes.jpg?resize=300%2C109 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Monday-Friday (four night breaks):<\/p>\n<p>April 10, 17<br \/>\nMay 29<br \/>\nJune 5, 12, 19, 26<br \/>\nJuly 3, 10, 17<br \/>\nAugust 28<br \/>\nSeptember 4<br \/>\nOctober 23<\/p>\n<p>Friday-Monday (three night breaks):<\/p>\n<p>April 7, 14<br \/>\nMay 26<br \/>\nJune 2, 9, 16, 23, 30<br \/>\nJuly 7, 14, 21<br \/>\nAugust 25<br \/>\nSeptember 1<\/p>\n<p>See also\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/2014\/04\/06\/packing-for-9-50-sun-holiday\/\">Packing for your Sun Holiday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* this is not factual so please do your own research, this is just my opinion and experience.<\/p>\n<p>** prices from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regularly readers will know that I always tend to book our family holiday in January ahead of Blue Monday. This year it falls on Monday 16th January and is the day when prices tend to rise for those wishing to travel. If you have money ahead of the post-Christmas payday, or even a credit card &#8230; <a title=\"Booking your Sun Holiday for 2017\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/booking-your-sun-holiday-for-2017\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Booking your Sun Holiday for 2017\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2814],"tags":[3147,3103,2864,3599],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=800%2C533","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=800%2C533",800,533,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=300%2C200",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=768%2C512",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=800%2C533",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=800%2C533",800,533,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/siodjcyotms-natalya-zaritskaya.jpg?fit=800%2C533",800,533,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":3,"uagb_excerpt":"Regularly readers will know that I always tend to book our family holiday in January ahead of Blue Monday. 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