Winter has arrived earlier than expected, and if you spend your rainy commute dreaming of cold beers in the sun, then we come bearing good news.
Brits have found an incredible solution to the problem with a deal to get flights to tropical destinations including Bali and the Maldives for just £89. Yes, seriously.
With the cold snap well underway, people are rushing to get their hands on a plane ticket somewhere far, far away, with almost 900 deals sold so far.
How to get flights to Bali or the Maldives for just £89
As part of a huge Black Friday sale, Wowcher is offering its usual ‘£99’ Mystery Holiday for just £89 with flights and a hotel stay included at one of 100 destinations around the world. For a limited time only, the deal means you can escape the cold throughout 2024 or 2025 with bucket-list destinations just a button away.
Long-haul holidays up for grabs include the likes of the Maldives, Thailand, Bali, Barbados, Florida, and New York. If you’re more into a chic European city break, you might have the chance to see the sights of Brussels, Prague, Paris or Lisbon.
Beach bums out there, you could soak up some much-needed vitamin D in the likes of Malta, Rhodes, Costa Brava, Sicily, or Ibiza. You’ll find out where you’re going well in advance so no there’s need to worry about what to pack either.
Where to secure the deal before Christmas
Wowcher is offering mystery holidays for just £89 per person with the offer expiring at 11.59pm on 12 December – a deal that’s practically unheard of in the cost of living crisis. To bag your dream vacation, all you need to do is enter your details and voucher codes into the website to find out where you’re heading instantly.
All hotel accommodation is three-star plus with flights departing from some of the UK’s leading airports including London, Manchester, and Glasgow.
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If you’re willing to spend a little more dosh (or simply need to wait until you have more annual leave), you can enjoy an April 2025 getaway for just £129 per person.
If you’ve been struggling to find the perfect Christmas present for the person who has everything, this is your chance to get in the good books.
And if you’re in the shopping mood, Wowcher is also currently running a mystery deal that could see you bag a Louis Vuitton wallet worth £490.
Visit the Wowcher website to bag a mystery holiday now.
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For just £99 per person, Wowcher offers customers a chance of securing a dream holiday for a low price, but the magic of it is the surprise.
The selection of destinations on offer are listed on its website, with long-haul holidays to the likes of Maldives, New York, Dubai and Bali available.
City-breaks to Rome, Madrid, Lake Como and many more are an option, with beach getaways to places like Crete, Ibiza and Cyprus also a possibility.
Return flights and a three-star (or better) hotel are included in the price, with over 100 possible destinations, though this offer is only available until tomorrow (6 March).
TikTok user Ellie Rose documented her trip to her Wowcher mystery holiday destination with a video posted yesterday (4 March).
People have been left with their jaws on the floor, as the clip has accumulated almost 300k views.
For a combined total of £198, Ellie and her partner got two flights from London Gatwick to the final destination of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Not bad, eh?
Flying with JetBlue, their early morning flight to Boston took seven hours, before a five and a half hour flight to Vegas.
The first flight included in-flight entertainment and a meal, though the second flight wasn’t included in the video.
After arriving in ‘Sin City’, Ellie revealed that they were staying in the Flamingo Hotel, which was located on the strip itself, showing off stunning views of the city’s skyline from their room.
The video finishes with a quick shot of how the city looked at night from the streets and Ellie telling her followers to ‘stay tuned for day two’.
She explained that they were tired after their long trip, but it’s fair to say that we’d all do it if it cost less than £100 each.
She also revealed in the comments that there were no hidden fees, as one viewer asked: “Was this just £99 or did you pay extra to upgrade?”
The creator replied: “We just paid the £99 and took the chance.”
Others were amazed, as someone else commented: “Omg wow! I love that!! I might have to give it a try.”
And another put: “Argh we need to do this even if we get Spain or Sutton be an absolute laugh for £99.”
Of course, it goes without saying that you could get any destination on the list and Vegas isn’t a given.
A mum has revealed her surprise after spending £129 on a Wowcher mystery holiday and ending up at one of Europe’s most stunning locations affectionately known as the ‘Island in the Sun’.
Starting at £99, the mysterious holiday packages can be bought by anyone who wants to take a gamble on potentially securing the deal of a lifetime.
Handing over the cash when you don’t know the location is a risk, for sure, but it’s one that many have taken and landed firmly on their feet.
A stunning location (LADbible / Sarah Woodward)
Some of the most luxurious destinations include the Maldives, New York City, Dubai, and Bali. Absolutely head over heels if you land them, that’s for sure.
There is also the likes of Rome, Madrid, and Ibiza on the cards with a whole load of destinations potentially up for grabs when you take the £99 per person plunge.
For Sarah Woodward and daughter Lacie Barwell, they took the plunge earlier this year and took out one voucher each, paying the more premium £129 per person to be able to take the holiday in the summer months.
“My daughter asked me if I’d go away with her for a few days,” Sarah, 52, told LADbible.
An idyllic final destination for Sarah and her daughter (LADbible / Sarah Woodward)
“We were looking at holidays for a few weeks but couldn’t decide where to go so we thought we’d take a chance on a Wowcher mystery holiday.”
Sarah said they redeemed the voucher and originally won a multi city break to Athens and Istanbul.
“We couldn’t believe it,” she said. “But when we were called they didn’t have any flights to take us there.”
All was not lost for the mum and daughter though, with the duo offered Portugal.
Sarah said: “We would have been happy with that, but the advisor who called said – ‘no, I can do better than that, how does four nights in Rhodes sound?’.”
Result. The pair flew out to Rhodes from East Midlands Airport on a 4pm flight before getting a taxi to their hotel in Faliraki, which set them back €10 (£8.40) each.
They loved the hotel (LADbible / Sarah Woodward)
“We threw our bags in the room and went straight to Faliraki Bar Street to watch the Euros final between England and Spain. It was amazing (except losing, of course).”
As for the accommodation, Sarah was full of praise for the hotel.
“Our room overlooked the pool, it was clean, comfy and the staff and other guests were all so friendly,” she said.
“We were five minutes from Faliraki town and around 20 minutes from Rhodes town, there was a bus right outside the hotel.”
On the official rules behind paying for a mystery holiday, Wowcher’s official ‘fine print’ on the £99 holiday deals reads: “Once customers have been advised of their holiday destination they will not be entitled to a refund on the basis they do not wish to travel to the destination drawn.”
Views over Faliraki in Rhodes (Getty Stock Images)
If you’re not happy with the holiday you’ve been given, there are things you can do to fix the situation.
A Wowcher spokesperson told LADbible Group earlier this year: “Once a customer purchases our Mystery Holiday, they are randomly allocated a destination and there is the chance to change this destination at redemption.
“You can speak with the travel provider to determine preferences. For example if you are awarded Barcelona but you do not like the hotel or flight times, often the provider can try and find you something more suitable.
“If they can’t find something more suitable within that destination, they can offer you an alternative.
“These alternatives depend on availability and what the travel providers can find you within budgets. They may also offer more desirable options at a higher cost but this is only ever optional to the customer.”
A mum and daughter have revealed how much it really cost them after buying a £99 Wowcher mystery holiday and ending up in New York City of all places.
For under one hundred quid, Wowcher offers its mystery holiday package which can take you to the likes of the Maldives, NYC, Dubai, Las Vegas, Disneyland Paris, Barbados and Thailand.
Emma and her daughter, Ana. (Emma Talic)
It sounds too good to be true for just £99 per person, but they are some of the very real destinations up for grabs through the mystery holiday deal. The likes of Rome, Portugal, Budapest, Venice, and Cyprus are also on the list.
Not knowing where you’re going is part of the fun with this one, with the ability to save hundreds, if not thousands, if you booked a holiday directly without taking the risk to land it for less.
Now, one mum and her daughter have revealed how they got themselves a four night trip to New York City for the price of two mystery holiday vouchers. Incredible scenes.
Emma Talic, 47, and her daughter Ana, 19, got their hands on the trip at the end of 2023 after Emma bought it Ana as a Christmas present. NYC wasn’t meant to be the destination of choice, though, with the pair originally given Las Vegas as the holiday destination.
“We found out instantly when I bought the voucher where we were going,” Emma told LADbible.
“We originally got Las Vegas but we couldn’t go on the date they gave me so they offered New York and Dubai. We chose New York as my daughter really wanted to go.
“Travelodeal [who offer the holidays through a partnership with Wowcher] was great; they sorted all the travel and confirmed that everything was fine and we were happy with everything.”
After settling on NYC, the mum and daughter took the trip from their home in Cambridgeshire to London Stansted Airport to fly stateside – via a connection in Iceland – for the tiny price.
View of the Chrysler Building. (Emma Talic)
And in doing this, Emma revealed exactly how much the trip cost her and Ana on top of the initial £99 per person.
Having landed at New York Stewart International Airport, which is about 60 miles north of Manhattan, Emma and Ana took an airport bus to Times Square for just $25 (£20) each.
“Our hotel was clean and comfortable and close to the subway station,” Emma said.
“We purchased a weekly subway ticket which gave us unlimited ride on the subway and buses. We visited Times Square, Central Park, Little Italy. We took a bus tour and did a ferry tour past the Statue of Liberty. We also visited the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck [$43 or £33 per person] which was amazing.”
Revealing how much the trip in total cost them, Emma said: “I would say we spent around £1,000 all together. Food was expensive we found the travel card was a really good buy.
“There are some good deals on bus tours and you can haggle with them on price.”
£500 per person for four nights in New York City – including hotel, travel, food, drink and experiences – sounds pretty incredible value for money in today’s world.
For more information on the Mystery Holiday deal, visit wowcher.com.
After all, you have to make sure you’ve got everything you need for your trip, but also want to save space for souvenirs.
And, with a lot of us carrying our smartphones, tablets, laptops and wireless headphones everywhere we go, you’ll need a good few adapters to keep all your electronics charged up and ready to use.
Now, one savvy holidaymaker has shared a super simple plug adapter hack on social media and it’s blowing people’s minds.
A couple of years back, Sasha, from Nottingham, revealed on X (formerly known as Twitter) that rather than chucking multiple travel adapters in her case, she just packs one and an extension lead with several sockets to make sure she’s got ample outlets for her electronics.
She wrote: “Am I the only person who takes an extension lead on holidays instead of taking a dozen plug adaptors?”
Since she posted her tweet, it has been liked more than 9,000 times and received more than 1,000 retweets.
Hundreds of people have since commented on the post thanking Sasha for bringing this into their lives.
One person wrote: “This legit has just blown my mind! Why have I never thought of this.”
Sasha’s travel hack has left people’s minds blown on X (X)
Tagging her mate into the comment, a second said: “We are doing this on holiday because I’m sick of never having enough plug sockets near the mirror.”
A third user put: “This is genius! I’ll be doing this from now on. To be honest I can’t believe I didn’t ever think of this before.”
While a fourth person commented: “This is such a good idea! Get one packed in those suitcases for next week!”
Another said: “I only started doing this few years ago – can’t believe I’d never thought of it before.”
Of course, Sasha wasn’t the first person to think of the nifty travel tip, with some saying they had been doing it for ages.
Instead of packing multiple adapters, she simply brings an extension lead and single adapter to charge her electronics. (Getty Stock Photo)
One smug traveller said: “Done this since the 90s – you only need one adaptor that way. [sic] Obviously everyone else does this too, right?”
Another said: “We have always done this on holiday, we take one for us and one for the kids and it saves so many arguments.”
While a third forward-thinking person commented: “Yes – we have one with built in USB chargers. Don’t forget to take your kettle and teabags too.”
