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07-02-2015, 12:39 PM
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All inclusive holidays ?

Booking a holiday this week and noticed there are a lot of all inclusive options available .
Does anyone go on this type of holiday ?
Are they good value or not ?
Don't really know whether to go for this option or not ?
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07-02-2015, 01:39 PM
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Re: All inclusive holidays ?

I'm not keen on them as I like to get out and about and eat and drink at lots of different places. If you've paid for all inclusive you may feel you are paying twice for drinks, snacks and meals that you wish to take in the local bars etc. I do, however, think they're a good idea for families where they may want to spend most of their time around the hotel.
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07-02-2015, 01:47 PM
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I love them , think they are good value, but then we mainly want to be in and around the hotel, no particular desire to wander off. Just want to relax, dip, sip, eat and chat . Which is exactly what I will be doing from Monday onwards for a fortnight.
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07-02-2015, 02:35 PM
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Re: All inclusive holidays ?

They're my idea of a holiday from hell. I want to be out and about, seeing the sights, shopping and eating in local bars & restaurants. The last thing I want to do is to spend time round a hotel with a load of tourists

I've just finished booking a holiday for early March. Booked the flights & hotels on-line and apart from inclusive breakfast, we're free to do whatever we want.

As Paul Theroux put it, “Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.”
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07-02-2015, 02:45 PM
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I have been on all inclusive but I donīt really like them. I donīt want 3 big meals a day with snacks in between, I very rarely drink alcohol and when in hot countries never drink it at all. I like to be out and about seeing the country, talking to the locals and having a drink, snack or meal at a local cafe/restaurant. The only people who get rich out of all inclusive hotels are the hotel owners, the locals simply get poorer and poorer because the tourists donīt even go to try their establishments, they donīt want to pay for a drink or food when they have already paid the hotel. As for trips out, well donīt forget the holiday rep gets commission for each booking and they will do their utmost to convince you that it isnīt wise or safe to book outside the hotel........absolute rubbish.
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07-02-2015, 03:26 PM
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Re: All inclusive holidays ?

Thank you for your replies .I don't eat a huge amount and barely drink at all so maybe it would not be the best option for me .
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07-02-2015, 03:44 PM
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Re: All inclusive holidays ?

We've never gone all inclusive simply because you would need to stay round and about the hotel to get what you are paying for. I would soon get fed up with that. When we go abroad we like to see and learn as much about the country as we can, which includes tasting that country's cuisine.
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07-02-2015, 04:19 PM
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I have been on one to Goa. Odd thing fate-I ruptured my achilles tendon on day 4 of a two week stay so it was a blessing.

But generally I prefer to eat out and explore.
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07-02-2015, 04:21 PM
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PS-yes I know I should have flown home. Six weeks in a pot after surgery back in the UK.
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07-02-2015, 04:39 PM
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Re: All inclusive holidays ?

We never even choose hotels preferring to rent a house if possible.

This would be my idea of hell tied down to a hotel or resort but my neighbour loves the type of holiday where you fall out of bed and onto the beach with every desire being catered for..
She always books all inclusive because she and her husband lay on sunbeds and swim in the pool or sit by the bar for two weeks solid..
Whatever suits I suppose.
 
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