has just released an extensive piece of research attempting to answer that question and its suggests that package holidays are likely to work out considerably cheaper than DIY bookings to the same destination. It found the package holidays were cheaper in eight out of 10 cases – with the biggest saving more than €430 on a holiday to Greece. A package holiday is a booking comprising at least two travel-related services made through the same source, most commonly flights and accommodation. The average saving across the eight packages that were cheaper than a DIY booking was €171. Only two package holidays worked out more expensive than their DIY counterparts - one Jet2holidays trip to Salou and one Tui holiday to Majorca.

Source: The Irish Times November 25, 2020 08:03 UTC