How does a family holiday for 10 nights over Easter sound for under a £100pp sounds, based on a family of 4. Departing on 22 March and returning 1 April, this may suit some school holidays but it depends on dates as every school seems to be different! The hotel is the Gavimar Cala Gran Costa del Sur Hotel just 100 metres from the beautiful Cala Gran Beach. Cala D'Or centre with its restaurants, bars and shops is just 300 metres away.
This price does not include hold luggage so you will need to add this on, depending how much you think you will need.
Flights are to and from Stanstead, outgoing with Ryanair and return with Easyjet as per screen shots.
Details:
Ryanair flights Palma to London for 2 adults and 2 children £53.96.
Easyjet flights London to Palma for 2 adults and 2 children £81.04.
10 nights in Majorca £237.74 at Alpharooms.com
Transfers £21.80 @ hoppa.com use code Jan25
Total £394.54/£98.64 per person
Top comments
clarkey1976
4 Jan 163#34
"Little Johnny has a really sore throat two days before term ends"........nothing a ten day relaxing holiday in the sun for £394.54 wouldn't solve! :sunglasses: Heat added
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leedsfan
4 Jan 161#40
What a moron
YouDontWantToKnow
4 Jan 161#39
Errr the rules as implemented are unenforceable. Which means the person who posted is well within their rights to go on holiday.
Its a little like private parking tickets. Unless of course you feel that everyone should pay up regardless of the law?
The guy should file small claims case against the local authority & should win it.
Its nothing but a disgraceful powertrip on behalf of the council to behave in such a manner. They should also file costs against the council,
leedsfan
4 Jan 16#36
I was fined £120 for taking my child out of school for 5 days last june despite having a 95% attendance record including the holiday time off. I work in the emergency services and was unable to get time off in the holidays but this plea fell on deaf ears:(
Red Devil to leedsfan
4 Jan 161#38
Deserves you right! You knew the risk before you took him/her out of school depriving them of education for a week. Imagine if everyone did that, the school would struggle to manage that. Being in emergency services doesn't give you the right to do what you want and you should also know that rules are rules! Maybe plan your annual leave better next year love? Great deal OP !!
ratcatcher
4 Jan 16#37
More to the point What is the real cost after ALL the extras?
Sounds as bad as those 99P newspaper chav trips.
ellie27
4 Jan 16#35
We are in Scotland and we have been told by the headteacher that they will not do anything if you want to take your child out of school for a family holiday.
I am a high school teacher and I would happily take my children out of school the last 2 or 3 days of term to go on holiday. I wouldnt take them out a full week in the middle of the term though, just last 2/3 days.
clarkey1976
4 Jan 163#34
"Little Johnny has a really sore throat two days before term ends"........nothing a ten day relaxing holiday in the sun for £394.54 wouldn't solve! :sunglasses: Heat added
morlsballs
4 Jan 161#33
1st ever post but hope it helps.
I work in a school and if a child misses 15 sessions (am+pm) due to unauthorised absence per half term, parents receive a warming about a fine. If this gets to 20 sessions (10 full days) in a half term, the council will issue a fine. They will fine every parent written on the enrolment form - £60 a go. They do this because everyone would take a £60 hit for the overall saving, but £120 changes things...
dion77
4 Jan 16#32
Thank you
moley
4 Jan 16#31
my soon to be brother in law got fined even though the kids aren't his it is a joke
kev1986
4 Jan 16#30
The authorisation has to come from the Head Teacher. You need to write a letter explaining the situation and the time required and also put why out of term holidays are not appropriate.
Head teachers are no longer allowed to grant Leave for Holidays in term time, but they can allow "Exceptional leave of absence"
We gambled with a Florida holiday last year. The holiday cost so much that paying a couple of hundred extra wouldn't stop us. Didn't get fined, but that's the gamble.
Wouldn't do it for a budget holiday. Fines could cost nearly as much as much as the holiday.
Lots of people seem to get on a high horse with this topic. I wouldn't judge anyone if they wanted a week away at a good price. Holidays are big part of growing up.
IE so long as its not a holiday every other month or the kids often are off there is no legal reason for the school or authority to fine anyone.
dion77
4 Jan 16#26
How did you get the letter and from whom? As my son is too autistic and he cannot cope with crowd and it's been difficult for us as our daughter is too in different school. My son goes special needs school too
YouDontWantToKnow
4 Jan 16#25
I have just been trying to google it but cant find it.
But for certain I have seen something in the news recently.
hiezra
4 Jan 16#24
Booked yesterday's deal which was far better I believe
Out of interest (purely for my own curiosity) do schools actually fine parents now? I've never heard it being enforced and I just wondered if anyone has actually had a fine? Not that I'm condoning taking kids out of school.....
sparkygeezer to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#10
I have not personally taken my kids out of school (my wife is teacher at the same school so it would be extra bad) but I know people who have and they have not been fined but they are friends with the head teacher.
tinks404 to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#11
Yes, lots, their is a group on Fb - parents against school holiday fines. It's seems to be a way for LA to make money these days.
himynameisemma to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#13
yes I'm a single parent and took my 2 children away last year. I not only got fined £60 per child but my ex husband was also sent the same fine which I was abliged to pay sins he had nothing to do with the holiday so ended up paying a total of £240! still a good few hundred pounds cheaper than going on holiday during the school breaks.
sagnia to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#16
I think fine is implemented when it is 5 or more days, but would go unauthorized.
YouDontWantToKnow to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#17
I think over the last few weeks its been decided that it is unlawful to fine parents who take kids on holiday in term times
dion77 to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#20
Yes they do I know couple of families been fined between £110-150. This was within last year well in north London area
kev1986 to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#22
My children go to 2 schools, my son has Autism and attends a special needs school, he got a letter saying it is acceptable to take term time holidays as he would struggle in busier times, like summer holidays.
My daughters school has to accept the ruling too even though it is a different school because it is a (I hate this phrase) "Human right to family life".
They both decline the "Absence request" but authorise an "Exceptional leave of absence"
Norman-B
4 Jan 16#21
I haven't seen any news on that. Hope you are correct.
katya1971
4 Jan 16#19
Good deal but our hols are 4th to the 15th april in kent this easter so no good for me
cookied
4 Jan 16#18
there was a recent court case where the fine was thrown out because the child up to the point hadnt missed a day so was attending school regularly so the parent proved their child had a regular education.
ellie27
4 Jan 16#15
Ah, English school holidays. In Scotland most schools finish up 1st April
rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#14
Two lots of fines?! Can they charge both parents, never knew that...
Chiptivo
4 Jan 161#12
It should be more about ethics then fines. If a school and an education is provided by government at a great cost to the tax payer, it would be nice if the children attended.
Facebook groupies against fines.... What has the world come to.
sparkygeezer
4 Jan 16#9
Good price but no good for me. I did find a 7 night stay full board for 5 people with luggage and hire car for just over 1K which I think is good.
sparkygeezer
4 Jan 16#7
Sorry, I meant 25th March
clairelou44
4 Jan 16#6
our school doesn't finish until 24th March, still great price though heat added
sparkygeezer
4 Jan 16#3
Easter holiday does not start until 25th April in my area
cattarn to sparkygeezer
4 Jan 161#4
Really? Easter is the last Sunday in March, strange to have the holiday a month later.
axgod2 to sparkygeezer
4 Jan 16#5
you are probably looking at the wrong year, Easter would generally fall within the holiday lol
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Opening post
This price does not include hold luggage so you will need to add this on, depending how much you think you will need.
Flights are to and from Stanstead, outgoing with Ryanair and return with Easyjet as per screen shots.
Details:
Ryanair flights Palma to London for 2 adults and 2 children £53.96.
Easyjet flights London to Palma for 2 adults and 2 children £81.04.
10 nights in Majorca £237.74 at Alpharooms.com
Transfers £21.80 @ hoppa.com use code Jan25
Total £394.54/£98.64 per person
Top comments
Latest comments (40)
Its a little like private parking tickets. Unless of course you feel that everyone should pay up regardless of the law?
The guy should file small claims case against the local authority & should win it.
Its nothing but a disgraceful powertrip on behalf of the council to behave in such a manner. They should also file costs against the council,
Sounds as bad as those 99P newspaper chav trips.
I am a high school teacher and I would happily take my children out of school the last 2 or 3 days of term to go on holiday. I wouldnt take them out a full week in the middle of the term though, just last 2/3 days.
I work in a school and if a child misses 15 sessions (am+pm) due to unauthorised absence per half term, parents receive a warming about a fine. If this gets to 20 sessions (10 full days) in a half term, the council will issue a fine. They will fine every parent written on the enrolment form - £60 a go. They do this because everyone would take a £60 hit for the overall saving, but £120 changes things...
Head teachers are no longer allowed to grant Leave for Holidays in term time, but they can allow "Exceptional leave of absence"
http://bfy.tw/3YVb
Wouldn't do it for a budget holiday. Fines could cost nearly as much as much as the holiday.
Lots of people seem to get on a high horse with this topic. I wouldn't judge anyone if they wanted a week away at a good price. Holidays are big part of growing up.
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/oct/16/father-overturns-120-fine-taking-daughter-term-time-holiday
IE so long as its not a holiday every other month or the kids often are off there is no legal reason for the school or authority to fine anyone.
But for certain I have seen something in the news recently.
My daughters school has to accept the ruling too even though it is a different school because it is a (I hate this phrase) "Human right to family life".
They both decline the "Absence request" but authorise an "Exceptional leave of absence"
Facebook groupies against fines.... What has the world come to.