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Holiday turkey £683 family of 4 from Thomson Holidays
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HOLIDAY TO TURKEY
MARMARIS
19TH SEPTEMBER DEPARTING 07:50
RETURNING 29 FLIGHT DEPARTING 23:50 ARRIVING 30TH 02:20
CLUB CANDAN
CHILD AGES ON PRICE GIVEN ARE 15 17
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MARMARIS
19TH SEPTEMBER DEPARTING 07:50
RETURNING 29 FLIGHT DEPARTING 23:50 ARRIVING 30TH 02:20
CLUB CANDAN
CHILD AGES ON PRICE GIVEN ARE 15 17
683.88
NEWCASTLE
USE CODE SIXTY TO GET £60 OFF PER
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sorted byMore chance of terrorists hitting EU tourist targets than Turkish ones... IT'S A BIG **** COUNTRY... The attacks that have happened have not hit any of the big tourist centers, literally countries away (in a sense of comparing paris/belgium/london etc).
You really do have more chance of being hit by a terrorist attack visiting your local shopping center/sports field or cinema etc..
will anyone take a punt on a holiday in Turkey
not me, not even for £10
my family means more sorry
That's why your previous turkey holiday deal was voted hot then? Oops sorry typo it was -86 cold... Enjoy your trip... Love the idiot protecting her family x
Maybe high alert our side it's coming back and whilst over there I worry about. Whilst risk may be minimised I personally couldn't live with myself knowing that I had taken my family in to that situation - personal choice, each to their own but cold for me
It was voted cold for the same stupidity, and you're not protecting your family.
You're shielding them, but you can have your own opinion.
And I will enjoy my trip thank you, I hope you shield your family as well everytime they get a bus, visit a shopping mall, go to the cinema ... or any public event in the world. I mean you wouldn't have been as worried if they went to paris last year, or was flying over brussels recently etc. These things are impossible to predict and even trying to mitigate the chances of them is pointless. To a degree anyway, obviously visiting places like Ankara etc would be silly.
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If sh*t is gonna happen to you, it can happen anywhere. if you go on about it being higher risk, then the stats will tell you otherwise. Brussels is probably higher risk at the mo.
I guess if you're scared then stay at home.
That's a bit harsh. I take my child out of school each year for a holiday and get what, she's the brightest kid in her year group. Even her teachers had said unofficially that it's ok as she won't miss anything. Maybe I just got lucky but then again I help supplement her education at home rather than just expect it to be the teachers responsibility
Yes they are all safely tucked up in our underground bunker... Just in case!
So you've visited every resort in Turkey?
So the bombs going off in Istanbul werent real ? No idea why you wouldn't count Istanbul as a tourist centre oO
You couldn't pay me enough to go to any Muslim country. Pretty much everyone i know says the same thing,
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My problem with this offer is it's a family holiday starting two weeks after the kids should have gone back to school. That's not really responsible. Kids are in school for maybe 38, 39 weeks a year - this offer takes them out on a Monday, brings them back on a Friday in the middle of the night - so effectively they lose 2 full school weeks, no kid is going into school that Friday after landing at 2 in the morning. Over 5% of their school year just gone for a holiday. People say 'they'll catch up' - really though? Do the teachers go back over everything twice for those whose parents thought swanning off in term time was solely a financial decision?
It's a really good price but it's supply and demand. There is little demand so the price is low.
I'd say this is all about timing , if you take a child out of primary school for a week at the end of term prior to either Christmas or the academic year end they are unlikely to miss out on much academically . Socially it's another matter as obviously a lot of the fun stuff happens during these weeks .
However take them out at the start of September and you are looking at missing out on a lot, not just the educational input which starts off in full flow on day one, but also who your child will sit with, understanding how things work in their new year,the routine,what's expected of them as they are a year older. They also miss out on that terms chance to join certain clubs , be class monitors for certain things, really the list is endless. Parents can say their child will catch up, but it is just that,the child playing catch up for the next few weeks , it puts them at a disadvantage from the start of the year.
As for Secondary school, trying to catch up on this week is so much harder.
Oh back to Turkey, personally no I wouldn't , but that's because we went to Tunisia the two years before the problems there, staying on the same stretch of beach . After the museum incident I was still saying I would go back , my husband felt differently , so as it was we changed our destination, I'm not feeling like taking a gamble with anywhere I personally don't feel safe anymore.
Security might be high at airports and big places but doesnt stop them just turning up on a beach like they already have
I'm also from Belfast and grew up through the troubles and I would go.Surprised that someone from Belfast is bowing down to terrorism.
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"There is a high threat from terrorism."
Turkey: There is a high threat from terrorism
Dont see deals to Spain been shot down in flames (pardon the pun)
Everywhere that has western interests and tourism is a target. Most of the issues that have occurred in Turkey in recent times have been internal terrorists who are targeting the government/state.
Spain has seen its own internal issues too with the basque separatists as well - cant remember that stopping people going. Just think that as people know Turkey is primarily Muslim country they think its a greater risk. Was in Marmaris last year and everyone we interacted with was friendly and welcoming.
This link sums it all up... The word terror by definition means they want to spread fear and terror through society by their actions. They only do this if we let them get to us. theguardian.com/com…ium
note to op, as going by your name your intentions are to post holiday deals. and I hope you do post some good ones, but a lot of times a post is judged on its presentation on here. particularly holiday deals.
have a look at rachelandgromits posts, and previously sunshinestacy's deals, for how to present.
welcome to the site, and hope you post some good deals during your time here
Checked out Canaries for April holiday we go twice a year and the prices are ridiculous for this early in season.Lanzorte for a week staying s/c in fairly basic accommodation £924.One week in Marmaris staying AI in 4.5* Trip Advisor rated hotel ,£401 for both of us.Guess where I booked?lol
was stuck there last year for 30 hours. I'm sure terrorists would be more pleasant than those Turkish working in airport. I would go Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya before I enter turkey
Sorry I don't agree. 2 weeks out of the school year would make little or no difference to their education. I've taken my kids out of school for a week in term time before and I can guarantee they learnt more about life than sitting in a classroom. Of course an education is important but I also think as parents you should have an input into how they receive that education. Also, do we get compensated when the kids miss out on their education with the many 'in-set' days the school seems to have over the school year?
I've only ever done it once, but it the holiday was right I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
I think it depends when in the year theyre taken out, last week on term in july they hardly do anything anyway! First few weeks of term might make them feel left out though!
Exactly a tiny area (turkey is a big country) on the edge next to Syria & all these people scare mongering. There loss but unfortunately also the tourist industry in turkey.
I'm trying to convince my wife that Turkey is fine as you said the attacks have been mainly hundreds of miles away from resorts.
When Brussels happened, I asked how I could safely come home as surely the same rule applies!
I read the advice and as far as I can tell every single tourist destination is advising you to consult your travel agent.I do know one thing though to a terrorist it's not about how many people you kill,it's about how many people change their way of life because of that kill.Bravo ,well done ,you've let the b'stards win .