Would you rather...?

Have a holiday each year - I have to get away at least once a year

Culture - I'm not a beach bum

DIY internet - for finding unhidden gems off the tourist trail

Fend for yourself - AI isn't for me, I think having everything in one place would make me lazy, and I prefer to get out and about on holiday

Again, depends where we are going.

Every two years

Bit of both

DIY

Fend for myself

Fend for yourself. Would never AI unless really necessary e.g. Maldives.

Holiday each year

Culture, as long as I can sunbathe by a pool on at least one day. I like to combine tbh.

DIY internet

Fend for ourselves.

1. Would need to get away somewhere every year, but would be happy with a long weekend city break or a UK holiday every other year, if it meant having a more special holiday every two years.

2. Bit of both. I love to sunbathe but couldn't do just that for 2 weeks.

3. Normally DIY but have booked our honeymoon via a company

4. Happy with either. Loved our AI holiday in Jamaica, but that's because there was no other choice. Wouldn't do AI in Europe as I wouldn't like to miss out on local restaurants etc.

Every 2 years

Beach

DIY

Fend for myself

Every year, beach, not AI - I prefer a villa/apartment type holiday than a hotel based one.

Have a larger holiday every 2 years.

Beach.

Travlel Agent first, then nick all their ideas and DIY.

AI.

Have a holiday each year or save up for a larger holiday every two years? Need some sort of break each year but will have a larger one every so often

Beach or culture? Beach

Travel agent or DIY internet? DIY - with exception of honeymoon

AI or fend for yourself? Generally fend for ourselves, but for our holiday this year we are going cheap AI as in order to have a holiday at all we had to really budget and by doing it this way we save on spending money while we're there. But normally I like to explore the local restuarants. In 2 minds about honeymoon, might do half and half.

Every 2 years.

Culture - but we will usually visit the beach, if there is one nearby, on one day.

DIY internet.

Fend for ourselves. Otherwise you end up in a touristy area, eating English food, only talking in English, surrounded by English people. Kind of defeats the object of going to a foreign country imo.

Each year

Culture

DIY

Never done AI

Have a holiday each year or save up for a larger holiday every two years? Every Year but we can afford long haul every year

Beach or culture? currently Beach as we need chill/family time. But when child doesn't want to come with us anymore we will do Culture and Beach - I want to see the world but I can get bored with beach only, want to go off the beaten track 1-2 weeks then fall onto a beach for a week

Travel agent or DIY internet? Travel Agent (with family) if 2 of us - DIY Internet

AI or fend for yourself? AI on longhaul - Carribbean/West - best to be honest, but think AI in Europe is wasted as you get such lovely food outside the resorts.

Fend for myself. All inclusive just doesn't seem as much fun.

Holiday every year

Both culture and beach in one year is needed to keep Chid a happy Chid

DIY

Always SC

This! I'm in the middle when it comes to how often. We've recently started to be able to afford family holidays abroad so we'll do that every other year and in the other years we'll stay in this country for a holiday. We have more important things to spend our money on than long haul hols though, it would have too big an impact on our savings even if we saved for two years. The kids don't care if they're on a beach in Cornwall or the Maldives anyway!

It depends on my plans. I wouldnt have an issue saving hard for 2 years, I did it with the wedding / honeymoon, but if I save money every month anyway so we CAN have 1/2 nice holidays each year.

Beach or Culture - It depends on where we're going..city breaks we get culture..beach holidays are just that - for beaches. Our holidays are never really the same.

For smaller breaks, i.e. long weekends etc we DIY - for bigger one we go via travel agents, to have security in our booking etc.

AI or Fend for yourself - I have only been AI twice - the rest of the time I have gone SC - it depends where we are going. For example - in Mexico we went AI simply because the choice is amazing. In Egypt we went B&B and loved going to different restaurants etc, If i were to go to Thailand or something I would go SC too. we are only going AI in Turkey because of the kids, it wasnt our original plan.

For everyone that DIY's, where do you find your accommodation?

Holiday rentals is good for villas and general googling with a bit of Trip Adviser for hotels.

This!

but if I was waiting 2 years would need at least some long weekends or a weeks break in the UK

Always booking.com. Though for America I have also been using TripAdvisor.

Have a holiday each year or save up for a larger holiday every two years?

We generally try to get away every year to somewhere just cheap and cheerful for a bit of sun and change of scenery. Due to saving for the wedding however, we didn't go away last year so we could afford a fab honeymoon this year!

Beach or culture?

Absolutely 100% beach.

Travel agent or DIY internet?

DIY. Used to go through travel agents but they work out so much more expensive. I'm not surprised to hear companies like Thomas Cook are in trouble.

AI or fend for yourself?

Usually self catering as don't like eating in the same place every night. Honeymoon we are going AI as there is a selection of restaurants to choose from.

Have a holiday each year or save up for a larger holiday every two years? Depends on definition of larger. We go used to do long haul every year before Little Miss, sometimes twice a year. Once we did 3 long haul and 2 city breaks in one year, but once waited 18 months to go on a month long holiday.

Beach or culture? Both, often multi-centre and depending on location, include a tour.

Travel agent or DIY internet? Either direct with a tour operator or finding the flights and accommodation seperately (usually for USA).

AI or fend for yourself? Depends on destination and what proves to be the best value! Would never do AI in Europe, or East really. Too many good tavernas and street markets!

Holiday each year

Beach majority of the time but i would like to break it up a bit with some culture every now and again

Travel agent, then i know i havent fecked it up!

AI if 5* but with plenty of places to go eat

Every 2nd year

Bit of both. I get bored if I spend too long on a beach.

DIY if Europe, further afield and would most likely use an agent.

SC Enjoy picking up fesh produce from the markets and knocking something up (means more money left for beer tokens) but equally enjoy a lovely meal out.

Every year, even if it's camping - just like getting away from it.

Culture, although I'd like to have maybe one or two days at the beach.

DIY if it's a culture holiday in Europe or a camping/self catering trip here. Travel agent for other.

With the exception of our honeymoon, my answers are:

Every year

Bit of both

Both

Fend for ourselves