A man from County Durham is celebrating after he bagged himself a 4-star holiday to Lanzarote for just £30.32 with Jet2holidays.
Craig Smith, from Ferryhill, entered the lowest unique bid of £30.32, through the tour operator's 'Bid for a Break' campaign. The campaign offers holidaymakers the opportunity to bid for their next holiday each week on the Jet2holidays' mobile app.
And now, Craig and his wife Leanne are jetting off for a seven-night holiday to the Hotel Costa Calero Thalasso & Spa in Lanzarote for two adults after placing his bid of £30.32. The campaign returned earlier this year and follows the success of the campaign in 2021.
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Craig said: "I downloaded the Jet2 app after I booked a holiday with them earlier this year. When the competition began, I received a notification and just thought 'you've got to be in it to win it!' I’ve entered every week, hoping I might be lucky enough to win, but didn’t ever expect I actually would! It was my wife, Leanne, that picked the number, she said it had been in her mind all day. I'm so pleased it was, and I can’t wait for our holiday to Lanzarote."
Last year, 23 holidaymakers successfully 'Bid on a Break' with Jet2holidays and secured a holiday for the same price as their lowest bid. Holidaymakers successfully bid on and secured getaways with Jet2holidays to the Canary Islands, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Algarve, and Turkey, with bids starting from just 2p.
With a new holiday available to bid on each week, it gives holidaymakers lots of opportunities to successfully bid on a break. To get involved, all customers need to do is download the Jet2holidays app on the App Store or Google Play, add in their bid to the nearest pence and then cross their fingers.
If they are the only user to bid that amount and that amount is the lowest, they will buy the holiday for that price. Bids open at 9am on a Monday and can be placed until midday on Thursday before the lowest unique bid is announced on the same day. For bidders who are unsuccessful, all is not lost, as they will receive a special discount code giving them £60 off their next holiday with Jet2holidays.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "Congratulations to Craig for successfully bidding for a holiday with Jet2holidays through our ‘Bid for a Break’ campaign. With international travel now fully unlocked, we know how much UK holidaymakers want to get away to enjoy some much-needed sunshine, and we are giving them the chance to do just that in a fun way for potentially only a few pence. With some fantastic holidays available to bid on each week, make sure you get involved and have a bid in mind for next week’s holiday. We wish Craig and Leanne a lovely holiday in Lanzarote!"
The mobile app from Jet2holidays can be downloaded for free from the App Store or on Google Play. It can be used for searching, booking, and managing holidays, including a range of post-booking features to enhance the holiday countdown and help customers in resort.
For further information on the campaign, please visit Bid for a break | Jet2holidays and for further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com
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