Other than doing the obvious and searching know travel agent websites and googling 'last minute holidays', are there any other sites that I might be over-looking or should be concentrating on when looking for a last minute holiday? Thanks.
Remember. as well, that you can sometime get good deals by booking travel & accommodation separately. (That's usually easier if you do it well in advance, but it's sometimes possible for last minute breaks). Alternatively, if you intend to fly, you might find something by looking at the websites of the airports in your area:
Bristol:
http://www.bristolair...d-airport-offers.aspx
Cardiff:
http://www.tbicardiffairport.com/en/holidays/
I would actually go to the travel agents themselves....they will do the searching for you and they actually seem to get better deals than the internet for last minute deals...
I've had some good deals in the past with Expedia and Lastminute.com though I've not done package holidays, more city breaks and got a cheap flight and hotel deal. Saying that, on some of them it's been cheaping booking flight and hotel separately, looking at budget airline sites then the above sites for a hotel and comparing, itdepends on how much time you want to spend searching and how flexible you are.
Ah ok, the numbers might be able to get you some bargaining power on an extra good last minute deal though maybe better to try that in person in an agency - someone who could help negotiate on your behalf to reduce the price for booking up so many last minute places.
Can see your difficulty though in getting flights, hotels etc... together but it might be where an agent you can speak to can come in handy and suggest ideas and options you might not think of.