Half term is nearly here

The logistical nightmare begins for many in a couple of weeks as parents across the country juggle their lives around the May half-term break. No doubt leaving many to question whether this is one school holiday too many.

The logistics and costs of childcare are becoming increasingly worrying. How will parents cope, how do my friends cope, how do you cope?

With only myself  to think about when planning a holiday, the toughest part in deciding when to go involves avoiding work commitments and the date of the Hop Farm Music Festival!
Having my future holidays dictated by my children’s school is not something I would look forward to, and without a family network within commuting distance, this type of assistance is a non existent too. I’ve spotted many weary couples recuperating by the beach on my holidays.
Even those of us who have planned to take time off  in a couple weeks will have faced a planning headache. The Which? Holiday team received two conflicting reports on the same day about whether holiday prices had increased or been slashed for the half-term.

Research by The Co-operative Travel, says that the price of family holiday to Turkey is down by a third compared to last year’s half-term. But Santander Cards found that the price of half-term family holidays could be up to 135% higher than in the week after, when school reopens. This just leaves parents guessing as to whether they should book future holidays early or wait for last minute deals.

It’s not just the parent’s that are affected either. What about the rest of us left back in the office having to work with depleted staff numbers? As we carry out our daily jobs, a crowd of colleagues exit the building amidst a mass of confusing emails detailing random days off and re-scheduled working hours. Our only consolation is that our commute home will be quicker.
Do school holidays need to be better distributed throughout the year, or should we scrap some of them altogether?

Either way, if you would like more time to do your thing during these breaks, let Iron Maids take away some of the pressure with offers running on dry cleaning and ironing and laundry services.

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