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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Student gutted after buying Wowcher mystery holiday to her home
Cara Piper, 23, splashed out £129 on a Wowcher mystery holiday and was hoping to be told she was jetting off to New York - but was left heartbroken after discovering where she was off to A student was left utterly deflated after her Wowcher mystery holiday turned out to be a trip to the very city she calls home. Cara Piper, 23, forked out £129 for the surprise getaway, dreaming of a glamorous weekend in New York. Instead, the Edinburgh -based education student at Queen Margaret University was stunned to find out she'd be holidaying in her own city. "I saw the Wowcher master holiday on social media and impulsively decided to do it for a cheap holiday," Cara shared with Luxury Travel Daily. "I was honestly happy with anywhere as long as it wasn't the UK. I opened it in Edinburgh because that's where I've been living for the past four years." Hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland, Cara captured her reaction to the disappointing reveal on video. In the footage, she exclaims "no" upon realising she's booked a break to the place where she studies. She recounted: "Me and Ethan decided last night to book a Wowcher mystery holiday. It's £129 each if we want to go during the summer months. "We want to go in July I think and we're redeeming it right now. The only problem is, we have to travel from Belfast. We're limited on where we can go. "We don't think it's going to be New York or anything like that. We're happy with anywhere. I'm nervous." While on the phone with a mate, Cara nervously opens the Wowcher email. Her dismay is palpable as she says: "No, no, no, no. We got Edinburgh. I'm in Edinburgh right now. We did not just pay £130 each to go where I go to uni for the past four years. "For f*cks sake."We can ring up and change, I think. I literally live here. I actually can't believe that. I was saying if we got somewhere in the UK I'd be fuming. I'm going to see if I can change it." Cara shared the video on TikTok where it racked up more than 126,000 views. Commenter Morgan Mcsherry said: "I'm not joking, as soon as you said Wowcher I was like 'they're either getting Belfast or Edinburgh'". Claire Ferguson added: "I honestly would have ended it right at that minute. Devastated for you." If you're interested in cut price holidays, then Jet2's Bid for a Break may be up your street. Bid for a Break gives holidaymakers the chance to pay as little as just a few pence for a new getaway every other month until March 2026. Following the relaunch in May, five more holidays are being given away in July, September, November, January and March.
Daily Mirror
28-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Teacher bags Greek getaway for just £20.70 using easy travel hack
Jerry Lucas, a primary school teacher from Nottingham, successfully 'Bid for a Break' with Jet2holidays, meaning she will jet off to Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort in Halkidiki, Greece, for £20.70 A teacher is jetting off on holiday for the price of a chippy tea for two with Jet2holidays. Jerry Lucas, a primary school teacher from Nottingham, successfully 'Bid for a Break' with Jet2holidays to secure a seven-night all-inclusive holiday to Greece for just £20.70. She bagged the holiday following the return of the UK's largest tour operator's popular campaign. Bid for a Break gives holidaymakers the chance to pay as little as just a few pence for a new getaway every other month until March 2026. Following the relaunch in May, five more holidays are being given away in July, September, November, January and March. After Jerry placed her bid of £20.70, she was told she had entered the lowest unique bid and purchased the seven-night all-inclusive Jet2holiday for two adults and two children to the Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort in Halkidiki, Greece, for that same price. Jerry said: 'I never expected to win and am already getting excited to take my husband away to celebrate a special birthday! I've always thought my winning bid was a lucky amount. Each time I've entered in the past, I've bid the same amount, so I'm over the moon to have finally won and to be jetting off to Greece.' All holidaymakers need to do to enter is download the Jet2 mobile app, submit their bid to the nearest pence and cross their fingers. If their amount is the lowest and no one else has bid that exact same amount, they will purchase the holiday for that same price. Bidding for the next holiday will open at 10am on 14 July, giving holidaymakers plenty of opportunity to place their bids until 10am on 21 July. Steve Heapy, CEO of and Jet2holidays, said: 'Since its launch, our Bid for a Break campaign has been phenomenally popular with holidaymakers, so we are delighted to see it make its highly anticipated comeback. We're always looking at ways to give our customers more, so that is why we have brought back everyone's favourite – Bid for Break. "We would like to congratulate Jerry on her successful bid to secure a family holiday to Halkidiki for just £20.70. With a new getaway available to bid on every other month until March 2026, holidaymakers have plenty of opportunity to pay just a few pennies for their next getaway.'
