Travelling at Christmas can seriously increase the amount you spend – especially when you add in all those fun excursions – that’s why we’ve teamed up with Lonely Planet to giveaway THREE copies of it’s brand new book – The Best Things in Life are Free. Scroll to the bottom to enter!
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About Lonely Planet’s The Best Things in Life are Free
When travelling, free things are not only appealing, but essential to get the most out of a trip. Thankfully, Lonely Planet’s fab new book The Best Things in Life are Free: The Ultimate Money-Saving Travel Guide, shows that it’s possible to explore the world on a budget – you just need to know where to look.
Lonely Planet’s travel experts have collected the best value experiences they’ve discovered from over 40 years of on-the-ground research and have brought them together in this one essential resource. Packed with money-saving tips, tricks and recommendations, The Best Things in Life are Free is the key to experiencing more of the world without breaking the bank.
From parks, museums and exercise classes that are free, to insider ideas on experiences offered at great value The Best Things in Life are Free features hundreds of free (or almost free) things to do in over 60 major cities around the world, promising to help any traveller on a budget make the most of their trip.
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How To Enter
- If budget was no option where would you travel to this Christmas? Share in our comments box below!
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This competition starts on August 9th and ends Wednesday August 31st with winners notified the following day. Take a look at our Terms & Conditions.
Nowhere ! Xmas is for the familiarity and traditions of home.
I’ve never been abroad for Christmas before, so it would be wonderful to experience new traditions-perhaps France-where they eat 12/13 desserts representing the apostles! Any excuse!!
ascension Island
Australia
Lapland, for a real white Christmas but only if the whole family came too
Lapland no doubt
new zealand,but we would all go
New York, would love to see this place at Christmas, bet it is out of this world
Lapland, have a white chritsmas. Would love a traditional log fire somewhere!
New York!
I would love to spend it in Finland 🙂 thanks
would love to do Disney in Florida at Christmas just to see how magical they would make it xx
Has to be Lapland with the kids for a real Christmassy feel
i would love to go to florida x
nowhere I have to work every day but Christmas day the public insist shops open 363 days a year now…….
I’d go to New Zealand to visit family.
Fiji
The USA.
I’d love to take the family to Lapland to meet the real Father Christmas.
I’d take the kids to Prague or Vienna – I love the Christmas markets in these beautiful European cities
If budget was no option, I would go to Lapland for Christmas.
to the maldives
Oh has to be Lapland, would love to do the whole Santa thing whilst the belief remains ❤️
Malta this year he he with my father in law that or New Zealand x
Id take my family to Iceland to see the Northern Lights x
Mooloolaba to see my family
Bethlehem – in the Palestinian Territories. I’d do an Israel trip through the holy land – go swimming in the dead sea on Christmas day – spend a day on the beach at Eliat.
Hawaii!!
I’d travel to Australia 🙂
I’d head back to China. Spent a week in Beijing at Christmas when I was there doing TEFL and it was great, if very cold. Few crowds. Chinese food. Nothing better.
I have always fancied visiting the Austrian Tyrol for Christmas
I’d like to spend Christmas in and arout Scotland and of course for new year.
I’d take my fiancée to see his dying father. He hasn’t seen siblings or his father in over 10 years. Mexico is close but still costly when you have 4 kids to travel with.
Would definitely take the whole family to Disneyland in Florida for a nice warm Christmas and to see my little 2 year old’s face when he meets Buzz Lightyear!
Brisbane Australia
I would love to tour around the Loire Valley at Christmas. When I spent a previous Christmas in France it was magical with decorations and Christmas trees everywhere. I would imagine that the Chateaus of the Loire Valley would be spectacular and the food would certainly be excellent.
Somewhere warm such as Hawaii
Lapland with the kids
Take a Christmas cruise again on Cunards QM11
If budget wasn’t an object the Walt Disney world florida
I would go to Antarctica.
Lapland would be my Christmas ideal destination
i would love to explore different countries
I would love to go to Australia at Christmas. Lovely and warm!
Barbados
Love to go to New Hampshire x
bora bora
Australia for a sunshine Christmas
Canada or Alaska. Somewhere where a white Christmas is guaranteed.
Easter Island
A large, beautiful house overlookiing the Norfolk Broads. It would have huge, floor-to-ceiling windows with views of water and wildlife, and room for all my lovely family. It’s not Christmas without family!
I would go to Iceland
Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean. Always wanted to go to a remote island!
Australia would be great
In orbit around our wonderful planet!
California – the Pacific Coast
Home! Always where ever my family are.
Or New York City as long as i could take my family with me.
this year off to cyprus fo the holiday yahoo sunshine
New York
Specifically the The Plaza Hotel used in the film Home Alone near Central Park. Creating some of that Christmas magic!
Dubai
That hotel in Finland where each room is a dome so we can star gaze from the comfort of our bed
New Zealand to see our group of friends out there from when we lived there a few years back.
Australia – so as to have a warm sunny Christmas
USA
New Zealand
New Zealand – Christmas on the beach with friends would be great
New York – for the Christmas tree and ice skating!
Iceland! I studied the language for a year but still can’t afford to visit the place.. .would love to.
I’d love to spend it in Borneo.
While the kids are still young I would love to take them to Lapland to visit Santa and see the Northern Lights
has to be new york for christmas.
Australia, to visit my family that I haven’t seen in seven years
Would love to spend it in Lapland,it would be truly incredible to see a real White Christmas
I would travel to Canada
Santorini – in Greece – my Atlantis
Lapland would be a dream come true, children meeting Father Chrismas
New Zealand beautiful country and lovely people
Portland, Oregon.
Bora Bora
Lapland
I would love to go to Disneyland Florida for Christmas
new york, just because .
the moon :-)))))
I would love to go to Norway so that I could have an open fire, a real Christmas tree and snow for Christmas x
Marquesas Islands – beautiful, remote and difficult to travel to especially if you live in Europe. A real once-in-a-lifetime destination.
I would spend take a boat trip from Scotland up past Iceland, Greenland, Canada ad then Settle in Alaska
International Space Station – but that’s not likely to happen!!
I would take a boat trip from Scotland to Icelad, Greenland, Canada and Alaska!
Anywhere I could watch the Northern Lights; Iceland, Alaska/Canada, Northern Scandinavia
I would spend christmas in Disneyworld 🙂
Barbados ????
Canada, never been and always fancied it.
The Maldives!
I’d just stay in the UK to have all my family with me and visit The Lake District – my favourite place in the world.
I’d definitely head to New Zealand!
Alaska
The Maldives
I’d love to go to Japan for Christmas. I love all the lights and sounds from a british christmas… I just assume Japanese Christmas will be more intense.
It would have to be Riviera Maya in Mexico, it looks absolutely stunning there
I would love to go to Riviera Maya in Cancun, Mexico. It looks absolutely stunning there
New York!
Canada – to take my Mum to visit the penfriend she has been writing to, but has never met, for 70 years!
Canada
I would love to celebrate Christmas in New York thanks
I would love to visit a country that has a hot weather at Christmas time.
Just so I could experience it and also to be able to visit a beach on Christmas Day would be lovely.
To my sons to see my grandson that in birmingham so I too would stay home
Sydney, Australia
new zealand
Iceland to (hopefully!) see the Northern Lights
New York it’s always been a dream to go there at christmas time!
I would love to spend Xmas in Scotland, Edinburgh, with all my family
Rome is top of my list of places to visit and I think Christmas in Rome would be magical.
lapland would be a dream come true!
I’d love to spend Christmas down under in Oz!
anywhere but home! mexico would be fab
Rome
Lapland would be magical x
Christchurch, New Zealand to spend it with my friend who I’v not seen in 4 years and who’ll be on summer holiday.
It would be New York for me – it looks magical at Christmas time!
Tokyo
I’d love to spend Christmas in New York 🙂
A lovely log cabin anywhere, with snow outside would be fab.
Australia to enjoy the sunshine
I would love to go to China for a completely different take on the Christmas experience.
Iceland to see the amazing scenery, Orca and the Northern Lights
I’d love to spend Christmas in New York…but only if all the family could be with me
Las Vegas , I would fly 1st class, book the best hotels and go to all the top shows.
I’d love to spend it in a igloo in Iceland watching the northen lights :)))
I’d take the family to visit my sister and her family who emigrated 8 years ago. Christmas is for family
The Maldives
Lapland to enjoy all the Santa magic and snow!
Florida with my kids and partner who as ms so winter times are always more difficult
Iceland
Iceland the country not the shop and not so obv as Lapland!
I’d love to go to Norway and have a very snowy Christmas!
If budget was no option, I would go to Tromso, Norway and spend Christmas in the dark snowy days, under the northern lights. then see in new year watching the fireworks over the town bridge.
Fiji. Beach, warm weather and rugby sevens
Australia or NZ
USA to see extended family
If money were no object then Toronto Canada in a 5* hotel
Id love to travel to Melbourne Australia amd surprise my best friend who emigrated 8 years ago.miss her so much n be awesome to spend xmas with them
New York – To See The Macy’s Parade & Ice Skate In Times Square
Australia!
Iceland
The Maldives a nice relaxing Xmas for hubby and me.
New York – I would hang about for the ball drop too
I’d always stay at home, without a doubt!!
Scunthorpe
South Africa to see family and enjoy the sunshine
Mauritius would be nice I imagine!
Maldives , seychelles
I would travel to Singapore as my dad lives there!
Would never travel for christmas its always best at home
I’d stay in England, and wish for snow! But I’d have a big no expenses spared traditional blowout!
I would go to Germany, to see all of the Christmas sights and remember my childhood!
Has to be lapland xx
I would LOVE to see Some Scottish Islands with all the wildlife. I am well travelled, but desperately want to go on an Island hop
Australia. it would be nice to spend Christmas Day on the beach.
To Australia as my parents are on a Grey Gap Year and will be there this year!
I would go to disneyworld in america with my family
I would go to Ireland!
I shared on Twitter.
Hawaii!
I shared on facebook.
It is the only time of the year that I don’t want to travel. Home and family are the best part of Christmas. A trip to Malaysia straight after would be a nice treat though!
I would like to travel to Ireland.
Burma
I would love to go to The Maldives
I would like to go to New Zealand.
Walt Disney world!!!
I would travel to Austria to spend it up the mountains sking
I have shared on Facebook.
I have shared on Twitter.
Stay home
Would love to have Christmas in a log cabin in Scotland. Fingers crossed there would be lots of snow.
Stay at home and spend it with the family. I am a nurse and have to work some or all of Xmas so would be good to have it off.
mauritius
Alaska, but she’ll only say she wants to stay at home!!
I’d rent a castle in Scotland and sit in front of a roaring log fire decorated with old fashioned greenery and candles, sip whiskey and switch off the phone. No soulless modern kitsch, just an old fashioned Christmas with family, heaven.
Disneyworld