Flights can be expensive, which is why many people are choosing to holiday in the UK this summer, instead of flying to the Continent or the USA. This doesn’t have to be the case though, as you can earn yourself free flights by saving on loyalty programmes. By doing your weekly shop or filling up your car, you can earn rewards such as free flights anywhere in the world.

So, that week in New York isn’t quite as far away as it first appeared, but just how much money would you save on a pair of free flights to New York?

Let’s say the average price of a pair of flight tickets from London to New York was £700 this summer, depending on where you look. That £700 saved by using loyalty programmes for your tickets could be spent in many other, more ways.

For example, you could buy 291 pints of lager (there’s a sobering thought) or around 700 loaves of bread. You and your partner could visit the cinema together 58 times, that’s more than once a week for a year.

Or, if you wanted to spend the money a little more practically, you could fill up the average family car with fuel 17 times and, if you’re a careful driver, you could insure your car for the next 2 years, getting you much more mileage for your money.

All of this money could be saved by earning rewards when you shop.

Just because the country is in the grip of recession, you don’t have to forgo that summer holiday abroad, or that weekend away in an exciting European city. Flights to other countries can be expensive, depending what time of year you travel and whether the schools are on holiday but, if you’re shrewd, you can take advantage of free flights offers and travel abroad without spending a penny.

The AIRMILES scheme is one such method for collecting points for free flights. You can collect miles whenever you spend money and they can be exchanged when you fly to different destinations. This way, you could get free flights to Europe, Asia or even as far away as America or Australia.

One way you can collect Airmiles for the free flights is when you fill your car up with petrol so, every journey you take. get you that much closer to your dream holiday. Every time you do your weekly shopping, you can be getting closer to your free flights if you collect Airmiles.

You can even earn Airmiles when you use a credit card, so the money you can’t avoid paying doesn’t seem so bad when you consider that every pound you spend is one step closer to free flights and your holiday abroad.

Although the UK may be in the grip of a Recession, the recent credit-crunch is not putting people off from booking holidays this year. It just means that more and more people are looking for budget-friendly trips and are considering late deals & special offers before they book a holiday. Recent research carried out by LoveMoney.com has shown that at least 73% of the UK population have taken or are planning to take a holiday this year, compared to 74% for 2008. The British public are simply not going to give up their holiday abroad just because we are in the midst of a Recession.

Although many holidaymakers will still be hunting around for special offers and last minute deals as they do not want to exceed their already tightened budgets. To help with their cutbacks, many holidaymakers will this year be travelling outside of the Euro Zone to places such as Egypt and Turkey. M&S Money has noticed a 20% increase in sales of the Egyptian Pound and a 46% increase for the Turkish lira.

If you are looking to reign in those purse strings this year for your summer holiday then you’ll find fantastic special offers and credit crunch savers for coach holidays with Door2Tour.com. Why not begin your search now and in no time, you could find yourself exploring the Battlefields of World Wars 1 & 2 with an expert guide, experiencing the spectacular Edinburgh Tattoo, taking the kids to soak up the magic of Disneyland® Resort Paris, heading to London to catch a popular West End Show, exploring the picture book scenery of the Peak District, being pampered in Bosworth Hall or simply taking donkey rides & checking out the amusements in Skegness – something for everyone this summer!

For the full range of fantastic Special Offers and Credit Crunch Savers, visit www.door2tour.com.