Perhaps the best thing about booking an all-inclusive holiday is not having to worry about spending a fortune on food and drink while you’re away, as it’s already taken care of. You can load up your plate as many times as you want at the breakfast buffet and be double parked by the pool at lunchtime, a cocktail with a tiny umbrella in each hand. But it seems one holiday goer isn’t so keen on making the most out of his money, as instead of ringing all-inclusive trips for all they are worth, he pays £300 to bring his own food along.
John Phillips forks out hundreds on top of hotel and flight costs to take a suitcase filled with Pot Noodles , crisps , sausages and sweets on holiday, as well as a George Foreman grill so he can cook bacon butties in his room. His wife, Rebecca, initially started packing dried snacks for him three years ago after the 40-year-old refused to eat anything other than chips while abroad. The mum-of-one has since had to up the amount of food she brings for her lorry driver husband, packing a full suitcase and wrapping up meat with ice packs in a bid to keep it cold during flights.
Last year the pair visited Egypt and took along a bag filled with 21 Pot Noodles, 86 packets of crisps, two packs of bacon, a pack of 30 sausages, cans of tuna, a block of cheese, and brown sauce, as well as 30 Club biscuit bars, 16 bags of sweets and breakfast bars. The epic British smorgasbord cost the family £300 to take on holiday, on top of the £1,400 they’d alr.