Tom Earnshaw
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A mum and daughter have revealed how much it really cost them after buying a £99 Wowcher mystery holiday and ending up in New York City of all places.
For under one hundred quid, Wowcher offers its mystery holiday package which can take you to the likes of the Maldives, NYC, Dubai, Las Vegas, Disneyland Paris, Barbados and Thailand.
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It sounds too good to be true for just £99 per person, but they are some of the very real destinations up for grabs through the mystery holiday deal. The likes of Rome, Portugal, Budapest, Venice, and Cyprus are also on the list.
Not knowing where you're going is part of the fun with this one, with the ability to save hundreds, if not thousands, if you booked a holiday directly without taking the risk to land it for less.
Now, one mum and her daughter have revealed how they got themselves a four night trip to New York City for the price of two mystery holiday vouchers. Incredible scenes.
Emma Talic, 47, and her daughter Ana, 19, got their hands on the trip at the end of 2023 after Emma bought it Ana as a Christmas present. NYC wasn't meant to be the destination of choice, though, with the pair originally given Las Vegas as the holiday destination.
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"We found out instantly when I bought the voucher where we were going," Emma told LADbible.
"We originally got Las Vegas but we couldn’t go on the date they gave me so they offered New York and Dubai. We chose New York as my daughter really wanted to go.
"Travelodeal [who offer the holidays through a partnership with Wowcher] was great; they sorted all the travel and confirmed that everything was fine and we were happy with everything."
After settling on NYC, the mum and daughter took the trip from their home in Cambridgeshire to London Stansted Airport to fly stateside - via a connection in Iceland - for the tiny price.
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And in doing this, Emma revealed exactly how much the trip cost her and Ana on top of the initial £99 per person.
Having landed at New York Stewart International Airport, which is about 60 miles north of Manhattan, Emma and Ana took an airport bus to Times Square for just $25 (£20) each.
"Our hotel was clean and comfortable and close to the subway station," Emma said.
"We purchased a weekly subway ticket which gave us unlimited ride on the subway and buses. We visited Times Square, Central Park, Little Italy. We took a bus tour and did a ferry tour past the Statue of Liberty. We also visited the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck [$43 or £33 per person] which was amazing."
Revealing how much the trip in total cost them, Emma said: "I would say we spent around £1,000 all together. Food was expensive we found the travel card was a really good buy.
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"There are some good deals on bus tours and you can haggle with them on price."
£500 per person for four nights in New York City - including hotel, travel, food, drink and experiences - sounds pretty incredible value for money in today's world.
For more information on the Mystery Holiday deal, visit wowcher.com.