Student nurse in disbelief as she bags £2.42 holiday for family

28 September 2023 , 13:56

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Emily Orchard won herself a cheap holiday (Image: Jet2holidays)

A student nurse won herself a week long holiday in Gran Canaria for just £2.42.

Emily Orchard, from St Helens, has successfully ‘Bid for a Break’ with Jet2holidays to secure a seven-night holiday to on the sun-drenched island for less than price of a Tesco meal deal. The student nurse placed a bid for £2.42 for a 5* Gran Canaria holiday for four - and as hers was the lowest unique amount, she and her family won the getaway.

Emily said: "I entered Bid for a Break as my friend told me about it, but I never thought I would actually win. Wow - I’m still waiting for someone to tell me I’ve got it wrong. I chose my winning bid by just looking at the time, which was 2:42pm. Thank you so much to the Jet2holidays team - this is a fantastic competition and I guess it really can be won by anyone."

The budget holiday firm launched the competition in 2021 and brought it back in September this year. Where previously just one holiday a week was auctioned off, now Brits after holiday deals have six chances to win one every seven days.

Jet2 expanded the competition in September (Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Bidding opens daily at one minute past midnight Monday to Friday and closes at midnight that same day, with Saturday auctions open for an extended 48 hours and closing on a Sunday night.

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In the coming days you could win yourself a seven-night holiday for two adults and two children to the Paradise Park Fun Lifestyle Hotel in Tenerife; a week for two adults to the Ammon Garden in Greece; and a seven-night stay for two adults and two children to the Kirman Calyptus Resort and Spa in Turkey

To Bid for a Break, all holidaymakers need to do is download the Jet2 mobile app and add in their bid to the nearest pence. If their bid is the lowest, and nobody else has bid that same amount, they will purchase the holiday for the same price as their bid.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "Since its launch, our Bid for a Break campaign has been extremely popular with holidaymakers, so we were delighted to welcome its return every weekday and weekend throughout September. The campaign is highly sought-after, and its bumper return has proven to be a huge hit with customers once again.

"We know how much holidaymakers want to get away from the UK and enjoy a well-deserved break, and with some fantastic holidays available to bid on daily, we are offering them the chance to do just that for as little as a few pence. We would like to send a huge congratulations to Emily for successfully bidding on a break and securing a holiday to Gran Canaria for just £2.42. We still have some fantastic holidays up for grabs, so make sure you get involved and have a bid in mind for tomorrow’s auction."

Milo Boyd