Why book early?

It’s hard to plan early, but it’s worth it. You save! Especially if you know you’ll be traveling during peak weeks, such as the school holidays, Easter break and year-end getaways. When it comes to flights and accommodation, booking early ensures you’ll get savings of up to 30% compared to if you waited.

At Club Med, our Early Booking Rates (available when you book 9 or more months in advance) guarantee you’ll get the lowest price 100% of the time. In fact, early bookers can pay up to 30% less than late bookers! These savings are especially evident when booking travel during the Nov/Dec period. To illustrate the savings, see the example below.

Early Booking Versus Late Booking for a high-demand end of year holiday package - 7-night rate for a couple, check-in 12/21/2020, in a Club Room at Club Med La Plantation d’Albion.

• La Pointe aux Canonniers, Mauritius especially if you want to stay in the Interconnecting family sea-view rooms.

• The limited-availability “Exclusive Collection” 5T Luxury Suites (The holiday season opens in December the year prior, and these high demand premium rooms typically sell out within a few months – by April).

• Kani, Maldives Deluxe Rooms.

• Popular ski resorts in the French, Swiss or Italian Alps, such as Val Thorens Sensations, Grand Massif Samoëns Morillon, Val d’Isere or Cervinia (Guests come from around the world, as the slopes and snowfall are exceptional)

Did you know: Early booking is important for airfare, too. Some of our most popular destinations have seen the biggest increases for direct, non-stop flights the closer you get to your travel date.

As an All-Inclusive resort company, our promise is to give you convenience. That means a stress-free vacation with your resort stay, transfer and airfare all bundled together. It’s much easier. And you’re fully protected if there’s an exceptional event. For example, if you get stuck in a big blizzard and you can’t go home, we’ll cover your extended resort stay and keep you relaxed and comfortable while we work tirelessly to get you on the next flight home.

We know your vacation research usually begins online. That’s why we invested in bringing an interactive pricing calendar to our website, www.clubmed.co.za . It provides an overview of the resort availability and prices (complete with airfare).

For instance, if you’re traveling as a couple or with a baby, you’ll see that you can profit from lower prices in May, June, September and October. Or if you have kids in school, you’ll notice that you should aim to travel on the cusp of school holidays, such as mid-March or early June and September or before the European school holidays before 21st December.

And by the way, for this year-end holiday season, our experts predict a much higher demand for departure dates after Dec 21st.

Bonus: Don’t worry - unlike some travel providers, your internet browsing history doesn’t increase the price. On the contrary, it’s the easiest way to find the best rate by resort, hands down; and we guarantee it has the lowest prices you’ll find for Club Med.