A guide to the best tight-arse holiday

By Anne Majumdar

The dollar may have weakened, but that sure as hell isn’t standing between Aussies and their much beloved holidays.

While Aussies appear to still be flocking overseas in droves, more and more are searching for great value to make their increasingly fragile dollars stretch a bit further.

Luckily, there are lots of great ways to wring lots more bang out from your bucks.

Check out these four ways to enjoy great value when heading on holiday:

Look for free stays for kids

Centara Karon Resort Phuket

Centara Hotels & Resorts offers free stays for kids at all of its Thailand properties. And with hotels in no less than 15 locations across the country, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

The fact that these properties offer a host of kid-friendly features is an added bonus. Think waterparks, family-friendly rooms, kids’ entertainment and activities as well as a range of dining options.

Try a value brand

Centra Taum Seminyak Bali

Even if the luxury of Centara’s most premium resorts is financially out of reach, never fear. For the hotel group is catering to this on a more modest budget with an entire hotel brand.

Meet Centra – its 3.5 star offering that still offers spacious accommodation in convenient locations with quality furnishings and fittings and an impressive range of facilities thrown in for good measure.

Go all-inclusive

Centara Grand Island Resort and Spa Maldives_Sunset_Ocean_Pool_Villa-01_...

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives

Forget surprise bills at the end of your stay that make your toes curl in horror, undoing all that good relaxation work. If you go all-inclusive, you’ll know exactly what you’ll be forking out well in advance.

Shrug off the age-old stereotypes of sweaty buffets, cut-price booze and conga lines around the swimming pool, for Centara Hotels & Resorts serves up next generation, next level all-inclusive. Think champagne breakfasts, island excursions, sunset cruises, water sports and daily spa credits, all at no extra cost.

Try out a free spending money program

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Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi

When we tell you that some hotels and resorts actually give you free money to spend during your stay, you may be overcome by an urge to pinch yourself. But at Centara Hotels & Resorts’ Thai properties, this amazing offer is a reality.

With Centara’s Baht Bonanza program, you simply deposit a chosen amount of money with the hotel or resort on arrival to receive a further amount to spend absolutely free giving you up to 100% more in value that can be used to indulge in dining and pampering. Can’t get better than that!

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