I thought I had done well finding the combination of my preferred room type at my desired hotel together with convenient flights via HolidayGems, as I couldn’t find this via more mainstream holiday companies. I was happy to pay around £200 extra to achieve this combination. What I didn’t realise was that it wasn’t a straight comparison as only a tiny cabin bag (40x39x20cm) was included, as opposed to a 23kg hold bag via Jet2 or similar on EasyJet holidays, and also transfers from and to the airport were not included either. Adding extra baggage (not as much as other companies provide) and transfers will add a further £220 to the total holiday cost. Don’t make the same mistake I did.