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Nottingham Post
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Oliver Pridmore

Nottingham nurse bags 5-star Greek island holiday for just £5.19

A Nottingham nurse has booked a 5-star holiday on the Greek island of Kos for just £5.19 as part of a scheme with Jet2holidays. The travel giant is marking the return of its 'Bid for a Break' campaign, which sees people given the opportunity to place a bid for their next holiday.

Using the company's app, a new holiday is available to bid on every week and if someone is the only user to bid an amount of money, and that amount is the lowest, they buy the holiday for that price. Bids open at 9am on a Monday and can be placed until 12noon on the Thursday.

One of those to have just been successful is Daniel Aung, an adult acute medicine and oncology nurse from Nottingham. He and his partner will be staying at the Michelangelo Resort and Spa in Kos for seven nights.

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He said: "I decided to enter the competition because it has been an incredibly busy year and I was hoping to be able to treat my partner to a holiday away. I chose the numbers entirely at random and I'm so excited to have won."

The campaign first started in 2021 and holidaymakers have previously secured getaways to the Canary Islands, Spain and Turkey, with bids starting from just 2p. Steve Heapy, the CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "Congratulations to Daniel for successfully bidding for a holiday with Jet2holidays through our 'Bid for a Break' campaign.

"With summer in full swing, we know how much UK holidaymakers want to get away to enjoy some much-needed sunshine, and we are giving them the chance to do just that in a fun way for potentially only a few pence. We wish Daniel and his partner a lovely holiday in Kos."

Bidders who are unsuccessful still get a special discount code giving them £60 off their next holiday. The lowest unique bid is announced every Thursday.

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