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Here’s good news if you’re looking for a stag do across the Irish sea! Bmi have currently got their autumn & winter flight sale running where you can find fares to Dublin & Belfast as low as £63 return including taxes & charges.

Compared to other airlines you can save up to £80pp on the same route!

The best fares for departures are from London Heathrow. Here’s a couple of the best offers, see more on bmi’s website.

• London Heathrow to Dublin – £63
• London Heathrow to Belfast – £66

We’ll always try and keep you updated with the best flight offers to our stag weekends, just follow our StagWeb Twitter or like StagWeb on facebook to stay updated.

 

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So you’ve been chosen as best man, and apart from the dreaded speech, the most important thing is planning the perfect stag do. So where do you start?! Follow the below points and you will go down as a legend with the boys for arranging a stag do that will not be forgotten for a long, long time!

Destination?

If you’re looking at going abroad, the hardest thing is narrowing it down! How can you possibly choose between Prague, Krakow, Budapest, Vilnius or Riga when they all offer so much? One place to start is flights. Have a look to see if you can fly to your preferred destination from your local airport and also see how regular the flights are. It isn’t ideal heading somewhere that only offer flights home at 7am on the Sunday morning for example! Another thing to consider is the local currency; are they part of the euro or can you still use local currency, something that may make the round of beers cheaper. Here’s a list of our stag weekend destinations.

When?

Once you’ve decided on the destination. You’ve got to set the date! You’ll need to book flights and it’s best to give yourself as long as possible as you can take advantage of cheaper fares, often 6-8 months in advance. By planning it a long way in advance, it also allows the boys to save up for the weekend meaning you will have a much higher turn out then if you are to spring the idea on the guys 2 months before you are due to fly out.

What next

Once you’ve decided on where and when you are going, its time to get your European package booked and also your flights sorted! There are many ways online of searching for the best airfares. Don’t delay with this; the cheapest deals are often available once the flights have just been released. A site we would recommend searching for flights is SkyScanner.net.

What not to forget

Send this list onto the boy’s, you don’t want the stag weekend to start off badly by someone forgetting any of these!

• Passport
• Travel insurance
• Local currency (See currency rates on our website)
• Airline tickets
• Emergency contact details
• Spare change of clothing (if you’re doing daytime activities)
• EU adapter
• The obligatory outfit for the stag!

If you follow the above tips, and having StagWeb on your side you will have a successful and memorable stag weekend abroad!

On the contrary to what you may have heard in the press over recent months stag weekends abroad are still going strong and there are few things you need to carefully consider when having a stag abroad.

1. ABTA – always book your weekend through an ABTA agent. This year as already seen many non bonded stag and hen companies fall by the wayside, the only way you can insure the lads money remains safe and keeps you away from a possible lynching is to book with an ABTA certified agent. You wouldn’t gamble when booking a family holiday so don’t do it with one of the most memorable weekends of your mate’s life.

2. Insurance – as with any weekend abroad make sure you and the boys take out your own personal travel insurance, insuring you have the appropriate levels of cover. You can pick up 3 day travel insurance from about £10 per person with some companies, and it could end up being the best £10 you ever spend.

3. Passport – seems obvious but you’d be surprised. We recently had a group travel from London to Dublin for a 2 night stag weekend, and as two of the group discovered on check in, no Dublin in not considered part of the UK, and no a driving license will not do. Also please make sure you check you have enough time left on your passport as some countries may require a minimum of 6 months, also ensure any members of the group who may have additional visa requirements have them well in advance.

To start organising your stag weekend abroad, get in touch with StagWeb today.