Thinking of taking out a loan for a holiday?

Going on holiday is something that we all love to do � getting away from the stress and hassles of everyday life can be rejuvenating and exciting. However, there is also cost involved when it comes to going on holiday and not everyone has savings or disposable income to spend on their holidays. Many people decide to therefore take out a holiday loan in order to fund their time away, and this can be an effective way to fund your holiday providing you bear a few things in mind.

- Make sure that you compare a range of loans from a variety of lenders so that you find the best interest rates and terms. This will make your borrowing more affordable, and will enable you to enjoy lower repayments and lower overall costs for taking out the loan.

- Before you take out a holiday loan make sure that you can comfortably afford the repayments, as the last thing you want is to have a couple of wonderful weeks away and then spend the rest of the year struggling to repay your debts, bills, and mortgage because you have overstretched your finances.

- Aim to repay the loan within twelve months, particularly if you like to take a holiday every year. If you stretch it out longer than this you will find that by the time your next holiday comes around you are still paying the price for the first one, and if then top up the loan for another holiday your debts could quickly spiral out of control.

- Only take out what you can afford by way of a loan. If that means that you can't had off to the Maldives for two weeks then don�t worry, there are plenty of cheaper places to go where you can also relax and have fun, both in and outside of the UK.

- Make sure that you take out enough by way of a loan. When you are working out how much to borrow you need to remember to account for spending money, purchase of clothes and toiletries before your holiday, etc. If you only take out enough to cover the flight and hotel you may find that you fall short of the finance that you need to cover the whole cost of the holiday.