We've usually done DIY too and planned to do so again this time, but we just couldn't find flights from Scotland anywhere near cheap enough. In the end, we've had to opt for a package, which came in at less than the flights on their own? Where's the logic in that?
I would much rather keep my business for smaller firms like
ICR - who I have booked with several times before - but this time, it just wasn't working out financially, and that's no fault of
JT and his team, but the flight companies. We are going s/c however, as AI isn't our thing either, so we will still be supporting the local bars and restaurants with our custom as usual.
Hopefully next year we will manage to find flights at a more reasonable price.