Choose your school's exact half-term dates, tell us what your family wants, and we'll show hand-picked hotels with one-click links to book both the hotel and the flights — Booking.com, Marriott, Hilton, Radisson, plus Google Flights and Expedia.
Half-term booking engine
UK only for now — international coming soon.
Pick one or several — e.g. all London airports, or just Heathrow + Gatwick. Flight times and flight-search links use your first pick.
Next: pick your loyalty programmes and priorities below, then hit search ↓
Preferred hotel partners
Tap the loyalty programmes you collect points with. We'll only show hotels in those brands so you save time and keep earning on your family half-term stay.
What matters most
Pick as many as you like — we'll prioritise hotels that tick these boxes.
Flight time
Pick one or more durations — or leave "Show me everything" on to see the full range.
Pick your school-holiday dates above first.
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Loved by busy UK mums
“I usually lose an entire Sunday researching half term. Half Term Life gave me bookable hotels for our exact dates in about 40 seconds — we clicked through to Booking.com and were done in ten minutes.”
“As a working mum of three, I don't have the bandwidth to compare 20 hotels at 11pm. This felt like getting a friend who happens to be a travel agent to just tell me what to book. February half term sorted in one coffee.”
“The dates were already filled in when I hit Marriott — no re-typing, no faffing. Got a room upgrade too. This is exactly how booking a family holiday should feel.”
“I've used travel agents that charge hundreds and given me worse suggestions. Paid the £29, used it four times this year already. It's paid for itself in an evening.”
“First proper family holiday since the baby and I was overwhelmed. The hotel picks were pitched perfectly for a toddler — pools, kids clubs, short flights — and I booked in ten minutes flat.”
“Booked October half term in under five minutes on my commute. My husband still can't believe I did the whole thing before he'd finished his coffee. Worth every penny.”
Names shortened for privacy. Reviews from Half Term Life users.