Trick for getting spot at the best 9.50 holiday parks is joining ‘the midnight service’ TONIGHT
THE clock is ticking, the countdown is coming to an end…the £9.50 hols are nearly here.
From midnight tonight, Sun Club members like Tracy Kennedy (and many of her quarter of a million followers on social media) will be eagerly sat at their laptops, ready to book.
It’s been 36 years of The Sun’s £9.50 holidays, and Sun readers can still collect their coupon codes in the paper to enjoy their holiday deals.
But now, savvy £9.50 holidaymakers have joined Sun Club – where you can get earlier access to booking your holiday online.
Our new £9.50 hols agony aunt, Tracy Kennedy, has her £9.50 holiday night routine locked down.
Because tonight is a big night for holidaymakers across the UK looking to bag their top choice of holiday park for 2026.
“I call it The Midnight Service” says Tracy.
“It started years ago when we could start booking online”.
“What happens is at about 10pm we stop all posts on the group and have a bit of a quiet down…then midnight comes”.
“After a few minutes, Sun Club people can book. Which includes me, straight after midnight. The people collecting codes have to wait a bit longer”.
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“Then everyone jumps on and is booking”.
With a community of 280,000+ behind her, it’s a big night for our Queen of £9.50 hols.
“Tonight is a big night, people get all hyper and excited. It’s always good fun – even after I’ve booked mine I wait up”.
“When I wake up, my inbox is full of messages with everyone excited about where they’ve booked.”
As we approach the opening for bookings, Tracy has some top tips to make sure you get the holiday you want.
Tracy recommends people looking to grab a bargain holiday make a list of their top four resorts, plus a few more that they wouldn’t mind going to.
She also suggests making sure you can get there with your method of transport, checking if your site is dog-friendly, and knowing which dates you are looking to book.
Once you’ve chosen your top picks, there’s a few other steps to make sure you have the smoothest experience possible.
How to book by joining Sun Club
Becoming a member of Sun Club lets you skip token-collecting completely…
Step 1: Simply head to thesun.co.uk/club and sign up to Sun Club for just £1.99 a month.
Or £12 for an annual subscription unless you cancel at least 7 days before your next billing date.
Step 2: Once you have joined, head to the Offers Hub and click ‘Book’ on the Sun Hols from £9.50 offer from Tuesday, January 13.
Step 3: You will be taken to the Sun Holidays website to choose from thousands of breaks at over 300 parks across the UK & Europe.
Sun Club members do not need to collect any codewords or Sun Savers codes.
“Make sure to clear your cookies on your browser if possible” she says.
“Sometimes when getting to the page, an ‘invalid session…’ message comes up and stops you booking”.
“We’re not sure why this is, but it’s something to look out for and some people have said that clearing their cookies have helped”.
There’s multiple ways to get ready to unlock your £9.50 Holiday deal, but Tracy recommends joining Sun Club for the easiest way in.
“I’d absolutely recommend people sign up for Sun Club“.
“I love the convenience of having it all online. And it’s nice getting that extra priority with it opening early”.
Whilst Sun Club members can book their breaks just after midnight tonight, those collecting codes unlock booking on Wednesday 14 January.
“I paid £12 for the year, that’s a £1 a month”.
“What can you get for £1 these days?”
Plus, if you ask Tracy a question relating to our £9.50 hols, you could be rewarded with a £100 Amazon voucher.
Simply fill in the form with your details and question.