A student was left stunned after purchasing a mystery holiday on Wowcher in the hopes of exploring an unknown destination – only to wind up back at the city she lives in.
Cara Piper, from Derry, Northern Ireland, recently splashed out £129 on the popular voucher, which offers holidaymakers the chance to win a holiday to far-flung destinations such as Florida, Dubai and the Maldives.
The 23-year-old undergrad, who has been studying education at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, said she ‘impulsively’ bought the voucher for a cheap trip abroad – adding she would have been happy with ‘anywhere but the UK.’
In a viral video uploaded to her TikTok page, @carapyper_, Cara captured the very moment she redeemed the Wowcher, before revealing the destination to viewers.
She initially explained to her followers that she and fellow jetsetter, Ethan, had decided book the mystery holiday on a whim, adding that they paid £129 to select a peak summer date.
Cara continued: ‘The only problem is, we have to travel from Belfast. We’re limited on where we can go.
‘We don’t think it’s going to be New York or anything like that. We’re happy with anywhere. We’re redeeming it right now… I’m nervous.’
However, Cara’s excitement quickly turned to disappointment as she discovered she had paid for a trip to Edinburgh – the city she’s studied in for four years.
Cara Piper, from Derry, Northern Ireland, was left stunned after purchasing a mystery holiday on Wowcher in the hopes of exploring an unknown destination – only to wind up back at the city she lives in
Holding her phone to her ear as she announced the destination a friend on speaker, she exclaimed: ‘No, no, no, no. We got Edinburgh. I’m in Edinburgh right now. We did not just pay £130 each to go where I go to uni for the past four years.
‘For f**** sake. I actually can’t believe that. I was saying if we got somewhere in the UK I’d be fuming. I’m going to see if I can change it.’
Cara’s video has since amassed more than 200,000 views, with dozens of viewers left ‘devastated’ for the student in the comments.
One person wrote: ‘I’m not joking, as soon as you said Wowcher I was like ‘they’re either getting Belfast or Edinburgh’
Another added, ‘I honestly would have ended it right at that minute. Devastated for you,’ while a third commented, ‘This is heartbreaking.’
Another viewer said: ‘No, literally, out of everything I would be fuming. Bless you,’ while a second added: ‘I’m dying. What are the chances.’
Meanwhile, a private jet company is selling luxury flights from just £420pp – with just one small catch.
Global aircraft charter specialists Chapman Freeman is offering mere mortals the chance to globetrot like an A-lister, as long as they don’t mind not knowing where they’re heading.
Cara’s excitement quickly turned to disappointment as she discovered she had paid for a trip to Edinburgh – the city she’s studied in for four years
Cara’s video has since amassed more than 200,000 views, with dozens of viewers left ‘devastated’ for the student in the comments
The company’s just-launched ‘blind booking’ service promises a luxury flight to and from a European destination for between four and six passengers on one of the airline’s swanky fleet.
Passengers pay from 3,000 euros, around £2,500, for a one-way journey on the plane, which works out at around £840 per person for a return journey, based on the full capacity of six people flying.
While you can’t dictate where your pilot flies you to, there are options to influence the trip, with passengers able to pick from themes including ‘romance’, ‘outdoor action’, ‘city break’, ‘Germany exclusive’ and ‘sun and beach’.
After filling out an online form, the company says its flight broker team will then check in with travellers on the same day with details of where’s available for the bougie mile-high adventure.
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