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Woman left 'fuming' after £129 Wowcher mystery holiday delivers shock result The 23-year-old student splashed out on the travel deal with hopes of a weekend away in New YorkNewsRyan

Price16:58, 04 Jun 2025This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreCara Piper, a 23-year-old student at Queen Margaret

University in Edinburgh.(Image: TikTok/@carapyper_) A woman was left "fuming" after she booked a £129 Wowcher mystery holiday in the hopes of an exciting trip away, only for the destination

to be revealed as the city in which she’s lived for the past four years.

Cara Piper, from Derry, Northern Ireland, decided to avail of the cheap lottery deal with dreams of a weekend break to New York City or "anywhere but the UK", as she put it.

The 23-year-old, who has been studying education at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh for the past four years, received an email from Wowcher days later with news of her destination.

Cara decided to film herself opening the email on TikTok, and her shock was visible when she reedemed the voucher to find the word 'Edinburgh' appearing on her iPad screen.

In the clip, she can be heard shouting "no" as she discovers that she has paid money to visit the city she is already in.

Content cannot be displayed without consent "We did not just pay £130 each to go where I go to uni for the past four years," Cara protests. "For f*cks sake. We can ring up and change, I

think. I literally live here. 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."

The video racked up over 168k views on TikTok, with close to one hundred people leaving comments.

Morgan McSherry wrote: "I’m not joking, as soon as you said Wowcher I was like 'they’re either getting Belfast or Edinburgh'."

Another user by the name of Claire Ferguson added: "I honestly would have ended it right at that minute. Devastated for you."

"This is heartbreaking," commented Keisha Deane, while another user posted: "No, literally, out of everything I would be fuming. Bless you."

Cara Piper, a 23-year-old student at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh.(Image: TikTok/@carapyper_) A Wowcher Mystery Holiday is a surprise travel deal where you purchase a holiday for a

set price (e.g., £99 per person) and don't discover the destination until after you've booked and redeemed your voucher.

The deal includes return flights and accommodation at various locations, potentially worldwide, according to Wowcher.

Ads on the website show postcard photos of Florida, New York, Vietnam and Bali, as well as snapshots of city breaks such as Berlin and Copenhagen.

An aerial shot of the crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches of Bali.(Image: Getty Images/iStock Photo) But there are some limitations to travel and destinations when you buy the

holiday lotto ticket.

Travelling to the aforementioned destinations – plus short-haul beach hubs including Crete, Malta, Sicily, Tenerife and Ibiza – will set you back £99, if you travel in low season.

That’s from January to March, in May, or from September to December.

Article continues below Travelling during peak times incurs an additional fee, bringing the total cost to £129 per person. There’s also an administration charge, which appears to be £9.99

per booking.

The deal includes a two to seven-night stay (depending on the destination) in three-star accommodation, in a private room with an ensuite.