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Student Pays £129 for Wowcher ‘Mystery’ Trip and Ends Up in Her Own City

She plans to change the booking after her reaction video drew more than 126,000 views on TikTok.

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Overview

  • Cara Piper, a 23-year-old education student at Queen Margaret University originally from Derry, booked the mystery holiday with friend Ethan.
  • After paying £129 each and opening the destination reveal, the pair discovered their trip was to Edinburgh, where Piper has lived for four years.
  • Wowcher’s lottery-style package promises three-star stays and direct short-haul flights from the UK on set dates in July.
  • Piper’s disappointed reaction, filmed as she exclaims "no" upon the reveal, has been viewed over 126,000 times on TikTok.
  • She plans to contact Wowcher to seek a different destination, arguing that a holiday to her home city defeats the purpose of a surprise trip.