hoped to do so/but I hoped to...

[Vladv1]

The initial sentence-"I can't afford to go on holiday this summer, but I had hoped to go on holiday this summer".
Which reduction is correct? I can't afford to go on holiday this summer, but I hoped to do so/ but I hoped to.
The examples are mine.

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[Tarheel]

"I can't afford to go on holiday this summer" says everything you mean to say. Additional words add nothing.

 

[Vladv1]

"I can't afford to go on holiday this summer" says everything you mean to say. Additional words add nothing.

Thanks. Is it ok to say " I was given permission to", if it is clear from the context what comes after "to", like "I asked for permisson to set up a tent and I was given permission to".

 

[teechar]

I can't afford to go on holiday this summer, but I had hoped to.

[ had hoped to before I decided/realized I couldn't]
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or

I can't afford to go on holiday this summer, but I was hoping to.

[ For some time, I was hoping to go]
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You can also turn that around:
I was hoping to go on holiday this summer, but I can't afford it.

 

[Tarheel]

Thanks. Is it ok to say " I was given permission to", if it is clear from the context what comes after "to", like "I asked for permisson to set up a tent and I was given permission to".

Yes. That's OK.