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Holiday Packages
Over recent years the package holiday market has changed, and very much for the best. The popularity of the internet and the advent of Low Cost carriers and online hotel booking systems have meant that the traditional tour operators have had to tighten their belts and offer better and better deals as well as more flexibility. A tradition package should still be cheaper that a self assembled holiday due to the Tour Operators bulk buying powers and in addition to that they also generally offer a transfer to and from your resort, something that if you have to arrange yourself can be very costly.
The vast majority of Tour operators in this county are also members of ABTA which means that your money is protected should that company fail financially, either before your departure or also whilst you are away. In addition to that they are also bonded with the civil aviation authority to offer even more financial protection.
Below are links to some of the better quality tour operators who operate in the UK. |
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Opodo is the first truly Pan-European travel service created to address the real needs of today's traveller. They offer access to over 500 airlines, 65,000 hotel properties, travel insurance, package and ski holidays, city breaks and more than 7000 car rental locations worldwide.
Opodo is owned by leading travel technology company Amadeus and by nine of Europe's leading airlines - Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa. Based in London, the UK site launched in January 2002 and has already established itself as a leading provider of online travel.
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General Tour Operators
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British Airways Holidays, an offshoot of British Airways, offer hotels, cars, sightseeing and transfer options in over 350 destinations around the globe.
All their hotel properties are hand-picked with great locations and specially negotiated rates.
Their most popular destinations at present are London, Paris, Prague, Rome and Dubai. |
Lastminute.com Are probably the original travel sellers on the Internet and are now one of Europe's largest and most trusted e-commerce brands.
Visit their website to discover a varied range of great value deals on flights, holidays, hotels, dynamic packages, car hire, entertainment tickets and gifts. |
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Style Holidays first year of operation was 1992 and since 1999 they have been a wholly owned subsidiary company within Thomas Cook holidays. They specialise in offering quality holidays to a small number of popular European destinations, as well as Florida and like to think of themselves as being a big enough company to get noticed, but one that is small enough to really care for their customers. They feature in the UK's top twenty tour operators, but Style Holidays is not a mass-market company.
Style Holidays believe that creating special holidays for customers is more of an art than a science and requires the sort of understanding that can only be gained by having a wealth of experience and a dedication to getting it right.
They have a team of people who have been with Style for many years and who intuitively understand the kind of things that make a holiday special. |
ShortBreaks Ltd are a specialist tour operator offering quality city-breaks packages by Eurostar to Paris, Brussels, Bruges, Lille and Antwerp. All hotels are individually inspected for quality. Their simple, six step booking process allows for product to be 'dynamically packaged' for the customer's convenience or selected from prepackaged special offers.
They also do tickets for many concerts in their destination cities.
They are Eurostar's largest direct sell tour operator and are fully bonded by both ABTA and ATOL. |
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Aspro.co.uk is the website of one of UK’s leading tour operators offering low cost package holidays and flights. Over the past twenty five years millions of customers have travelled on their holidays which have unbeatable value for money - be that a holiday in the sun or simply a flight - to any of our great destinations. They offer..
Thousands of getaways to popular destinations including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Florida.
Exclusive discounts for customer who book online.
A wide range of great value travel deals including free child and infant places, free group places and free adult places! |
Balkan Holidays is the leading specialist holidays tour operator to Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and Romania. With 42 years of experience we offer great value summer beach holidays, winter ski, lakes & mountains holidays, tours and excursions, city breaks to Sofia, Varna, Bourgas and more, last minute holiday deals and low cost flights to Bulgaria from 20 UK airports. |
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Cosmos have now renamed their packages Monarch Holidays are are the UK’s largest independent tour operator.. The Cosmos Group is a family run organisation established in 1928 which encompasses Cosmos Tourama, Avro, Somewhere2stay.com plus several other major brands. With over 45 years of experience, Cosmos is one of the most established names in the travel industry, taking over half a million people to over 35 destinations around the world each year. All the traditional beach holiday destinations as well as far flung and exotic holidays are available from Cosmos. To this day, Cosmos remains resolutely family owned which means being able to focus on providing a high quality service and holidays, all while remaining extremely competitive in the market. |
Cosmos Tourama is an award-winning tour operator with over 45 years of experience creating & organising quality escorted touring holidays in: Europe, the USA, Canada, Africa, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Products include: classic rail journeys, ocean & river cruises, safaris, multi-centre tours (featuring 2 destinations), European short city breaks & resort holidays, plus special interest holidays like music tours to Elvis’ Graceland. Customers also benefit from an online booking discount, offering even better value for money from this prestigious touring company.
Touring demand is particularly strong for Europe, the USA and Canada, to name a few destinations. Tourama’s river cruises across Europe, Egypt & China include: The Nile, Yangtze, Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Rhone, Douro & Russian Waterways. Tourama’s sea/ocean cruises cover: Mediterranean, Caribbean & Alaska/Canada. |
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Directholidays.co.uk is the website of the UK’s leading direct selling package holiday tour operator. Direct Holidays we only ever sell their own holidays direct to their customers. By cutting out the travel agent and their costs they are able to offer high quality holidays at up to 15% less than high street or online travel agents’ prices. Their easy to use website offers customers..Exclusive online booking discounts...A very wide choice of holiday destinations...Comprehensive worldwide travel guides and constantly updated special offers and promotions |
Mosaic Holidays is a specialist tour operator offering a wide range of deluxe holidays in a choice of countries including Egypt, Maldives, Oman, Turkey, Dubai, North Cyprus, Seychelles and Sri Lanka, The Maldives and The RedSea with new destinations being added regularly. They have in-depth knowledge of destinations and offer comprehensive programmes with additional value-added touches such as private transfers, excursions and flight upgrades.
They also offer a 5% discount for online bookings. |
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Meon Villas - From white-washed hideaways to beach front grandeur and rustic rural retreats, Meon Villas has more than 300 premium villas to choose from in fantastic locations across the Mediterranean and beyond. Meon Villas also offer the flexibility of choosing to book flights and car hire as a package or independently.
Their website provides all the information needed to book a villa holiday online, including NEW 360 degree virtual tours of many villas, a last-minute holiday search tool and an exclusive 5% web discount for customers who book online. Meon Villas has been operating since 1967 and is a division of Meon Travel Ltd.
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Olympic Holidays are leading specialists to Cyprus & the Greek Islands. In recent years Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, The Red Sea, Goa & Mexico have been added as this tour operator has grown in stature among consumers.
They are now widely recognised as one of the best known names in leisure travel. Flights & holidays can easily be booked on-line with an amazing range of 2-5 star hotels, villas & apartments available. With over 40 years experience, Olympic Holidays is a name you can rely upon for the perfect escape. From the beginning, their success has been built on expertise and dedication in providing excellence in service and choice. |
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Club Med, the most inclusive luxury holiday experience, gives you the opportunity to experience an exceptional all-inclusive holiday experience where your every need is catered for. Set in beautiful sites all around the world and offering innovative facilities and a wide range of activities to suit all tastes and desires there really is something for everyone at Club Med.
A Club Med Package includes:
- Return flights and transfers
- Accommodation
- All meals with wine, beer and soft drinks
- Bar drinks & snacks
- Sports and tuition plus leisure activities
- Mini Club Med and Junior’s Club Med
- Entertainment and special events
- Personal holiday insurance
- Ski and snowboarding lessons and ski passes in winter ski villages
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Portland Holidays (originally the direct sell offshoot of Thomson Holidays) provide great sun package holidays offering excellent value for money, because Portland Holidays can offer the lowest prices by cutting out travel agents costs. Their devotion to getting the right holiday at the right price is probably why 94% of people who took a holiday with them last year said their holiday was good or excellent. |
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Longhaul and Luxury Tour Operators
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Kuoni - With more than 100 years of expertise, Kuoni is regularly voted Britain's favourite luxury holiday company. Showcasing thousands of holidays to hundreds of exotic destinations and covering every holiday interest, you can enjoy the quality and service of a dream Kuoni holiday whatever your budget.
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Page & Moy has an enviable reputation for the diverse and unusual nature of its product range which spans everything from traditional touring holidays, city breaks and opera weekends, to food and wine tours, river and ocean cruises, safari’s, F1 racing, walking holidays and memorable classic journeys by train.
As a specialist operator to Italy, the company will showcase 33 itineraries to the country in 2008. Brochures span Europe, Worldwide, Ocean Cruises, River Cruises, Motor Racing, UK Breaks and Christmas & New Year. |
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GoAmerica but do offer fllights to over 300 USA cities, a choice of 4,000 hotels and resorts and car hire from 400 locations.
Clients fly with the leading TransAtlantic airlines like British Airways and Virgin Atlantic with a range of choice from low cost to first class; stay in top name hotels (2-star to 5-star) and drive a bargain with Alamo or National Car Rental.
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