travel agents links & info

What they say:

"First Choice are part of the TUI Travel PLC Group of companies – the UK’s leading leisure travel company, specialising in sun holidays worldwide and charter flights. They are the family friendly travel provider with fantastic resorts, units, pools, products and services. First Choice’s advertising strategy is to grow preference for First Choice among family audiences by reinforcing perceptions of First Choice as the family holiday expert. Why First Choice is the family specialist: Kids Clubs – FC have more kids clubs (this includes crèche, kids clubs and teen clubs). Kids clubs are well equipped /bright/entertaining Play & Learn - Activities tied in with the national curriculum Get Active - Teaching kids to keep fit from Summer 09 – including yoga, fit n’ fun, family Olympics, Tattybumpkin Activity Volumes - In other resorts/hotels there’s not always something going on all the time for everyone – but at a FC HV there is! Baby packs - Baby packs and buggies are supplied at hotels, available for parents to purchase, saving room in their luggage Luggage allowance - From Summer 09 parents will be given an extra 10kg for babies luggage Kids rooms - Entertaining kids outside and inside the rooms is key to us – we offer tv’s, dvds, games console, bunk beds, colourful rooms, fun rooms, just as a kids room should be Teenagers - We are the leading in teenage provision Crèche - We offer a crèche service up to 11pm at night allowing for parent time"

What they say:

"Jet2holidays.com is the North’s fastest growing tour operator providing great value holidays from 6 Northern airports. Fly from Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Belfast. Protected by Atol, all customers can travel with peace of mind.

Jet2holidays.com offers a choice of over 17 destinations and a range of accommodation from 3 star self catering apartments up to 5 star all inclusive resorts. With a fast and flexible booking system, customers can choose the length of their holiday from 1-21 nights.

Destinations include the Balearics, Canaries, Mainland Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt and Greece. Ski destinations include Italy, Austria and France. This summer’s most popular destinations include Tenerife, Ibiza, Costa del Sol, Menorca, Majorca, The Algarve and Costa del sol."

What they say:

"Lowcostholidays.com, part of the Lowcost Travel Group, is the fast, smart and cheap way to book your Summer & Winter holidays online. We offer a choice of over 30,000 hand-picked hotels and apartments in the most popular beach, city and long haul destinations, backed by a lowest price guarantee. Add to that over 80 schedule, charter and low cost airlines for you to compare prices on and you really can choose your ideal holiday!

Lowcostholidays.com is one of the UKs top DIY online holiday booking sites, offering customers the freedom to create their own packaged holiday according to their personal needs. We also offer free kids and early booking discounts online!

We now have more resorts on sale than ever before, including the recent additions of new long haul destinations. This has resulted in Lowcostholidays.com becoming the most readily recognised brand in the minds of holidaymakers who recognise a great value deal when they see one."

What they say:

"ebookers.com is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising in worldwide travel. ebookers.com specialises in the mid and long-haul travel arena offering a wide and varying range of products including packaged holidays & modular travel as well as tours, car hire and sports packages."

What they say:

"Expedia.co.uk is the leading online travel agent in the UK. Please note that Expedia.co.uk can only sell flights to customers with a UK delivery address."

What they say:

"Disneyland Resort Paris is the number one tourist destination in Europe, and incorporates two theme parks, seven themed hotels and a range of dining and entertainment options. The Resort also features the Disney Village entertainment and shopping complex and Golf Disneyland, a 27-hole golf course.

Disneylandparis.com is the online gateway to Disneyland Resort Paris. It offers the possibility of buying either Park tickets or packages including Hotel accomodation and Park tickets. We regularly feature highly attractive commercial offers such as our « Stay 3 nights for the price of 2 » or « Stay 4 nights for the price of 3 », as well as our special winter offer « Kids go for Free » where for each paying adult one child stays at Disneyland Resort Paris for free!"

What they say:

"Thomas Cook Sport offers Sports travel and accommodation packages for fans. The leading professional sports teams and supporter travel company in Europe. Major sponsor for numerous top football clubs in the Premier League, Scottish Premier League, the Football League, La Liga and the International team"

What they say:

"James Villa Holidays is the leading villa tour operator in the UK. You can book your complete villa holiday online within 2 minutes. No frills and scheduled airlines are offered in addition to charter flights, giving a wide choice of flight times - all of which can be booked online. We now have over 30 destinations."

What they say:

"The Thomas Cook name has been associated with travel since 1841. Thomascook.com was established somewhat later, in 1997, but the company ethos of providing top quality service and amazingly low priced holiday, flight, hotel and cruise deals is every bit as important to the Thomas Cook website.

With so many years experience of booking travel and holidays for millions of customers every year, Thomas Cook is one of the UK's leading travel companies. Thomas Cook is the UK's market leader in holidays to Turkey, Cuba, Portugal, Rhodes, Zante, Canada and Egypt (Source: ACNielson).

Thomas Cook Airlines is the second biggest Leisure Airline in the UK, and is the second largest Travel Group in Europe (Source: TravelTrack). We have been named as Best-Performing Airline for two years running (Source: Holiday Which?)"

What they say:

"Neilson, the active holiday experts, have over 25 years experience in providing excellent holidays. In 2005 Neilson were voted both the Best Activity Holiday operator and the Best Ski and Board operator at the British Travel Awards.

Neilson allow customers to sample a full range of activities in beautiful locations year-round including skiing, snowboarding, dinghy sailing, wakeboarding, waterskiing, windsurfing, tennis, mountain biking, yoga, yachting, scuba diving and kitesurfing.

Over 100,000 customers currently choose to travel with Neilson each year with the number of customers booking online growing rapidly. Neilson offers a wide range of holidays and appeals to very affluent, educated consumers who prefer to buy online.

Neilson customers can choose to book online from over 75 resorts in 14 countries. All Neilson Ski customers are incentivised to book online with 5-10% discounts available to customers who do."

What they say:

"The colourful, memory-making aspect of their travel. Choose from a wide range of thousands of unique experiences across the globe, searchable by destination, activity type or theme and growing daily in volume and geographical spread.

At isango! there is something for everyone. Our products can be browsed via a number of themes or interest types ensuring all consumers can find something to fit their interests and budget e.g. adrenalin fans and backpackers, spa and luxury seekers, sport or culture junkies, honeymooners, nature lovers and even seniors. We work with the most reputable suppliers and offer a low price promise."

What they say:

"Eurocamp is the market-leader in self-catering holidays to Europe, offering 182 parcs in 9 European countries. The holidays encompass almost every type of activity ranging from canoeing, cycling, horse riding, windsurfing and diving to simply playing in the pools and water features.

Eurocamp specialise in holidays for couples as well as families and have great facilities and playgroups for families with younger children. So, whether you are looking for adventure, or just a lovely relaxing break, Eurocamp remains the number one choice.

Eurocamp has a sophisticated online booking system to capture online bookings and makes the process as easy as possible for the customer."

What they say:

"'Great Getaways' - www.greatgetaways.co.uk - is the brand name for short breaks and holidays by air, Eurostar and car that are supplied by Driveline Europe Ltd. We appreciate how important breaks are to our customers which is why we are committed to providing quality breaks and holidays at the best possible price.

Exclusive Eurostar + Hotel Offers: By working with our industry contacts, Great Getaways are able to get access to offers that cannot be found anywhere else on the Web. We are the first to market with many Eurostar break offers for breaks to Paris, Lille, Bruges and Brussels. These exclusive offers combine Eurostar travel and hotel accommodation which often include a night for FREE and/or other attractive ‘freebies’. You may have seen these offers featured in national press titles such as Daily Telegraph, London Evening Standard, Daily Express, Mail on Sunday and The Metro.

Self-Drive offers: We have a host of exclusive self drive breaks incorporating character hotels and châteaux accommodation. Transport is provided by Eurotunnel, P&O and Speed Ferries. Destinations include Calais, Boulogne and many more. "

What they say:

"From action packed ski and snow breaks to far-flung holidays of a lifetime, we've truly got something for everyone.

Please be advised that flights & holidays have to depart from the UK and gifts & entertainment tickets are delivered to UK addresses only."

What they say:

"Voted no.1 website based on user experience, www.TravelRepublic.co.uk as well as GreatLateDeals.co.uk offer a wide range of flights, hotels and holidays plus all the additional components like: transfers, car hire, airport car parking and more to make the user experience as enjoyable as possible. Our website not only offers great deals and availability throughout the UK but is also very easy to use. GreatLateDeals.co.uk offer departures from 22 UK airports. Customers can search by country, destination or resort as well as a mix of various components to ensure the search results are both relevant and competitive."

What they say:

"Portland Holidays provides great sun package holidays offering excellent value for money, because Portland Holidays can offer the lowest prices by cutting out travel agents costs.

Our devotion to getting the right holiday at the right price is probably why 94% of people who took a holiday with us last year said their holiday was good or excellent, and why we're one of the leading Direct Holiday Companies in the UK."

What they say:

"Netflights, from airline network, is the brand name of Gold Medal Travel, one of the UK's leading independent travel companies and has been operating in the travel sector for over 20 years.

We offer access to discount airfares from over 135 of the world's leading airlines, 30,000 hotels worldwide and car hire in over 50 countries.

We are the largest resellers of BA tickets in the UK. 1 in 4 tickets to Australia and 1 in 3 to Dubai are sold by us."

What they say:

"Go2spain is the only Spanish specialist web site that can offer customers so much choice! We have 20,000 hotels and family holiday apartments, with discounts and last minute deals. Go2Spain is THE cheapest provider for hotels in Spain! We have a simple easy to use 3 step booking process with instant confirmation. We guarantee to be the cheapest and will not be beaten on price. The site features extensive information on every resort in Spain, as well as content for individual hotels. Our unique interactive search map allows users to select their destination based on location."

What they say:

"Onlinetravel.com is one of the UK's leading online travel providers (fully bonded with ABTA, ATOL, and IATA). We were first to market with our Build Your Own Holiday tool giving users access to special, discounted fares and 'white label' this and other technology to the UK's major ISP's and media players."

What they say:

"Seat24 Travel AB is one of the Nordic countries' largest online travel agencies and is found in 15 European countries.

The online travel bureau, Seat24 is different... Seat24 has a different technical solution from our competitors. With this technology Seat24 gives the customers other alternatives, which often are better.

Each day we sell about 1000 airline tickets from the 650 airlines we work with around the world. In all, we provide trips to over 1600 destinations. This makes us one of the leading online travel agencies in the Nordic countries."

What they say:

"Orient-Express offer a stylish collection of luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and inward waterway cruises throughout the world, in settings as diverse as Peru, Botswana, Tahiti, Portugal and Australia."

What they say:

"Baholidays.com offers hotels, cars, sightseeing and transfer options in over 350 destinations around the globe.

All our hotel properties are hand-picked with great locations and specially negotiated rates.

We also offer very competitive car hire in the UK and Europe."

What they say:

"Established in 1993, Exotissimo Travel is a leading Inbound Tour Operator in Southeast Asia. With 15 offices throughout Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, and 200 locally-based staff, we offer package and tailor-made travel arrangements for travelers including tours, excursions, hotel and flight bookings, cruises, jet charters and much more. The travelers who contact us are looking for more than simply hotel and flight bookings. We have the expertise and local knowledge to design and organize individually tailored travel arrangements."

What they say:

"www.XL.com features an extensive range of products including flights (Excel Airways and a variety of other airlines, both charter and scheduled), hotels, villas, apartments, car hire all sold across destinations in the Mediterranean, Florida and the Caribbean.

Customers can book either flights or their total holiday package on XL.com. Excel Airways, recently named the "Best Charter Airline 2005" by the Daily Telegraph readers for the second year running and also "Worlds Leading Charter Airline" at the 2004 World Travel Awards, is one the UK's fastest growing airlines.

The airlines' website XL.com features an enhanced booking engine, added functionality, new routes to ensure the best user experience. As the UK's fastest growing airline Excel Airways fly to 50 destinations across Spain, The Canaries, Portugal, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Eygpt, India, Orlando, Kenya and the Caribbean from twelve major airports in the United Kingdom including London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, East Midlands, Birmingham, Stansted, Bristol, Cardiff and Humberside.

In addition to great fares starting from £79 return we offer great service and comfortable leather seating, in-flight entertainment and onboard entertainment for kids and a £5 discount for users booking online."

What they say:

"Virgin Holidays is the largest and most successful transatlantic tour operator, holding the position of market leader to the USA and Florida and offering long-haul holidays to Canada, the Caribbean, Far East, South Africa, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Australia, and a well established Ski programme.

Our vision is to be worldwide - world class. At Virgin Holidays we want to provide the best holiday possible, both now and in the future and we actively support sustainable tourism. Our mission is to grow a profitable company which people love to travel with and where people love to work. Our dedication to excellence is recognised through the many prestigious awards we have received, such as recent British Travel Awards for Best Package Holiday Company-Long Haul, Best Tour Operator to the Caribbean and Best Tour Operator to USA/Canada.

We believe in making a difference."