April Showers With our showery April weather, it’s time to plan an escape to sunnier regions! Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the flowers… And we have some blooming marvelous bargains in Spain, Turkey, and Egypt, ideal for families, couples, and friends, eager to experience a little...
As so many requests have been made for villa accommodation over the last year, we have created a special information section separate from our usual hotels and apartments dealing solely with private villas. Imagine staying in a home from home with its own private quarters, perhaps with a private swimming...
I sometimes forget we live on and island. You mention the word island and it conjures up long sandy beaches, palm trees and clear blue sea but we do live on one and albeit a bit colder sometimes. The narrow stretch of water called the English Channel has kept hordes of invaders away during two World...
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The Travel Convention in Barcelona had a record number of attendees this year – however out of the 1000 delegates approximately 200 were agents – so is it of benefit and was it any good – or is it a bit of a jolly? From a business perspective we don’t do things by half’s...
I have just returned from a week at the Holiday Village in Benalmadena. I booked my package through an agent – however opted not to take their transfer and used one of our private transfers. In these days of incremental income agents are getting savvier and by offering services such as these greatly...
Off on my holidays – and yes booked with a travel agent – after 21 years in travel I still have a huge loyalty and being a family man (not married but been dating 17 years) I have to go up an aisle one day – and that is of course and aircraft! I have booked private transfers with my...
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2 Jul 2009
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I fly out to Malaga next week for a quick break in the sun. The Costa del Sol still holds some great memories from me in my repping days; however this is still one of the classics that was a true story of a young couple’s first trip to the coast. A guy and his girlfriend man were driving their...