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Advantages: Efficient, Polite, Clean, Cheap,
Disadvantages: Only In Portugal

Our Megatur transfers were booked through Transfers4u.com and are covered under the umbrella company of Turitrato Transfers. The booking process is simple and I booked our transfers in conjunction with out holiday to the Algarve through www.otbeach.com as we have done previously. In order to book the transfers you are required to put in your flight details and customer booking details. However this isn't a review of the site but a review of the ...
...Transfer I called the Megatur office 24 hours prior to our return transfer. The office is only open Monday-Friday and between 10.00 - 12.30 and 3.30 -5pm (though this may change so it is well worth checking in advance). A very helpful lady answered and put me through to the relevant person. She confirmed our pick up time and location (from reception where we were dropped off). One our return journey we had a different driver - which was a shame ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to find cottages in the area you want
Disadvantages: Sometimes it can be hard to find a cottage that really suits you

We have booked holidays with this company for approximately 4 years now, some 8 holidays. We have always found them to be professional and helpful, even when wanting to book a last minute break - they searched for properties for us and gave us plenty of details over the phone and didn't mind being on the phone for half an hour at their expense. On the one occasion we had cause to complain about the accommodation and the owners, the company were ...
...company for the choice of properties available, their professionalism and the ease of use of their website. When you are booking online or on the phone you can specify very detailed criteria such as whether pets are allowed, whether the property is a non-smoking one, the availability of cots, whether the cottage is near the coast, has a swimming pool, an enclosed garden. Best of all , the option for a virtual tour - I always use this option. You ... Read review

Advantages: Online booking, you can email itineraries and get quotes
Disadvantages: Unreliable and not very efficient

...to send a message to Travelbag for trips such as these where an adviser will look at what you want in person then email you back a quote and any other information and advise they have for your trip.... Excellent. The website says that they will reply within 24hrs. The response actually took 3 days, this was not a problem since we were not in a rush. However they had lost our original request and asked us to send it them again so they could get us ... Read review

Advantages: all levels,expertise
Disadvantages: Not all Neilson

...an early booking discount from neilson and an extra 5% off a travel agent we found who we previously booked our Mark Warner holiday through www.traveclubelite.com I was also speaking to a family and she was disappointed as she left it late,paid more and the club for her 8 year old was booked up.Will use Neilsons again but wont go half team week! ... Read review

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: single supplements, not all hotels have lifts

NAME OF COMPANY: Gee Vee Travel, a coach operator, based in Barnsley, with offices in Barnsley, Chesterfield, Sheffield and Goldthorpe. BACKGROUND: This is a family run company, with Gordon and Val Clark at the head. Their son Stephen is a mechanic and their daughter Kerry commutes from Barnsley to Chesterfield, to run the Chesterfield office. Their daughter in law also works at one of their other offices. ATTRACTIONS: All the coaches that I have ...
...for all monies paid if Gee Vee Travel should go under. This is highly unlikely as they are very popular. My mother went in last week to pay her balance for our “Turkey and Tinsel” holiday to Weymouth and they were almost queuing out the door! Insurance can be provided (for a fee) and a deposit of £20 per person is required. TRANSPORT: The coach operators listing site on www.go-by-coach.co.uk states that there is a fleet of 15 coaches. The coaches ... Read review