direct holidays

Advantages: Great value for money, good website
Disadvantages: Don't offer as many destinations as other travel companies

...Cut It Out! Go Direct!" Direct Holidays cuts out the middle man and helps you to cut the cost of your holiday, so in other words there is no travel agent involved and therefore no commission. They offer holidays to all the popular destinations such as: The Canaries, the Balearics, Spain, The Greek Islands, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Cyprus and Turkey; as well as worldwide destinations such as: Tunisia, Mexico, Florida and Jamaica and they offer flights ...
...them. I have used Direct Holidays about 5 times and I have never been disappointed with the service I have received. They really do offer excellent value for money. When looking for a holiday I like to do a lot of research and shop around for the best deal, however each time no one can match the price I get from Direct Holidays. Actually the last holiday I booked I thought I'd try going into a Going Places Travel Agents to see if I could lower the ... Read review

Advantages: Variety of ways to book
Disadvantages: Poor website

...and I have booked with Direct Holidays. This isn't the first time I have traveled with them but the 5th. I have mainly visited lots of places in spain as its only a couple of hours away which is great with a 3 year old. So far most things have been good and fingers crossed they will be this time. Direct holidays is a company that makes the claim to cut out the middle man,with no agency to pay, therefore reducing the cost of your holidays. I would ...
...for the extras! In all direct holidays you get all this included in the price... (except flight suppliments) so no shocks when they present you with that final total. I have booked using 2 of the methods they offer, over the phone and in person in one of their shops. Using these I have found the sales people to be very polite, knowledgable and helpfull. I havent had any pressure to buy any holiday I am enquiring about or any follow up phone calss ... Read review

Advantages: Quick and easy to book holidays
Disadvantages: Prices go up and down

...book my holiday was with direct holidays as no one could beat or match the price they had given me for my holiday. I had never booked with them before and none of my friends and family had either but on the other hand I had not heard or read much bad information apart from the general moan about travel agents, I checked that they were ATOL protected which they were, so I gave them ago. Was it easy to book? Well yeah I had booked the whole holiday ...
...been quicker but I went through every page very slowly to ensure that I did not misspell anything or put the wrong digit in anywhere as I know this can be expensive to change. There are two ways you can book your holiday. If you know exactly what area you want to stay in you can search the hotel for avaiablity for the time you want to go – method 1. If you are unsure what area you want to stay in you can search the whole of that country/area – method ... Read review

Advantages: No Middle man, easy, easy and less I forget easy. Good value.
Disadvantages: Limited Choice

...been to Menorca twice with Direct Holidays and we are going again this year, roll on summer - whoops there I go again wishing my life away! Check out free Children Places, our two are going for "nowt" this year, the savings £60 per adult and a fortune on the kids. The reps on the two resorts we have visited have been excellent and very knowledgeable, of course I suspect that we have been lucky, but maybe not. I hope you find the holiday that you ... Read review

Advantages: internet booking, cheaper prices in all inclusive
Disadvantages: maybe not having face to face contact when booking holiday

Direct Holidays is a holiday company which takes the middle man- namely the travel agent out of the equation. after being let down by one holiday company, i noticed an advert on television, it said you could view and book via the internet. We had twelve weeks to go before our holiday. I logged on via the internet and found their web page very simple and easy to follow. Click on an area and view the accomodation. After deciding the accomodation- ...
...the nearest price to what direct holidays wanted was £700 more? Having not visited Benidorm I rang their Liverpool office and had all my queries sorted out. I booked over the internet and only had to pay £25 deposit per person and managed to get one child free. The confirmation arrived within the week. on arrival at Alicante we were quickly transferred to the resort. The next morning, the dreaded welcome meeting, but to our amazement it took 10 ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent packages. Excellent prices.
Disadvantages: none

...We have just booked our next holiday with Archers Direct. This tour operater has a wonderful range of holidays that span the globe. As well as the usual package holidays to Majorca etc. they have some very exciting packages such as touring the mid west of the USA and a scenic Scandinavian tour lasting 12 days. The advantage of this type of holiday is that you are able to see and visit many more locations in a well planned tour. Archers Direct prices are very good also. Many of their package holidays offer free child places, dicount for early booking and much more. For more details go to www.archersdirect.co.uk. You can order a brochure online. I urge you to look at this company before booking your holiday for 2001.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Well organised, really helpful tour managers & great value for money
Disadvantages: Initially I'd never heard of Archers Direct

...We went on the Elvis & Southern Sounds tour last month and visited Graceland, Memphis & Nashville plus an great extension stay in Las Vegas. We were apprehensive about a touring holiday plus we hadn't booked with Archers Direct before. I read their customer holiday reviews on their website which were really helpful but you never really know until you get there. The holiday ran like clockwork, mostly due to our very knowledgeable tour manager who bent over backwards for all of us and we had a fantastic driver. We really didn't have to worry about a thing. Everything was so well organised, we were taken care of superbly. Plus, it was a great value for money holiday and I would honestly recommend it and Archers to anyone. We are researching their china tours for next year as I write.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Virtually zero
Disadvantages: Grossly overpriced, terrible resorts managers

...on the same holiday. Complaint to Archers office ignored - blamed us for "too high expectations!!!"... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful