Fam Trip Report: Maldives 13 Nov 25 โ 18 Nov 25. 13 November: Heathrow self check in and clearing security was quick and easy. The Virgin overnight flight to Male was comfortable and good service. Arrival in Male was swift and a short mini bus ride to the Seaplane. We were put into a Lounge […]
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Constantinou Bros Athena Beach Hotel-Paphos Wow – what a special few days and an incredible Conference we have had! 4 days full of fun, laughter, emotion and love โค๏ธ๐ We packed so much in with some incredible memories made ๐คฉ Thank you to our brilliant sponsors and our wonderful hosts Constantinou Bros Hotels – Paphos, […]
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Introduction โ๏ธ This report outlines my recent fam trip to China, highlighting key destinations, cultural experiences. I would like to thank Wendy Wu for this amazing once in a lifetime experience. The journey provided valuable insights into Chinaโs tourism offerings, infrastructure, and hospitality, which will be useful for promoting future sales opportunities. Travel & Accommodation […]
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Jess & Lisa โ Vietnam Trip โ September 2025 We were fortunate to have been offered an amazing trip to Vietnam with Wendy Wu tours. We flew from Birmingham Airport with Turkish Airlines with a short layover in Istanbul, before heading on to Saigon Airport. Ho Chi Minh City We spent the first 3 Nights […]
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EasyJet Holidays Unpacked Fam Trip 25 6th September 2025 โ 11th September 2025 I was lucky enough to be offered a trip to Rhodes and Turkey on behalf on easyJet holidays. I stayed in Rhodes for 3 nights then we got the ferry across to Turkey for 2 Nights. I was fortunate enough to visit some […]
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I was lucky enough to be invited on the Travelsphere Fam Trip to China, here is a day-to-day diary of what I experienced. Day 1-Shanghai After arriving at Shanghai and a quick freshen up at the hotel we started our tour exploring the Chinese Yuan Gardens from the Ming Dynasty and the old town followed […]
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I was lucky enough to be offered a trip to Kenya with Abercrombie and Kent and that’s certainly not the kind of offer you turn down. My tour started at Heathrow Terminal 5 with British Airways. The whole airport experience was excellent, check-in was seamless and security was a breeze. As we were flying BA business […]
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Norwegian Aqua Cruise 25th March โ 28th March 2025 Myself and Freya were fortunate enough to have experienced Norwegian Cruise Lines brand new ship, Norwegian Aqua, for a 3-night sailing from Southampton to the lovely Brugge. This trip was hosted by JTA travel. As both of us were first time cruisers, we were excited to […]
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Cape Verde โ Boa Vista 27th โ 31st March 2025 I have been lucky enough to be offered a place on the TUI & RIU top sellers trip for 2025 on the sunny island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Day 1 We departed Manchester airport Terminal 2 with TUI heading over to Boa Vista which […]
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Constantinou Bros Resort visit 23rd March โ 30th March 2025 A big thank you to Constantinou Bros for a wonderful experience visiting there fantastic hotels and the Paphos region of Cyprus. 23rd March 2025 Departure from East Midlands Airport with Jet2.com to Paphos, 4hrs 25mins flight leaving East Midlands on a cold foggy morning and […]
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I was privileged to be invited on a Riviera Travel VIP Trip on their 5* William Wordsworh River Cruise which sailed from Budapest to Vienna. This was my first River Cruise Experience and was very impressed with the ship and facilities on board The Veranda Juliet Cabins were of superb quality and very spacious. Dining […]
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I was extremely fortunate to be offered a trip to Singapore from the 1st March 2025 to the 7th March 2025. I want to say a big Thank You to Premier Holidays for hosting this amazing fam trip and to Holiday Lounge for offering this to me. Day 1 Singapore is approx. 14 hours flying […]
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๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ! Read about it here Amazing trip to Lapland staying in the Davi Artic Star in the village that borders Finland and Sweden called Karesuando. The village is split in half by […]
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JTA Holidays, Air Transat & Destination Ontario familiarisation Trip to Niagara Falls & Toronto A big thank you to Emma at JTA, Rai at Air Transat and Destination Ontario for a wonderful trip and Holiday Lounge offering it to me. Thursday 28th November: We all met at Gatwick North Terminal at the Air Transat check […]
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๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ – ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐. We are honored to have won yet another award, Jess & Charlotte were out in Paphos at the Jet2 Holidays Conference where they were presented with this amazing award. We are so pleased and appreciate our close working relationship with Constantinou Bros Hotels – Paphos, Cyprus
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Our Hinckley & Lutterworth Offices held two Evenings with over 80 clients attending in conjunction with Riviera Travel, Beverley from Riviera Travel gave an excellent insight into their River Cruise and Touring products. Our Birstall office held an in store event when clients were invited in to discuss their requirements with the Team alongside Beverley.
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Thankyou to Chris & All At WendyWu for an amazing trip to Istanbul and Cappadocia. I arrived in the beautiful city of Istanbul which is viewed as one of the Worldโs greatest cities, and certainly one of the most influential in the history of the last two millennia, Istanbul: a vibrant, modern metropolis built around […]
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Hard Rock Hotel-Playa Paraiso- 10-13th November 2024 โญ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ – The team were up bright and early for our Jet2 flight out to Tenerife, for our 2nd Holiday Lounge overseas conference. โ๏ธ ๐จ We were transferred from the airport – Sponsored by Wendy Wu Holidays and arrived at our beautiful hotel, the 5* Hard […]
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As part of my Apprenticeship Training I was offered a 1 week trip to Mexico with The Palladium Hotel Group. My first 4 nights were in Riviera Maya and I spent my last 3 nights in Cancun/Costa Mujeres. This was my first long-haul holiday experience so I was very excited. I started my journey at […]
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Last Thursday Holiday Lounge Directors and Leanne from our Hinckley Office attended the Prestigious Agent Achievement Awards in London, where we were announced as WINNERS of our category – Central England Small Agency The Directors and staff would like to thank all of our suppliers that voted for us to get nominated and win this […]
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I was lucky enough to travel to Turkey for 3 nights in May with Jet2 holidays. I had never visited Turkey before, so I was looking forward to seeing what it had to offer. Our hotel โ NG Phaselis Bay: We stayed at the indulgent escape hotel: NG Phaselis Bay, situated in Kemer in the […]
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WOW! When you get invited to spend a few days exploring all Las Vegas has to offer, you donโt turn an opportunity like that down. I started my journey from Heathrow flying with Virgin Atlantic. The flight was smooth, and the crew were amazing. The little extra touches they offer, did not go unnoticed. This […]
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Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi is now one of my favourite places in the world. I was taken on this trip by If Only Holidays and flew with Etihad Airways on an A380 which was quite an experience. On arrival we had a short transfer from the airport to The Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island Hotel, a […]
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HOLIDAY LOUNGE 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CHARITY BALL WOW, WOW and WOW What an amazing night we had last night for our 20th Anniversary Charity Ball! We are thrilled to announce that we raised โฆ ยฃ10,000 FOR OUR CHOSEN CHARITIES Leicester Hospitals Charity & The Albion Foundation Firstly, a massive thank you to Hinckley Golf Club […]
Read MoreCome and Join the Holiday Lounge Team! LUTTERWORTH We have a vacancy at our Lutterworth Office for a Full Time Travel Consultant with a Minimum of 2 Years Retail Travel Experience. Please contact Paul Moss on 01455 233935 or paul.moss@holidaylounge.co.uk
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On 15th May our Birstall Office hosted a Cruise Presentation Evening with P & O Cruises. The evening was held at Birstall Community Centre for 50 of our clients It was a great, informative evening with presentations from both our P&O representative, Lyndsey and also Georgia & Victoria from our Birstall office who have recently […]
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Having just spent the last 3 days in the Algarve, we stayed at the new 5โญ๏ธ Domes Villamoura. Recently refurbished to a very high standard of luxury the property sits in a perfect location in Villamoura just minutes walk from the amazing sandy beach ????๏ธ which stretches for miles and then on the other side […]
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I was fortunate enough to visit Barcelona in March, which was kindly hosted by EasyJet Holidays who now have a new flight route from Birmingham to Barcelona. I was fortunate enough to visit many hotels in and around Barcelona. My Top 3 favorite hotels were: Hilton Diagonal Mar This hotel is beautifully furnished and located […]
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โI was lucky enough to experience Dubai in March 2024. I had previously visited Dubai 12 years ago and itโs a destination that continues to evolve. One of the things that struck me the most was how itโs become such a great destination for a family break. With its incredible city skyline, beaches and countless […]
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Day One I was fortunate enough to travel to Amsterdam with JTA travel. After an early morning flight with KLM airlines, we arrived in Amsterdam bright and early. We then had a tour of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol which amazed me how large the airport is! We then headed to the hotel we were staying at […]
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Five members of staff from Holiday Lounge have just returned from a training session and ship visit on P & O Britannia, here is a report from Georgia Benedict – Team Birstall. I have just got back from my P & O ship visit on Britannia, I was away in Southampton for 2 days. P […]
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Holiday Lounge hosted its first overseas conference in Paphos, Cyprus at the Athena Beach Hotel, here is the day to day summary of our event! Conference Hosts: Constantinou Bros Hotels – Paphos, Cyprus Headline Sponsor: JTA Travel Associate Sponsors: Riviera Travel, If Only, Sandals Resorts UK, Celebrity Cruises & Jet2.com & Jet2holidays After our early […]
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What a great way to spend a Monday! A morning familiarising ourselves on this fantastic Ponant yacht. This is truly a unique concept and gives the feel of a very personal cruise experience. Spacious areas, excellent food and service. A call to Bequia, one of the many islands in the Grenadines, totally unspoilt with stunning […]
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Just to say a great big thankyou to You and your team at holiday lounge and If Only for putting together an amazing trip and experience which we both thoroughly enjoyed. It all went seamlessly from start to finish .Singapore Business class top drawer and Virgin Australia excellent. All 9 flights on time and no […]
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What a wonderful trip to experience the Emilia Romagna region of Italy with Typically Italian. Day 1: We enjoyed a walking city tour of Bologna (the Fat City )with lunch in a local restaurant, good job we did over 15000 steps! Then onto the Grand Hotel Cesenatico, 5-star luxury hotel on the Cesenatico canal port, […]
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Holiday Lounge held a presentation evening with Wendy Wu tours to promote their amazing product. Wendy Wu tours specialise in a wide range of destinations, featuring; China Japan India Southeast Asia (Plus Latin America, The Middle East, Europe & Africa) Together with Chris from Wendy Wu, we hosted 50 of our clients at the Royal […]
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On Friday 8th March, seven staff from the Holiday Lounge Team took part in a cruise Training Day. This was a great day where our team expanded their knowledge on some of the amazing products that they have available Many thanks to our Cruise Line partners for a great informative day: Riviera Travel Uniworld Boutique […]
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Ship Oscar Wilde.- Switzerland to Germany Guests 169 Passengers. Crew 44 4 x Deluxe Balcony Suites, other cabins consist of Superior Suites with French Balcony, Standard suites on lower deck (Emerald Deck) fixed windows. I stayed in a Superior Suite on the Diamond Deck (upper), including a drinks package, red, white, Rose and sparkling house […]
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Located directly on Maxwell Beach, this luxury all-inclusive resort is equipped with 20 restaurants and 6 bars to choose from. With a wide selection of cuisines, you will not go hungry. Try the Indian restaurant Bombay, the steakhouse Butchโs, or even a quick lunch snack at Jerk Shack. Have a dip in one of the […]
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I was fortunate enough to experience luxury on the emerald island of Corfu during the last week of May, courtesy of the Holiday Lounge, Jet2 Holidays & Domes Hotels. Hotel Domes Corfu I stayed with a group of agents at the beachfront Domes of Corfu Autograph Collection Hotel. This stunning hotel is set in the […]
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I was fortunate in the last week to stay at the new Iconic landmark of Dubai Atlantis The Royal. โ The Most Ultra Luxury Experimental Resort in the Worldโ Situated on the Palm next to its sister hotel Atlantis The Palm, this is truly a breath-taking hotel , 3 swimming pools The Royal Pool for […]
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