Holiday booking websites

DCFC79

Other than Onthebeach and lowcostholidays are there any other similar sites anyone can suggest please. Also found travel republic, of course theres expedia, travelsupermarket and ebookers.

Any particular site I shouldn't use ?

Obviously_the_best

Don't use any of them, book the flights yourself using skyscanner.net, a hotel using trivago, and a transfer using a local company or suntransfers or resorthoppa

DCFC79

Obviously_the_best wrote: »

Don't use any of them, book the flights yourself using skyscanner.net, a hotel using trivago, and a transfer using a local company or suntransfers or resorthoppa

Thanks, yes I thought of doing it DIY style but hadn't explored it, thanks for the transfer suggestions.

tamiami

But if you do as recommended above you are still using different companies and have no ATOL protection. If you book with lowcostholidays then they are a bedbank who sell hotel rooms to the major travel agents. They have their own stock of hotels which are cheaper than booking direct, plus you can add a flight at cost price, i.e. Ryanair - and you have the whole holiday booked with one company which is easier if anything should go wrong with your plans, just one company to call and the main thing is it is Atol protected.

tamiami

Resorthoppa is actually owned by lowcostholidays !!

Lincoln_Imp

Lowcost sold Resorthoppa to A2B transfers last year ,now owned by Renaldo Scheepers

Have used Travel republic and Alpharooms many times in the past but have always booked flights seperate direct with the airline and used other sites for hotels

purcel

I've booked my holiday through sunshine.co.uk, no probs here!

Doshwaster

I've used Alpharooms.com many times for hotel bookings. They are also now on Quidco. Never used them for flights as I prefer to go direct to the airline.

Bob_the_Saver

Lincoln_Imp wrote: »

Lowcost sold Resorthoppa to A2B transfers last year ,now owned by Renaldo Scheepers

Wonder what the best anagram of this is?

DUKE

I used teletext for the first time in December (booked a holiday with Broadway Travel), & it all went brilliant. I'd never (apart from coach trips to Europe) booked online before, but I'd definitely do it again. Just make sure you're happy with everything before you book, don't be afraid to ring a few times, don't feel pressured to book right away, & double or triple check everything with the person your talking to. I usually write everything down before I ring so I don't forget anything.

EmmaParsons

Obviously I am biased but my suggestions are Holidaynights.co.uk if you are just looking for a hotel or lastcheck.co.uk if you want flights,hotel and transfers etc.

As others have said, yes it is sometimes cheaper to book flights, hotel etc separately but not massively and then you do have to consider the time and effort spent to do that and whether or not it's worth it.

Trivago and sky scanner are just comparison sites and are only as good as the companies that input their deals or have a link to them. If an airline or company isn't featured on there then you may not be getting the best deal after all.