HIGHLIGHTED COMPANIES

Painting Holidays Andalucia SPAIN £810 for a 7 nights Hotel accommodation & 5 days painting in Marbella. In sensational Marbella AND all your art materials provided, AND you have a real ART STUDIO to paint in As well as painting on location AND you have sensational artists who can teach you anything!! . . web site HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Adaptable Travel The UKs most innovative school trips operator offering unique, safe and low-cost school tours, college trips and educational tours. We operate educational tours for thousands of passengers each year from schools, colleges and universities. Contact us today via our award winning website for your bespoke school trip, college trip or university trip quotation. Telephone 01451 832 133 or email info@adaptabletravel.co.uk HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Bristol Airport Parking Save money on your airport parking. Pre-book your Bristol Airport Parking and be certain that you will have a parking space reserved for you with a leading and award winning secure airport parking company. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Caravan Sales Park Resorts have many used caravans and new caravans to choose from and 39 Caravan Parks to put them on so you are sure to find the perfect Holiday Home for your family. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Currency Converter CurrencyConverter.co.uk focuses on almost everything you could ever want to know about different currencies and how they are performing, they also provide a free currency converter for you to use. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Easy Cottages - Self Catering Holidays Easycottages.com offers you and your family fantastic access to some of the most beautiful and inspiring scenery, attractions, towns and cities in the UK. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Eclipse Ski Group ski and family ski holidays. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

fly.com Compare hundreds of travel sites in one search. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Original Volunteers Original Volunteers offers you the opportunity to volunteer overseas on a range of over 100 volunteer projects in 18 countries around the world. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Rent My Cottage We have 30 years specialist experience in providing cottage holidays to hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers. So, no-one understands the business better than us. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Skene House A collection of three serviced apartments in Aberdeen city centre - Perfect for those family holidays in Scotland. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Stansted Parking Grovewind Ltd provide a vast range of airport car parking facilities and services including 'Meet and Greet'. Parking facilities at London Stansted are available within the airport boundaries plus offsite secure parking options. Grovewind Ltd also provide Valeting services whilst you are away. For more information call: 0871 360 2287 or email:  info@londonairportparking.com Website: www.londonairportparking.com HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks Self-catering lodges, apartments, caravanning and camping: Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks in North Devon have 4 fantastic Holiday Parks to choose a perfect family holiday. Your UK family holiday in Woolacombe starts here! Telephone 0844 411 7100 HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

JoeDaisy Guest House, Chazey Heath South Oxfordshire Modern contemporary guest house set in glorious countryside near to Mapledurham House and Caversham Heath Golf Club. Conveniently situated for visiting Reading, Henley on Thames, the Chilterns, Oxford or the Thames Valley. A great area for painting, walking or cycling. email or call us on 0118 9483155 HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

JoeDaisy Studio Outstanding painting courses and holidays suitable for all abilities from absolute beginners in the beautiful conservation area of Mapledurham village in South Oxfordshire. The Studio is located in a Grade II listed building and offers fully inclusive painting holidays, painting weekends, and painting days. Or you can buy your friends or relatives painting vouchers for our courses. Visit our website, send us an email or call 0118 9483155 for further information. HIGHLIGHTED / RECOMMENDED COMPANY

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - PACKAGE HOLIDAYS

• The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 What services the package holiday company is legally liable for etc.
• HOW TO COMPLAIN
• STEP ONE - Complain immediately by contacting the rep or the UK Head Office of the Package Company.
• STEP TWO - Gather Evidence. Ask for a complaint form from the rep. Keep a diary. Take photos or video. Get names and addresses of other holidaymakers experiencing the same problems.
• STEP THREE - Put it in writing within 28 days of returning home. Write to the Tour Operator. State the facts. Do not write flowery adjectives. State how much compensation you are seeking - based on:
• (a) Loss of Value. That is the holiday you thought you had bought and booked is not what you received. Loss of Enjoyment. Food inedible, noise etc. Out of Pocket Expenses - Keep receipts of having to eat out every night if the food was inedible or cleaning materials if the place was grubby etc.
• Send all your correspondence by recorded delivery and keep copies. Members of ABTA are required to acknowledge within 14 days and provide full replies within 28 days. If they don't reply, inform ABTA - web site http://www.abtanet.com/.
• BE SENSIBLE It is correct that a package holiday company is responsible for every part of the package - including the airline and all transport that is stated in the package but be relaxed about your holiday and don't complain about minor matters - (the tea was cold on the aeroplane etc) complain only about major inconveniences or services that you did not receive and were part of the package. Because REMEMBER one day you may have a real complaint and let real complaintants who have had a dreadful time get their rightful compensation.