| Package holidays used to represent one of the most | | | | hotels rated and it was even possible to make our |
| popular ways in which many of us made our annual | | | | accommodation bookings online. All seemed well and |
| travel arrangements. Allowing our tour operator to | | | | tour operators must have wondered about their |
| deal with our flights, accommodation and airport | | | | futures. |
| transfers was a great way to reduce stress levels | | | | Yet we now find that more and more people are |
| when it came to holiday bookings. We also felt like | | | | once again looking to book package holidays. Why |
| we would be getting a good deal too, so the whole | | | | should this be? There are probably a number of |
| situation made a lot of sense. | | | | factors at work. One issue is that some people don't |
| In recent years we've seen an increasing number of | | | | like the hassle involved in tracking down a flight and |
| people looking to book independent holidays. These | | | | booking accommodation separately. The truth is that |
| are all about creating travel itineraries to suit | | | | it can be very time consuming. Worse still, there's a |
| individuals or families. Typically, you would book your | | | | feeling that we may be paying more for our holidays |
| own flights and also sort out your hotel booking at | | | | than we could be. |
| the same time. The main advantage of this approach | | | | That's why package holidays are very much back in |
| is that you're able to create a unique, individual holiday | | | | fashion and why so many specialists are now |
| experience. | | | | operating via the internet. Track one down and make |
| Such independent travel plans definitely received a | | | | your holiday booking online if you really want to take |
| boost with the arrival of the internet. It was suddenly | | | | advantage of the cheapest package holiday deals |
| so much easier to look up flight times and to read | | | | available right now. |
| about particular hotels. We could quickly find out how | | | | |