So impressed. I've never used a service like this before since you know, day and age of all…read moreinformation at our fingertips and all that, but I was after somebody to take over the responsibility and find me the best deal out there on my upcoming trip to Australia with a few added stopovers. So with an appointment booked my partner and I went in. Service was very friendly and Peta was super helpful. She was able to find us a few different options for flights within the price range I was after. There was nothing I could fault! The appointment lasted an hour, she was completely transparent about our options and certainly secured us a great deal. We booked the trip on the spot. Cannot reccomend highly enough, they're conveniently located on George street and really great for helping to sort more complex travel plans that some of us just cannot be bothered taking the steps to sort out.

The Tourist Information Centre is your first port of call for...tourist information. This is the…read moreplace you come if you're new in town, Maybe you're lost, maybe you need to know how to get from A to B. If they don't know, they can at least point you in the right direction. Essentially the centre will tell you where streets are, which buses to get when to where, how to get to any of the cities tourist attractions. It also serves as a booking office for some of the cities tours and day excursions. They also provide office services, like printing and photocopying (not exactly sure why). You will also find a gift shop. Not surprising in Edinburgh for anything remotely related to tourism. Although this is actually not your usually tacky trash. Expect some tasteful thistle mugs and saltire stationery. I have to concur with the others though, this place can get crowded fast, and during the festival period don't expect to be able to get in the door after early morning.

Being quite lazy one afternoon I decided to enquire about bus times and routes in the Tourist…read moreInformation rather than checking the individual bus stop notices. Turned out to be a handy choice as I was swiftly provided with all the information I needed to set me off on my journey. One word of advice though, get there nice and early as there it can get excruciatingly congested with swathes of tourists - which I suppose is expected as it's every tourists instinctive information provider.

I've never really understood the need for a travel agent. My travel style is general to book cheap,…read moresnag an airbnb and wing it, so i've never really needed the promise of a 7 night tour to whatsit or a charming romantic country bed and breakfast get away. Until I decided that I too, would become one of the all inclusive junkies. I work a rather hectic job and as much as I love the bustle of vacationing in a new city, my travel style isn't really relaxing. Generally, I spend most of my vacation days at full tilt trying to see and eat as much as possible. But as I started looking at the upcoming year, I realized I might fancy sitting on a beach, eating buffet food, getting drinks brought to me and generally unplugging. It took 30 years but I finally understand the appeal of the "sit and do nothing" vacation. But the thing is, the "sit and do nothing" is much harder to find then the "book and explore willy nilly vacation". My go-to sites for flights suddenly became a huge, confusing wave of information when I wanted to book an all inclusive, lazy vacation. Jimmy Martin is right down the street from my house and I walk by it all the time, so I decided to take a sneak peek at their website first. It's a good website - clean, easy to navigate and has some pretty snazzy deals. It was enough to warrant a stop in for more information. My stop was quick, but the folks here were really helpful. I travel solo mostly, and all inclusives can be a pain in the butt to book for one person but they gave me some really useful tips/options, without making me feel like a leper for wanting to beach vacation solo. I was only in for a few minutes, but left with a few new places to consider and plans to return at a later date after snooping locations on their website to talk about booking something concrete. I'm not sure if a travel agent is going to be something that replaces my age old habit of internet surfing vacations, but in this particular instance, I think they may become my go-to for the rare lazy travel. If you seek a travel agent - they are very nice and worth chatting with/snooping online.

I found Bryton travel superb, they organised flights, transfer, hotel accommodation and internal…read moreflights when we travelled to Argentina and Brazil. Could not speak too highly of them

During a recent trip to Edinburgh, our flight came in super early and our AirBNB wouldn't allow us…read moreto check-in until later on in the afternoon. Rather than try to lug our huge luggage with us up the stairs and hills of the city, we decided to check our bags at the train station so that we were able to explore until we were able to get our apartment. In the morning, there can be a queue of people waiting to stow their belongings. Though the line looks like daunting, it tends to move pretty fast. To make the experience even more streamlined, make sure you take any valuables out of your luggage (laptops, phones, passports, etc.) and be sure that your luggage meets the weight criteria. Once there, they scan your things, give you a claim tag and you're off to whatever it is you want to do. They're pretty strict on the pick-up times, so be sure to give yourself a few extra minutes before so you don't get charged extra. Since we went back midday, there weren't any lines to retrieve our luggage and the process was super simple. The customer service peeps ranged from jolly to cranky - but I was just there to store my luggage, not make a lifetime friend, so I didn't care. I'd recommend, especially for a short period of time.

this company is totally unhelpful. they had my wallet handed into them with foreign currency in…read morewithout my permission put it into their bank charged me to change it back to sterling which I didn't want then charged me an extortionate "admin" fee customer service didn't reply to me for days they have no phone contact number. asked for policies and complaints forms just ignored me. stay away do not use if you want a professional service

Once we got our ticket situation figured out and onboard it was easy going from there, from…read moreEdinburgh airport to city centre! The driver was helpful in letting us know which stop was ours too, ya know being unfamiliar and all. Great views along the way!

Best transportation from the airport to Edinburgh city center and stops between. The double decker…read morebus has free WiFiI, USB charging points & gives you a chance to see the city and surrounding areas along the way. At 4.95 GBP you can't beat it and it's only 30 minutes from the airport to the last stop at Waverley bridge. I wish every city had one of these!

I came in here looking for a good flight deal to Greece around spring and all they could come up…read morewith was a 2000 pound ticket with British Airways. I think I can spend 2 grand going round the world- not just Greece. Ironically I eventually found a ticket with an on line search engine for about 200 pounds return. Big difference. The only reason I had tried to go through an agency was because I was hoping for a cheap deal with a charter flight (most are not available unless you book with an agency). So much for that. So why two stars? Well,the girl was apologetic and suggested I try out STA travel down the road. At least she tried I suppose but I won't be coming here any time soon for a cheap deal.

Picture the scene if you will - its a rainy, cold and just horrible day in Edinburgh, your revision…read morefor exams isnt going well, and you have some birthday money left over. You need a holiday. Now imagane that you are in the Flight Centre looking at holiday brochures - you've spotted somewhere you want to go, and sit down with an overly tango'd woman, who tells you such and such a place is wonderful this time of year. She also tells you it will cost around £1200. Your jaw drops. Yep, thats pretty much exactly what happned with me too - I couldnt believe it. Not great, especially when there is a student specific holiday place just around the corner.