I have only ever flown with Thomson, the Swedish travel company, but this isn't unusual. I never…read moreuse the allied services of companies that operate an airline as well as arrange holidays, rental cars etc etc... My approach to going on holiday is to book the cheapest flight that I can find on the net, and then wing the rest when I get there. To my mind it's more fun this way, and not in the least bit scary as I've done it enough times to know that I'm pretty unlikely to come a cropper, and will always find somewhere safe to stay... even if it's a bus station! I have had a few close calls, and have also ended up paying a lot more money for accommodation than I'd like, but all in all, I've definitely saved money on average, and have met some really interesting people that I wouldn't have had cause to talk to had I booked everything in advance. So, Thomson! Great company! I've flown with them a few times and I've never been disappointed. The standards are high, and difficult to beat. The budget airlines like Ryan Air don't come close. I'd be a happy person if my internet searches came back with Thomson offering the cheapest flights to my desired destination every time!

Thomson offer some great late deals, city breaks and package deals. I wouldn't choose them for a…read morelong holiday but for great late packages you can get a real bargain. I prefer to arrange flights and accommodation myself so the idea of paying extra for a middleman to book these for me seem wrong, also you can spend much more time planning the journey which ends up being more enjoyable than a 20-30 minute conversation that is supposed to try to help you find the package you want.

Another local Thomson, which is the place to go for all your last minute holiday in the sun needs.read more

I was a major fan of this lovely little travel agency. While offering all the same holidays as…read moretheir contemporaries, they were exceptionally polite and lovely. Good customer service.

This is a great little shop for such a tourist information centre with Caerleon, which is around…read moretwenty to thirty minutes away from Cardiff and it is apparently in Newport. It is such a wonderful little town that I find that I almost can not believe it exists so close to Cardiff. You normally find those type of towns in or near Pembrokeshire. It is so historic as well; and so many events are happening there all of time, all year round... Such as The Ryder Cup of this year 2010. There is a Roman Museum; a Roman Amphitheatre, Roman Baths, a Golf Club, many neat little shops, restaurants and cafes and lots of playing fields, hotels, bed and breakfasts Fortress Walls, Roman Catholic Church, The National Roman Legion Museum, a Town Hall, Castle Remains & Mynde Wall and many more beautiful historic places for you to have magical days out in. Did you Know? That there is curse known live amongst the soil of Caerloen and King Arthur was said to have been here with all of his knights at the round table... What more could you ask for from such a stunning place in Wales? The best buses from Cardiff to this place are 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2X and 7D run every fifteen minutes and the railway lines are a great use of means of public transport and Caerleon is only less than an hour away from Cardiff and Bristol airports. I really do recommend you visit the Tourist information shop there which has loads of free maps and leaflets there, tasty chariatable chocolates for only £1.50p, red dragon toys, books about the place and about places nearby and heritage trail information and there is even another colourful made dragon standing near the desk, inside the shop. It is a small and a quiet place; with one member of staff serving you and that person is very friendly, kind and chatty. It is the best building around there to get all of the information that you should need... A very useful shop for all...

Caerleon Tourist Information Centre offers a wealth of information about local attractions and…read moreevents, as well as providing an accommodation booking service. They can also book tickets for local theatre productions, offer general information about the local area, provide you with comprehensive travel information (relating to both public and private transport), and help you with route planning and walks, providing the relevant maps and travel booklets. The information centre also has a range of themed gifts and souvenirs on sale, including many along Celtic and Arthurian themes, if you want to pick up something to take home. Open every day, it's very central and well worth dropping in if you're visiting the area.

Blue Skies specialises in tailor made holidays - especially in the Far East, USA & Canada, Dubai,…read moreAustralia & New Zealand, and the Caribbean. They are keen to emphasise the fact that they are NOT one of the many travel agents owned by tour operators who need to sell their own packages. Instead, they can give you impartial advice and put together bespoke, multi-centre holidays and cruises that suit you, looking at a wide range of options and suppliers. You can go to them with a list of destinations you'd like to visit, for example, and they'll come up with a proposed travel itinerary to suit. Or if you're getting married and want a foreign wedding, you can ask them to help you create your dream wedding abroad, suggesting locations ranging from luxury beach resorts in tropical destinations to USA cities such as New York. They can also set up a a Wedding and Honeymoon Fund where your guests can contribute to paying for your honeymoon rather than buying items off a traditional wedding gift list. Their confusing and poorly designed website is unlikely to fill you with confidence, but having made a call to them to ask for some ideas about a multi-centre holiday I found them very friendly and helpful - so perhaps they're busy channelling their energy into good service and customer care rather than their company web design? As they say on their website, their reputation "means a great deal" - and for local travel agents word of mouth recommendations must be of huge importance. You can follow them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Whitchurch-United-Kingdom/Blue-Skies-Travel/138144371865?ref=ts

Excellent service! Alex the manager organised everything for us and gave very good advice when…read moreasked. I highly recommend this travel company and will definitely use them again. There are parking facilities behind the agents premises and the staff inside are all helpful and very pleasant.

This well established travel agent is based in the Llanishen area of Cardiff and has been serving…read morecustomers in the Cardiff area for more than 25 years, so they certainly have a lot of experience under their belts. In fact on their website they claim to be 'Leading Cardiff and Wales ABTA Bonded Travel Agents'. They offer travel from major tour operators as well as smaller specialist companies, with an emphasis on value for money and often discounted prices. If you're looking for a themed break such as a Christmas Market holiday, a visit to Lapland, a Battlefield Break in Europe, or an African Safari, they have partner companies that they use to deliver these types of specialist holidays. They also offer thousands of more general holidays with other partners such as First Choice, Thomson and Monarch Holidays. Obviously if you book through them it's good to know they're ABTA bonded, which is critical in giving you financial protection if they were to go bust (which has happened to many travel companies in the current unstable climate of the travel industry).

We booked to see Simeon at Tui in Weston-super-Mare and didn't have to wait. We were given full…read moreinformation and given the full range of possible options for the holiday in Sharm El Sheikh we were thinking of. We got exactly what we'd hoped for at a very good price. As always we got great service and a friendly reception; we didn't feel rushed and all our questions were answered. This is why we don't go anywhere else. It is SO much better than trying to book over the Internet! All the staff are lovely.

The Visitor's Centre is opposite the castle and just next to the statue of Tommy Cooper (the famous…read moreprop-comedian). It's the source for everything there is to know about visiting Caerphilly and the attractions in the area. They can also help with finding accommodations and non-biased advice on places to visit in the area. Gift shop has a selection of Welsh and Caerphilly items, ranging from t-shirts and pens to postcards and local honey and other crafts from the area. And a coffee machine! Great latte, thanks! Once you get past the Welsh accent, it's perfect!

If you get off the train at Caerphilly, visit the castle and wonder what else there is to do around…read morethat area then pop over the road to the visitors centre. It's an attractive circular looking building with bundles of leaflets that will keep you occupied till you collect your pension. There is also a gift shop within this tourist information centre should you wish to buy anything Welsh and why not? They stock amongst other things Penderyn Whisky which is building up quite a reputation amongst those in the know around the globe. Apparently a top chef in a well known restaurant in New York refuses to stock any other Whisky and imports Penderyn by the case load - surely that's worth a visit alone (to the visitor centre not New York although that's also a good excuse to go to the big apple too).