Travel writers pool resources for new holiday website

Wednesday, 22 Jan, 2009 0

Former Caribtours managing director Catherine Leech is managing a new website featuring the worldâ€™s 101 best holidays.

Leading travel writers David Wickers and Mark Hodson have downloaded their experience and expertise into the www.101holidays.co.uk website.

They have also selected this yearâ€™s top travel experiences for UK holidaymakers.

A visual search allows users to browse through the chosen 101 holidays.

Travel companies are charged a fee to appear on the site, but each has been individually selected for its expertise and excellence, according to the company.

Holidays featured range from bed and breakfasts on the Isle of Wight and self-catering on the ÃŽle de RÃ©, and holidays of a lifetime (Orient Express to Venice, Monaco Grand Prix, polar bears in the Arctic) as well as offbeat trips (rafting the Soca River in Slovenia, surfing in Bahia).

It also includes advice on the best ways to experience classic journeys as a cruise on the Nile and trekking in Nepal.

Holidays can be searched by image, as well as by price range, type of experience and destination.

Users are presented with the editorsâ€™ verdict and a short description of the holiday. To find out more they can click through to the recommended companyâ€™s website.

An â€˜Ask The Expertsâ€™ forum for travel-related questions, advice and dilemmas is also provided where emails will be personally answered by the two writers.

Wickers said: â€œWe have pooled our knowledge of the holiday scene to make what had to be a ruthless cull. The site is simple: it aims to present choices of where to go, and which travel company does it best.â€

Hodson added: â€œThere are thousands of tour operators and destinations out there, all vying for your custom, and itâ€™s a struggle to know where to go, and who you should book with.

â€œSearching online can be frustrating and confusing. Weâ€™ve simplified the whole process by selecting our take on the best around the world.â€

Leech, who manages the business on a day to day basis, has more than 25 yearsâ€™ experience in the travel industry in both marketing and tour operating roles.

by PhilÂ Davies

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