Holiday Pirates

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Has anyone ever booked a holiday through this site?

Things always seem too good to be true until you click through the deal and alter the airport, add bags etc

I am currently tempted by one but cannot convince myself to do it……

If anyone has personal experience, I’d love to hear it.

are they on trust pilot ?

Abta protected?

Yes, they have a 4.3 rating on trust pilot.

@Parksinyork I'll need to check - I know they're ATOL

you don't actually book through them though, they link to travel agent's deals, I booked one recently and it was a Tui holiday to a Thassos in Greece, no complaints, it was actually lovely and an absolute bargain.

Great to hear @YourTruthorMine- there is one am tempted by ….. when I go in and change the airport (it’s always London) and do the add ons, it’s never what’s it’s promised price wise: just wanted to hear from someone who had actually booked via their suggestions.

Yes, as PP said, that's because they've found the absolute rock bottom price for a holiday. It won't stay the same price if you change anything - bags, airports, flight times, duration. You have to take it as is.

And yes, they just find deals on other operator sites.

But if you fly from London and only take the basic luggage allowance, you'd get it for the price stated?

I've never used it and had a look and it seems pretty clear what they're offering, which seems to be less popular flights at quiet times of year - eg you can go for 4 nights in Ibiza for £199, but it's in mid October, so the weather might be unreliable and it involves a flight that arrives late at night and the return flight is just after midnight. The room is also described as an 'economy twin' in a 3 star hotel in a quiet area, so likely one of the cheapest rooms available.

But it stands to reason if you want your choice of flight from a different airport at a better time of day, a nicer room and extra luggage then it will cost more and it's well know that these add ons can substantially increase the cost of the holiday.

Living where we do, am fairly accepting of additional charges etc and not contesting those. I just wanted to hear from a real life person who had previously booked through a link on the site

Yes we used them a while ago to book a relatively last minute holiday. Just went with what was in the offer apart from adding a suitcase I think.