Expressions Holidays

Expressions Holidays, tailor-made luxury travel from Exeter

Expressions Holidays is a British travel agency with offices in Exeter that has been operating since 1989. Its activity focuses on organising tailor-made luxury holidays and experiences, with the freedom to choose dates, duration, hotel room, board, flights and local travel arrangements. The company presents itself under the motto "the art of intelligent travel organising".

In addition to fully personalised holidays, it sells some small-group tours with set departure dates, dedicated to wine, gardens and cookery. The company stated on its website that in 2024 it was celebrating 35 years in business.

Destinations covered

The catalogue is organised by continent, country and region, with a deliberately limited selection of destinations:

• Africa and the Middle East: Dubai and Oman.
• Asia: Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand and Sri Lanka, with details of areas such as the Cultural Triangle, Colombo, Galle and the south coast, Negombo and the west coast, the north and north east, tea and hill country, and the south west coast.
• Australasia: Australia (New South Wales and Sydney, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Adelaide, Tasmania, Victoria and Melbourne, Western Australia and Perth) and New Zealand (Auckland and environs, Central North Island, Central South Island, Hawke's Bay and Napier, Marlborough and Blenheim, Nelson and Abel Tasman, Northland and Bay of Islands, Otago and Fiordland, Wairarapa and Wellington).
• Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago.
• Europe: Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland, with Swiss regions such as Bern, Bernese Oberland, Grisons and the Engadine, Lake Geneva, Lake Lucerne, Saanenland, Swiss Cities, Ticino, Valais and Zurich.
• France: Alsace, Auvergne, French Alps, French Basque Country, Bordeaux Region, Brittany, Burgundy, Champagne, Corsica, Cote d'Azur, Dordogne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Normandy, Paris, Pas de Calais, Provence, Rhone Valley, and Tarn and Lot.
• Italy: Abruzzo, Amalfi Coast, Basilicata, Calabria, Italian Alps, Italian Cities (Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome, Turin, Venice and Verona), Italian Lakes, Latium, Ligurian Riviera, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Umbria and Veneto.
• Norway: Northern Norway, Oslo and Oslofjord, Southern Norway, Trøndelag and Vestlandet.
• Spain: Andalusia, Barcelona, Canary Islands, Catalonia and Eastern Spain, Green Spain, Heart of Spain, Madrid, Mallorca and the Balearic Islands, Spanish Basque Country, Navarre and Aragon, Valencia and Murcia, and La Rioja.
• Indian Ocean: Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles.

Holiday types and specialities

The offer is classified by holiday type, by party type and by special interest. The options include hotel holidays, touring holidays, rail holidays, family holidays, spa and well-being holidays, honeymoons abroad and holidays for special occasions.

The special interests section includes food and wine holidays, garden holidays and tours, cultural holidays and sports holidays. The company also groups unique proposals under headings such as new additions, seasonal suggestions and holidays of the month.

Hotels and how it works

Expressions Holidays works with its own selection of elegant and prestigious hotels, as well as charming and authentic accommodation, in its specialist destinations: Italy, France and Spain, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand.

The service model is based on a single sales consultant specialising in the chosen destination or type of holiday, who accompanies the client from the first contact until the end of the holiday. The company notes that each year it welcomes back many regular clients and that it attracts new travellers for those same characteristics.

Publications and customer service

The agency's website includes news and articles written by its team based on their own visits and travels, as well as services for requesting brochures, receiving offers by email and requesting a call back. The company also publishes information about booking conditions, privacy policy and employment.

Location and contact

Lynx House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5JL · Telephone: 01392 441245 · Email: info@expressionsholidays.co.uk · Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30; Saturdays 10:00 to 14:00