Away Holidays

Away Holidays, luxury holiday packages from the United Kingdom

Away Holidays is a travel agency based in the United Kingdom that sells holiday packages, mostly luxury, to destinations in Asia, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the United States and Australia. Its catalogue is organised into weekly offers, featured destinations, types of trip and hotel recommendations selected by its advisors.

Offers and reference prices

The website shows a catalogue of packages with indicative prices per person that include flight and hotel. Among the examples published are seven nights in the Maldives from £875, seven nights for families from £585, three nights in Dubai from £509, three nights in Thailand from £499, seven nights in Mauritius from £1,055, seven nights in Barbados from £1,075, seven nights in Orlando from £1,059, three nights in India from £645, five nights in Europe from £455, five nights in Africa from £415 and five nights in the United States from £995. The agency also advertises discounts of up to 80% on international escapes and a selection of hotels with savings of between 15% and 60%, as well as promotions such as 'kids stay and eat free', free nights, room upgrades and included transfers.

Destinations and types of trip

The catalogue covers destinations such as the Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Barbados, Orlando, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the United States and Australia. Trips are classified by type: beach, all-inclusive, honeymoon, family, luxury, tours and multi-centre, which allows several countries or cultures to be combined in a single itinerary.

Hotels and featured programmes

Among the recommended accommodations are Adaaran Select Meedhupparu and Siyam World in the Maldives, Savoy Seychelles Resort & Spa in Seychelles, The Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa and LUX* Grand Gaube in Mauritius, Shangri-La Hambantota in Sri Lanka, Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket in Thailand, Mangobay Barbados, Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali, The Leela Ashtamudi in Kerala, Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Rixos Bab Al Bahr in Ras Al Khaimah, Adaaran Select Hudhuran Fushi, Walt Disney World Dolphin in Orlando, Sugar Bay Barbados, Taj Bentota Resort & Spa, Centara Villas Samui, The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa and Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok. Many of these programmes include flights and hotel, and some add free transfers, theme park tickets or half-board and all-inclusive meal plans.

Booking and customer service

The agency allows bookings with reduced deposits from £99 per person and offers the option to pay later. It has 24-hour telephone support every day and its advisors handle enquiries to design tailor-made trips. The average customer rating shown on the website is 4.8 out of 5.

Location and contact

Phone: 0208 843 4410 · Hours: Open 24 hours, 7 days a week