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Holidays in Europe specialise in bargain holidays to Europe with savings of up to 40% on High Street prices. Whether you are looking for a beach holiday or a city break they offer a value for money option backed up by their Price Match, where they will refund the difference, if you find the same holiday offered by a UK website on the day you make the purchase.

You can search for holidays, flights or hotels. I found the search facility easy to use and the results came up fairly quickly. If you have any queries you can fill out a contact box asking to be contacted by telephone within a specific time slot. You can also fill out an online form specifying your requirements and they’ll get back to you with suggestions.

I liked all the additional information available on the the website. When I carried out a search for a holiday, the weather for that week last year in my chosen destination came up on the screen. Several destinations have guides giving you general facts, tips and ideas for things to see. There’s also a map and weather data. There’s information such as directions and terminal layout for all UK airports.

However I would have liked to see guides for all destinations on the site. I looked at holidays in the Greek island of Kos but there wasn’t a destination guide for Kos. This is a pity as Kos is an interesting small island. Not only does it offer beautiful beaches there’s a lot of history and culture. Kos was the home of Asclepius, the god of healing. Socrates is believed to have taught students under the shade of the still present oldest tree in Europe. The island has been occupied by Venetians and Turks and the Knights of St John built the fortress at the harbour, When I clicked on the various towns very little information about that specific resort came up. Some photos or virtual tours on would be a useful addition, allowing you to see the resort for yourself.

Staircase in Kos Castle by Ilkhamid

I had a look at some of the featured hotels in Kos. There was a general description of the location, rooms and facilities. There were 3 user reviews per hotel and an overall guest star rating. Reviews can only be made by guests who have booked through the site and stayed at that accommodation. I would have preferred to see more reviews per hotel. I read reviews of 4 hotels, 12 reviews in total and only one review had any trace of negative comments.

I believe that the more information available about destinations the better. Some visitors will only want to search for the cheapest holiday possible and are not interested in reading up about a destination. However if a potential customer is looking for more information they will probably start searching other sites to find this and may end up making the booking on one of these other sites. If potential customers are unsure if they can trust the limited user reviews they are likely to search for other reviews.

Overall I thought that the Holidays in Europe website was user friendly and offered a good choice of low cost holidays but I’d like to see more detailed destination guides, more photos and more user reviews.

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