You should always book the earliest flight possible to avoid delays, according to a flight attendant
Discerning Villa Collection
At Discerning Collection Villas we have chosen some of the best located villas in this area
Happy Birthday Feefo
Just last Friday our office was the recipient of a lovely surprise….a massive Birthday Cake from Feefo
Favourite sayings
With the recent atrocity that took place in Istanbul, Turkey this week I am reminded of, as an owner
Some fun to end our season
Every December, for twenty-four years now, Viv and Nick Wrightman have been arranging and hosting the Alternative Travel Awards in London. The event, which raises money for various charities, was started in 1992 and was the brainchild of Nick who decided that many of the travel award ceremonies were merely...
A big thank you to all our guests
So the summer season has now come to an end and it’s been quite a turbulent year for the travel industry with some clear winners and losers. Brexit, terror threats and the weakening pound have all had significant impact on travel in 2016. Our biggest market, Turkey, certainly suffered from...
A letter from our guest
Dear Discerning Collection Having just returned from yet another fabulous holiday with the Discerning Collection I wanted to write and say a heartfelt thank you for another fantastic holiday to Turkey. Many people were cautious when I said I was going to Turkey, perhaps understandably but when you are in...
The Discerning Collection buys failed operator Elixir Holidays
The Discerning Collection has bought failed Turkey specialist Elixir Holidays from its administrators. The Turkey specialist operator has taken on Elixir's 309 forward bookings, some assets, its database, intellectual property rights, trading and domain names. The deal does not cover the operator's staff, five of which were based in London,...
The Demise of Elixir Holidays
The sad demise of Elixir Holidays shows, once again, how tour operators need to operate with Trust Accounts. It also shows that committed accommodation and flights, where the hotels and flights are guaranteed, must be a thing of the past. If Elixir had operated with a trust account, all the...
The Demise of Exclusive Escapes – Trust Accounts
When I set up our Trust Account last year it was with some trepidation as fundamentally it meant that we could only trade with the money that we invested into the business. It was going to be tough in that we could not use client’s monies to pay for anything...