Hi Dawn -In my opinion, Jet2 are a no frills, good,reputable company, who have up until now specialised in flight only. I myself have booked with them before, and had no problems. I have only just seen their adverts on TV advertising the full package holiday, - so I'm going to take a look now - I for one would not hesitate to book with them.

Hope you get a great deal.

Regards, BBB

Me again! - Just spent a while pricing some of their package holidays up, - and I'm quite dissappointed with the prices, they are coming out at much more than I expected.

For example we have booked a week hol for 2 adults from leeds/brad to hotel orange in benidorm , 28 aug - 4 sep - with thomsons £720. The exact same dates, accomodation, airport, etc.... £888.00 with jet2!

Regards, BBB

I had been looking around at Majorca for October so thought i would check out JET2 holidays.
Cant believe there is a one on to the Sol Balmoral for a week at only £139 all inclusive from Newcastle.
Cant even beat that price by doing a DIY.

Hello bellyballyboo,
at the moment it is only the beginning for them. When you cost an holiday with Jet2.comholidays they include private transfers and not the usual coach transfers. If you do not want the private transfers then you have to deselect them and requote the holiday again. As for the free kids, sometimes 1 or 2, make sure that you check the costing taking advantage of the free kids offer and then without as sometimes the total cost may be even cheaper if you pay for the kids. It seems that there is no credit card charge either if you book with them ( I think I am right on this ) but I believe they may not accept American Express cards. The only grey area is that is not clear which protection they offer as I cannot find them on the Atol register, they are not Abta registered and they do not give any info about the Travel Trust Association( it does not say that much in their terms and conditions ). It is a very good company and they own the airline as well. Paying by credit card will give consumer peace of mind anyway.Hope this will help any future reader of this thread.

Jet2holidays is operated in conjuction with the on-holiday group. All bookings are processed by the on-holiday group and due to this, you are covered by the groups ATOL.

It would been more encouraging for customer if the info about the Atol protection could be more clear anyway. I think Jet2Holidays should make the Atol protection more evident on the front page of the website but if it is true that they use the On Holiday Group Atol why says the following?

Extract from About Our Holidays from Jet2Holidays website

We also believe that customers want the financial protection offered by major operators. This is why in accordance with the E.C Directive 90/314/EC all passengers booking with Jet2.com are fully protected against the loss of all monies paid to us for the holiday (and repatriation if required) due to insolvency, by way of an Insurance Policy with Contractors Bonding Limited of Tower 1, Shortland Centre, 51 Shortland Street, PO Box 3772, Auckland, New Zealand. Jet2.com takes responsibility for all aspects of your holiday from the hotel, transfers and flights, ensuring any issues are dealt with quickly and efficiently.

It is still a bit confusing!!!

Hi (Again)!

Does anyone know why jet2 hols are not available to/from alicante airport (Benidorm), but to Murcia airport only (Which is miles away, and costs a fortune in transfers), couldn't understand why , when pricing a hol up, as they do daily flight to/from Alicante.

Regards, BBB

bellbaiiyboo,jet2hols are available to benidorm from leeds bradford,just checked

Kevin

Yes there are holidays to Benidorm from Leeds but you fly into Murcia,so as bellyballyboo has said transfers cost a fortune.

bellyballyboo,
If select your requirements on the home page for your holiday on the results page there is a option "Expand flight options" then Alicante is available on the next page.
Hope this helps.
Andy

Andy - Many thanks for that, I never noticed it

Thanks again, BBB

I have no experience of a holiday with jet2 but have flown with them to Ireland and Barcelona.
The only downside was that the baggage allowance is only 18K on their flights but although I was a little bit over they didn't charge me. Think that may have been because my friend was well under.
Flights have been on time and it was easy to get a taxi from Barcelona central. Fare 25E.

hi folks i went on looking at jet2 found a deal to santa susanna [costa brava] for 1st oct 1 week ai 2 adults 1 14 yr old £649.00 its a lot cheaper than other companies as weve never been ai before but for that price im really interested;but a bit unsure with them only just expanding from just flights.but as you state you will be covered ill have to think a bit longer also do you think the prices might change as im thiking 7 mnths away and how do you get the free child prices up were also used to coach for transfers a private taxi as they state does that literally mean they;ll be a taxi at airport when arriving and same coming back any replys most welcome thanks

Hi Porker, - You got a great deal there. Dont worry about the price going up, - if it does you won't be liable to pay more.

We also found a great deal for Oct 2-9th, 1 week. 2 adults, 1 child (13), half board - £548. It has since gone up quite a lot (Which I knew it would do - plus all the free childs places are now gone!!).

Regarding the taxi, I would have thought the driver would be waiting for you in arrivals,to take you to your destination, and he'll prob give to a pick up time on arrival, for your transfers back to airport.

I wouldn't hesitate on booking the holiday, you've seen, before it goes up in price, and all the child places are gone. I always book about 12 months in advance, and never has the holiday gone down in price, it's always gone up!.

Regards, BBB.

Hi I have booked with jet2 holidays as a package saved about £150 doing it like that than doing it diy,and that was with taxi transfer too.That's going to majorca from blackpool.Jet2 flyfrom blackpool to alicante and to murcia.Will post how it all goes on my return at least then it lets people know who are a bit worried about doing it,just hope it goes ok i have asked if anyone else has booked with them but had no replies,i may be the first to let anyone know.

Hi
I have now returned from my holidat i booked with jet2 holidays,it all went very well,flight on time taxi waiting at airport hotel good and taxi on time from hotel to airport,would certainly use them again.As i said in a reply before we saved £150 doing it through them rather than doing flight and accomadation seperate.

£74 Benidorm packages from Blackpool on offer

Seven-night package holidays in Benidorm from as low as £74 are being offered for those wishing to escape Blackpool this winter.

The deal from Jet2holidays.com is based on four sharing a one-bedroom self-catered apartment on the Costa Blanca resort in January, 2008.

The deal is part of a programme of flexible duration winter sun holidays being offered from five airports across the North of England and Northern Ireland.

The operator, which was launched last year, is seeking to capitalise on the closure of much of MyTravel's businesses in the north following the Airtours' parent company's merger with Thomas Cook.

The holiday arm of budget carrier Jet2.com claims it will be the biggest holiday tour operator in the North of England.

Packages are available from Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast International and Blackpool to a range of destinations, including The Algarve, Majorca, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca.

General manager Mandy Round claimed: "We have ripped apart the traditional tour operators' model and slashed traditional prices."

She added: "It simply has never been possible to offer these kinds of holidays without it being tied to a promotional offer - our holidays offer permanently low deals. Our business model does away with needless overheads and prices that were fixed months ago in brochures.

"Today's consumers do not want to be told what day they go on holiday, or be forced to take 7 or 14-day breaks. They want flexible durations, departing on days they want and flying from their local airport.

"What's more, our package deals offer unbeatable value for money, with other tour operators unable to match our prices for breaks throughout Christmas, Spring Half Term and Easter; the three most popular times for holidaying during the winter season.

"We are delivering all this, ensuring the hotels are high-quality three, four and five-star standard at prices that have never been so low.

With permission from Travelmole

Hi David
We went to majorca from blackpool with jet2holidays it was great worked out about £100 cheaper than doing a diy package.Also as we live 10mins away from the airport saved us £75 in return taxi fare.I will be doing another holiday with them without a doubt.

Hi

Thinking of booking an all inclusive holiday with Jet 2 package holidays as it is working out slightly cheaper than DIY. Has anyone else booked a holiday with them and if so was everything OK?

Thanks

Loretta