The kids are all right – but not on holiday
Tuesday, 27 May, 2011
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Thomson Holidays has launched its adults-only brand Thomson Couples, claiming to be the first mainstream travel company to offer child-free holidays around the world.
The operator said it surveyed 1,378 adults in March this year about their feelings on holidaying with children around and discovered 79% admitting to being “affected” by other people’s kids.
Some 31% went on to say other people’s unruly offspring has ruined a well-earned break.
Revealingly, a whopping 35% actually said they “agreed unequivocally” with the statement that “hell is other people’s children on holiday”. What’s more, some 40% say their own kids affect their holiday while 4% say they can “ruin it completely”.
Head of product development at Thomson Holidays Luke Gaskins said: “Family holidays are incredibly important to Thomson and an extremely valuable opportunity for families to spend quality time together, enabling children to experience new places, foods and cultures – and have fun.
“At the same time, many parents also tell us how much they cherish a few days to themselves once in a while in addition to their family holiday, to recharge their batteries. Just as our Family resorts are focused on keeping children entertained, Couples is completely geared to adult relaxation and together time. At a Couples hotel, peace and quiet both come as standard”.
Thomson Couples holidays are available from this summer and feature 19 hotels exclusive to Thomson UK customers in short, medium and long-haul destinations including the Algarve, Crete, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
All hotels are part of Thomson’s Premier Collection including the company’s 4T and 5T hotels. Customers get increased baggage allowance, priority tranfers, day-before check-in and dedicated holiday advisors while abroad.
by Dinah Hatch
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