Virgin Holidays

High quality all round with some extra Magic Touches makes Virgin the one you want to be with if you can find the right deal.

Virgin Holidays is the largest, most successful transatlantic tour operator in the UK and in particular leads the market in travel to the USA and Caribbean. Popular destinations include the main US cities plus a lot of Florida, to top Caribbean spots like St Lucia, Antigua and Barbados. Cruising is popular too and they do a good range of all-inclusives.

It's not just across the Atlantic with Virgin, other popular holidays include Dubai, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius. There's more than a hint of top-end-but-affordable with Virgin Holidays and they offer a Price Match Promise so even though you're spending a fair bit you can be confident you're getting good value.

Other Virgin plus points include:

• ATOL protected
• A nice range of extras and 'Magic Touches'
• These include deals on car hire, flight upgrades and v-Room lounges at selected airports

Virgin also offer holidays in the Far East and Africa. The former centres very much on Thailand with a bit of Bali, while the African holidays on offer range from Cape Town to the 'Winelands' to Zanzibar and more.