Real Holidays

About the Business

Real Holidays was established in 1989 and is an independent travel company based in Islington, north London. We are passionate about Italy but are experts in tailor-made holidays to both short haul and long haul destinations across the world.

Our ethos is to provide a personal, professional and knowledgeable service to customers that are seeking an exceptional client experience at great value with a company they can trust to deliver.

We have a small team of well-travelled consultants, many of whom have worked with us for over 10 years. Each member of staff has their own area of expertise and we very much believe in working as a team to share our knowledge with each other and with our customers. It is not unusual to have the entire team discussing ideas for your holiday - if one member of staff doesn't have the perfect solution for you then another one will.

Business Services

Family Holidays

Family Holidays are one type of holiday where it pays to have an experienced travel specialist at the end of the phone. We understand the difficulties of balancing what you as adults may want with what will keep your children happy.

Travelling with babies and young children can be a daunting experience, but whether you are looking for luxury and childcare facilities or privacy and quality time together, many of the staff at Real Holidays have first-hand experience of this type of holiday. Nothing quite fits with teenagers, so allow us to design a travelling holiday to an exciting destination, based around what will keep them most absorbed. Many of our suggestions for holidays with teenagers are tried and tested by our long standing clients.

Whether it is a resort with kids-club for youngsters, a self-catering villa for a multi-generational family group, or a cultural voyage of discovery for older children, we have plenty of ideas for the right family holiday for you.

Fly Drive Holidays

There is nothing like the freedom of the open road. If you get itchy feet after a few days in one place, then a tailor-made fly drive holiday may be the perfect solution. Ideal for holiday makers keen to explore more than one part of a country or for those couples or families travelling together who have different ideas of what they want from their trip, a fly drive holiday can take in all manner of experiences and adventures and keep everyone happy.

We are experts in putting together fly drive holidays to a variety of worldwide destinations. Whether you long to explore the vast national parks of the USA or the sleepy hilltop towns of the Italian countryside, the dramatic scenery of South Africa’s Garden Route or the white villages of Spain’s Andalucia region, we can plan the perfect itinerary for you.

Beach Holidays

Whether your idea of the perfect beach break is a sheltered sandy cove in Greece, an overwater villa in the Maldives or the powder white sands of the Caribbean we can offer a range of suggestions to suit your requirements and budget.

From family resorts on the Mediterranean to romantic barefoot hideaways in the Indian Ocean, let us plan the ideal beach holiday for you.

Over the years we have built up an enviable knowledge on beach destinations all over the world from Antigua to Zanzibar and everywhere in between. We can speak from first-hand experience about many of the places we sell so if you want to know which Greek island is best for combining beach with a spot of history or where you can go surfing in Sri Lanka, do contact us for ideas and inspiration.