DEPARTING Your UK FROM holiday choice YORKSHIRE & EAST MIDLANDS Coach& SELF DRIVEHolidays BREAKS November 2020 - December 2021 The UK’s only Employee Owned Travel Company alfatravel.co.uk | 01257 248000 Welcome to the ALFA TRAVEL BROCHURE Hello…… and a warm welcome to our Whether you choose to sit back and take NEW 2021 brochure, featuring a in stunning views from the comfort of your handpicked collection of holidays to the personal, luxury seat on our coach breaks, or WHAT IS EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP? UK’s finest seaside destinations, with you prefer to experience the freedom to go Our business is majority owned by a trust amazing included excursions and seasonal as you please on our self drive breaks in your operated on behalf of our employees. offers – all designed to make memories own car, you’re always assured of the same This means that each and every one of our that will last a lifetime. great Alfa hospitality. drivers, interchange, hotel and central office teams equally benefit from the success of our As the only employee owned travel Our experience and heritage means we are business. We believe this is what makes the company in the UK, our team of resident truly trusted by our customers who book Alfa Leisureplex difference, with every one of our employee owners dedicated to going that ‘Alfa Travel Memory Makers’ have been with us again and again, and as an employee extra mile to provide you with a memorable busy designing a fantastic new range owned business that’s something that makes holiday experience. of holiday experiences within the UK us all very proud. especially with our customers in mind. With lots of single rooms available, no hidden Working with our very own Leisureplex charges for seats or pick ups and a fantastic Hotels and carefully selected Alfa preferred range of 21 destinations to choose from partner hotels, our unique range of tours with Leisureplex hotels, plus a whole host of take in some of the ‘must see’ destinations tempting partner breaks, what more reason from the world-famous to those magical do you need to get away. ‘hidden gems’. Whether you have travelled with us before If you fancy blowing the cobwebs away, or are looking to holiday with us for the first we invite you to join us on our brand new time, we look forward to welcoming you range of short weekend coach breaks on board in 2021 and thank you for your PEACE OF MIND departing in the spring and autumn continued support. We are fully bonded tour operator members including Easter. We also pride ourselves of the Association of British Travel Agents, so on offering the widest range of ways to join Best wishes, the Alfa Team you can be sure that all payments made to us your holiday with lots of new pick up points in advance of your holiday are fully protected. added to our programmes for 2021. In addition, as an ABTA member we adhere to a strict code of conduct. For more information on ABTA, the Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you have a complaint, contact ABTA, 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ. Tel 020 3117 0500 www.abta.com 2 Call 01257 248000, visit alfatravel.co.uk or visit your local travel agent YOUR UK HOLIDAY CHOICE BOOKING WITH ALFA Introduction to Alfa 2 NEW BESPOKE COLLECTION 34 MADE EASY Events 7 NEW St Ives & Isles of Scilly 34 Easter Breaks 8 NEW Paignton 35 NEW Weekends 9 NEW The Cotswolds 35 BOOK AT YOUR CONVENIENCE NEW Weymouth 36 Spring Breaks 10 NEW Windermere & The Lakes 36 ON OUR WEBSITE Autumn Breaks 11 NEW Harrogate, York & alfatravel.co.uk SOUTH WEST ENGLAND 12 Knaresborough 36 Sidmouth 12 NEW Hadrian’s Wall & Weston-super-Mare Alnwick Castle 37 Why not search and book your holiday from the comfort of 13 Ilfracombe 14 NEW Pitlochry & Highland Safari 37 your own home. Newquay 15 NEW Scottish Borders & Edinburgh 37 Call our friendly reservations team on 01257 248000 Torquay 16 NORTH WEST ENGLAND 38 Exmouth 18 Lake District 38 Our offices are open: SOUTH & SOUTH Blackpool 39 EAST ENGLAND 19 WALES 40 Mon-Fri: 8.30am-6.30pm, Sat: 9.00am-5.00pm, Eastbourne 20 Llandudno 40 Sundays & Bank Holidays: 10.00am-4.00pm. Isle of Wight - Sandown 22 Criccieth 42 Isle of Wight - Shanklin 23 Tenby 43 Visit an approved Travel Agent NEW Royal Kent 24 Porthcawl 44 We have an extensive range of partner travel agents within your Weymouth 24 local area, who will be able to guide you through your booking. Wartime Britain 24 SCOTLAND 45 Bournemouth 25 NEW Aberdeen 45 Bognor Regis 26 Loch Lomond & The Falkirk Wheel 45 Dunoon 46 EAST COAST ENGLAND 27 Fort William 47 Southend on Sea 27 Skegness 27 Festive Season 48 SOCIAL DISTANCING AND COVID PROCEDURES Great Yarmouth 28 Self Drive Hotel Breaks 50 The safety of our customers and employee owners will always be our Cromer 29 Super Savers 53 number one priority and that is why we have introduced a range of new NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE 30 Joining Your Tour 54 processes and procedures as a result of the Covid outbreak. You can Northumbria 30 Group Holidays 56 find our Covid Secure operating procedures by visiting our website, Scarborough 31 Holiday Insurance 56 which is regularly updated as the guidance evolves. You can also call our Bridlington 32 Booking Conditions 57 reservations team who will be happy to answer any queries you have. CENTRAL ENGLAND 33 Details of the latest procedures will be posted out with your tickets prior NEW Warwick Castle & to departure. The Cotswolds 33 NEW Oxford & Cambridge 33 ALFA PEACE OF MIND COVID GUARANTEE With Alfa you can book your holiday with confidence, safe PEACE in the knowledge that if you have to cancel your holiday OF MIND due to having to self isolate with Covid-19 symptoms or GUARANTEE subject to a local lockdown or you are contacted by ‘Track and Trace’ and advised to self isolate, you can move your holiday departure date free of charge to another date in the future.* We strongly recommend that customers obtain an insurance policy which covers against cancellation and medical expenses if you fall ill whilst on holiday. THE ALFA TRAVEL COMMUNITY Why not become an ‘Alfan’ and join our Facebook Group, search ‘Alfa Travel Community Group’ on Facebook to join your fellow *Valid on all existing and new bookings. Evidence will be required to prove that you are self Alfa holidaymakers. isolating in conjunction with Covid-19. You are entitled to transfer your holiday free of charge under our guarantee to an alternative date (please be aware any increase in the holiday price will be applicable), if you choose to cancel your holiday you will be charged the appropriate cancellation fees in line with our booking terms and conditions. Call 01257 248000, visit alfatravel.co.uk or visit your local travel agent 3 HOLIDAY WITH US... EXPERIENCE THE ALFA DIFFERENCE Here at Alfa, we are passionate about offering the very widest choice of coach holidays, featuring exclusive itineraries and unique experiences. The majority of our coach holidays include free excursions and EXPLORE THE VERY BEST OF THE BRITISH admissions to some of the UK’s most fascinating places without the need to pre book yourself or queue at busy times of the year. SEASIDE WITH LEISUREPLEX HOTELS From a warm welcome on arrival to the very last minute of your holiday, Our fantastic team of knowledgeable employee owner drivers are our helpful team will be on hand to make your stay one to remember. Our on hand to share with you their ‘hidden secrets’ and top tips to help quality hotels are matched by professional, efficient employee owners you get the most out of your holiday. representing the very best of the UK hospitality industry. HOTEL ICON KEY Set in some of the most iconic seaside resorts, many of our hotels offer stunning views and the perfect location from which to take an evening Keep a look out for the icon keys throughout the brochure which stroll or explore the delights of the local town. will help you to easily identify which facilities are available at your chosen hotel. Leisureplex Hotels offer evening entertainment on most days during the week. All our hotels are large enough to provide both cosy relaxing lounge 117 areas where you can enjoy a tranquil glass of wine or curl up with a book. The Entertainment Tea/Coffee WiFi at least The number All 22 Leisureplex Hotels have achieved the AA Covid hotel has on at least one facilities in in the public of bedrooms Confident Accreditation. This is recognition for our improved a lift evening bedroom areas in the hotel procedures aimed at the combat of Covid-19. ENJOY YOUR STAY THE ALFA WAY All the hotels featured in our brochure are handpicked by our resident team of Alfa product curators to ensure that you get the most out of your holiday. Many of our UK holidays stay at our own group of Leisureplex Hotels which are highlighted throughout the brochure with the logo. GRADE DESCRIPTION Good standard of accommodation, perhaps with a smaller menu selection and limited entertainment Very good standard of accommodation, equivalent to a 3 star standard, with choice of menu and usually entertainment Excellent accommodation, superb facilities and high standard All rooms in our Leisureplex hotels are en-suite and include flatscreen of catering freeview TV’s, tea and coffee making facilities and hairdryers. Wi-Fi is available in our public areas and some hotels include Wi-Fi in the rooms, see the hotel descriptions for more details.