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I've done both but have the last two times I have gone the route of the ABTA bonded agents rather than do it myself.
What do you do?
We do both. Next year I've got a holiday booked with Thomsons which I booked online and two holidays abroad where I booked the hotels and flights myself also online. The reason for the DIY holidays is that I wouldn't have got package holidays for what I wanted to do. I don't think DIY holidays necessarily turn out cheaper.
By Phone or e mail. A number of Holiday companies have my name and will send notification if there is something available that they think will interest me.