Kent news

Friday, 11th May 2012

Holiday Extras’ Liz Hare survives on £1 a day for malaria charity

Liz Hare with school children in Uganda

Liz lives below the line to raise money and awareness for ‘Malaria No More UK’ Liz Hare, who works at the Hythe-based company, has spent the last five days living on porridge oats, rice, kidney beans, broccoli soup and eggs. Not for the fun of it – but to step … Read more

Wednesday, 9th May 2012

Holiday Extras’ Star Wars-themed fundraiser

May the 4th be with you

Intergalactic force collects £264 for cancer and local hospices HolidayExtras.com HQ was taken over by the Galactic Empire today in a bid to raise cash for Cancer Research UK and the Pilgrims Hospices. The Star Wars-themed fundraiser, ‘May the 4th be with you’, saw the Holiday Extras team dress as … Read more

Monday, 5th March 2012

Holiday Extras is a “Sunday Times Best Company” again, jumping 20 places

Holiday Extras Sunday Times Best 100 2012

UK’s market-leading travel add-ons company makes the list for the sixth time and achieves two-star Best Companies accreditation Hythe-based Holiday Extras has exceeded its own success in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For survey by being listed at number 45 and achieving two-star accreditation for the first … Read more

Monday, 30th January 2012

Top travel insurance award for Holiday Extras

Andrea Clayton, Head of Insurance & Travel Trade Partnerships

Holiday Extras was named Best Insurance Provider, for the fourth consecutive year, at the Globe Travel Awards held last Wednesday at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The UK’s market-leading travel add-ons company walked away with the Best Insurance gong at the glittering ceremony hosted by Travel Weekly’s Group editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley … Read more

Thursday, 26th January 2012

HolidayExtras.com swaps Blue Monday for ‘Happy Monday’

Happy Monday at HolidayExtras.com

While the rest of the country were feeling down in the dumps, the UK’s leading travel add-ons provider were raising a smile for ‘Happy Monday’. On the penultimate Monday of January, the team at HolidayExtras.com were each handed a National Lottery scratch card. There were eleven lucky winners – including … Read more

Monday, 12th December 2011

HolidayExtras.com sponsors Face of Europe

Face of Europe welcome party - Folkestone harbour

HolidayExtras.com supports many local projects – and is delighted to be helping Gisele Buckingham, who is a travel consultant at the Hythe firm. Gisele started her own company with co-founder Lucie Hide in 2010 named Face of Europe. And since then, the European pageant has become well established in the … Read more

Thursday, 8th December 2011

Nearly £2,000 raised by Movember team at HolidayExtras.com

HolidayExtras.com do Movember

Seventeen brave members of Hythe firm HolidayExtras.com grew a ‘tash for cash’ to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity last month. For four weeks, the team swapped their razors for the rugged look – and asked people to sponsor them in the process.   The fundraising event had its … Read more

Tuesday, 22nd November 2011

‘PJs for pounds’ raises cash for Children in Need

PJs for pounds day at HolidayExtras.com

The team at local travel add-ons company HolidayExtras.com got out of bed on the right side last Friday morning by wearing their pyjamas to work to raise money for Children in Need. Donning everything from funky all-in-ones to dressing gowns and slippers, people came in droves to donate money and … Read more

Tuesday, 18th October 2011

HolidayExtras.com team gets healthy and happy

Amanda Richardson tucks into the fresh fruit

As the days get shorter and chillier, HolidayExtras.com has given its team some TLC with a week of health and well-being activities. Well-being Week began on Monday 10 October as team members were welcomed to work with fruit, cereal bars and juice. Breakfast was provided every day for the week, … Read more

Monday, 17th October 2011

HolidayExtras.com rated in The Sunday Times Top Track 250

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55 Southeast companies listed on to the prestigious league table. Together the Southeast companies employ 113,638 staff and achieved combined sales of £14.4 billion. Cathy Beare, Group Chief Financial Officer for HolidayExtras.com, was among guests at a dinner in London on Thursday October 13, to celebrate the publication of this … Read more