Views and reviews

Time to get personal! In this section of the blog we reflect on our own travel experiences, share holiday reviews from guest writers and offer a behind-the-scenes look at what makes Simpson Travel tick.

Travel apps: your essential holiday guide
- By Simpson Travel
- 28 Aug 2019
- Views and reviews
Send a personalised postcard, pack like a pro and keep all your essential documents in one online place: our guide to the best travel apps of the summer. Read more >
Paxos with Simpson Travel; Siobhan Miller tells us why.
- By Siobhan Miller
- 28 Jun 2019
- Views and reviews
Siobhan Miller, Positive Birth Mama and founder of The Positive Birth Company, tells us about her family trip to Paxos and why using Simpson Travel really made a difference. Read more >
Things to do in Puglia: bewitched by the masseria
- By Emma Hogan
- 27 Jun 2019
- Views and reviews
Regular Simpson Traveller Emma Hogan and her partner recently visited Masseria Le Torri in Italy. Here she explains why they didn’t venture far afield for their perfect Puglian adventure. Read more >
Films set in Greece: legends of the big screen
- By Simpson Travel
- 12 Apr 2019
- Views and reviews
From Zorba to Captain Corelli, our favourite Greek heroes have all been brought to the big screen against the picturesque backdrop of a sun-drenched Greek island. Read more >
Holidays for special celebrations
- By Helen Macnaughton
- 01 Feb 2019
- Views and reviews
Planning a big get together? Need a villa for a group? Find out how one family made it work for three generations in Mallorca, and came out still smiling! Read more >
Telegraph Travel Awards: Simpson Travel voted Best Villa Operator 2018!
- By Simpson Travel
- 06 Dec 2018
- Views and reviews
The Telegraph Travel Awards are the most prestigious in our industry, with around 50,000 surveys completed by holiday makers this summer. Fresh from collecting the award for Best Villa Operator 2018, our Chairman Graham Simpson shared what such accolades mean to a business like ours: Read more >
Travel Writing Competition Runners-Up 2018
- By Simpson Travel
- 27 Nov 2018
- Views and reviews
The runners-up were Andrew Balchin and Susan Enticott. Andrew's entry is a delightfully evocative piece about a meal at a local taverna on Paxos, and Susan entertained us with a clever and thoughtful story about watching the Royal Wedding amongst the everyday hustle and bustle of Vamos in Crete. Read more >
Travel Writing Competition Winner 2018
- By Simpson Travel
- 26 Nov 2018
- Views and reviews
The winner was Bob Walters, who wrote an eloquent yet humorous piece about his holiday to the Purple Apricot on Paxos. Read more >
Kefalonia Hotels: not just another holiday review
- By Ally Oliver
- 29 Aug 2018
- Views and reviews
From turtle talks to anti-tangle treatments, the team at Avithos Beach Estate in Kefalonia made a lasting impression on journalist Ally Oliver and her family this summer. Read more >

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‘[Simpson Travel] specialise in the sort of magical, unspoilt destinations my family loves’ Author: The Telegraph
‘So how did we find the near-perfection that was Villa Cabanellas in Mallorca? The first step was to approach… Simpson Travel… we needed expertise, not just blinding choice.’ Author: Sunday Times Travel Magazine, The Villas Handbook
‘The Simpson Travel check-in at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was seamless.’ Author: Family Traveller, Katy Hill
‘Where Simpson [Exclusive] really excels is in its first-hand knowledge of properties and destinations’ Author: House & Garden
‘Simpson [Exclusive] delivers holidays that combine sunshine, five-star luxury and friendly service’ Author: House & Garden

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