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At Newmarket Holidays, while our focus has never been on winning awards, we are especially proud of the 56 British Travel Awards we've won since 2011, because the nominations and votes came from the British public, not just from within the travel trade.


Our BTAs, and in particular winning Best Escorted Tour Operator for seven successive years, are a welcome recognition of the successful holidays that we create for our happy customers each year. ....less

Newmarket Holidays was founded (as Newmarket Promotions Limited and with just two staff) in March 1983, in the South London flat of one of its founding directors.

Three and a half decades later, we've become one of the UK's largest independently owned specialist tour operators, with headquarters in Wallington, Surrey.

A major supplier throughout our history of ‘reader holidays’ offered in conjunction with national, regional and local newspapers and magazines, Newmarket has enjoyed long-standing partnerships with all of the UK’s major publishers. Since 2007, with the launch of our bookable website, Newmarket has traded online, and we've further widened our sales distribution through the development of partnerships with High Street travel agents and online affiliates. ....less

Over the past 40 years, we've built a reputation for providing escorted tours, resort-based stays, river cruises and cruise holidays that combine exceptional value for money and the highest standards of customer care. Whether you're planning a holiday close to home or in one of the world’s far-flung corners, we're here to help you get the very most out of your visit, lifting the veil on the wonders of your destination, and ensuring that your time away is as enjoyable and carefree as possible. ....less

Vaccination Requirements
Your health and safety are pivotal to our operations, and every customer travelling on a tour with us must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Fully vaccinated means that you have had the full course of an approved vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to your holiday. You can find the travel restrictions for different countries on www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. We also recommend that you travel with proof that you’ve been fully vaccinated.

Flexible Booking Protection

Cancel your holiday with a full refund up to the day of travel if you or any of your party are diagnosed with COVID-19 within 12 days of the start of your holiday.

Amend or cancel with a full refund of your holiday, up to the day of departure if impacted by COVID-19 through a lockdown where you are not allowed to travel outside your area during the dates that your holiday will be occurring.

Amend or cancel with a full refund of your holiday, up to the day of departure if we are unable to fulfil your holiday for any reason.

No administration fees applied for amends or cancellations as a result of COVID-19.

Compensation if your holiday itinerary is materially affected, after departure.

Our recommended partner Holiday Extras provides travel insurance that insures you against aspects of your trip that have the potential to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, at no extra cost to the original insurance. Key features of the policy include:

> Cover if you have to cancel or cut short your trip in the event that the insured is quarantined before or during the tour.

> Cover if you have to cancel your trip owing to the serious illness of the insured, a travelling companion or a close relative.

> Cover if you have to cut short your trip because you fall ill
Essential emergency medical treatment if the insured becomes unwell during the trip. ....less

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We have identified that we don't have the full range of room categories available loaded against your tours on tourhub. The portal has recently been modified to make it easier to load, for example, Single (your own room), Twin (Solo adult travellers sharing a room with another traveller) or Multi-share. These could be added against existing tours and the old pricing information deleted. ....less