British Airways Holidays

British Airways Holidays

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Crawley, West Sussex 15,064 followers

About us

At British Airways Holidays our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We’re one of the UK’s leading and most trusted tour operators, providing holiday packages, hotels, car hire and experiences via ba.com and the British Airways contact centres. We offer low deposits, flexible repayments and bonus Avios on holiday bookings. From carefully selected hotels to our 24-hour support helpline, we take every element of our customers’ holidays seriously. Customers can choose from more than 9,500 carefully selected hotels in over 600 locations across 100 countries to add to their British Airways flight. Car hire, in partnership with Avis & Budget, airport transfers and sightseeing experiences can also be booked on ba.com, or by calling our destination experts. First established in 1955 then rebranded as British Airways Holidays in 1991, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of IAG Loyalty, following a transfer of ownership from British Airways in April 2024. We operate in almost 50 markets globally and we are now the UK’s seventh largest Tour Operator in the latest ATOL data published by the Civil Aviation Authority. We’ve gathered over 500,000 verified customer reviews, and we’re delighted that over 91% of our customers would book with us again and to have won a Trusted Service Award from Feefo for excellence in customer service throughout 2023. We regularly ask our colleagues how they feel about working at British Airways Holidays and we are delighted that 91% of our colleagues say that they want to work here because of our culture and work environment and 94% confirmed we have a vision for the future that's easy to understand and meaningful. Unfortunately, we're unable to answer any specific customer service queries here. If you need to contact someone about our service or need immediate assistance, please visit ba.com/contactus

Industry
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Company size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Crawley, West Sussex
Type
Public Company
Specialties
Fly-drive, ATOL protected holidays, Luxury Holidays, City Breaks, Family holidays, Multi-centres, Package Holidays, Tour operating, Late Deals, Adult Only holidays, Winter Sun, All-inclusive holidays, New York City Breaks, London Vacations, Dynamic Packaging, Beach holidays, Luxury holidays, Animal Welfare, Christmas Markets, LGBTQ+ holidays, and Flight+Hotel packages

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    It is nigh-on-impossible to summarise Claire Bentley’s incredible 24-year career as MD of British Airways Holidays in just a few short LinkedIn sentences. Over the past two and a half decades she has driven the company through significant transformation and growth, building it into one of the UK’s leading and most trusted tour operators. Throughout she has led from the front, with her unwavering professionalism, drive and passion, always complemented with her signature charm and dry wit. Put simply, Claire is very much a part of the DNA of British Airways Holidays and she will be sorely missed by all. We are however delighted that she will finally be putting that out of office on, practising what we preach, and taking her retirement, and subsequent holidays, seriously.   We also welcome this new chapter for our business, with the recruitment of Andrew Flintham, currently UK&I Managing Director at TUI. Andrew comes with an abundance of tour operating expertise, a background with British Airways, and an impressive track record in spearheading TUI. We relish the opportunities Andrew’s appointment will bring for our business and our customers as we take on ambitious growth targets in the months and years to come.   

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    Managing Director at British Airways Holidays

    After the privilege of leading British Airways Holidays for 24 years I have decided to retire. I am delighted to confirm I will be succeeded by Andrew Flintham, currently UK&I Managing Director at TUI.   Some time ago I decided I wanted to retire, but Covid and the recent change in Holidays ownership resulted in me deferring leaving until now. It’s been a difficult decision, as BA Holidays has been my passion, but I need to adjust my priorities, take more time and look after myself. (I also plan to practice what we preach to our customers….taking lots more BA Holidays, and as our latest campaign attests, taking them very seriously indeed!)   This being something that has been planned for a while enabled an exhaustive recruitment process and in appointing Andrew, Adam Daniels and IAG Loyalty have secured a true pioneer in the holiday industry, from one of the UK’s most respected and successful tour operators. In his role he leads 5,000 colleagues, and last year TUI took 6 million customers on holiday. Earlier in his career he spent six years at BA in finance roles, and subsequently also worked for First Choice Holidays. I am so proud to have been part of a great team that has delivered such incredible results – transforming our business to drive huge growth without losing focus on a strong customer experience, collaborative partnership approach and maintaining the positive people culture that makes British Airways Holidays so special. I am in no doubt however that Andrew will bring a new and exciting perspective, from his broad and comprehensive industry experience, which alongside the continued passion of the Holidays team will ensure the business continues to flourish, to reach even greater heights over the years to come. Andrew will be joining us on the 28th October and we will have a handover period before I leave on the 15th November. When I head off in to the sunset I may share more ‘thank yous’!, but for now, thank you to all our partners, who have been with us on such an incredible and successful journey, and of course the amazing British Airways Holidays team, who I am in no doubt are the best in the industry. Thank you especially to Colm Lacy for his unstinting support over so many years, along with the entire British Airways team, and Adam for his counsel over recent months. Finally, to the British Airways Holidays Leadership Team of Catherine Onions, Duncan Roberts, John Price, Jonathan Smart, Matt Armstrong, Melanie Watts, Sarah Gray and Susie Bovis – thank you for your ever-present support, commitment, resilience, overwhelming fabulousness! and most importantly good humour, that has made the tricky days ok, and the good days unbeatable!   

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    We love celebrating the brilliant work our colleagues do at British Airways Holidays 💫 Our ‘Great Job’ recognition programme includes quarterly winners nominated by colleagues and our leadership team. We are proud to share some of our recent winners: ⭐ Emily McCarthy Graphic Design Assistant - an indispensable part of the marketing team, always delivering high quality work with a smile ⭐ Caroline Syrett Personal Assistant to the MD - for her unbelievable planning skills and calm headedness  ⭐ Tracey Hand Destination Assistant - for being the calm and rock in recent projects and always available to help her team understand processes. All winners are awarded an extra day's annual leave for their fantastic contributions. Enjoy your day off all – you’ve earnt it! #EmployeeRecognition #GreatJob

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    Today is World Menopause Day and at British Airways Holidays we are committed to help bring colleagues together to support one another and share their experiences of Menopause. This peer support system helps hugely with normalising conversations and can be invaluable at a very difficult time. When we asked our Menopause support group members to explain the benefits they get from their monthly meet ups, they said: ❤️ I adore this group of ladies and I know I can share my mood, emotions, tears and laughter in a safe and confidential environment. I have learnt about different supplements, foods which help with symptoms, shampoos to aid hair loss and podcasts to listen to on 'harder' days.... 💙 I love and value the support I get from this lovely bunch of ladies. It’s good to know we’re not alone and there is always someone to share in the laughter and tears and offer advice as we navigate our own way through the menopause. And we have had plenty of both! ❤️ Sharing my feelings and low points with others & realising I am NOT going crazy, and am not alone has been a revelation for me personally. I value and appreciate the whole group's support and know what's said in the team, stays within the team. There's been tears, me included...but the laughter has been immense and great for the soul. Women supporting and empowering each other is immense. Long may it continue.   💙 It's been great knowing that there's a support group such as this in the company. It's not an easy ride going through perimenopause/menopause and I'm just so thankful for this group as they have been so helpful with support and advice. #WellbeingInTheWorkplace #WorldMenopauseDay

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    Our top 25 holidays for 2025 are in 🌍 We’ve confirmed the top destinations for 2025, based on the latest data from ba.com. See which make the top 5 below 👇 As Claire Bentley, Managing Director of British Airways Holidays, said: “The desire for holidays is still on the up, be that winter sun or far-flung hotspots for 2025. We’re thrilled to offer such an incredible selection of destinations. Our Executive Club Members can make their trip twice as rewarding by earning double Tier Points on flights taken as part of their holiday package.” Where will your 2025 adventures take you? ✈️

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    Meet Katie Williams, one of our Destination Executives. We chatted to her to find out about her role and what she enjoys and finds rewarding about it, from the impact she makes to the amazing "pinch me" moments. If you like what you hear, we are looking for a Destination Executive to join Katie and the team. Find out more on the opportunity here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-7dwjUJ #CareerSpotlight #RecruitingNow

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    💥What a great launch of our new people management and leadership development programme with the fabulous Jill Furzey from FizzPopBANG Ltd! 💡 We reflected on what makes a great leader and learnt some of the science, behaviours and tools that can help us bring this to life. 💭"It was great to take the time and space to really think about how we can be brilliant leaders who support and enable our colleagues to do (even more) great things" said Sarah Gray, Head of People at British Airways Holidays. #Leadership #LearningAndDevelopment

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    A recent British Airways Holidays survey commissioned with YouGov Plc. has revealed that almost 1 in 5 (18%) of UK working adults have more than half their annual leave entitlement yet to be used, whilst nearly half (49%) have over 30% of their leave left with some saying they "just haven’t gotten round to it yet”.  Taking time off from the workplace is vital for physical and mental wellbeing. Take this post as your sign to book some time off. https://lnkd.in/ddFCdpk4 #BritishAirwaysHolidays #TakeYourHolidaySeriously

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