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A survey conducted by travelling site Holidays-Direct revealed the top factors considered by customers before booking family holidays.

The vacationers have been asked by customer representatives by rating the factors by importance. They were asked to rate the factors from 1 to 5 with one being the most important.

Based on the results, the most important factor was “safety of resort,” followed by “good reputation of the agency.” The next three factors were “user feedback and online reviews” (third), “ease of transfers” (fourth) and “closeness of airport” (fifth).

Holidays-Direct representative Jon Pearce said that they are happy that their company has been getting more customers due to their proven track record and meeting the factors mentioned above. He added that they provide useful advice to their customers in terms of choosing the best family holiday packages that best fits their budget.

Airline giant British Airways once again returns to court to face a series of disputes in relation to the pilots’ holiday pay. This takes place just a few days after the cabin crew elected for strike action.

The British Airline Pilots Association or Balpa has taken its employer to the Supreme Court in a bid for the latter to give its members same pay during holidays. Holiday insurance is also part of the dispute.

Jim McAuslan, Balpa General Secretary, said that a pilot on holiday gets lesser pay compared to when he or she was working. He added that this agreement is unheard of in other industries.

The pay difference can go as high as 600 pounds, which is a significant difference if the employees are asked about this.

British Airways has maintained that the holiday pay arrangements comply with legislative requirements.

British Airways despite the bad press is still Britain’s favourite airline especially in the summer time taking Britons to a warm destination for swim & sun. Incidentally during this period the sale of swimwear onboard is ver popular.