Tel: 01763 226567

"You will always find a friend with Small Families"
(Dominic Kayne - aged 11)

          Make it a Special Time
Small Families is a holiday company with a difference. Specifically set up to provide single parent family holidays. Our speciality is arranging quality escorted holidays for single parent families. We have been running holidays for single parents since 2002 and have a tried and tested format that has proven to be very popular with our single parents.

                       NOT ALL TOUR OPERATORS ARE THE SAME!           So what's the difference between Small Families and the more traditional holiday company?

Answer?
WE SPECIALISE

Small Families was launched in 2002 to address an age-old family holiday dilemma for single parents. 

Travelling alone with young children, especially overseas, can often be a daunting, nerve-racking prospect.

Single parents families have always ‘drawn the short straw’ when it comes to holidays – Insensitive agents and hotels, the inevitable single supplements etc.

While most tour operators will happily sell you holidays, very few of them really support single parents by offering privately escorted group holidays with a full time host, (as opposed to just the occasional visit from a resort 'rep')

So once again, you are very likely to be (or feel), 'alone' in the resort due to a lack of other single adult company, (especially in the evenings), in resorts and hotels dominated by couples!

Fortunately, with Small Families, this situation just doesn't arise, you'll never have to be on your own - unless you choose to be.

What can we offer you?

Firstly, the prices are Clear. Transparent. Precise. 'What you see is what you pay' - No hidden 'extras' and unlike many complex brochures, you won't need a maths degree to calculate the true cost of your holiday!

Your Expectations - No one who holidays with us would expect sub-standard hotels in tacky or 'questionable' resorts and we will never offer that type of holiday to you.

We could, of course, go camping, or use hostels with shared accommodation, shared bathrooms and basic facilities etc. but our clients have made it very clear they want more comfort, more attention and better facilities on their annual holiday, (not to mention no cooking, washing up or cleaning)!

So we only use hotels where the resorts, accommodation, food and facilities have been checked by us before we offer them to you and your children.

So, What does a Small Families holiday provide?

1. Adult company and peace of Mind - knowing your child is safe, happily occupied and having a ball with all the instant new friends he or she could wish for.

2. Absolutely No hidden extra costs to our advertised holiday price.(What you see is what you pay)**

4. As a single parent, we know you'll be forever busy, so we offer a financially bonded† 'One Stop Shop'. No hassle or complexity of sorting your own flights and transfers - we do it all!  Just get yourselves to the airport and Small Families will take it from there!

5. Re-assurance & support. You are met by a Small Families company representative* at the airport check-in and introduced to your fellow holiday-makers, helping remove any concerns you may have about travelling alone as a single parent with your children.

7. Friendly service from a company that listens, understands and cares about you and your children's holiday.

8. Finally (and importantly) - Booking with Small Families means all aspects of your foreign holiday are ATOL protected,

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No doubt you'll have questions, if so, see our FAQ's, hopefully they will be answered there, if not, please do give us a call, we are always happy to chat and answer any questions or concerns you have about our single parent holidays.

We know our holidays are popular but please don't take our word for it, check out our Testimonials to see comments from our previous single parents - all genuine comments and many from regular travellers with us.

*Not always possible at regional airports, however, you will always be met at your resort airport on arrival.

**Excluding personal spending. holiday insurance, any excursions (except those which are included) and unexpected fuel surcharges or government taxation changes.
†Licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority
 

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Important Notice Due to recent rising aviation fuel costs and currency fluctuations, regretfully, we now have no choice but to impose a small surcharge to some of our holiday destinations. These surcharges have already been included in the prices on this website.      In common with the industry standards and codes of practice, we have absorbed the initial 2% We apologise for the increases but such eventualities, whilst thankfully quite rare, are beyond our control.

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Holidays for Single Parents
Small Families  - 6 Beech House, Melbourn Science Park, Melbourn, Royston SG8 6HB.  Tel: 01763 226567

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