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Old 04-03-2009, 21:49   #61
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I am really sorry about that, I have had some really good trips with this firm....and their customer service (IMO) was second to none.
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Old 04-03-2009, 21:58   #62
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its always the staff were my sympathy falls, one of our members was one.
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Old 04-03-2009, 22:17   #63
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I have had some really good trips with this firm
I didn't know they dished out magic mushrooms on these old biddies' coach excursions.
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Old 04-03-2009, 22:23   #64
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What makes you think that I am an old biddy?
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Old 04-03-2009, 22:26   #65
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What makes you think that I am an old biddy?
Isn't it a prerequisite of booking a coach excursion that you must be over 65?
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Old 04-03-2009, 22:30   #66
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No, that is a sad misconception....you don't have to be over 65.
I act as a carer for my elderly mother and I have to say that some of the older generation really do know how to enjoy themselves. They certainly don't need the help of recreational drugs, like magic mushrooms.

A lot of those taking these tours could be classed as middle aged, and sometimes there are children on the tours.
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Old 04-03-2009, 22:54   #67
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Such a shame.
Such lovely coaches! Here are some of the older style ones which I am sure some of you will remember

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Old 04-03-2009, 22:55   #68
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And some of the more modern ones

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Old 05-03-2009, 08:07   #69
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and sometimes there are children on the tours.
They're with their grandparents, the old biddies.

Atarah mentions lovely coaches, does anyone remember Peter Hicks? They were always the poshest coaches in Accy.
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Old 05-03-2009, 15:35   #70
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Old 05-03-2009, 15:56   #71
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..but its not down to credit crunch just poor bad management .


I think the credit crunch is taking the blame for a lot of `bad management` if you ask me, its being used as an excuse to cut cost in quite a lot of still profitable companies.
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Old 05-03-2009, 19:49   #72
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Visited Fraser Eagle, Padiham on Monday to view some holiday brochures having booked my annual holiday with them for the past six or 7 years. Was told that the computers were down, but if we left a selection of destinations they would be looked up and details phoned to us. Heard straight from the horses mouth today (Thursday) that the company has set liquidation proceedings in motion and it would not be advisable for me to book any holiday with them at this moment in time. I am saddened at the confirmation as Fraser Eagle have always come up trumps for us in the past and their hard working staff are to be commended for all that they have done. They will be sorely missed if indeed the firm goes under as looks very likely. Shame - they should never have moved from their Blackburn Road site.

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Old 05-03-2009, 21:21   #73
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yep company who tried to sprint before they could jog .the management are to blame for this not the recession.relocating must have cost them the earth in loans. wonder if the downturn in car sales contributed in the loans to start the car side of business.instead of that they should have started a taxi service how come other holiday companies say they arent affected or are they telling lies /dont think ill go abroad for another 2 years to see how the holiday firms steady out..feel sorry for the workforce as i have expierenced redundancy 3 times.......management buy-out?could it be a plan
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Old 05-03-2009, 22:07   #74
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yes other holiday firms are being hit
as you probably know iwas working for alfa holidays for the past year,
we saw more continental (and uk) tours cancelled last season than any in their history
due to lack of passengers, and in fact many that did run were seriously under booked i must have done at least 5 tours to cornwall with between 12 and 15 people on them last spring, these were obviously run at a loss, and these weren't the only examples,
and I know for a fact that fraser eagle were running tours with less than that
looks like I got out of frasers at the right time (not that it helped my situation much lol)
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Old 08-03-2009, 00:37   #75
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i remember trips to the lights with my mum back in the 70`s, then tipping the driver on the way back. good times.
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