
Althams Travel

Information about Althams Travel
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Our comment from TraTraTravel UK about Althams Travel:
Althams Travel is renowned for its outstanding customer service and knowledgeable staff who are always willing to assist. Many customers have praised the agency for providing excellent travel advice while booking their holidays, highlighting the team's friendliness and professionalism. Reviews note that clients feel at ease booking their trips, with staff allowing them to take their time and make informed decisions.
The agency has earned a solid reputation in the travel sector, boasting competitive currency exchange rates and efficient handling of bookings. Customers appreciate the attention to detail, as demonstrated by team members who help resolve issues with tour operators swiftly. Repeat customers mention that they've had many happy family holidays organized through Althams, further emphasizing the trust they have in the agency.
While most reviews are overwhelmingly positive, there have been occasional concerns regarding communication and service wait times, with a few customers experiencing minor issues during their visits. However, the overwhelming sentiment is that Althams Travel remains a top choice for anyone seeking to book a holiday.
Althams Travel: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Very helpful ladies, polite. Brilliant travel office
Fantastic experience: The staff really know their business. I don't go anywhere.
Fantastic experience: Excellent service from the staff at Althams travel. Nothing too much trouble booking holidays . Thankyou
Fantastic experience: First class service from a very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Currency exchange better than banks.
Negative experience: Would not book another holiday with Althams very poor service.first visit was told do not pick up in Chorley second visit was informed we do and had to advise my tour operator offered home collections which they had to telephone to check. Insurance a joke booked with confidence and told £200 excess charge.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic service, always polite and professional. Wouldn't use anyone else.
Fantastic experience: Many happy family holidays have been booked from here. Just booked for Tenerife and Benidorm. Reliable and friendly service as always.
Fantastic experience: Travel with confidence : I have booked a number of holidays with Althams Chorley and always received excellent customer services. All the staff are friendly & knowledgeable and will do their best to find the perfect holiday for you. A big thank you to Jade who efficiently booked my last trip and Debbie who sorted a problem with the Tour company. All I had to do was enjoy myself! Would definitely recommend
Fantastic experience: Allow you to take your time and help you to make a decision to book a holiday without fuss.
Fantastic experience: Very helpful staff and always pleasant.
Fantastic experience: Best in the travel agent's shops sector.
Fantastic experience: Great customer service support
Fantastic experience: We always have a great experience. Very helpful staff provide professional advice; staff are wonderful.
Fantastic experience: Always helpful and friendly. I wouldnt go anywhere else. Nothing is to much trouble. Best service ever.
Fantastic experience: I cannot speak highly enough of these folk they sorted my parents out with the trip of a lifetime. They (must be) are extremely patient and wise. Thanks so much
Fantastic experience: Excellent service with very helpful staff. Good exchange rates.
Fantastic experience: Very helpful staff
Fantastic experience: Very helpful
Fantastic experience: Unfortunately their weren't any holidays for me on my free dates but the member of staff that dealt with my enquiry was very thorough and tried very hard to get me a holiday.
Fantastic experience: Very good service, no complaints.
Fantastic experience: Very helpful and knowledgeable
Fantastic experience: Always pleasant and helpful
Fantastic experience: Very helpful
Fantastic experience: Althams travel in Chorley are fantastic we have used them when they were a small shop on market Street many years ago .Nothing is too much trouble for them they are the best.
Fantastic experience: Every good and helpful
Fantastic experience: Fabulous team, who know what their subject is about. Will find what you need give you updated advice on wherever you want to go, nothing too much trouble. Great stuff.
Fantastic experience: We went to book a cruise, never having cruised before and Steve at Althams was brilliant, he sorted everything out for us. Thanks Steve
Fantastic experience: Excellent customer service, luckily got in before a queue started. Booking was easy and straight forward for us. We'll done
Fantastic experience: Been going to Althams for years. Love the staff, ALWAYS helpful, they try hard to find what you want. Brilliant
Fantastic experience: All the staff are brilliant and very helpful
Positive experience: Very good customer service and very helpful in choosing our holidays.
Fantastic experience: Brilliant found us another super holiday at a very good price very good staff can't praise them enough
Fantastic experience: Great staff always book with althams wont go any wear else love debbie great person
Positive experience: So good I booked a holiday!
Positive experience: Went in to get €. Always the best rate in town.
Negative experience: Telephoned several times and left a message, no one rang me back so I went to the shop and the door was locked with people inside and I jut got waved to go away, not sure what is going on, could it be that they are short staffed?
Negative experience: Stupidity at its best saying £3k is cheap for 2 adults and 1 child at Disney Paris and if I want anything else apart from room only it can reach £5k I nearly died when the arrogant male assisted
Fantastic experience: Very helpful and accommodating
Fantastic experience: Booked pre covid with althams.. And had to cancel.. We got a promt refund so decided to rebook fornoct this year, git a great deal on a week for 2 in ibiza.. No fuss all sorted
Fantastic experience: At the moment only 2 people at a time allowed in shop staff are very helpful
Fantastic experience: Very good helpful staff. Very friendly, very efficient.
Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place we book all our holidays with them the girls will do anything to get you the best deal and they've been brilliant through the pandemic
Fantastic experience: Brilliant super staff pleasant and helpful
Fantastic experience: Great customer service
Fantastic experience: More than helpful staff, under covid circumstances.
Positive experience: Always use for booking my holidays, very helpful as I am a single traveller.
Fantastic experience: Lovely knowledgeable staff
Fantastic experience: Good staff
Fantastic experience: Very helpful and friendly service
Fantastic experience: Fabulous people, so helpful
Positive experience: Brill..hope holiday is as good..
Positive experience: Very helpful and explained everything to us during our booking for Rome. Even applied discounts without any hastle.
Fantastic experience: Excellent service & very pleasant team
Fantastic experience: Excellent service and a great deal, much more satisfying and reassuring than booking online.
Fantastic experience: Great place to get holiday information and the staff are very friendly
Fantastic experience: The staff are excellent very helpful and friendly
Fantastic experience: Good advice on where to go
Positive experience: Good
Positive experience: Currency exchange was a good rate
Positive experience: Never got back with a quote
Positive experience: Excellent service, friendly staff, right prices
Fantastic experience: Always fantastic and friendly service. The branch manager is very helpful and polite. We always book with Althams, never been let down.
Fantastic experience: Great. Holiday shop that offers great service at great prices would highly recommend
Fantastic experience: amassing staff. most helpful.
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