About Us

The posts on this page provides details the personalities that created and run HolidayTravelWatch, including the case that precipatated the Organisation’s formation – Wall & Others v First Choice. This section also contains the goals of the Organisation to ensure that the holiday problems experienced by ordinary people are confronted both in practical, legal and political terms. You will also find operational details of the Organisation.

Frank Brehany – MD of HolidayTravelWatch/Senior Consumer Advocate

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Frank Brehany is the Managing Director of HolidayTravelWatch Limited (“HolidayTravelWatch”). Read More

Tendering | HolidayTravelWatch

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Tendering for HolidayTravelWatch Read More

Operational Details of HolidayTravelWatch | The Referral Code & You | HolidayTravelWatch

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

REGULATORY STATEMENT: Read More

The Goals of HolidayTravelWatch

Thursday, January 10th, 2008
  1. The Holidaymaker or Traveller
    The primary function of the Organisation is to assist holidaymakers or travellers who have suffered as a result of travel problems. It is a further aim to act as a resource, provide information, advice and assistance to those who use our services. It is a further goal to promote better health and safety warnings for the holidaymaker or traveller. The Organisation will seek to, where possible, to guide the holidaymaker or traveller toward options to resolve their complaints.
  2. The Holidaymaker or Traveller’s Health & Safety
    The Organisation will seek to create a wider dialogue through National or International Medical & Environmental agencies or bodies. Such contact is to be designed with the aim of improving hygiene, sanitation, and safety standards both within the UK and in other countries. In addition, through the assistance of such experts and bodies, to promote the goals of sustainable tourism.
  3. The Travel Industry
    The Organisation will seek to ensure that all Travel Arrangers, Providers or Organisers be honest in their brochures or through selling by other methods. It is the aim to promote the provision of reliable and appropriately trained resort representation. It is the goal of the Organisation to encourage the Industry to promote a fair and timely handling and redress of complaints.
  4. The Travel Debate
    The Organisation aims to facilitate an open and frank exchange of views on a wide range of travel opinion. Such debate to be open to governments, travel providers, lawyers, health & safety experts, holidaymakers or travellers.
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Wall & Others v First Choice – A David & Goliath Story

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The Founder and former Managing Director of HolidayTravelWatch, Brenda Wall, created the Organisation in 1995/6 following her own Holiday from Hell. Brenda worked tirelessly for the benefit of the travel consumer and to highlight the failings of the travel industry. Brenda sadly passed away in early 2005 following a long illness. Her work continues as she would have wished – her story will remain on this site as a tribute to her life’s work so that others can read and relate to her own experiences. The words reproduced are her own and reflect the position with her holiday and the destination at the time of her writing this article. Read More

Brenda Wall

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The Founder and former Managing Director of HolidayTravelWatch, Brenda Wall, created the Organisation in 1995/6 following her own Holiday from Hell. Brenda worked tirelessly for the benefit of the travel consumer and to highlight the failings of the travel industry. Brenda sadly passed away in early 2005 following a long illness. Her work continues as she would have wished – her story will remain on this site as a tribute to her life’s work so that others can read and relate to her own experiences. The words reproduced are her own and reflect the work carried on by Brenda to develop the foremost holiday consumer organisation in the UK. Read More