The advantages of independent travel

Package holidays are not for everyone and if you like to have more control over what you will be doing on your trip and when, then booking your own flights, accommodation and holiday add-ons yourself will probably be best for you.

One of the biggest advantages of independent travel is that is allows you to travel when and how you want. Although many package holidays have various travel options available these sometimes come with a supplement or restrict you to travelling at certain times.

In addition to the freedom to travel how you want, booking your trip independently means you have greater control to choose where you want to go as tour operators may not have accommodation in the resorts you want to visit.

You can book any type of accommodation and find out as much about the property as you want before you go. See the Origin Sports Property Directory for a selection of some of the best accommodation options available to the independent traveller.

The freedom of independent travel also means you can ski or board in several resorts in one trip and you can get off the beaten track to some of the less well-know resorts not covered by tour operators.

Independent travel also gives you more privacy and many private accommodation providers offer a home from home atmosphere that allow you to get away from it all. 

The additional services that are usually carried out by tour operators for their package holiday guests can now easily be arranged in advance as detailed in the Arranging an independent holiday page.