Have you ever had your holiday baggage turn up late, or not at all? The problems encountered at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 in the last week have thrown a spotlight on the whole issue, but you could be forgiven for thinking, “Just how difficult can it be to get luggage from A to B?”

Well, this great article detailing the secret life of luggage and why the airports, airlines and baggage handlers get it so wrong, so often, might make you think twice about what you take on your next hol!

If you’re like me, you’ll probably find your inbox cluttered every week with lots of uninteresting, uninspiring newsletters!

Yes, occasionally I find something of interest if I can be bothered to sift through them all, but a lot of the time I delete them straight off, not thinking about the army of people toiling away devising these email treats.

Well here at Villas to Go, we don’t want waste your time or ours. If you care to tell us a little bit more about what kinds of holidays you like, and where you like to go, we can ensure that you get newsletters about things that interest YOU!

Sound good? Click here, answer 8 little questions (and one of those is ‘what’s your email address’) and we’ll try our best to give you newsletters that you look forward to.

If you are a regular subscriber to our newsletter and have travelled with us before, you might be receiving a bribe in your inbox in the next few weeks!

We love reviews and we think holidayers do too, so we’re trying to get as many as possible from our previous customers to put on our website. In return for five minutes of your time, send us in one of your favourite holiday snaps, and we’ll turn it into your own personal mousemat so you can be reminded of that special moment each time you surf the net.

To become one of our valued contributers, just send your villa holiday review to information@villastogo.com !

Here’s an example of some of the brilliant feedback we’ve already received:

Villa Marachino, Albufeira, Portugal.

“I spent a fantastic 10 days at this villa with my wife, Two teenager daughters and my 6 year old son. The villa was fairly basic but perfectly adequate as a holiday base. I was very pleased with the cleanliness of the villa itself and the grounds and pool. The place was looked after by the elderly couple who lived next door. This in itself was great as each day involved an impromptu lesson in Portuguese…”

“…The kids especially enjoyed the pool, which was where we always ended the day. The villa also commands an elevated position and the view out toward the marina was great…”

“…There are some brilliant activities all within easy driving distance, notable ones were the aqua park at Lagos? and the go-cart track at Amasil??, possibly the wrong locations but you will pick up plenty activity brochures in the town. All in all the was a great holiday, everything ran smoothly and I was very pleased with the service I received from “Villas to go” and would recommend them to all and use again…”

Kenny Simpson

We are now making use of Google maps to display the position of a villa and it’s nearest airports. We are adding this feature to more villas everyday, click on the location tab in the villa to see a map.

One of the coolest things is now you can see just what the villa pool looks like from space. Check out the image of Villa Yvette below, it gives a real idea of this villa’s beautiful countryside setting. You can even make out the Japanese spa bath in the garden.

Hello, and welcome to our new Villas to Go Travel Magazine

Over the coming weeks and months, we hope we’ll entertain you and provide you with informative articles, news, tips, the latest villas and some amazing offers. So make sure you don’t miss out and subscribe to our travelogue today!

For those of you not familiar with what we do, we’re a specialist villa holiday company with an extensive range of villas and apartments in Portugal, Mallorca, Menorca, Crete and many other areas of the Med, as well as condo’s in Florida, chalets in Newfoundland and manor houses in Northern Portugal.

You will find a superb selection of family villas, with lots of photos, on our easy to use website. We specialize in “home-from-home” villas near beaches, restaurants and shops as well as larger houses for extended family celebrations, and all the villas are carefully chosen by our experienced team who are Mums themselves so know what‘s important for families!