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Ginge Tours & Travel and Mendip Travel are independent, fully protected travel companies run by Geoff (a former Assistant Chief Constable) and Jo (a former NHS clinician). We offer honest advice, great value, and a personal service you simply won’t find with a call centre or faceless online brand. We book everything from beach breaks and cruises to complex touring holidays, ski trips, luxury escapes and once-in-a-lifetime adventures. We work with trusted ABTA and ATOL-protected suppliers and are proud members of Protected Trust Services — giving you complete financial peace of mind. Our customers deal directly with us from first enquiry to homecoming. That means no passing you from team to team, no hidden fees, and clear, transparent communication at every step. Ginge Tours serves customers across the UK, with a strong focus on the Emergency Services and NHS. Mendip Travel is our sister brand, dedicated to our local community in Somerset and the Mendip Hills, offering long-haul, luxury and cruise holidays from regional airports, with added extras like reduced parking. Between both brands, we bring experience, integrity and award-winning service — backed by over 125 five-star reviews and the promise that we’ll always put our customers first.
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Rickford, BS40 7AH, Bristol, United Kingdom
- 07786 748070
- geoff@gingetours.co.uk
- gingetours.co.uk
P & O Mediterranean Cruise
As a solo traveller booking a holiday can sometimes be a little daunting. I decided to try a cruise for my upcoming 'big' birthday and contacted Ginge Tours. Geoff researched several cruises which fitted my criteria and I decided on a P & O Mediterranean cruise. Geoff arranged everything for me, he kept in touch and all documentation, etc, was also available via the Trip Plans app. Thanks to Geoff my first cruise experience was straightforward and enjoyable, and I had a lovely memorable birthday. I would certainly use Ginge Tours again for any future holidays.

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2nd time
2nd holiday using ginge tours. Can highly recommend them. Both Geoff and Jo go above and beyond to make sure your holiday goes as smoothly as possible. I really love the welcome home email gives it such a personal touch. Will be booking again very soon.

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Ginge Tours. A personal service from a company that cares
A personal service from a company who cares about their clients.
Ginge tours found the perfect holiday (Little trains of the Pyrenees with Newmarket holidays) for us at a good price.
The itinerary was excellent and varied taking in the most beautiful scenery.
Roses, our resort for the week was pretty, clean and flat which allowed for easy walking. However our hotel room was tired and shabby and the food although tasty was not hot.
Ginge tours gave us the use of an app which had our travel details and itinerary on it saving us from having to carry our paperwork with us all the time.
We had peace of mind that if we had any issues that we only had to make a phone call at any time to Ginge tours and they would be resolved.
In summary we had expert advice, a holiday that was well priced and the reassurance that we were in very safe hands.
Thankyou Geoff for going the extra mile.
We will definitely book all forthcoming holidays with Ginge tours.

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Domincan Republic
From the time we first contacted Geoff he took care of everything; from recommendations, bookings, upgrades, boarding passes and even an email advising of possible road delays on the way to airport. A truly professional service delivered in a personal way, leading to an amazing carefree holiday.

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Manhattan
We booked a trip to New York through Geoff which included flights, hotel accommodation and tickets to see Hamilton. I can honestly say that nothing could have been made easier, and with a personal touch Geoff was available to answer any and all questions. Geoff took charge from start to finish with the booking process, providing regular updates, especially when the airline changed flight times. Geoff provided a web based app for my use which contained all information and documents necessary for the trip. I really can't recommend highly enough the services Geoff offers

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Ginge tours were excellent
Ginge tours were excellent. Very helpful, providing great advice which enabled us to choose the destination and hotel that suited our needs.
Lovely personal touch, thoroughly recommended.

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P&O Aurora Med 19days.
I gave Geoff the requirements for a cruise and he did the rest. He then came back with some offers and we took PO Aurora 19day Med Cruise. It was excellent, Geoff was able to secure free parking at Southampton and on board spend. We thoroughly enjoy our cruise so big thanks to Geoff and Ginger Tours Ltd

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Caribbean Holiday
This was our first holiday booking with Geoff to the Caribbean for our family. It was a pretty special holiday for us as never been to the Caribbean before. We wanted to go to Antigua and Geoff was fabulous in selecting different hotels for us and managed to secure the room we wanted in the most perfect hotel. Everything was taken care of for us and the communication between Geoff and Jo via emails was brilliant. We have already recommended Ginge Tours to friends and definitely will be booking with them again for our next adventure.

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Excellent advice and service, will book with you again.
From a recommendation we contacted Ginge tours.
All we had was time booked off work and a budget.
We gave this Geoff and he soon came up with several suggestions.
Some that had crossed our minds and others that we had never thought about, but intrigued us.
After getting our initial thoughts Geoff then came up with further focussed ideas and we decided on four nights in Rome.
Going with Geoff's suggestion of hotel, flights etc. He even assisted us on how and what tours would be good to book for our stay.
Several reassuring emails keeping in touch along the way.
Full itinerary sent before the trip with detailed instructions of things to do before we travelled.
The hotel was a great base for exploring Rome and had everything we needed for our stay, relaxing surroundings, good food, drinks and helpful staff.
The trip was just what we needed and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Definitely recommend Ginge Tours and travel with them in the future. Great communication, excellent knowledge, service and communication from both Geoff and Jo.
Thank you.

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Our 2nd booking with Geoff
This is the second holiday we have booked through Geoff at Ginge Tours and we have thoroughly enjoyed it. Our first cruise and Geoff's confirmation that a P&O cruise on the Ventura to the Canaries would suit us just fine was spot on. We had a great time and Geoff was there to help us when bad weather threatened to scupper our plans to get to Southampton. We both thoroughly recommend Geoff & Ginge Tours. We have already booked for next year

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Great company to deal with!…
Booked a cruise through Ginge Tours on a friend's recommendation, Geoff and Jo are really helpful and professional in the booking process explaining everything very clearly and always respond to any questions promptly. We had a fantastic Cruise with Celebrity Cruises, and have already booked another holiday with them to Malta! again the booking process was very smooth, they have saved us money on both bookings compared to other travel agents so could not recommend them enough.

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Fantastic Service
Would highly recommend using this company for all your holiday/excursion needs. Very helpful and flexible, doing all they can to tailor the experience around your needs and budget.
Communication is prompt, easy to understand and reliable.
Everything is laid out simply with no hidden costas. The Trip Plans apps they utilise is a great little tool for keeping everything you need to hand and easily accessible.
Had an excellent experience and will certainly be using them again to book our next trip.

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An honest Independent Travel company
We contacted Ginge Tours for advice on a honeymoon being given pointers on locations and options, we initially went with another company Luxtripper. When this company went bust we sought Geoff’ help again. He was only too happy to assist us again. And put together a great Once in lifetime Honeymoon. The contact throughout was fantastic will all information easy to understand and find. Using Trip planner we had messages from Geoff confirming details and arrangements. We found ourselves facing an airport delay and potentially missing a connecting flight- we messaged Geoff and again Sunday morning received a prompt “don’t worry” reply with the option to call him if needed.
We cant fault anything and will be calling on Ginge Tours again. Thank you Geoff and Jo

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From start to finish Geoff was great
From start to finish Geoff was great, service was 100% and the result perfect. We gave him our request and he got back to us very quickly with everything we wanted. Dubai was excellent and I would certainly recommend Ginge Tours to fine your perfect trip.

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Maldives…
Just returned from the Maldives organised by Geoff and Jo of Ginge Tours what a beautiful place and great memories we have.Would highly recommend them to family and friends.

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Excellent service
Everything from start of booking to return flight was first class no issues.

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Special Holiday.
Contacted Ginge Tours as we wanted a special holiday to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Geoff suggested the Maldives and he said it would be the perfect location for our special celebration. We placed our trust in him and the location was fantastic. It was like paradise with beautiful views. Geoff organised everything from beginning to end. If we had any questions he quickly answered them. Will definitely use his services again.

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Good communication
Good communication
Helped to answer all our questions and give us personal service, which the holiday reflected. We had an amazing time.
The local agent even left us a beautiful book about Argentina as a gift at our hotel reception which was a lovely surprise.
GINGETOURS BOOKING TO MOROCCO
Geoff really went out of his way to help me with my booking to Morocco which wasn't easy as I live in Northern Ireland. Everything was perfect flights, transfers, hotel even airport lounge pass which made the whole experience a pleasure. Well worth booking with GINGE TOURS 100%
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