Gold Medal Travel Group Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Considering 106 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their exceptional knowledge, helpfulness, and positive attitudes, often going above and beyond to assist with bookings. The outstanding customer service and support provided ensure seamless, stress-free, and efficient booking processes, frequently highlighted as first-class. Conversely, some people were dissatisfied with holiday arrangements, citing unbooked luggage or unexpected flight changes. Others noted a lack of transparency in booking contracts or poor customer service when transfer issues occurred.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

James from Cruise Plus was exceptional. He spent the time going back and forth with multiple options. He was extremely thorough and made sure we had all the information. He called me back straight a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just want to give a big shout out to Chris AKA Luke for being absolutely amazing when it comes to securing bookings! He is always on it, super helpful, and never hesitates to help, your hard work a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would just like to say how wonderful and efficient Lindsey is at Gold Medal. She is absolutely amazing at what she does and has always helped me to secure bookings at great prices. I genuine... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Elliot at Gold Medal was absolutely amazing in sorting my client’s holiday. He was incredibly patient, took the time to explore all the options, and worked hard to find the best possible price. The wh... See more

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At Gold Medal we’ve been supplying package holidays, scheduled flights, hotels, car hire, tours and excursions to the independent travel trade for over 40 years. As a trade-only tour operator our holidays are only available to book through a local travel agent. We are a member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and all the flight-inclusive holidays we sell are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. We are also part of the Emirates Group, a dynamic travel and tourism operation with a global reputation for excellence spanning every aspect of the industry. We welcome feedback from our travel agent partners and their customers, and will endeavor to resolve any queries raised.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Elliot was amazing

Elliot was amazing, he confirmed a quote that I had with another agent. Nothing was to much trouble and he stayed late to get everything sorted.
Amazing experience thank you :)

June 5, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Lisa,

Thank you for taking the time to add your feedback, we are so pleased to hear about your experience.

This will be passed to Elliott and his team leader.

Warmest regards
Gold Medal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Colin Shaw is a huge asset to your…

Colin Shaw is a huge asset to your business, what fantastic service and dedication he gives to Gold Medal. Colin has given some great recommendations for my clients who have just booked to go to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Dubai next month. Having not been to Australia myself Colin could give me first hand recommendations and experience which helped me clinch the sale for my clients.

Colin’s dedication to Gold Medal, still working after he was due to finish work just to help me get the booking confirmed was fantastic and I just thought he should be acknowledged for everything he does.

June 5, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Samantha,

Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to share this.
Your feedback will be passed to Colin and his team manager. It is amazing to be able o share this with him.

Many thanks
Gold Medal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Colin what a star!

Colin has been amazing in helping with my recent Thailand trips! Couldnt have been more helpful!

May 31, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Thank you for your time taken to send your feedback. We have passed this onto Colin and his manager.

Warmest
Gold Medal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super service!

Fantastic service as always from Anita. Makes the whole process so easy. Excellent every time!

May 18, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Thank you Andy, your feedback is really appreciated and we'll make sure Anita and her manager see this. Many thanks Team Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Following on from my review and GMT…

Following on from my review and GMT reply our booking ref was GP74CFK .
Reading other reviews it appears GMT go out of their way to not pay genuine refunds hence the reason for our frustrations in getting any assistance and refunds.
I can never understand why a company dismisses their customers once paid and then when there is an issue are not prepared to help regardless of losing any good reputation they had. Must be a company policy to act this way !!!

March 23, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Dear Mr Morgan, thank you for taking the time to post your feedback, I am very sorry you are not happy with the service provided. I have checked with our customer relations team and they confirmed that they replied to your Travel Agent last week. We have now had a response back and our team will follow this up today and contact your agent to answer the questions in the latest correspondence. Please be assured we will look into this and refer to your travel agent with our findings. Best wishes The Gold Medal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best company!

GM always there when I need them. Another brilliant rescue yesterday. thank you Karen F and Debbie M

May 16, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Many thanks Kevin, always pleased that we can help when needed. Thanks for sharing your feedback, Team Gold Medal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredible Service from Incredible Journeys

If you want a multi-leg trip organised with escorted tours bespoke to your clients then Nicola Lee at Incredible Journeys is the person to speak to. Excellent service, prepared to go the extra mile to assist and able to give real reassurance to pass onto the clients.

April 20, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Geoff,

Thank you so much for taking the time to send this feedback and we are delighted to read your recommendation.
This will be passed to Nicola and shared with the business.

Thank you again
Warmest
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

checked into Mondrian hotel south beach… SHOCKING

checked into Mondrian hotel south beach after cruise package through a travel agent who used gold medal,on icon of the seas on the 9th march, checked out on the 10th due to the disgrace of it, gold medal have been refunded from the hotel for the 10th 11th & 12th, we have submitted proof of receipts and check out, the incompetence of this company is terrible. we still haven't been refunded. OVER £!000 PER BOOKING

March 9, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Amber,

Thank you for taking the time to feed this back and we are sorry to read these comments.
I have requested for this to be looked into by our Customer Relations Team and we will go back to your agent if this is still be a live customer relation issue.

Thank you for passing on the booking numbers too.

Kindest regards
Gold Medal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The most amazing booking experience

I liased with Sharon at Gold Medal to book a high value, 3 centre trip with many parts to Florida and WDW. Sharon was extremely knowledgeable, gave incredible advice and her customer service was outstanding. I will not hesitate to contact Sharon and Gold Medal for future bookings. Huge thanks to you all.

April 24, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Candice,

We thank you for the time taken to post your review and we are delighted to read about your experience.
This will be passed to Sharon and the wider business.

Warmest Regards
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Charged £20 for an obvious typo correction.

Booked a holiday to Disney World from the UK and made a typo on a name.
I got charged £20 to correct which I feel is ludicrous for an obvious typo.
Disney said they would change for no fee and I believe Virgin Atlantic the airline concerned would too. The lady at Disney told me they use Gold Medal to deal with this airline.

I haven’t a reference beginning G
The Disney reference is added privately

April 18, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Chris,

Thank you for sharing your feedback.
Would you please share you booking reference number which would start with a G, therefore I can review these details for you.

Many thanks
Gold Medal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Support from Gold Medal

Helen and I ( Not Just Travel Helen and Paul) would like to thank you and your team for a job well done, where you all stepped up to help us on our latest booking through you. It was a tricky holiday booking where we had been working on a South East Asia Dec ‘24 itinerary with a client for a few months, working with Megan Crossley initially. Along the way, Kate Kinney, Melissa Almond and Amanda Romain ( and their management teams) became involved and contributed their expertise to help us land this booking, in challenging and unexpected circumstances. So a big thank you to Gold Medal from Not Just Travel Helen and Paul.

April 17, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Thank you Helen and Paul for taking the time to share this with us.

Our teams work hard to bring your clients holidays together and it is always wonderful to read agents experiences.

I shall share the details.

Many thanks
Gold Medal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kerala private tour, excellent service received.

Fantastic knowledge and service in booking a private tour trip to Kerala for 3 single ladies. Response time was very good and all questions answered regards to excursions.

April 12, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Lisa,

Thank you for taking the time to feedback on your experience with us.

We look forward to continue to work with you.

Warmest
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is the worst company I have in my…

This is the worst company I have in my 82years tried to deal with things when a holiday goes badly wrong
They will not accept responsibility even when you have photos to prove the state of the hotel you were put in booked with Hays travel and ended up with these people was suppose to be 5star in Mauritius more like 1star in blackpool it was filthy dilapadated dangerous Radisson Blu Azure dont ever go near it or Gold MEDAL

December 7, 2023
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Tessa,

Thank you for taking the time to send in your feedback and we are sorry to read these details.
I have reviewed the correspondence with Hays and I understand a refund had been offered.
Our apologise that there has been cause for complaint.

Kindest Regards
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammed

Scammed. They are thieves. They issued me a fake ticket. The guy called Christopher Jones blocked me after I requested for a refund.

Never never used this company, it's a fake one

April 5, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Norma,

We are so sorry to read this.
As a business to business only company we don't book direct with clients.
The reference number you have given above is not one of ours, could you confirm how you contacted us please, perhaps this has been a scam, which we are sorry to hear.

Any other details will help us to support you.
I do hope you have be able to contact your bank and cancel the transaction.

Regards
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE COMPANY - UPDATE - CAN'T EVEN GET BACK TO ME

TERRIBLE COMPANY - DO NOT USE

Purchased trip of a lifetime to New York with Gold Medal via TUI.

Arrived at Sheraton hotel Times Square, room still not ready at 10pm at night, bathroom covered in mould and room dirty.

Three months later we have a response from Gold Medal. Whilst Gold Medal offer their sincerest apologies they will be "no refund or compensation".

Steer clear of this company if offered via TUI or other travel providers.

Absolute rubbish.

*** Booking Reference GP7421R ***

Provided booking reference as requested then never came back to me.

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH - PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.

December 27, 2023
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Stephen,

Thank you for taking the time to share and we are sorry to read about your experience.
Would you please provide us with your booking reference number for me to review your booking.

Many thanks
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not bother with this company paid…

Do not bother with this company paid out to see serengety never saw it after a 2 day safari should have been 3 days was dropped off in arusha at a cafe and left for hrs transfer from kilimanjao was plane not there therefore lost another day in zanzibar hotel room there was really bad managed to get moved lost 3 days of holiday altogether they will not even issue a apology and to top it all blamed it all on my travel agents when it was clearly this company at fault

September 5, 2023
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Tracy,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
We are sorry to read your experience, would you please provide us with your booking reference number for a review of the holiday?

Many Thanks
Kindest Regards
Gold Medal

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Mrs j martin

This company was no help, they did all our connection between resorts and flights home, our flights was two close together, on our return home on check in we didn't get boarding passes for our connection from Bangkok to Manchester which made it very stressful as the plane was delayed at koh samui leaving us 30 mins to get our boarding passes for the connecting flight very scary as I thought we wasn't going to get home
The rep in one of the resorts didn't give us our pick up times while late the night before

March 25, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Howard,

Thank you for sharing these details.
Would you please provide us with your booking reference number for a review of the holiday.

Thank you in advance for your time.
Gold Medal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amy Holden in sales is fantastic!!!

Amy Holden in sales is fantastic. She is my go to for any quotes I need. She is super efficient and always timely with her responses. Even sometimes responding or getting things booked for me when she is out of office. She is a credit to the company.

March 9, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Pip,

Thank you for taking the time to share this, we have passed this on and we really appreciate the feedback.

Warmest regards
Gold Medal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stacy from Pure Luxury

Thank you to Stacy @ Pure Luxury for helping me get my £62k booking over the line for my VIP's...

Stacey is amazing, her attention to detail and tenacity is faultless! You are a SUPER STAR Stacy! xxx

March 7, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Wow, thank you for taking the time to share this with us.
All passed on the Stacy and her manager.

Warmest Regards
Gold Medal

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not book with these people

Do not book with these people, especially not through a travel agency, between them they take 40% of the price of your holiday which is added on to the price you’re given. They also do not deliver on what they promise

February 27, 2024
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Reply from Gold Medal Travel Group

Hello Jacqui,

Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry to read this information.
Can you give me any further details, even a booking reference or agency name.
This should never happen and we have concerns about the information you have received.
We would like to address this as soon as possible.

Many thanks
Gold Medal

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