Speak Out
Whatever the reason, write in as we love to hear from you.
Share your group travel experiences, get something off your chest or seek help or advice from the Group Leisure team or fellow readers.
You can read what people have to say below and submit your own contribution.
- A grand day out A letter about the new Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare, which cost £51 million to rebuild after a vast fire completely destroyed the original pier. This GTO says it's really great to see such a well-conceived idea mature into a state-of-the-art...
- Charismatic Camden Jim Godsell reports on a great visit to Camden with his group, following his experiences on our Reader Club trip. His 93 chums really did enjoy Camden Lock - and it was easy to see why it is now second...
- Carry on cruising After all the furore over the terrible tragedy that saw Costa Concordia capsize, and the increasingly scandalous revelations about its Captain Francesco Schettino and other Costa employees, Elizabeth Brothwell felt compelled to write in.
- Gold medals all round Brian Williams, of the Waterside Retired Employees Asociation, was impressed by Group Leisure's Reader Club trip to London's East, and plans to return with his group in the autumn.
- Joys of Jordan Jordan proved to be a real group adventure for Sylvia Saxon and Saxon Group Travel. The group even paddled in the clear waters of the Red Sea at Aqaba – the location of where Jordan meets Egypt, Israel, and Saudi...
- A musical trip to South Africa Helen Sims wrote and told us all about how she organised a group holiday to South Africa for 17 boy choristers and 19 adults from Gloucester Cathedral Choir.
- Future Plans Dorset Explorers wrote to tell us about the group's trip to the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. Their group has around 150 members drawn from Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Ringwood.
- What a shambles Andy Booth wrote in to tell us about his bad experience with Condor Ferries. Plus we get the response from the ferry company - always two sides to every story, as they say.
- Game for a laugh? Grumpy Group Organiser has inspired one of our readers. Yes, someone found GGO’s column really funny when he wrote about the wacky requests British consular staff has received over the last few years from its valued tourists.
- Just a suggestion Jim Godsell tells us all about a recent trip to London that he enjoyed with his group and why he really likes the Marco Polo cruise ship for a future group holiday.







