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14 Dec 2023

Travel Republic

See how Travel Republic fares against competitors for beach/resort holidays, all-inclusive holidays, city breaks and family holidays in our survey of more than 8,000 holidaymakers

Which? Team

In this article

Who is Travel Republic?
Which? verdict
Travel Republic customer ratings
What's Travel Republic like?
Should I book with Travel Republic?

Who is Travel Republic?

Online travel agent (OTA) Travel Republic is a fly-and-flop holiday provider founded in the UK in 2003. Its aim is to allow users to mix and match their own holidays from thousands of flights, hotels, transfers, airport parking, experiences and more. It’s now owned by dnata World Travel, part of the Emirates group based in Dubai. It offers budget beach/resort holidays, city breaks and theme-park trips in Europe, as well as in long-haul destinations from 30+ airports across the UK and Ireland.

Find out more: What is a package holiday and why should you book one?

Which? verdict

Travel Republic impressed readers with its great value for its beach/resort holidays, but it was one of the poorest performers for all-inclusives. There are lots of providers that received better customer scores in our surveys.

Travel Republic customer ratings

Holiday	Which? Recommended Provider?	Customer score
Beach/resort holiday	No	77%
All-inclusive holiday	No	65%
City break	No	79%
Family holiday	No	78%

Using the table: Customer score: Based on a combination of overall satisfaction and how likely people are to recommend the company. In August 2022, we asked 8,361 Which? Connect panel members and the public to complete an online survey about their experiences of booking and going on holiday in the past two years. In September 2023 we asked 1,918 Which? Connect panel members about their experiences of an all-inclusive holiday.

What's Travel Republic like?

Travel Republic competes in the budget holiday OTA market against companies such as On The Beach. While On The Beach and a few others could offer a cheaper average short-haul price than its £89pp per night, Travel Republic was one of just a handful of companies with a five-star value-for-money rating for both its beach/resort and family holidays. One loyal customer said: ‘We have used it for many years. Always good value’. Another commented on its 'great deals’.

The company received several five-star ratings across three categories, with customers being especially impressed by how well the online description matched the reality of the holiday. One said Travel Republic 'gave us exactly what we wanted.’

However, it was less consistent for the organisation of its holidays, with an average three stars in that category for family holidays. One customer complained: ‘The villa details provided were incorrect and resulted in us being up for 24 hours trying to sort it.’

It scored particularly poorly for its all-inclusive holidays, where its second from bottom in the table. It received poor two-star ratings in all but one category, including customer service and included benefits.

Should I book with Travel Republic?

Travel Republic might be worth considering as a budget beach holiday option (but not if you're planning to go all inclusive).

However, there are still several higher-scoring providers, including Which? Recommended Providers Hays Travel and Jet2holidays, which cost just a little more on average.