Thomson + Red Sea

In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
<ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>any other.
>
>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>
>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>Explorers, for example?

Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
Ken.

What hotels are they offering?
--
David Mahon

In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
<ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>any other.
>
>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>
>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>Explorers, for example?

Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
Ken.

What hotels are they offering?
--
David Mahon

In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
<ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>any other.
>
>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>
>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>Explorers, for example?

Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
Ken.

What hotels are they offering?
--
David Mahon

In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
<ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>any other.
>
>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>
>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>Explorers, for example?

Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
Ken.

What hotels are they offering?
--
David Mahon

In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
<ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>any other.
>
>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>
>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>Explorers, for example?

Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
Ken.

What hotels are they offering?
--
David Mahon

In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
<ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>any other.
>
>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>
>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>Explorers, for example?

Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
Ken.

What hotels are they offering?
--
David Mahon

"David Mahon" <news@amigo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OSWX47F+k0sCFwSy@earth.amigo.co.uk...
> In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
> <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>
>>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>>any other.
>>
>>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>>
>>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>>Explorers, for example?
>
> Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
> Ken.
>
> What hotels are they offering?

None I have heard of before, but Sharm is exploding at one hek of a rate so
that does not surprise me. From what I see on their site they are not the
most central (inevitably) but it depends what you want to do. Difficult to
see how any can be as well placed as the Naama Bay Hotel though! The hotels
themselves are fine from what I read if you want to grill yourself, but it
would be a trek to the jetties and restaurants each time. The dive packs are
just three - a try dive, an open water course, or a 5-day dive pack. Nothing
else is mentioned, not even who the diving's with. With Thomson being an
all-things-to-all-men sort of company I wonder if they have diving up there
as first, second and third things to get right in a holiday to this
destination.

Ken

"David Mahon" <news@amigo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OSWX47F+k0sCFwSy@earth.amigo.co.uk...
> In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
> <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>
>>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>>any other.
>>
>>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>>
>>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>>Explorers, for example?
>
> Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
> Ken.
>
> What hotels are they offering?

None I have heard of before, but Sharm is exploding at one hek of a rate so
that does not surprise me. From what I see on their site they are not the
most central (inevitably) but it depends what you want to do. Difficult to
see how any can be as well placed as the Naama Bay Hotel though! The hotels
themselves are fine from what I read if you want to grill yourself, but it
would be a trek to the jetties and restaurants each time. The dive packs are
just three - a try dive, an open water course, or a 5-day dive pack. Nothing
else is mentioned, not even who the diving's with. With Thomson being an
all-things-to-all-men sort of company I wonder if they have diving up there
as first, second and third things to get right in a holiday to this
destination.

Ken

"David Mahon" <news@amigo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OSWX47F+k0sCFwSy@earth.amigo.co.uk...
> In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
> <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>
>>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>>any other.
>>
>>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>>
>>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>>Explorers, for example?
>
> Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
> Ken.
>
> What hotels are they offering?

None I have heard of before, but Sharm is exploding at one hek of a rate so
that does not surprise me. From what I see on their site they are not the
most central (inevitably) but it depends what you want to do. Difficult to
see how any can be as well placed as the Naama Bay Hotel though! The hotels
themselves are fine from what I read if you want to grill yourself, but it
would be a trek to the jetties and restaurants each time. The dive packs are
just three - a try dive, an open water course, or a 5-day dive pack. Nothing
else is mentioned, not even who the diving's with. With Thomson being an
all-things-to-all-men sort of company I wonder if they have diving up there
as first, second and third things to get right in a holiday to this
destination.

Ken

"David Mahon" <news@amigo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OSWX47F+k0sCFwSy@earth.amigo.co.uk...
> In article <d8umga$hec$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, Ken
> <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>
>>I note Thomson Hols. have been advertising in diving mags regarding their
>>hols in the Red Sea. These would be very convenient for me as I'm a lot
>>closer to the new Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood South Yourkshire
>>International Airport (now THERE'S a name created by a committee!) than to
>>any other.
>>
>>I've never been with Thomson on this sort of a do. They certainly don't
>>offer much info on the water aspect of things on their site, not even the
>>name of the dive operator. They appear not to have a great deal of choice
>>once there either. From reading my impression is they appear to be doing
>>more of a general tanning holiday which happens to be at Sharm, with the
>>water bit added on as an afterthought but I may be mistaken.
>>
>>Anyone done a diving trip with them? How do they compare with people like
>>Explorers, for example?
>
> Just use them for the flight and hotel and sort the diving out yourself
> Ken.
>
> What hotels are they offering?

None I have heard of before, but Sharm is exploding at one hek of a rate so
that does not surprise me. From what I see on their site they are not the
most central (inevitably) but it depends what you want to do. Difficult to
see how any can be as well placed as the Naama Bay Hotel though! The hotels
themselves are fine from what I read if you want to grill yourself, but it
would be a trek to the jetties and restaurants each time. The dive packs are
just three - a try dive, an open water course, or a 5-day dive pack. Nothing
else is mentioned, not even who the diving's with. With Thomson being an
all-things-to-all-men sort of company I wonder if they have diving up there
as first, second and third things to get right in a holiday to this
destination.

Ken