ALDI Holidays
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Overall sentiment towards ALDI Holidays is overwhelmingly positive, driven by competitive pricing and attentive, professional customer service agents who make the initial booking process straightforward. While the vast majority of travellers report seamless holidays and successful group tours, a small number of customers highlight challenges with inflexible booking details and difficulties receiving support while overseas. Prospective travellers can generally expect great value and helpful pre-trip assistance, though careful attention to booking documentation and independent contingency planning may be beneficial.
Quick and effective response from Aldi Holidays, starting with a phone call from Katie-Lee to confirm that e-mails and quotes were sent. Follow up from start to finish was a breeze and within 24 hours we were booked on our year-end holiday as a family. Show details · 1
We had the pleasure of dealing with Katie-Lee after stumbling across a great deal through ALDI Holidays. We weren’t too sure about it at first, so we decided to give them a call and suss things out before making any decisions. Katie-Lee was absolutely fantastic from the very first conversation. She answered all of our questions, put our minds at… Read more · 1
ease, and explained everything we were unsure or suss about without ever putting any pressure on us to book or make a decision on the spot. She sent through a quote incredibly quickly and was more than happy to answer a few additional questions and concerns we had afterwards. From our first phone call to having everything fully booked was a maximum of 3 hours and we couldn’t be happier with how easy and stress free the whole experience was. A huge thank you to Katie-Lee for being so helpful, genuine and professional. She made the whole process a breeze. Highly recomm!
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We are pleased that Aldi Holidays reviews are predominantly 5*, sadly our experience working with the Aldi travel agent (ST) based on the Gold Coast, left a lot to be desired. Once the payment had transferred, communication was almost non-existent but for replies to emails initiated from our end. Aldi Holidays (Flight Centre) in our experience… Read more
tend to be 'profit focused' rather than 'customer focused'. The double cruise package in itself was GREAT.
The flights we were allocated (Basic Economy) would have been horrendous for the long hauls to and from the US. We personally had to call United Airlines (in Texas) to upgrade to Economy (paying USD). QUESTION: What travel agent 'assumes' rather than at least try to up-sell to their clients for flights and for cruise accommodation? After all - upgrades all 'add' to their commissions.
The domestic connecting flights in the US, Aldi Holidays allocated to us left no margin for error. The worst example of this - not enough time between arriving in San Fransisco from Boston (1hr 30 min layover) before onward international flight. UA flies this route six times on a Sunday. At least four earlier flights that had they been booked, would have avoided potential drama.
Thankfully, we followed our gut instinct and got to Boston airport as soon as we could after disembarkation and got on the standby list. As it turned out the flight we were allocated to be on between BOS and SFO was delayed and was still 2 and a half hours out of San Fransisco as we flew out of San Fransisco - homeward bound.
Thank you United Airlines for all you did to spare us the inconvenience of another 24 hours before the next Melbourne flight.
Thanks Aldi Holidays = lesson learned!
Next time - we will choose face to face with a local travel agent, a travel agent that is customer focused.
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Just completed 10 day tour of China and it was brilliant. Had three different tour guides and each one was knowledgeable and caring, Lucy, Diana and the outstanding Kelly. Motels we stayed at were over and above expectations, 4-5 star. Coaches were clean with excellent drivers. Adequate time was allowed at each destination but you have to be… Read more · 1
prepared to keep to a time schedule. Lots of walking and it is a group tour so generally you must stay with the group. A brilliant way to see the highlights of a country. Would not hesitate to do another Aldi Holiday tour
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Highly recommend the Aldi Holidays. We took the 5 day trip to Cairns & it was amazing. Stayed at the Rydges on the Esplanade overlooking the water, went on several tours which were a once in a life time adventure. Loved every minute of our holiday. Thank you Aldi & staff. Show reply
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We have just come back from the Aldi Phuket 8 day holiday at the Novotel and I can definitely recommend (except for Jetstar - make sure you bring your own snacks !). Anyway went with a young adult but this holiday would be really good for a family with primary school age kids. The package was amazing value including an island tour, cocktails,… Read more · 1
breakfast and a lunch or dinner each day. We had a really fabulous time. Also includes trades to and from airport. Hotel is 5 minute walk down a hill to beach and to shops. There is also a shuttle bus every half hour is you don’t want to walk back up the hill. It’s a 200m walk not far but steep. I just wanted to write this review as I personally was not sure what to expect. 100% recommended.
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Sariah rang me and explained the holiday and I requested her to confirm the details by email which she did promptly and I then replied with my details and then paid a deposit on the holiday. She was courteous and prompt and can highly recommend. Show details · 1
Follow-up · I wanted to change my original payment from a Visa Card to American Express and it was arranged quickly with no problems.
We have just returned from a seven night holiday at the Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket. The whole holiday was perfect and thanks to Aldi Holidays (Ignite travel ) for their organising of the holiday. I highly recommend Aldi Holidays for price, flights and the accommodation. Show details · 1
Follow-up · We had a different buffet every night and the food was perfect especially the seafood buffets. We went coral island and went snorkelling and the coral was fantastic. It's also a short drive to old Phuket town for the Sunday markets. The flights with Singapore Airlines was the best I had ever experienced in economy. It was never to much trouble for the flight crew to assist us.
Positive reviews
We have returned home after our Aldi Alaska, 3 day San Francisco holiday. We were on board the QE2 Cunard line for 10 days. The holiday was fantastic!!! I have no hesitation at all in recommending Aldi Holidays. The price was great, added inclusions we saved at least $300. Check them out. Show details · 1
It was pleasure dealing with Romi and Laetisha. They are very knowledgeable and they both have a lot of enthusiasm for their role with Aldi holidays. Regards Robert Grange S.A. Show details · 1
Just got back from a 10 days trip to China. Very happy! Managed to see a lot. Our group had 33 people. The 3 tour guides were absolutely brilliant. The accommodated all sorts of requests by the various people in the group and quickly resolved the various issues people had. They were able to retrieve bank cards that were swallowed by the ATM In the… Read more · 1
hotel, they shipped bags that people forgot in one hotel to the hotel in the next city etc.
The hotels were very good, although not in the city centre.
The tour was very fast paced, but we got to see a lot. We were never going to be able to see all this in such a short period of time if we were on our own.
The transportation was very well organised. The busses were new, clean and the drivers were extremely professional.
People in the group were on their 3rd, 4th or 5th Aldi tour and said they were all this well organised.
Highly recommend!
Negative reviews
Very disappointed with the whole booking process for our upcoming European Christmas market tour. To many different agencies are involved and totally unhelpful and very rude and unfriendly trying to book our flights. We were prepared to pay the mentioned variation fee as per booking agreement but getting charged double the amount for flights who… Read more
are on sale all over the internet is not an excuse but a total rip off while they get wholesale prices but don't pass them on. The package flights have extremely long stop overs and they are not helpful at all to find better ones and instead tell us to book our own and offer a meagre refund. I wonder what the rest of the tour is going to be like, backpackers hostels!! This will definitely our first and last Aldi package tour.
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Will NEVER book anything with this company again. Final documentation was wrong & no hotels were booked on our behalf. We booked a Sri Lankan holiday with Katie-Lee. The final documentation came through incorrect and, after asking a few times was never corrected. It also did NOT have any contact details of the Sri Lankan agent/tour company. … Read more
After emailing a few times and ringing finally got detail and contacted Esna Holidays in Sri Lanka who were excellent and quickly emailed the name and phone number of our private tour guide.
Still cannot believe KatieLee did NOT even book any hotels for us which we only found out on arrival at our first hotel. On checking in we ended up having to wait for hours before agreeing to pay the hotel again if this big mistake could not be sorted out before we checked out.
Trying to contact Aldi support and KatieLee was stressful and time-consuming and to date we have never received a reply or apology from them. Esna holidays told us they do NOT deal with the hotel bookings but were wonderful as they saw how stressed and upsetting this was and spoiling our holiday and, even though it was not their job they ended up sorting it out for us.
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I just got a quote for a holiday to Freestyle Resort Port Douglas. Advertised as from $1299. (That's from $ 2598 for two people) I added one extra night for two people and was quoted $4430! Is that honest advertising??? Show details
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Recent reviews
I had an excellent experience booking my holiday through ALDI Holidays, thanks to my consultant, Kylie Thessman. Kylie was highly professional from start to finish and an absolute pleasure to deal with. She was incredibly patient, responded to all of my questions quickly, and always went above and beyond to help organise every part of the trip.… Read more · 1
Nothing ever felt like too much trouble, and her attention to detail made the whole booking process smooth and stress-free.
I highly recommend ALDI Holidays, and especially Kylie, to anyone looking for outstanding customer service and a hassle-free holiday booking experience. Thank you for making the experience so easy!
Rebecca Kalligas and Tyler Boynton both provided professional, friendly, and efficient service. Cruise holiday was booked less than 24 hours after reading in the Aldi magazine. All our details and cruise/airline memberships were entered, and they worked to get us the room we wanted on the ship. A great experience with Aldi holidays and the cost… Read more · 1
provided excellent value. The reasonable deposit made the decision easy due to the more than 12 months before the holiday is taken.
We have recently been working with Kyle Wright from "My Cruises" to book our cruise. Kyle has been so efficient and helpful. We are so excited. Kyle provided exceptional customer service and swift replies to our questions (even after he made the sale). Thanks Kyle! Show details · 1
We can’t praise Hannah enough for her handling of our booking today. She understood our particular request and made it possible without fuss. Hannah has a lovely patient manner, listens and problem solves. We will feel very comfortable approaching her if we need to. Many thanks, Julie & John Show details · 1
Katie-Lee Thomson was my travel agent and answered all questions I had in a swift timely response! She made sure I felt comfortable before making my payment for my holiday. This was my first time booking through Aldi holidays and I highly recommend. Customer service is great and prices are unbeatable :) Show details · 1
Katie-Lee made our experience of booking our next holiday so easy and seamless. Every communication was speedy, kind, helpful and made booking simple and stress free. Incredibly well organised and the best prices we could find. I would highly recommend booking your next holiday through Aldi holidays. You won’t regret it. Show details · 1
Katie made the booking process completely effortless. She was polite, efficient, and wonderfully helpful from start to finish. We’re thrilled and can't wait to head off on our trip. Show details · 1
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Katie Lee was exceptional in her customer service and attending to our travel needs. Her replies were prompt and the purchasing of our holiday went smoothly. Fingers crossed the Hotel and whole experience will deliver the same great service. Show details · 1
Laetisha Baldan was a pleasure to talk to and gave us all the information to help us with the decision. She is excellent at her job. We had spoken with other tour companies, but when we spoke to Laetisha it all fell into place smoothly and we booked our Japan/Korea cruise. I have recommended her to friends. Show details · 1
Absolutely brilliant ! Best holiday ever, so easy to book, so helpful with queries. Ben. Accommodation, tour guide, Zhang was fabulous... Vietnam.. would highly highly recommend Aldi, some people on the same tour had paid $600 more for exactly the same trip with Flight Centre. Show details · 1
Ben was very helpful, easy to understand and clearly set out the process for booking a holiday when I've never done a package holiday before. He was reassuring and have me confidence that this will be a good experience. Show details · 1
Big thanks to Fernando C. for a smooth and efficient booking process. Fernando's very friendly and helpful. We are excited and cannot wait for our trip next year! Show details · 1
Customer service over the phone was incredible!! Pani was absolutely brilliant in his manner and for doing everything possible to make our dream come true. Really appreciate his work ethic! Booking a Japan cruise was made so much easier with Pani and what a credit he is to your team! Show details · 1
Just returned from a 10 Day Chinese Trip to Beijing, Wuxi, Su Zhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai, my Wife and I were very impressed with the professional and friendly Service from the Tour Guides, Jing in Beijing and Angela for the Shanghai part of the trip from Wuxi, both Guides spoke perfect English and provided a great informative commentary about… Read more · 1
history and local Information. Hotels were good with clean comfortable Facilities, and a healthy Breakfast which lots of choices was available each morning. Local transport by Buses which were comfortable and fairly new plus a 5-hour trip by high-speed Rail was a highlight. The Flight arrangements made by the local Queensland based Agency were very good, time wise and Airline wise with Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong. It was a very satisfying and happy Vacation I certainly recommend.
As a first time user of Aldi Travel, but an experienced traveler. I found Victoria to be pleasant and professional in our dealings of securing our holiday to Asia next year. Regards Claire and Antony. Show details · 1
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