Stayed here in june with the girls after graduation, the best holiday we have ever had!(and there have bn a few).
All the staff were fantastic, and J really looked after us(!)
Even after repping in Corfu, this has to be the best apartments on the island!
Hi! This is a msg for old PR Lee, just in case u read this babes, lost ur no. after u went to Tenerife, get in touch if u can!
Love Laura (olympic rep) xxxx
I AM A FORMER OLYMPIC REP!! This is a message to anyone who has posted on this page, or is considering travelling with Olympic Holidays. If you are a former guest, i understand how angry and upset you will be after spending you money on an Olympic Holiday, I hope this goes a little way to maybe at least understanding, on the part of the rep's the treatment you may have received.(I do understand that it is the nature of the job to undertake blame on behalf of the company, but the illustrated working conditions speak for themselves).I worked for them this summer(I don't wish to name accommodations, and this is a pseudonym, you will see why).I am a Primary School teacher, and an experienced rep having previously worked for genuine companies including First Choice and Thomas Cook, but decided to work for Olympic on the promise of a fantastic summer package. The following is an account of the treatment I (and other reps and guests) received during my 3 month stay.
*I have never been payed a single penny,EVER.
*We repeatedly had to work 36 hour shifts, with NO break, or relief.
*They withheld a colleague's passport to prevent him leaving the country, and entered my accommodation to attempt to do the same.
*When we failed to reach our sales targets, our 1 day off was removed, even if that meant working for a summer season without a day off(which is why Olympic reps are so pushy about trips).
*The Customer Feedback Questionare that you may have been asked to complete with promise of a prize holiday, according to head office does not exist!
*Any complaint report, once written, is re-written in Olympic's favour.
*Company car's are given out, with no paper work, resulting in fines from the local police, obviously a fine you have to pay.
*The company accept money to recommend a Dr's surgery, and actively discourage you from visiting others.
*Guest's are left for hours on long transfers, often combined with other companies, such as Libra holidays, to save money(common journeys are around 4-5 hours).
*The worst case of guest treatment I knew of was when a guest was badly injured, at fault of the company, and left in hospital with awful treatment from the company, (by that I mean none).
*As a staff member or guest you may come into contact with incompetence, intimidation and bullying!
You may read this and think, why notgo home. The answer is that the company refuse to pay for return flights, if you wish to resign, (even when following contract procedure). Fortunately I was in the position of being able to pay for one myself, but Olympic also like to inform all of the local excursion shops not to sell flights to ex-reps (of which there are obviosly many!), in return for favours, so finding a flight is very, very difficult.
Please take my advice and do not waste your money travelling with Olympic Holidays. I know from experience that this is not typical of holiday companies, they are cow-boys. The other postings from guests below are not rare examples, these are COMMON occurences.
(if anyone has any advive of where I stand on legal grounds, i would be very grateful).
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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