Tangney Tours Traveller Reviews

The pilgrimage to Lourdes was a special privilege. I learnt, prayed, rested, experienced and got to know folk in my parish better. What impressed me most about TangneyTours was that it was all so well organised that I had nothing to worry about.

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Tangent Tours arranged the pilgrimage using Jet 2 flights which were first class. Our Rome Hotel Olympic was well placed near Vatican and rooms were pleasant, food good and staff very helpful. The highlight was seeing Pope Francis in St Peters Square, a fabulous experience! We stayed 4 days in Rome seeing all of the main Catholic pilgrimage places. Then we travelled by coach to Assisi via Greccio though I would have preferred the original scheduled stop-off at Orvietto as Greccio, whilst pretty had few facilities for a coach load of people. Assisi was fantastic! A pretty town of cobbled streets set in a breathtaking location a few hours drive north of Rome. Plentiful cafes and shops and we visited some memorable holy places. Santa Maria deli Angeli was stunning. La Rocca Hotel provide excellent food and service. Our rooms were a five minute walk away, quite rustic but more than adequate. The return journey to Rome Airport was swift and comfortable, driver Francesco very experienced. A full and pleasurable week.

Tangent Tours are the main pilgrimage tour operators and having travelled to Paris and Lisieux as well as Lourdes before, I offing them to be a little old-fashioned and lacking email correspondence but very easy to contact by phone or letter. They are closed all weekend which is the time mast tours start and finish so it would be useful to be able to contact them with queries eg my insurance certificate was out of date, fortunately not needed! Bookings were fine and all went smoothly.

I have been travelling to Lourdes on Pilgrimage for over thirty years. This year 2016 was one of the best ever - well organised, catering for all from the youngest to the oldest, those needing assistance and the "healthy" pilgrims with interaction among all groups. It was peaceful and happy for everyone.

Tangney Tours have been operating pilgrimages to Lourdes for many years - and experience benefits all who travel with them.

Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Due to a problem with the airplane the operator managed to find beds for 160 people with very little time and without leaving us waiting at the airport for long. The staff always work hard to accommodate all our needs.

It was a large pilgrimage and I was involved helping sick and disabled pilgrims. The tour operator had everything well organised.

Always at hand to answer queries.

My wife and I were on the Catholic Association pilgrimage to Lourdes, part of the Portsmouth diocese contingent. Everything was very well-organised, and the hotel almost too comfortable! We had never been to Lourdes before, and it was a wonderful experience. The Grotto, with its unique atmosphere with people praying there at all hours, the nightly torchlight processions, and the baths which are one of the most intense and profound experiences - hard to put into words. The whole week was a wonderful one - like nothing we had ever experienced before.

Everything was very smooth and unobtrusive.

As usual, I experienced the very best of quiet, unobtrusive service which included the prompt, friendly appearance of local agents each evening. This daily courtesy was delightful. On this journey, however, mechanical problems with aircraft necessitated an aborted flight, return to Lourdes, an overnight delay and subsequent very delayed return home. The reaction to this unavoidable delay couldn't have been finer. Every attention was paid to the off loading, transport and hotel accommodation - including meals -for all on board. The senior Director flew out - although unnecessary as local agents appeared from nowhere and dealt with everything - but such attention was greatly appreciated and gave further confidence - should any be needed - in the tour company. In all, a first rate job was delivered and completed. Makes one proud, again, in the demonstration of excellence - quietly delivered.

See comments above. Tangney Tours are, in my opinion, first class. Perhaps the fact that this last journey was, perhaps, something like my eighteenth or more with this Company, proves the point

1 week pilgrimage, using chartered flight from my local airport (Southampton). There was a problem on the return but the tour operator responded to the situation quickly and very efficiently - all praise to Tangney Tours in this situation.

Tangney Tours is a specialist pilgrimage company which I use every year. For my particular pilgrimage they offer full board only. I prefer a half board so I have been taking a "flight only" option, but I have no qualms about booking fully next year as it would have turned out cheaper, and I am so impressed by the service received. Their response to a problem on the return flight was second to none, quickly arranging an extra night in a 4 star hotel with evening meal, breakfast and an early flight out the following day including all transfers - with some 20+ disabled passengers.

Meeting the woman I know will become my wife at the shrine of our Blessed Mother, to pray together, laugh together and share our deepest thoughts together brought us both the confirmation we needed that our love was centred on doing the will of God and the joy of knowing how happy we were with each other. Not only did we fall more deeply in love, we also were comforted and strengthened in our faith. Our specially designed programme of events gave us a structured pilgrimage to 'fall back on' when we wanted guidance as to what to do each day and our rep, Linda, was most helpful as were the hotel staff at the Elisio. Everything was perfect for us.

Tangney helped me to arrange this special pilgrimage for my love and I to travel independently to Lourdes then to have rooms booked at the Elisio hotel. The rep, Linda, was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful in allowing us to have time for ourselves but also keeping us informed as to what was available to do during the week. It was all done with great care and appreciation of our needs.

I have been travelling with Tangney Tours to Lourdes for many years, I would highly recommend this company, so professional they do their research on hotels and everything runs very smoothly. I would like to add, JohnTangney was extremely helpful when my brother died in 2014 claiming a refund on my Insurance. I wouldn't want to go with any other Company, ok it's expensive but believe me you get what you pay for. And I would like to add their reps are so good and very knowledgable. Excellent all round very professional I would highly recommend this Company, they are outstanding. Ann Croft (anniekennedy@live.co.uk)

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