Our History
All good companies have a story. Here at James Villas, we like to remember that we were once a person. We still want to draw on that ethos and remember where we came from. For those of you interested on how we came to be, here is the history of James from past to present.
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2018
New owners
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James Villa Holidays wins gold at the British Travel Awards for the Best Villa Holiday Company, Best Family Holiday Company, Best LGBT Holiday Company, Best Holiday Company to the Iberian Peninsula and Best Holiday Company to East and Southeast Europe.
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2017
James Villa Holidays wins gold at the British Travel Awards for the Best Large Villa Holiday Company
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2016
Launch of the new website and logo and James Villa Holidays opens up to the travel trade
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James Villa Holidays wins gold at the British Travel Awards for the Best Large Villa/Self Catering Company and gold for the Best Large Family Holiday Company
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2015
James Villa Holidays wins gold at the British Travel Awards for the Best Large Villa/Self Catering Company and Silver for the Customer Service Award
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2014
James Villa Holidays win gold at the British Travel Awards for the Best Large/Villa Self Catering Company.
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Real customer ratings added to the villas online with Reevoo
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James Villa Holidays celebrates 30 years
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James Villa app and blog launched
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2013
James Villa Holidays wins gold at the British Travel Awards for the Best Large/Villa Self Catering Company
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Launch of the first James Magazine
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Over 2500 villas in 60 Destinations
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Responsive website launched
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2012
James launches sister brand, Villas4You to the travel trade
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James Villa Holidays wins Favourite Villa Rental Company with Conde Nast Traveller
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2010
James Villa Holiday win Best Villa Company at the Sunday Times Travel Awards
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James Villa Holidays becomes part of the Wyndham Group
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2009
25 years + 50 destinations -
2008
Jim Needham sells James Villa Holidays
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2006
Holiday Resorts (Leisure) launched and now over 1500 properties
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Head Office move to bigger premises in Maidstone
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2004
Now 22 destinations!
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2003
James Villa shop in Bluewater, Kent, launched
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2002
New logo and new website launched
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Over 1000 villas in 15 Destinations
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2001
500 villas now in the programme
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2000
350 villas now in the programme
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1999
First awards won with Sunday Times Travel magazine and British Travel Awards
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First website launched
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1993
First employee joins Jim and his son Darren Needham
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20 Villas
Now in the programme focussing on Lanzarote
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1988
First brochure launched featuring Lanzarote
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First ATOL Bonding (OSL ATOL 213 & OSL ATOL 160)
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1984
James Needham founded James Villa Holidays
