Hi Raggy

<" There are I suspect a good number of people, myself included, who despair at the antics of a small number of vociferous posters who make every thread a challenge, who try to score points or "win" a discussion.">

I couldn't agree more with your comment. I for one usually stay away from that kind of thread.

However to try to get back to the actual thread; I have never been on an all-in-one holiday. I have on occasions been on a package holiday.

I was lucky enough to be on one when we found a place we love on Menorca. We liked it for it's peacefulness and it's friendship to holiday visitors.
We decided that we would buy a property there while the prices were low.

We naturally meet many holiday makers there - mainly Brits and Germans so we get to know what is going on.

All the time we spent on Menorca as far as I know there were no all-in-one holiday centres. Then a few years ago they did turn one resort into all-in-one. Never saw or heard of wrist-bands. However it did effect a beautiful spot by it becoming very noisy and the couple of excellent restaurants there became no more than coffee bars packed to the hilt.

I must point out that this was very unusual and did not really impact on the Island a a whole.
I am not complaining about this; each to his own. There are plenty of other places to go to. After three years the resort returned to it's former state.

We have not been there for a few years now because of health problems that make travelling difficult for us.

We still own the property. We have a large family of sons,grandchildren and great-grandchildren, plus nephews and nieces so it gets well used.

We made many Menorcan friends there and remember the many days and nights we spent singing and playing lots of Spanish music together with the locals.

Regards

Mike