AN INDEPENDENT travel firm is celebrating after winning exclusive rights to provide holiday packages for the forthcoming Winter Olympics.

Experience Holidays, based in Hailsham, has signed a partnership with official Vancouver 2010 ticket and tour operator Sportsworld.

As a result, Experience will be the only British company organising bespoke travel itineraries for people heading over to Canada for the games and Paralympics which follow.

Jackie Appleton, the managing director at Experience Holidays, said: “We are delighted to be linking up with Sportsworld for this exclusive partnership, which gives us the opportunity to look forward to some growth during the current challenging economic period.

“We pride ourselves on bringing personal professional planning back into an industry which has been dominated by the internet for several years.

“We are already seeing strong levels of enquiries coming through our link with Sportsworld proving that good old-fashioned service is still key.

“This new work is also giving us the opportunity to match or even exceed previous years.”

For more information, visit www.experienceholidays.co.uk.