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England Rugby Travel review

Updated September 30, 2026 · NomadCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

England Rugby Travel suits supporters booking a whole trip, not just a bed or a flight, and it does so under a trading name most buyers will not recognise. It has sold packages, hotels and tours since 2008, a narrow range against the far broader lists at Emirates and Cedok.

Key facts

Best for
Supporters who want the trip and the match week handled by one operator.
Products
Packages, Hotels, Tours↗
Legal entity
Mike Burton Travel↗
Founded
2008↗
Official website
englandrugbytravel.com

Facts checked September 30, 2026, 1 source

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • One place to book the whole trip: packages, hotels and tours covers the stay and what fills the days around it.
  • Trading since 2008, which is a long record of selling to the same audience.
  • Hotels sit alongside packages and tours, so a supporter group can cover room and programme in a single basket.
  • Tours on top of packages, hotels and tours gives groups a shared plan for the days around a fixture, useful where nobody wants to organise transport.

Cons

  • The range is narrow: packages, hotels and tours leaves out flights, transfers and rail that Emirates and Cedok both carry.
  • Cruises and ski holidays are not among its packages, hotels and tours, where Cedok and Intrepid Travel list both in flights, packages and tours and packages, tours and cruise.
  • Emirates wraps a much longer catalogue around the same core, adding lounges, transfers and parking to flights, hotels and tours.
  • Pricing runs through the operator's own packages rather than a comparison of independent fares.

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Who it suits

  • Supporters travelling in groups to matches who want one operator for the stay and the trip
  • Anyone comfortable buying a package rather than assembling flights and hotels separately
  • Travellers who value a specialist sports focus over the widest possible product list

Who should look elsewhere

  • Travellers who want to book flights alone, where Emirates and Cedok both cover more of the journey
  • Cruise or ski holiday buyers, who will find more choice with Cedok or Intrepid Travel
  • Anyone needing lounges, transfers or parking on the same booking, which Emirates carries

The company behind it

England Rugby Travel is the trading name of Mike Burton Travel, a company that has traded since 2008. That length of trading matters for a supplier that takes a group's money months before a fixture: the counterparty behind the name is a real, long established operator rather than a recent listing with nothing behind it. The catalogue is deliberately narrow at packages, hotels and tours, which is the trade-off here. Supporters get the stay, the package and the days around a match from one place, but there is no flight, transfer or rail product on the same basket, so anyone who needs a flight or a lounge added will look elsewhere. Intrepid Travel and Cedok both sit in the same specialist category with packages, tours, cruises and rail, and Emirates builds a far longer list around the same core. The fit is therefore about what supporters want bundled, not about breadth.

How England Rugby Travel compares

Frequently asked questions

What does England Rugby Travel actually sell?+

The catalogue is short and built around football travel. It covers packages, hotels and tours, so a supporter can book the trip, the accommodation and the organised days together, or take one part of it alone. Nothing outside that list sits in the same basket.

Who runs England Rugby Travel?+

The site trades as England Rugby Travel while the legal entity behind it is Mike Burton Travel. The company has traded since 2008, which gives group organisers a settled counterparty for money paid well ahead of a fixture.

Can I book just a hotel, without a package?+

Yes, hotels are sold alongside the other products rather than only inside a package, so a supporter can secure the room first and add the rest later. The full range is packages, hotels and tours, and hotels are one of those parts you can take on their own.

Does it sell flights, transfers or parking too?+

Flights, transfers and parking are not part of packages, hotels and tours, so a group that needs a flight or an airport transfer will have to arrange it separately. Travellers who want the flight and the bed in one place are better served by Emirates, which lists flights and transfers alongside its hotels.

How does the range compare with the big airlines and tour operators?+

It is markedly narrower. Emirates lists eight products in flights, hotels and tours, while Cedok covers six in flights, packages and tours and Intrepid Travel six in packages, tours and cruise. England Rugby Travel stays with packages, hotels and tours, which suits supporters rather than general travellers.

Are cruises or ski holidays available?+

Neither appears in packages, hotels and tours. Cruise buyers will find them listed by Intrepid Travel and Cedok, and ski holidays are covered by Cedok in flights, packages and tours. For those trips, a specialist operator offers more choice than a football travel brand.

Is a package better for a group of supporters?+

Packages are the core of packages, hotels and tours, and tours add organised days alongside them, so the accommodation, the travel and the programme can be settled in a single arrangement. A group that wants control over its own schedule is better served booking the hotel alone, which is also offered.

How long has this operator been trading?+

The company behind the brand has traded since 2008. For supporters whose matches are booked months ahead, that record is the reassurance: the money goes to a long established trading entity, not to a newly listed seller.

Sources

  • englandrugbytravel.com checked September 30, 2026

    Backs: Founded, Legal entity, Products

    “TM (c) England Rugby Travel 2008 - 2026. All rights reserved.”

Compiled from 1 source page, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

Not confirmed yet: Booking fees.

England Rugby Travel

Supporters who want the trip and the match week handled by one operator.

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