Phil, we're still unsure about going somewhere different, because we'll always be comparing it to arillas, but it came down to cost. My (john) job is in danger due to the cuts, as my role is considered a luxury.
We had decided we wanted a villa for 2011, and although we normally book privately it was very much cheaper to book one through thomson- but they didn't have anything available in arillas.
Even if my job goes down the swanny I'll get something somewhere, and be back in arillas in 2012- in fact we're hoping to bring the mother in law!