This year’s runner-up, Oliver’s Travels, impressed for its expansive portfolio (everything from a chalet in Lapland to a folly on the Sandringham Estate), and The Thinking Traveller, our overall winner with top-storey scores in all criteria, is seeing shoulder season bookings trending and a growing interest in Corsica – although Greece is still the word for many holiday-makers. An Oliver's Travels villa in Provence Score: 99.76