Beth Thomas
I'm based in
Kettering
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It's Nice To Meet You
Firstly, congratulations for landing safely on my page, which means one of two things, you misspelt ''Kuoni Kettering" in Google, or you’re very serious about your holidays and you're looking for travel done differently. If it's the former, then there isn't one in Kettering (see I'm helping already). If it's the latter, then let's grab a coffee and make a start...
It’s a travel service, travel agency type-thingy but it’s different?
Essentially yes, it's about fantastic personal service. Which means you can contact me at any time and you'll always get me. It means that I remember that last year you wanted to go to Borneo but your eldest broke his leg on the stupid skateboard that you told your mother she shouldn't buy him for Christmas. I remember that you prefer American Airlines business to BA... because of the ice cream sundaes...
Right, well that's all good then. But it's not really just me looking after you and the two of us chatting endlessly on WhatsApp over which is the nicest bit of Bali when I should actually be getting my son ready for school. I'm in cahoots with the multi-award winning Travel Counsellors, a company that provides a global network of travel goodness (GNTG, it's a thing, promise) that means you and I can just relax and get back to discussing Disney Dining packages while they sit quietly in the background, doing what they do. They use their financial muscle so that I can offer you incredible deals, and absolutely guarantee every penny you spend through their financial trust. And as we debate why some of the lounges at Dubai airport really are so much better than others, they’re doing exciting things like the ATOL bonding, and making sure there’s always someone on the end of the phone for you if you need it. No matter what the time, or the time zone.
You don’t do ‘normal’ holidays then?
I most certainly do but I suppose in essence what I do is make normal trips amazing! That Virgin South Africa trip where you liked everything except day 6 of the itinerary? Then I'll break the whole thing down for you and we'll get rid of 'day at leisure', build in a Blue Safari and repackage it all up for you. I've got access to all the major travel suppliers and can add all the extras too, so the car that means you can get you to Gatwick while you finish the presentation you've been procrastinating over for 3 weeks, or the lounge that takes you closer to gin, and further from the airport Frankie and Benny's.
We’ve got this far then, and you’re probably thinking why me? Not in the unexpected-item-in-the-bagging-area-for-the-fourth-time-kinda way, but in the who-is-this-woman-who’s-made-me-a-fake-coffee-and-rambled-on-about-holidays-for-three-paragraphs-kinda-way. I’m Beth (Hi!) Without giving too much away, I started my career in travel back when everyone thought Let Loose were the new NKOTB.
Travel makes me me, and I’ve visited dozens of countries across five continents. Bluntly it’s an obsession I bore my husband with every evening. So if it can’t be me experiencing what it’s like to peer over the grand canyon, or feel the bounce of the seaplane skimming the azure that surrounds my paradise Maldivian island then I’ll do all in my power to make it feel for you like it did for me.
So, with coffee dwindling and muffin finished (there was a muffin?!), I hope I've given you a sense of what travel done differently with me and with Travel Counsellors can mean.
PS: You can contact me about literally any kind of trip, that honeymoon you’re finally planning (can’t believe he took so long to ask you!), that annual cruise around the Caribbean (I’m a bit of a cruise expert/bore to be honest – love a cruise), a romantic weekend getaway to New York, that long imagined Canada road trip, or just a beach to plonk yourself on (anywhere) for two weeks in the Summer.
Maybe worth saying as well, there is no fee for my service. The many many travel suppliers I use sort me out, which is why I had a coffee AND a muffin!
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Upper or Downer?
So I’m sat here looking at the most bizarre, cutest little shiny metal aeroplanes sat on crisp, thick white linen; two dozen bodies lined up parallel and facing me; a dull hum and ethereal purple lighting adding to the sense that I’d been teleported to the funkiest (slightly aeronautically themed) funeral parlour in history… But how did I get here? It’s Sunday; but it’s not a ‘normal’ Sunday. Tod
27 Dec 2019 5 min read
The calm after the storm
So you’ve been planning it for three years, you’ve saved the money and finally told the kids...we’re going to Florida! Expectation levels are now dialled up to max...it’s like Michael J Fox and that Back to the Future guitar scene...THE NEXT TWO WEEKS MUST BE AMAZING! The cliché of the family holiday of a lifetime and the Disney dream exist because the experience truly is something special; ther
31 Jul 2019 5 min read
Sailing into Saturday
You know the routine, you’re knackered, you’ve got a big piece of work that is finally hopefully going to be over by Friday and your wonderful parents have taken pity on your crazy, disorganised life and agreed to take the kids for the weekend. Relief. So, what will you do with that precious slice of free time? You could tidy the house, nahh that can wait. You could ask me to find you a nearby h
04 Jul 2019 5 min read
Mesmerising Mauritius; a family experience
When I was growing up Mauritius was the sort of name that was thrown around as the ultimate luxury destination, to which all of us could one day aspire to visit. The world may have moved on and opened up somewhat since then (although I’m obviously still very young), but the island is still a fantastic destination, marrying beautiful beaches, with lush tropical, mountainous scenery, all set within
13 Jun 2019 5 min read
5 top tips to make travelling life easier!
We’re at the airport. Well actually we’re not. We’re in a car park. A massive car park, and it’s raining. The ‘frequent’ shuttle bus is currently frequenting somewhere else and definitely isn’t here. Sheepy is soggy. Child is jumping on and off the kerb into a puddle, reason unknown. Husband is squinting through the downpour at his phone and ‘important’ work emails. The holiday has started. The
12 Jun 2019 5 min read
Why Dubai? A family friendly stop over
I love Dubai, and if someone pulled me aside and said ‘Beth, why do you love Dubai?’ in that kind of rhetorical way that fairly unsubtly isn’t a question or ever likely to directly happen but is purely a mechanism to frame this blog... I’d say I’m not really sure. I love the heat; even the intense heat is a dry heat that you can enjoy in short bursts... the cosmopolitan feel of a big multi-cultur
12 Jun 2019 5 min read
A How-Not-To-Guide to packing
It normally starts about a week before we’re due to fly - ‘I’m packed!’ he (the husband) proclaims; the facial expression not dissimilar from the proud toddler who offers up his first ‘on target’ use of potty for examination. Here we go... right, I’m ‘in travel’ yeah? So, I must have cracked the smooth process of holiday preparation you’d imagine? We’re off to Mauritius tomorrow. Current status
05 Jun 2019 5 min read
Hurtigruten... The World's Most Beautiful Voyage
Why you should choose a Hurtigruten Cruise? It’s fair to say I’ve done some cruises in my time, it’s also fair to say that, maybe 15 years ago I suspended my belief that all who cruised were sailing towards the sunset of their life, and, fuelled by the thumping soundtrack of promotional videos by the big cruise operators, I now get it. Sometimes I want to eat all I can eat, to be entertained, to
11 May 2019 5 min read
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Your holiday isn’t just a trip away. It’s a longed-for escape, time to reconnect with loved ones, or a dream adventure you never thought possible. That’s why I take the time to truly get to know you and understand your hopes and expectations, then use my experience, connections and passion for the destination to create a trip that makes those dreams a reality.
Personalised service. Always
When you plan a holiday with me, you’ll be given my personal mobile number from the very first call. I’ll listen to your thoughts and ideas like I would a friend and arrange accommodation, activities, and flights that are all personalised to you. And I’ll share my personal tips and recommendations, so you can experience the true beauty of each destination.
Stress-free travel, and more time for what matters most
I believe your time away should be stress-free, easy, and seamless from start to finish. So, I take care of all the details for you - from ATOL protection, insurance, and flexible payments to access to the myTC app, which keeps everything in one place.
Support when it matters most
If the unexpected happens, you can rest easy, knowing that I’ll handle any last-minute changes, flight cancellations, or disruptions before you even pick up the phone. So you always feel happy, carefree, and ready to make the most of every moment.
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