Kathy Crane

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Rishton

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Hi, I’m Kathy Crane, your personal Travel Counsellor. I’m based in Rishton, Lancashire, where I’ve lived for the past 16 years with my husband and two daughters. I originally grew up in Great Harwood, so I’ve always been local to the Hyndburn/Blackburn area.

I worked for Going Places/Thomas Cook in the Accrington branch for 14 years, before moving on to Althams, an independent travel agency in Rossendale, where I spent two years making dreams come true. Throughout the years, I’ve gained excellent knowledge and training, in all aspects of the sometimes daunting travel industry.

I decided to join Travel Counsellors in 2015, as I pride myself on giving the best advice and customer service possible. With the constantly updated technology, head office support and assistance from this award winning company, I feel I can offer this and much more.

I love to travel with my family and friends and have been fortunate to experience many fantastic destinations over the years. My passion is for the Greek islands, with their fabulous beaches, local tavernas, culture and of course not forgetting the glorious sunshine we all crave so much. Along the way, as well as visiting the most popular European beach resorts, I’ve cruised the ocean with both P&O Cruises and MSC Cruises, said ‘hi’ to Mickey Mouse in Disney and flown to the other side of the world, to Perth, Western Australia. My favourite trip however was to Thailand, where I did a triple centre stay which included Bangkok, Elephant Hills and then a beach stay in Phuket…Elephant Hills is a fab experience!

I take pride in finding the perfect holiday for my clients, as they mean much more to me than just a sales transaction. I love my job and often work out of hours, not just during traditional office hours. I understand the pressures of busy working and family lives, so I can chat when it’s convenient.

Whether it be a package holiday, city break, cruise, ski holiday, UK break, group booking or flight only you’re looking for, I’ve got the best tools at my disposal to assist you. Maybe you’re planning a wedding abroad, honeymoon, or even a tailor made holiday of a lifetime, I’m ready to discuss your requirements, so please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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What my customers say

Kathy is a lovely professional travel advisor and I would, and have, recommended her to many.

Helen Pieper

Rishton

Kathy always gets us a great deal. Polite, funny, very good at her job. Would recommend 10 out of 10

Jane Welton

Felixstowe

Great support in finding an alternative to our Thomas Cook holiday.

Tolbot Boulton

Great Harwood

Kathy Crane is the best, would highly recommend.

Tina Schofield

Great Harwood

Great help from Kathy with a booking way into the future. Helped to find different options and come up with a flexible approach for us to keep adding to the holiday as things are released.

Louise Bagshaw

Leeds

I’ve always booked my holidays myself but love having the stress free option now! I know we are being looked after with Kathy, it’s wonderful xx

Dale Hartley

Great Harwood

Kathy is a lovely lady and very helpful. My daughter has already booked with her again for next summer.

Lynne O'Neill

Darwen

Very helpful and professional....can thoroughly recommend and will definitely use Kathy again in the future.

Lesley Woodruff

Clayton-Le-Moors

This is the 2nd time Kathy has arranged a holiday for us. Yet again, she came up trumps with the holiday she found, arranging everything quickly and efficiently, and even taking her laptop with her on a Sunday day out to finalise the holiday we wanted! Thanks Kathy for all your work to ensure we have the holiday we want at the right price. We will definitely be using you again.

Jane Feeley

Bury

Kathy is so lovely & has made the experience of booking a holiday so easy...very friendly to chat to & very quick to respond to emails/calls. Thankyou again xx

Rebecca Noon

Haslingden

Thank you so much for arranging our New York trip. We had an amazing and fabulous time. We managed to do and see everything we wanted to and were shattered by the end of it, but I can definitely recommend it and you personally. Thanks again.

Joanne Haworth

Blackburn

She’s the best is Kathy, she sorts our hols out every year to Greece & this year my daughter, partner & our granddaughter have saved for their first holiday to Greece as a family. I recommended Kathy to them & she's sorted them out too & they are so excited & cant wait for August - she’s a star! we love her to bits!

Gill Bradford

Accrington

Fantastic service, Kathy always finds us great family holidays. Exceptional service, good prices, very friendly and helpful. Love booking my holiday through Kathy knowing that I have no worries or stress, if for any reason a problem should arise Kathy would deal with it.

Gillian Harris

Accrington

Kathy provides such a friendly service, taking all the stress out of planning and booking a holiday. As a lone traveler, Kathy has been invaluable to me. I gave her my needs and got an amazing selection to choose from. The next time I go abroad, whether alone or with family, I will definitely be booking with Kathy. I cant thank her enough.

Carol Tweddle

Great Harwood

Kathy is a lovely bubbly person whom I’ve known for serveral years but didn’t know she was a Travel Counsellor until recently. We were talking about holidays and mentioned that we are going away this year and I asked her to find us something. She was marvelous, giving us several to choose from...we are well suited with the choice, excellent service!

Christine Sullivan

Oswaldtwistle

We cant thank Kathy enough for her time and help booking our family summer holiday. I would recommend Kathy to friends and family.

Wayne Howard

Great Harwood

Fantastic service, very friendly and helpful. Would recommend 100 percent.

Nicola McKelll

Great Harwood

Kathy is amazing. I never book a holiday without her. She has great knowledge and people skills and nothing is ever too much trouble. I constantly recommend to everyone I talk to whenever holidays are mentioned.

Laura Pendergast

Rishton

Kathys enthusiasm for our trip was exciting. Great, prompt service with a smile.

Christopher Fielding

Rawtenstall

Kathy is prompt re answering queries. She is helpful, patient, explains everything fully and clearly. Does what she says she will do when she says she will do it. Friendly and such a lovely person to match.

Lydia Hopgood

Abingdon

Kathy was fab, very friendly and took all the hassle out of booking our holiday.

Shelley Hodgson

Rotherham

Excellent friendly customer service from Kathy. Will be recommending her service to all my friends. Will consult with Kathy on any future holidays or flights. Five Star service, thank you Kathy

Ann Sharples

Accrington

It's the first time I have used Kathy but will definitely not be the last. Kathy was very helpful and managed to find us a choice of holidays that met all our needs. Fantastic service, I would highly recommend Kathy and Travel Counsellors.

Heather Crossley

Rishton

Absolutely fabulous customer care. I always recommend Kathy Crane.

Jacqueline Headford

Oswaldtwistle

Would have scored her more if I could. Excellent personal service. Even if I text/email Kathy in the evening with a random question she will answer. I have never been abroad without my husband but I am confident Kathy has everything in order. No pressure on me. Would definitely recommend her.

Julia Walsh

Accrington

Nice and pleasant over the telephone, Kathy was efficient and nothing to her or us was a problem. A pleasure to deal with Kathy.

Joyce Baron

Accrington

An absolute fantastic experience with no problems at all - we would like to highly recommend Kathy

Ian Savage

Great Harwood

Unbelievably quick getting back to me and couldn’t be more helpful. Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Daniel Gainford

Rishton

Kathy Crane is a lovely, friendly lady and she is very helpful. She always gets back to me when needed. Highly recomend and I will be using her holiday services again.

Cherelle Witts

Rishton

Kathy is prompt, thorough, helpful, polite and overall pretty brilliant. I have booked several holidays through Kathy and will continue to do so. Cannot fault.

Lydia Hopgood

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

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