Sent by David Brice
Newport 09/04/2025
Brilliant service and friendly. Very efficient, take a a massive stress off regarding finding and booking a great deal!
Based In nr Sandy
Kirstie Timmins
It's Nice To Meet You
Hello its nice to meet you!
I’m Kirstie Timmins – your personal travel expert, here to turn your holiday dreams into reality.
Does booking a holiday feel overwhelming? Scrolling through endless websites, comparing prices, and dealing with travel agents who seem more focused on commission than your experience?
There’s a better way – the Travel Counsellors way.
Whether you’re looking for a luxury cruise, a bespoke tailor-made itinerary, a solo escape, or a seamless group tour, I’ll take the stress out of planning. I believe travel should be effortless and exciting, and that’s exactly what I deliver.
I’ll take the time to listen—really listen—to what you want, so I can craft the perfect journey just for you. Need more options? Changed your mind about something? No problem—I’m here until everything is just right.
My expertise comes from first-hand travel experience, and I pride myself on offering exceptional customer service with a personal touch. I’m always available to chat, whether it’s over coffee, at your home, or even at your local pub.
From ultra-luxury cruises to adventurous safaris, private island getaways to exclusive group tours, I’ll be with you every step of the way. I’ve even directed clients to the airport when they got lost! No matter where you are in the world, you can count on me to be just a call away.
Everyone deserves a truly unforgettable holiday—let’s make yours extraordinary!
My customer stories
Sent by Kate Mingay
Gamlingay 09/04/2025
Kirstie is always helpful, knowledgeable, patient and makes sure everything is perfect for our planned holidays.
Sent by Roy Lodge
Potton 09/04/2025
Great service, listened to my bespoke request and delivered everything I asked
Sent by Alison Woodfield
Gamlingay 06/03/2025
From the very first point of contacting Kirstie she has gone out of her way to help us ,and is continuing to do so to plan our perfect trip .
Sent by Susan Mckay
Cambridgeshire 06/03/2025
for anyone to be able to deal with our many requests and changes and still find us what we are looking for is amazing. Will always recommend Kirstie and our son & daughter-in-law have recently booked their honeymoon with Kirstie's assistance too
Sent by Louise Davis
Bedford 02/01/2025
Kirstie had great knowledge based on experience. She understood exactly what we wanted and put the package together promptly.
Sent by Mark Dawson
Sandy 02/01/2025
Kirstie is fantastic in her speed of response and knowledge and efficiency
Sent by Jane Coutts
St Ives 02/01/2025
Effortless holiday booking, Kirstie was very knowledgeable and helped us decide what we wanted for our cruise next year. Thanks Kirstie!
Sent by Julie Walker
Tetworth 02/01/2025
Kirstie was very friendly and efficient, she really knew her stuff and went to great lengths to make sure we got the itinerary we wanted. She responded immediately to our requests and we were all booked in no time!
Sent by Louise Davies
Bedford 02/08/2024
Kirstie had great knowledge based on experience. She understood exactly what we wanted and put the package together promptly.
Sent by Ian Brice
Glamorgan 08/06/2024
Everything was sorted without any problems Kirsty has arranged a few holidays for my son and his partner and was very impressed so recommended we use her as well more than happy.
Sent by Peter Hobbs
Potterhanworth 18/03/2024
Kirstie is a pleasure to work with and has been very flexible which is invaluable with busy lives and engaging and come up with multiple ideas and worked through a number of iterations with us. This all happened much faster than I expected which is great because we now have a lovely holiday to look forward to when we were struggling to find the time and have the knowledge to navigate to our ideal holiday. Thank you Kirstie!
Sent by Robert Hulstrom
Great Stukeley 18/03/2024
Excellent service, a travel adviser that actually listens for a change!
Sent by Roy Lodge
St Neots 18/03/2024
Great service. Listened to my preferences and made suggestions. Bottom line is I got what I wanted, when I wanted to go and within the budget agreed ??. All booked and ready to go
Sent by Caroline Green
Biggleswade 18/03/2024
Kirstie is really knowledgeable, goes above and beyond, putting her clients, needs first.
Sent by Valerie Barham
Potton 18/03/2024
Excellent, hassle free service. Many thanks
Sent by Tracey Gray
Potton 19/01/2024
Very knowledgeable about all aspects of our holiday bookings .
Sent by Sharon Kingham
Potton 19/01/2024
Kirstie is our family go to for new holiday experiences. Providing bespoke ideas to suit our criteria and taking time to explore all opportunities available to us. I would highly recommend Kirstie, as she provides an excellent honest service
Sent by Su McKay
Huntingdon 19/01/2024
Kirstie always seems to read our minds and find us what we are looking for, I've recommended her to lots of people
Sent by David Brice
Caerphilly 23/10/2023
Very approachable, excellent personalised service. Quick, prompt and effective. Have already recommended to colleagues and friends in work.
Sent by Gennaro Coppolaro
ST Ives 28/09/2023
Having never done a cruise, it was so helpful to have someone to ask all the questions we had. And Kirstie demonstrated her vast experience of cruises and what options to take, her help was invaluable.
Sent by Gillian Moir
Wimblington 28/09/2023
Kirstie was very helpful and informative on all my request for my forthcoming trip.
Sent by Gillian Sellick
Gamlingay 28/09/2023
Cannot recommend Kirstie highly enough. She goes above and beyond with her customer service. Thank you Kirstie
Sent by John Grantham
St Ives 28/09/2023
Great Holiday, Great Service from Kirstie.
Sent by Kathryn Mingay
Gamlingay 28/09/2023
Kirstie is amazing, patient, understanding. Get's to know you as a person and what you like and look for in a holiday. She works incredibly hard to find you the perfect holiday and I would not hesitate to recommend her
Sent by Beverly Howarth
Sutton 18/05/2023
Would highly recommend Kirstie to arrange your holiday travel as it takes the stress out of organising everything and you get a personal service
Sent by Philip Beard
St Neots 18/05/2023
I have just returned from a bespoke trip organised by Kirstie and everything was brilliant, choice of hotels, transfers, flights and destinations all excellent, thank you for organising, we had a great time.
Sent by Juliet Clarke
Gamlingay 06/04/2023
We have had the best experience with Kirstie organising our holiday to Croatia. Completely stress free and feel she has really understood what we wanted and due to her expert knowledge are going to see more of the highlights of Croatia than we would have done if trying to book ourselves. Very happy customers!
Sent by Juliet Clarke
Gamlingay 06/04/2023
We have had the best experience with Kirstie organising our holiday to Croatia. Completely stress free and feel she has really understood what we wanted and due to her expert knowledge are going to see more of the highlights of Croatia than we would have done if trying to book ourselves. Very happy customers!
Sent by Patricia Lodge
Eaton Socon 06/04/2023
Personal, knowledgeable and friendly service.
Sent by Sarah Tredgett
Gamlingay 06/04/2023
I would highly recommend Kirstie. This was the first time we had ever used a travel consultant and we will definitely be back in contact with her for our next holiday as she was brilliant! Kirstie listened to what type of holiday we wanted and found a great variety for us to look at. She was friendly, approachable and put up with all our stupid questions! Very knowledgeable and anything she was unsure about she found out and always got back to us promptly.
Sent by Elizabeth Houghton
Gamlingay 06/04/2023
Kirstie is very friendly and supportive. She arranged a holiday for me with ease. I would definitely book again
Sent by Gillian Kitchener
Gamlingay 06/04/2023
Very willing to explore all options & gives advice and prices accordingly. Friendly and trustworthy service.
Sent by Gillian Kitchener
Gamlingay 06/04/2023
Very willing to explore all options & gives advice and prices accordingly. Friendly and trustworthy service.
Sent by Gail Hamilton
Biggleswade 13/12/2022
Great customer service .. will defo recommend and use again .. thx
Sent by Linda Averiss
Truro 13/12/2022
Very approachable and extremely efficient. Provides an excellent service.
Sent by Marina Hilton
St Ives 13/12/2022
I would, and have, recommended Kirstie.
Sent by John Grantham
St Ives 13/12/2022
Excellent knowledge and the personal touch with nothing to much trouble
Sent by Susan Mackay
Alconbury 13/12/2022
I always recommend Kirstie, if she can find me our ideal holiday with the information that we send her then she can find anyone their holiday! We do like to set her a challenge or two - she has sorted out many holidays for us, including getting us out of New Zealand when covid struck Not only that but she is a lovely person, happy to talk through any queries and has become a good friend
Sent by Susan Mckay
Cambridge 09/03/2022
We've used Kirstie for many holidays, not only is she a friend but she seems to understand exactly what we are looking for, replies very quickly with some lovely ideas :-) :-)
Sent by Elizabeth Froggatt
Potton 19/10/2021
Kirstie was absolutely lovely to plan a trip with, so helpful. She definitely tries her hardest to find a trip that will 100% fit for you, would definitely recommend.
Sent by Jane Hoole
Bedford 07/09/2021
Kirstie Timmins was very helpful and polite. She knew the answers to all of our questions and made us feel at ease regarding covid. I would definitely recommend her and I will be using her services again
Sent by Lauren Hollingworth
Sandy 30/07/2021
Kirstie is a fantastic and friendly travel agent. You know she’s going to get you a once in a lifetime holiday! Thank you Kirstie!
Sent by Josh Brawn
BIGGLESWADE 29/07/2021
Kirstie is very Professional and knowledgeable when i comes to all the finer details. She thinks of things that we would of initially never thought about. Her attention for detail is spot on. If we have any queries Kirstie will go away and research/email the hotel or airline and find us the answers quickly. We can get hold of her through a number of difference communications and she is always available to book our holiday or answer any questions at pretty much any time of the day. We are a little bit fussy and Kirstie shows great patience and amends anything we change quickly and cost effectively for us. Because of the covid and testing situation which we are a little anxious about she's there to help up through the process. I don't think we would go anywhere else when booking a holiday- x3 holidays booked with Kirstie so far and hopefully many more to come!
Sent by Sharon Kingham
SANDY 29/07/2021
Brilliant service provided with a smile and laughs. In the current climate I wouldn’t have chosen to go abroad under my own steam. Kirsty has held me hand throughout the whole process now just want to get to the beach!
Sent by Becky Sellick
Sandy 27/11/2020
We started to plan our wedding with Kirsty around two years ago. We hadn't even decided on country at that stage but Kirsty gave us some great options and we couldn't be happier with the hotel in Cyprus she suggested. She have also helped us with arranging travel and accommodation for a large family group all with their our specifications. She has been more than helpful throughout and I have complete confidence that even if the pandemic prevents us from going next May she will sort it all out for us.
Sent by Gillian Sellick
SANDY 25/09/2020
Thank you so much in these difficult times for arranging our refund for our holiday cancelled due to covid. I know friends who have struggled to get their money back but you personally took this on keeping us updated all the way through.
Just also wanted to say a big thank you for making it so easy to book our wedding hotel. Your professionalism in coming out to see us, listening to our wishes and making them real has made what could gave been a stressful situation very easy. Thank you.
Sent by Kate Mingay
Gamlingay 17/02/2020
Kirstie is very helpful and most of all extremely patient with us when looking at the details of our holidays to make sure everything is just right. We have booked a safari with her and most recently a fabulous trip to the Maldives. Her personal service is fantastic and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone.
Sent by Dawn Cooke
Buckden 08/10/2019
We have always liked the canaries especially in Winter, we have had many a lovely holiday on the main 4 islands however there are 3 other lesser known and lesser visited islands - La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. We have touched down in Tenerife before we catch a little internal plane to La Palma which we will explore for a few days, then we shall catch a ferry to La Gomera to do the same then another plane to El Hierro. Our Canarian Island hopping adventure begins. Can’t wait! Thanks to Kirstie for her endless patience when juggling my itineraries and requests for planes, cars, ferries and hotels and always keeping within budget.
Sent by Beverly Whitehurst
North Yorkshire 15/08/2019
Kirstie did an amazing job organising our trip to the Maldives to mark our special birthdays. Sending passes to the airport VIP lounge as a gift was a lovely gesture that really helped us relax and start our holiday off in style! With so many islands to choose from, Kirstie took the lead right from the start and found the ideal location, tailored to our brief and budget. We had a fabulous stay at Cinnamon Dhonveli Maldives. Staff were so friendly and helpful, and the accommodation couldn’t have been better! Really recommend Kirstie for the personal service ??
Sent by Mary Boast
Enfield 15/08/2019
I asked Kirstie to organise a holiday for myself and my friend (two mature ladies!!) for a winter vacation.
Kirstie prepared everything for us very efficiently; Requested Air plane seats, boarding passes, transfers from airport to hotel. Having a specialist organise all of this took the stress out of the holiday for us and allowed us to simply enjoy yourselves.
First class efficient service. We highly recommend Kirstie and we'll be using her again.
Sent by Sharon Kingham
Potton 15/08/2019
We engaged with Kirstie to sort a Christmas family holiday in the sun. Having not been on a package holiday in years it would have been a daunting task as-well as never been away for Christmas!
The whole experience was fabulous from finding the right place and hotel to the free resort checkin in the day of return.
The holiday was everything we wanted and more.
I highly recommend Kirstie for all your holiday needs, you have her as your personal rep, value for money and great customer service.
Thank you Kirstie for helping to make a Christmas special after a really tough year xx
Sent by Samantha Rowlands
Bath 09/08/2019
Had an amazing experience with Kirstie, very professional yet personal service and amazing knowlege of the destination and hotels, thanks Kirstie
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