Based In Northampton

Melissa LoGalbo

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My name is Melissa LoGalbo and I am a personal Travel Counsellor. I would like to thank you for choosing to look at my personal webpage. I have worked in the travel industry for over 31 years, both in the leisure and business sectors and have accumulated a vast amount of knowledge during this time.

Travel to me is not just a job but my passion. I have travelled extensively throughout Europe, the Far East, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, USA and the Caribbean.

As a personal Travel Counsellor I can take this experience, together with the knowledge from the numerous countries in the world I have visited, to offer a full comprehensive service for both leisure and business travel. So whatever your travel plans - city break, beach holiday, cruise, honeymoon, car hire, business meeting or conference, just pick up the phone and give me a call, I will be delighted to hear from you.

The unique concept of having your own personal Travel Counsellor means no lengthy waits in High Street travel agents or spending hours of your valuable time trawling through thousands of websites. You can call me from the comfort of your home or office to discuss your travel requirements, safe in the knowledge that you will be receiving the very best service.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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My customer stories

Sent by Danny Judkins

Melissa was incredibly supportive this was my first cruise. She spent a lot of time going through all of my questions and making me feel confident as a single traveller . Well done .

Sent by Heather Doxford

Melissa has so much travel knowledge, she arranged our trip to Hawaii for our daughters wedding , booked hotels and flights , she is now sorting out a trip to Lapland for us , for any special holidays I would always approach Melissa first as she is amazing

Sent by Anthony Pass

Melissa exceeded all expectations, nothing was to much trouble. I have no hesitation recommending Melissa.

Sent by Gem Wells

Melissa is wonderful and has been such a fantastic support to me and my family. We wouldn’t book with anyone else. Here’s to making more memories with more fantastic holidays. Thanks again

Sent by Mandy York

Mellissa has been wonderfully helpful answering all of my questions and concerns - with patience and professionalism

Sent by John Gallagher

Melissa is 1 in a million I've travelled last year south America for 5 weeks. This year Thailand for 4 weeks as solo traveller. I have trouble focusing at times with itineraries Mellissa is always at the end of the phone to help me get to planes and transfer on time . For me she has been more like PA than a travel agent. She's at the end of the phone 24/7 . She helped book all my tours and finding things i would be interested in . I've never know service like this in my 49 years alive . I would highly recommend her

Sent by Veronica Whittingham

Melissa is a font of all knowledge on travel she’s quite amazing. She is also a fantastic administrator and manages me really well, ensuring all arrangements are agreed and in place in a timely manner. I have absolute confidence in Melissa. I don’t know what I’d do without her. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Melissa.

Sent by Karolina Lewis

Melissa is efficient, very helpful and extremely friendly. She’s a pleasure to deal with so we have been using her service for many years now. I’d highly recommend Melissa.

Sent by John Gallagher

Mel had been amazing very helpful and available 24 hours a day . After missing a flight she was on her phone helping me at 2 am in the morning. No other travel agency would give this level of service

Sent by Kate Alcock

Melissa always goes above and beyond. Excellent service at all times. Her emails are always clear and detailed and she looks after every detail to ensure the holiday goes to plan. Thank you Melissa for looking after us so well xx

Sent by Wilby Meadows

Melissa is super fast, super efficient, super professional. She immediately instills confidence in her customers right from the outset of their enquiries. I have returned to Melissa again for the next trip we're going on. She grasps the remit straight away and there is nothing ambiguous at all about her dealings and transactions. Just as you would like it to be. THROUGHLY RECOMMEND! x

Sent by Katharine Alcock

Melissa always goes above and beyond to ensure we get the best possible service. She is friendly, approachable, and extremely knowledgeable, and gives 110 % at all times. She will start work early and will continue to work late into the evening to ensure she gets the job done. She keeps you informed of what’s going on which is extremely important and is always at the end of the phone or on an email if you need her. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to my friends and wouldn’t go anywhere else to book my travel arrangements. Thank you xx

Sent by Dave Schirn

Melissa, you are amazing. You have been arranging our holidays, since we went in our honeymoon 13 yrs ago. We wouldn’t use anyone else!!!!

Sent by D Davies

Melissa was extremely helpful and communicated every step of the way. She helped answer my every question even through her weekend and holiday!

Sent by Michael Ellis

Its always been a pleasure to deal with Melissa. We always feel assured and safe when we have booked our holidays with Melissa knowing that she is on the end of a phone if we have a problem. GREAT SERVICE.

Sent by Cristina Cheshire

We left it to the last minute and was panicking as we couldn't make the decision where to go. Melissa sent a lists of holidays to choose from ,she was very patient whilst we dithered and was great once we had made our minds up. Melissa has been super easy and took the pressure off us. We have booked our holidays with Melissa so many time and never fails to impress us, . So easy to contact with any queries and helpful information. Thank you Melissa. for making it hassle free xxx

Sent by Brian Berry

Having used Melissa as our travel counsellor over many years we have always found her to be very helpful/professional and knowledgeable plus nothing is too much trouble for her to ensure that she answers any questions that we may have about a forthcoming holiday prior to booking as she likes to ensure that she is giving us the very best service she can. Therefore, this year we had no hesitation is asking her once again to sort our latest holiday for us... also we should add that when we had a couple of problems in the past (cancelled flights etc!) even though there was an international time difference she was always available at whatever time of day it is UK to help sort it straight away!

Sent by Karolina Lewis

Melissa goes out of her way to help arrange holidays when dealing with tricky providers. She’s diligent and persistent and her customer service is flawless. She’s a delight to deal with.

Sent by Claire Engeham

Melissa is absolutely brilliant at her job, not only is she a professional she’s a genuinely lovely person too. We have needed lots of help in the last couple of years with travel restrictions and reorganising holidays she is always so helpful and calm. We feel very lucky to have her as our travel consultant.

Sent by Peter Smallwood

Melissa has been brilliant both putting together a great trip but also dealing with issues and concerns as they have arisen. If we had booked our trip independently we would have had a big problem with Covid restrictions, changing schedules ect. She has gone above and beyond to look after us.

Sent by Claire Hersant

The service Melissa provides is outstanding - she's professional, helpful and extremely knowledgeable (not to mention patient!). The advice and guidance she provides is exceptional, and having the peace of mind and assurance of booking through Melissa is invaluable, particularly in these uncertain times.

Sent by Pat Mchugh

Melissa is very knowledgeable, professional, and helpful. She is very friendly and always makes you feel like you are the only person she is dealing with that day(even though I am sure she is juggling many bookings!) nothing is too much trouble. I would not consider using another agent as I have full confidence in Melissa.

Sent by Bridget Gilmour

Support and advice at an intriguing time for travel. Melissa’s support made the process easy and gave me peace of mind. Knowing I will also have support when the trip happens and in the build up to it is priceless. I would 100% recommend Melissa to anyone and in fact I often do.

Sent by Matthew Harris

Melissa was and is very helpful, Any questions we have she is on it very quickly, nothing is never to much.

Sent by Amy Schick

I have been working with Melissa for several years now and she provides an absolutely first-class service, she is willing to support no matter what the time or day and is really an outstanding person!

Sent by Michael Ellis

It is always a delight to speak to Melissa who deals with all your concerns and takes away the worries, she is just great.

Sent by Patricia McHugh

Melissa is always more than helpful and even when she is under extreme pressure, she makes you feel like you are her top priority. Very friendly, efficient and professional.

Sent by Cristina Cheshire

Melissa had gave us a few wonderful choice of places to choose from,she helped us decide which one to go for after she explained the difference, definitely the most successful easy booking we done ,any problems or worry she put it right.x

Sent by Sharon Bassett

Just wanted to drop you a quick email to say a massive thank you for arranging my recent trip to Lapland, it was an amazing experience and one which I will treasure for the rest of my life. Your knowledge and expertise along with exceptional customer service you provide is really appreciated. The booking process is so easy as you always seem to know what I want and deliver. Even down to the fact the night before you had the unenviable task of calling me the evening before I was due to travel to explain that there had been a fire in the hotel which had affected our room upgrade! Many of the other travellers we discovered were unaware until they got to the resort! My itinery was packed full with husky ride, snow mobiles, snow shoe walking, reindeer trip and with my additional visit to the Ice Hotel and a further Husky night safari meant that we were kept very busy and entertained with sufficient time to relax and explore a little. Whilst I was away you continued to deliver your fantastic service by arranging a refund for the upgraded cabin that we were not able to stay in and so it was a great relief to see that had all been taken care of too. The final icing on the cake was seeing the Northern Lights on our last night, which was the finishing touch to an exhilarating 4 night holiday. You are now putting together my next big trip to Australia – which I have no doubt will be yet another amazing experience made even better by the fact I have peace of mind that you are always around to answer any questions and if I encounter any issues whilst away I know I will be absolutely fine. Thank you for your fantastic service Mel – you truly are a ‘Gold’ Travel Counsellor

Sent by Elizabeth Harris

Melissa was so helpful and honest with us whilst we were thinking of booking our Lapland holiday, and patient as had lots of questions and numerous emails going back and forth, We are now looking forward to our amazing adventure in December Thankyou Melissa

Sent by Gary Bruce

A truly wonderful experience. All I asked for in my travel wishes were met and even surpassed. My travel itinerary, notes and documents have me relaxed and looking forward to my adventures down under.

Sent by Bridget Gilmour

Melissa is an absolute star. Making suggestions, developing an itinerary and making amendments till it is exactly what I want. Happy to recommend to anyone.

Sent by Michael Ellis

Val and I would like to say a big thank you for organising out “Big Adventure” in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong. The whole trip went smoothly over the 2 months we were away. There were no hick-ups and when you think you organised for us over a two month period 9 flights, 1 car hire, 1 cruise, 11 hotels, 12 taxi limos (airports-hotels-airports and hotel to hotel). Always making sure we had boarding cards, either to print or collect at hotel reception desk it made it a stress free holiday. Thank you Melissa

Sent by Sharon Bassett

Melissa is great at getting just what you are looking for, her service and knowledge is second to none and I highly recommend her to family, friends and clients wherever I can.

Sent by Ann Brebner

Melissa was spot on with her holiday choice for my 50th birthday. Melissa's attention to detail was first class throughout the whole booking procedure. We were totally blown away with her exceptional customer service. Thank you!

Sent by Liz Pickop

Sorry this has taken so long to send! We wanted to say a huge thank you for everything you did to make our honeymoon so wonderful! In all three of the places we visited, we explored, ate, drank and explored some more! Matt was particularly impressed with the limos that picked us up; we felt like royalty! We didn’t need to worry at all about how to get to and from the airports, hotels and trains; it was so fantastic to know it was all arranged for us and we could just relax and enjoy every moment.

Sent by Ann Brebner

Melissa was spot on with her holiday choice for my 50th birthday. Melissa's attention to detail was first class throughout the whole booking procedure. We were totally blown away with her exceptional customer service. THANK YOU!

Sent by Peter Ogden

Mel is awesome. Funny, helpful, knowledgable, efficient and most of all patient!

Sent by Joanne Checkley

Melissa has helped us find and book several holidays and never fails to understand our preferences and always manages to find the perfect "gem" .

Sent by Hannah Tidd

Mel was fantastic! Would highly recommend. Really informative, put our minds at ease and took all of the hassle out of booking our first holiday together!

Sent by Claire Humphrey

Melissa is so easy to deal with and so patient when I change my mind about things. Have already booked 2 holidays with her for 2018.

Sent by Medha Mhaiskar

Melissa gave us a quotation fast and booking was no hassle. Very professional. Very efficient. She took away the stress that comes with booking holidays. Will definitely recommend her.

Sent by Tracie Harrold

Very good service catered for all our needs without much fuss, planned us the best holiday to look forward to.

Sent by Patricia McHugh

The service received from Melissa is first class, efficient, very friendly and helpful. We would not hesitate to recommend her to everyone we know. Thank you for making bookings and changes pain free and simple.

Sent by James Wallace

Melissa always listens to our preferences and doesn't just offer us "the next best thing".

Sent by Sean Buckley

We deal with Melissa LoGalbo. She is one of the calmest and clearest communicators we deal with, always very pleasant, professional, knowledgable and above all friendly. She is the only reason we do business with TC.

Sent by Edward Sewell

Extremely helpful and professional in knowledge that it all works out as planned.

Sent by Michael Ellis

Have always had 1st class service

Sent by Peter Ordway

Melissa provides very fast, professional and friendly service along with good 'product' knowledge to help get the best flights.

Sent by Peter Ordway

Melissa provides very fast, professional and friendly service along with good 'product' knowledge to help get the best flights

Sent by Jackie Tidd

Melissa is always extremely helpful, nothing is too much trouble, I know I can completely leave the whole trip in her capable hands, allowing us to sit back and enjoy the different ideas and possibilities that she comes back with,, ideas that we would never have thought of ourselves. An excellent travel counsellor that I would recommend to anyone.

Sent by Lorna Freeman

Melissa was extremely helpful and efficient. The booking was made quickly with no hassle leaving me to look forward to my holiday. Thank you !!

Sent by Marion Lowe

I think the team at Travel Counsellors are very efficient, professional and helpful at all times. Melissa always responds super quickly to requests which is much appreciated and goes the extra mile to come up with viable alternatives especially when the request are particularly complicted. We at Sportcel wouldn't use anyone else.

Sent by James Prince

Melissa is such a pleasure to deal with. Always on hand to answer questions and if she is busy will always call back to deal with queries. Life has become so much easier with Melissa in my life!

Sent by Brynhild Goadby

Melissa was extremely helpful and attentive to all our requirements. She was recommended to us by some friends we met last year who had embarked on a tour and who told us of their experience and how satisfied they were with her help. As our impending travel plans have been well designed for our purpose with lots of detailed attention taken to ensure that we are offered the right options. We were extremely satisfied with Melissa's help. In our experience, Melissa is a very professional individual who goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her clients are completely satisfied. We will definitely recommend her services to any of our friends or colleagues who are considering future travel. Thank you so much Melissa.

Sent by B Goadby

Melissa was extremely helpful and attentive to all our requirements. She was recommended to us by some friends we met last year who had embarked on a tour and who told us of their experience and how satisfied they were with her help. As our impending travel plans have been well designed for our purpose with lots of detailed attention taken to ensure that we are offered the right options. We were extremely satisfied with Melissa's help. In our experience, Melissa is a very professional individual who goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her clients are completely satisfied. We will definitely recommend her services to any of our friends or colleagues who are considering future travel. Thank you so much Melissa.

Sent by Siobhan Buddrige

Fantastic service, even over the Christmas period. Thank you.

Sent by Siobhan Buddrige

Fantastic service, even over the Christmas period. Thank You.

Sent by Peter Ordway

Melissa is very professional and very responsive to my requests... this is really important as travel arrangements are often left to the last minute as my plans and schedule flex. Melissa provides an excellent service!

Sent by Corey Stockwell

Fantastic experience. So helpful and friendly! Always finds me what I want.

Sent by Frances Gales

Melissa is lovely to deal with, very helpful and provides a very efficient service.

Sent by Gary Doggett

Melissa gives a great reliable service!

Sent by Louise Twycross

Very helpful lots of options and excellent service!

Sent by Philippa Aber

Brilliant personal service, thanks Mel

Sent by Craig Fitzhugh

Excellent service and very friendly.

Sent by Jim Wallace

Unlike most travel agents, Melissa actually listens to what we want from our holiday! and goes the extra mile to see that we get it.

Sent by Lesley Preston

Very efficient service and a quick turn around on queries. Alternative suggestions and options are always offered with reasons for the choice. Also so far a good knowledge of the areas we are travelling to helps a lot.

Sent by Pete Ogden

I absolutely adore Melissa and would recommend her to anyone. I've never had a bad holiday and she's a total pleasure to deal with every time.

Sent by Jenna Bruce

Melissa has been fantastic, and suggested what looks like the perfect destination given our brief. Can't wait to get there!

Sent by Michael Ellis

Have already highly recommended Melissa several times to other people and would continue to do so in the future.

Sent by Louise Phillips

Dear Melissa, We just wanted to say thank you so much for helping us to choose and book our amazing honeymoon to the Maldives in August. You were so patient and honest and we definitely made the right decision in the end! Thank you for the champagne as well which was a lovely surprise on our return. You get quite used to drinking champagne while planning and having a wedding - we are missing having that excuse now! We hope that we can also find an excuse to book another holiday with you in the future too! Love from Nick & Lou Phillips x

Sent by Sharon Green

Melissa has been so helpful finding our summer holiday. All we had to do was give her our dates, potential destinations and a price range. She came back to us with so much choice! Melissa definitely took the stress out of booking our ideal holiday. Melissa will be our first choice when booking holidays in future.

Sent by David Parnaby

No problems with our bookings. Everything done in a timely and efficient fashion.

Sent by Gary Doggett

Mel is fab!

Sent by Chris Walley

From my experience Melissa has always been great and provides an exceptional service.

Sent by Francois Beranger

Melissa is always there with quick, competent advice when I need her.

Sent by Wendy Roberston

Excellent advice and Mel is extremely efficient.

Sent by Brian Berry

Always very professional, knowledgeable, courteous and helpful and will go "the extra mile" to ensure that you have a worry free holiday.

Sent by Edward Sewell

Melissa was very quick to work out what we wanted and worked efficiently in booking our travel and accommodation requirements for a week’s holiday in Tenerife.

Sent by Heather Sharman

Melissa is very knowledgeable and helpful in assisting with decisions. Also very friendly and gives you her time and you feel nothing is too much trouble - she is a star!

Sent by Brian Berry

Thank you so much for all your efforts in making our holiday a memorable one. It's so nice to know you are there for us.

Sent by Jayne Davidson

Mel is brilliant & always finds us the best deal & holiday we are looking for! & gets it done very quickly!

Sent by Sharon Bassett

I have known Mel for sometime now and have referred many clients to her. Mel always delivers good honest advice when helping to find the right holiday and I always recommend her services to friends and family.

Sent by Julie Hammond

Excellent service would and have recommended her to others, will absolutely use her for further trips.

Sent by Lisa Freeman

Melissa is truly fantastic. Nothing is too much - she goes beyond the normal duties of an agent I wouldn't use anyone else.

Sent by Penny Slein

Melissa books all our trips and is excellent.

Sent by Mark O'Neill

In my most recent dealings with Melissa LoGalbo, I required urgent help whilst in Germany. As ever Melissa's expert knowledge and professional approach resolved my issues within minutes. I can honestly say Melissa's customer service is exceptional and her in-depth level of knowledge makes for an incredibly effective and efficient Travel Counsellor. I would not hesitate to recommend Melissa.

Sent by Lesley Preston

Excellent service with very quick responses to any questions. Gave us what we needed with no fuss. The service we have received has been second to none and we will definitely use Melissa again.

Sent by Louisa Talbot

Melissa listens, understands what is required and then provides it. She gives prompt feedback and will always go that extra mile to make a holiday fit you. It is the second time I have used her services and I would certainly recommend her to anyone.

Sent by Jane Bates

Just to let your know all great at the hotel - they upgraded us again I think, room beautiful, bathroom unreal!!!!! Thanks Mel as per usual you've done an amazing job!!! If everything and everyone could be as brilliant as you the world would be a better place. I don't think I've ever met anyone in my life who is as conscientious and caring as you are, you do an amazing job and you should be praised to the highest level Xxxxxx

Sent by Margaret Desai

As usual I received exceptional support in terms of tailoring the options to my exact requirements whilst ensuring the best possible value for money. This level of knowledge is invaluable when you have very little time to do in-depth research yourself. I also had the pleasure of working with Melissa's colleague Michelle who was covering for Melissa when she was away and I am delighted to say I received an exceptional level of service from Michelle also. Well done Travel Counsellors you have some amazing staff working for you - knowledgeable, personable, talented, and extremely helpful!

Sent by Carol Mason

Melissa is wonderful, every time we are thinking about going on holiday we contact Melissa and she came back with some wonderful options. I would never use another travel agent or book online as I trust Melissa and I am safe in the knowledge that she will do everything she can to ensure our holidays are perfect.

Sent by James Wallace

Unlike other travel agents, Melissa actually listens to what we want from our holiday and doesn't just give us the next best thing. J.W.

Sent by Louise Phillips

We just wanted to say a huge thank you for helping us to book our amazing honeymoon. We had the most perfect time in the Maldives and were lucky with the weather as it only rained for two days! The resort was lovely and very relaxing so thank you for all your patience and kindness. Thank you also for your cards - very thoughtful.

Sent by Elizabeth Ridgway

Thank you for providing an excellent service. I was very impressed with the level of research and detail entered into designing a bespoke holiday.

Sent by Brian Berry

Melissa is always very professional, knowledgeable and courteous at all times and has proven she will "go the extra mile" for you at all times day/night whatever time it is in the UK.

Sent by Lisa Freeman

Melissa is a great travel agent reliable, efficient and very attentive. I would highly recommend Melissa.

Sent by Peter Williams

Melissa Logalbo is the Travel Counsellor who deals with my travel arrangements. Melissa provides a highly efficient and professional travel service. I have already introduced one of my colleagues to Melissa.

Sent by Joanne Worth

Melissa has been a huge help in arranging my wedding day and taken so much stress out of it for me. I would not hesitate to recommend her in the future.

Sent by Mark Wildash

Melissa is always a great help, very personable and comes up with fab resorts and hotels! Would not hesitate to recommend her.

Sent by Michael Ellis

Melissa is just wonderful, nothing is too much trouble for her. You cannot get much more helpful then she is.

Sent by Philip House

Ever since the first phone call we have not stopped ringing your praises. We loved the choices you gave us which included one within our budget requirement and some alternatives. You were then incredibly efficient in booking everything and we immediately looked forward to our holiday. The organisation of the tickets and booking information was great and we particularly liked receiving the boarding pass with a seat allocation before we flew. I also liked the wallet that you sent and which I used very efficiently. Interestingly I found my receipts from the previous holiday in Costa Adeje and the total cost this year was less than last year for a much much better holiday. Once again we cannot thank you enough for the way you organised the holiday for us.

Sent by Andrew Bolton

Melissa at TC gives the perfect service, just right for us in terms of the personal service backed up by a global capability and understanding of how the industry works. I'd absolutely recomend and if I was to move companes I'd keep Melissa's contact details for future projects. Thank you!

Sent by Dawn Exley

This is the second holiday that Melissa has booked for me. At all times Melissa has been extremely professional and has gone 'the extra mile' to make sure that she found me exactly the holiday I was looking for. I would have no hesitation in recommending Melissa to people.

Sent by Stephen Edmonds

Prompt, efficient and very helpful!

Sent by Louise Withington

Melissa was amazing! She was very patient and really worked hard to help us find what we wanted for our honeymoon. We have already highly recommended her to a couple who have just got engaged and are looking into their own honeymoon.

Sent by Katy Chetland

Melissa was absolutely amazing, what was at first a daunting task for me became a pain free and really enjoyable experience. I would and already have recommended many of my friends and family. brilliant and extremely efficient service. Incredible!

Sent by Hayley Boniface

Melissa is the most helpful, thorough, professional and conscientious travel consultant/agent we have ever had to deal with! She always goes that extra step and nothing is ever to much trouble! She is highly recommended to all our friends and family! Always a fantastic job, thank you!!!!!

Sent by Marion Ansell

Really pleased with the service - it went above and beyond any other service I have had, regarding communication and the hard work and unsociable hours involved in finding me the best deal for my trip.

Sent by Glen Booth

Travel Counsellors are excellent - Melissa Logalbo is on the ball all the time.

Sent by Ben Lord

Great service , great choices offered & very speedily resolved. Thanks

Sent by Philippa Aber

Brilliant service, helpful and knowledgeable.

Sent by Brian Berry

I have used the services of Melissa a number of times and always found her to be very efficient and professional but at the same time very friendly/helpful... she will go "the extra mile" for you, an example of which is that she is always available at any time should there be any problem(s) even when you are on the other side of the world and there is a large time difference with your "day" being her "night". Would have no hesitation in recommending Melissa to anybody and indeed have done so in the past. Many thanks.

Sent by Christine Newman

An excellent professional service from Melissa. Kept me updated with her search for a good rate and was impressed with the deal. This is the second time we have used Melissa. Excellent.

Sent by Alan Isaacs

Absolutely superb.

Sent by Emily Chesterton

We had the most amazing time…Thank you. It was so hard coming back, especially after the 10 nights of luxury at the Kilindi resort. You did such a wonderful job in organising the entire trip, we loved it from start to finish. It almost felt like we had three holidays in one, with the safari, then Naorobi and finishing off in Zanzibar... amazing! Both lodges on safari were great and the food was excellent, Kilindi was undoubtedly the most incredible place we have ever stayed at and the food was the best we've ever had. The staff were all amazing and the facilities were second to none... All in all, a VERY successful honeymoon. Thank you so much for all of your hard work, we really did have the time of our lives (despite the hick-up at the beginning). Thanks again for sorting out the flights at the beginning of the trip, I don't know what we would have done without you! Back to work tomorrow and back to reality :-( Hopefully we will plan another trip in good time and will definitely call upon your services again! Thanks for everything.

Sent by Paul Sharp

It is always a pleasure booking travel with Melissa. I can guarantee without fail that Melissa gives top service and is very knowledgeable. Thanks again Melissa!

Sent by Carol Mason

Melissa was brilliant, she took all the stress out of booking a holiday and gave us exactly what we were looking for, I did have to chop and change dates due to work commitments, but Melissa kindly checked out other dates without a problem. Would definitely recommend Melissa to everyone and I will always book my holidays through her. Fab service

Sent by Elizabeth Barrett-Merton

Wonderful service from Mel. She is very knowledgeable and really tries to meet your requirements to make your holiday just as you would like it to be. Can't wait to go on holiday now! Thank you!

Sent by Jim Wallace

Melissa is always prepared to go the extra mile for us, rather than just pick a tour ‘off the shelf’, which is why we keep coming back.

Sent by Heather Sharman

Melissa is always so helpful, friendly and gives loads of great advice to help with any booking.

Sent by David Parnaby

Thank you for the excellent arrangements which you made for our holiday. Everything worked perfectly and you were quite right to allow for extra time at Lille on the return journey. The Aix-Lille train was delayed owing to an animal on the line and we may not have made the earlier connection.

Sent by David Parnaby

Melissa provided excellent service -quick and obliging. She has helped me several times previously and I shall doubtless approach her again.

Sent by Pete Ogden

Melissa is absolutely wonderful - I genuinely go on holiday more because she is so brilliant and so helpful. She's sent me on some corking holidays. THANK YOU

Sent by Jo Checkley

This is the second time we have booked with Melissa and once again she has excelled at the level of service she has given. She is always very friendly, helpful and seems to understand our requirements so well, it makes booking a holiday even more pleasurable.

Sent by Sarah Ogden

Melissa was very helpful if finding us the right holiday to suit our requirements. Nothing was too much trouble and her response to our requests have been done in a timely manner. Would certainly recommend her to friends and family. Thank you

Sent by Dawn Exley

Melissa has been fantastic in helping me sort out my travel arrangements. My requirements changed several times during the time Melissa was helping me and each time she was patient, courteous and kept providing me with more options until we found the right one for us. I would have no hesitation in recommending Melissa

Sent by Joanne Checkley

Melissa was exceptionally helpful and professional. She managed to find us the perfect holiday and whilst incurring a problem during our visit to Corsica Melissa did her upmost to make sure the problem was resolved to our satisfaction and without inconvenience. The postcard we received upon our return was a lovely gesture and her follow up call was equally welcome. We look forward to using Melissa's services in the future.

Sent by Joanne Checkley

Melissa was a pleasure to deal with, very professional and friendly and I would certainly recommend her to friends and family. I felt nothing was too much trouble for Melissa and she was nothing but helpful and accommodating and responded to all questions expeditiously.

Sent by Michael Ellis

Always there to help, does not forget even the smallest detail. Always gets us the best service on our holidays, just great.

Sent by Anne-Marie Harrison

As ever it is a pleasure to have Melissa book our travel arrangements. We always have peace of mind, Melissa is so reliable, professional and prompt. I am constantly recommending Melissa and know other family and friends have asked Melissa to book their travel arrangements, they too have been extremely impressed with the high level of service they have received. Melissa is fantastic!

Sent by Sajel Patel

A very efficient and friendly service with a quick response and a variety of options. Perfect for busy people!

Sent by Tracy Shepherd-Regan

Efficient and friendly service, listened to our needs and came up with the perfect solution for our holiday.

Sent by Nina Thomas

It has been a joy to have our holiday arranged by Melissa. From the first phone call, when we only had a rough idea what we wanted from this holiday, to the finished package. We spoke on a daily basis changing bits here and there, and trying to come up with a great holiday that also included meeting up with friends and our sons who were on rugby tour in Sri Lanka. This is our second holiday booked with Melissa, and would always come to her for our 1st choice and also to recommend her to our friends.

Sent by Pamela Hillman

I found Melissa to be extremely informative and helpful, I certainly will look to book future trips in the future.

Sent by Marthinus Hofmeyr

Great service! Prompt, efficient and accurate. It made my travel experience so much easier and enjoyable. Thank you Melissa!! You will definitely hear from me again!

Sent by Vicki Nicholson

To Melissa, There are so many things to thank you for, so please don’t think me rude if I have forgotten to mention them all. Thank you for making booking a holiday so easy, if there were hiccups you sorted them out, you accepted my calls calmly and you were never impatient with me, you sorted every request I made, you organized trips not planned by me, which I did enjoy. You made my wedding seamless, you sent me flip flops, which I wore during my honeymoon and you sent us beautiful flowers to come home to. You gave us so much, thank you is such a small word for what you did for us……. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have both had such a wonderful year with the build up to the wedding, holidaying in Jamaica and celebrating our marriage infront of a group of very special friends, and finally partying with our friends and family that couldn’t come with us to Jamaica. We have been so blessed and are so very happy; we will have lots of lovely memories to hold onto for a very long time, because of you. Thank you so much for being part of our special celebrations. Love from Vicki and Andy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent by Lauren Walder

Hi Melissa, I wanted to say a massive thank you for your help. There have been people sent to test us throughout; but even when I haven’t been able to, you have dealt with the issues quickly, effectively and in such a good manner. The whole team really appreciate your help with the project and professional manner you deal with our insane requests on a (pretty much) daily and sometimes hourly basis - even at weekends. I would recommend you to anybody and we are all really impressed and pleased with your service and the fact that you still work with us considering our demands!! Many thanks and best of luck, Lauren

Sent by Chris Walley

I just wanted to say a very big Thank You for sorting our amazing South African holiday out. Pete and I had a fantastic time and enjoyed every moment. Thank you for your hard work in sorting it out at such short notice. I thought you were brilliant and will definitely be in contact re. my next trip. Will also pass your details around to friends if that's ok with you, Speak soon, Chris.

Sent by Daniel Henry

I know it's a bit late but I want to thank you Melissa Adams for a superb holiday trip for myself and my now wife to New York. Melissa is a real credit to Travel Counsellors, everything was perfect a lot had been taken off our shoulders, she planned everything, (except the weather ) lol. As my wife and I have just got married we are currently in the process of using Melissa's great assistance again. Kind Regards Dan S Henry

Sent by Dave & Alex Schirn

Dear Melissa, We just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help with our honeymoon! It took a while to come to a decision but it was worth it! Everything about the honeymoon was perfect and it's all thanks to you! Thanks also for the lovely cards and bubbly you sent it was such a nice thought and really meant a lot! We will definitely be recommending you to all our friends! Thanks again!

Sent by Sally Knight

Melissa saved our holiday to Japan. The unexpected death of a very close friend meant we were going to cancel our holiday but Melissa stepped in, found us new flights, dealt with the cancellation and all the financials. Melissa went above and beyond her role to help us out and her personal touch at such troubling times left us without the worry. I can't recommend Melissa highly enough.

Sent by Paul and Emily Dunstan

Hi Melissa, Back at work now so a quick email to say thanks for all your hard work. We made the airport on time despite all the fears the day before..... As for the trip itself, we can't possibly thank you enough, everything was organised superbly from the limo pick up at the airport to the breakfasts in the hotel! Amazingly, we also somehow got upgraded to one of their top suites in the hotel - if you had any part in that then you truly are a genius.... To sum up, thank you massively for the organisation, was a perfect weekend break to a beautiful city which we will definitely return to, and I will be recommending you to anyone who's looking for a break anywhere if that's ok with you? So - Great work Melissa, we really appreciate it! Paul & Emily

Sent by Kay Aitken

Melissa was our key asset during the summer of 08, organising 5 seperate flights for over one hundred scouts, taking part in 3 legs of a Tall Ship adventure. When bad weather caused the first leg to arrive 2 days late for the awaiting second crew, Melissa at very short notice arranged alternative flights and hotels in Spain to save the trip. She was absolutely invaluable to us.

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A little gem in Greece

26 January 2024

I really enjoy a Greek Holiday as I love the food and the people are just so friendly. So I thought I would try somewhere I had not been before – Stoupa. Stoupa is a village on the coast of the Southern Peloponnese peninsula in Greece. Its about 1hrs 15mins from the airport of Kalamata. Its is certainly did not disappoint that I returned again for another visit within the same year. Stoupa is a

Ski trip to Bansko

25 January 2024

I went on a Ski holiday to Bansko which I was part of a group of 26 for a big birthday celebration. I had not skied in Bansko before. Bansko has developed into a modern ski resort destination, which has excellent facilities and the traditional spirit of the old town that has been beautifully preserved through the centuries with cobbled streets and traditional Bulgarian restaurants. Skiers and sno

Winter Escape

25 January 2024

If I was to think of one of my dream holidays then the Maldives would spring to mind. Beautiful white sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters , water bungalows on stilts and an array of coral reefs to explore. A perfect place to unwind, relax and chill. Having been lucky enough to visit a few islands myself, I recently stayed at Sun Siyam Iru Fushi which is within the Noonu Atoll and can be reached

The Stunning Seychelles

16 August 2019

I was lucky enough to go on an educational trip to the beautiful Seychelles which was arranged by the Seychelles Tourist Board. Our first stay was at the adult only boutique hotel, Hilton Northolme Resort & Spa. It is a secluded hideaway set amidst breath-taking natural beauty. The rooms are scattered throughout the resort and they also have private villas with pools overlooking the ocean. Our ne

Gold Travel Counsellors Trip to Jamaica

16 August 2019

This year our Gold Travel Counsellors weekend was in Jamaica. I travelled out a few days prior and stayed at the Secrets Wild Orchid Montego Bay which is an adult only all-inclusive resort. I would highly recommend the resort as there is a great choice of places to eat and drink and the rooms are very spacious and have everything you need in them. After a few days at Secrets we then joined the gr

Gold Travel Counsellors Trip

14 August 2019

This year our Gold Travel Counsellors Conference took place in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK for short) which is one of the seven member states that make up the UAE. RAK is a great destination for families as unlike Dubai, a lot of the properties offer an all-inclusive programme. Depending on traffic it can take from 45 minutes – 1hr 15 mins by road from Dubai airport. It offers pristine beaches, clear sea,

'City break to Venice'

12 August 2019

21 April-23rd April 2018 Well what can I say? I think Venice has got to be one of my favourite cities in Europe now. We went for just two nights; however, we really did max our time there and felt that I got to see a lot of the stunning place. This glorious city is built on more than 100 islands, traversed by 200 canals and spanned by 400 bridges. Every corner you turn is a magnificent sight and

An Authentic Greek Island - Thassos

12 August 2019

I returned in July from a wonderful week on the beautiful Island of Thassos. We flew into Kavala airport and then it was approximately 30-40 mins by ferry across to the island. We stayed in the small town of Limenaria which had a beach and plentiful beautiful restaurants line the promenade. Thassos is a true authentic Greek Island and I found it was not very touristy at all - it was a true gem.

'Another day in Paradise'

12 August 2019

In November 2018 I spent a week on the beautiful Island of Kanifushi which is situated in the Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldives. The resort of Atmosphere Kanifushi can be reached by a 30-minute sea plane transfer. This is an experience in itself and a great start to the holiday flying over the Atolls and getting to see some of the other Islands and beautiful views. Kanifushi Island is approximately

Stunning South Africa

05 January 2018

We flew with South African airways into Johannesburg. On arrival we stayed at the 5* D’Oreale Grand Hotel at Emperors palace which is only 5 minutes’ drive from the airport. If looking for an airport hotel I would highly recommend this hotel or to stay in one of its sister properties within the complex. The hotel is situated within a casino resort so there are an abundance of restaurants and bars

Pretty Parga

05 January 2018

It had a been a long time since I had holidayed in Greece and I thought it was about time I did so. We booked a very last-minute holiday to ‘Parga’ which is in Greece’s north-western Preveza region. We stayed in a small hotel studio apartment/hotel just about a 15-minute walk from the centre of the town. The town itself is a very pretty little town, boats in the harbour, tavernas spill out onto

Some Winter Sun in Grenada

05 January 2018

I fancied a week away before Xmas for some Winter sun and why not Grenada, an island in the Caribbean I had not been before, known as the Spice Isle. We stayed at the Sandals LaSource Grenada and Spa which was my second time I had stayed at a Sandals property and this one definitely did not fail to impress. It is situated in the heart of Grenada’s exclusive Pink Gin beach. The resort itself

'Stunning Sorrento'

21 August 2015

I travelled to Sorrento because I was invited to a wedding over there. Sorrento is just simply stunning and typically Italian, situated on one of the most spectacular points on the Neapolitan Coast. We stayed at the Grand hotel Capodimonte which is set on a hillside amongst terraced gardens which boasts amazing views across the beautiful bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. The hotel is about a 10 mi

'Incredible India'

18 August 2015

I was lucky enough to go on an educational trip to India. We flew overnight into Delhi with Virgin Atlantic. Delhi is also known as Green Delhi due to the rows of trees and parks around the city. Unfortunately the day we arrived the traffic was worse than usual due to the President of China being in India on a State Visit. However, after a quick lunch at the Lalit Hotel and an inspection we were o

Launch of the P&O Britannia

14 August 2015

I was fortunate enough to be invited on one of the overnight launch parties onboard the new P&O ship Britannia. The cabins are comfortable with soothing colours, bespoke artwork from British artists and large flatscreen TV’s along with the ‘White Company’ products in the bathroom. All outside cabins have balconies and the ship even has 27 single cabins, the majority with balconies. In terms

Chillin' out in Cancun

14 August 2015

I travelled to Mexico 9th May for the Gold Travel Counsellors conference. We stayed at Secrets the Vine which is an adult only hotel located in the heart of the Cancun Hotel Zone. It is very much a contemporary, chic hotel with spacious rooms which have views of the beach and sea. The rooms have everything in them that you could require and all have balconies or a terrace too. It is an all inclusi

Orlando - Oh what fun!

19 August 2014

This year Travel Counsellors congratulated its top performing ‘Gold Travel Counsellors’ by rewarding us with a fun filled trip to Orlando. The weekend was hosted at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Studios, Orlando which is just steps from the two amazing theme parks, non-stop nightlife and more. If you are staying at the hotel they include the Universal Express pass which allows you

South Africa - WOW!!

15 August 2014

We flew overnight to Cape Town with South African Airways via Johannesburg. On arrival to Cape Town we collected our hire car and drove into the City where we stayed for 3 nights in a hotel within walking distance of the V&A waterfront. We were totally overwhelmed by Cape Town, it is a beautiful city and there is just so much to do as well and so easy to drive around. We went to Table Mountain

Paradise in the Maldives

09 September 2013

We flew direct from Abu Dhabi after the Gold Travel Counsellors conference to the Maldives for 5 nights. The flight is only 4hrs 20 minutes. On arrival to Male we were greeted by the Island representative who took us to the sea plane transfer desk to check in our luggage for our onward flight to Zithali Resort & Spa Kuda-Funafaru. We waited in the Zithali lounge for our plane to arrive where we

Abu Dhabi

28 August 2013

Travel Counsellors congratulated its top performing ‘Gold Travel Counsellors’ by rewarding us with an exclusive weekend to Abu Dhabi. The weekend was hosted at the 5* Fairmont Bab Al Bar which has a beachfront location. The rooms were very spacious with either views of the city or the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The hotel had an abundance of restaurants, bars and fabulous facilities. I would say th

Mauritius 2013

04 July 2013

I was lucky enough to win a trip to Mauritius at a trade event so off again to this the beautiful island… . We flew overnight direct with Air Mauritius which took 12hrs 45 minutes. Our first hotel was the Movenpick Resort and Spa which is on the South coast. The location of this resort was great. The sea was crystal clear but a little rocky in places and there was a lovely long stretch of b

'Romantic City Break in Rome'

13 May 2013

If you are looking for culture and sightseeing, then Rome is definitely the right choice for you. I spent my ‘special’ birthday in Rome. I was lucky enough to stay at the 5*Gran Melia in Rome which is just 5 minutes’ walk from the Vatican and St Peters Basilica and only 15 minutes walk from the Piazza Navona. The hotel itself is very contemporary and boasts a truly exceptional location on the

'Magical Mauritius'

11 July 2012

We were lucky enough to travel to Mauritius for our Travel Counsellors Gold conference and we extended our trip for another 11 nights to get married and honeymoon there. The trip was hosted by Beachcomber and was split between the Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa and the Paradis which share facilities. We stayed at the Dinarobin as this is where we had arranged for our wedding to take place afterward

'Married in Mauritius'

11 July 2012

We decided to get married and honeymoon in Mauritius at the beautiful Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa. We flew to Mauritius with Emirates via Dubai, a few reasons why we chose to fly with Emirates was that number one, they are a great airline to fly with and number two, they offer a generous luggage allowance of 30kg per person which when you are getting married you definitely need! The planning o

'Captavating Kalkan'

16 November 2011

I travelled to Turkey for a fabulous trip which was courtesy of The Discerning Collection. We flew from Manchester with Monarch into Dalaman airport. The transfer from here to Kalkan was approximately two hours. We were lucky enough to stay at the five star Likya Residence and Spa in Kalkan, which is an adult only property. Hotel Likya is a boutique hotel offering panoramic views from incredibly s

Dubai

23 June 2011

I was lucky enough to travel to Dubai for the Gold Travel Counsellors conference. I flew from Heathrow on the overnight flight with Emirates on the new A380! We stayed at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi. The room was very spacious with a lovely balcony and equipped with everything you need for your entire stay; slippers, robes, dvd player and even an expresso machine. As my first day in Dubai w

'Touring Sri Lanka'

22 July 2010

Ayubowan! In May 2010 I was lucky enough travel to Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan tourist board. Sri Lanka contains as many variations of cultures, scenery and climate as some countries dozen times its size, it really has astonishing diversity. The country is now a peaceful destination following the civil unrest on the north in 2008. It is the ideal destination for a varied holiday consisting

'Two weeks in Paradise'

20 July 2010

I flew out to the Maldives with Thomson, the flight was fantastic along with the service. On arrival into Male airport we were met by a Rep whom advised us what time our seaplane transfer would be, checked our luggage in which we did not see again until we got to our Island and then he directed us to a minibus which took us to the seaplane terminal. We were very lucky that we only had about a

'Riviera Maya Mexico'

31 July 2009

I flew to Cancun on 28th October with Thomsonfly. The service and flight was fantastic. We stayed on the Yucatan Peninsula (Riviera Maya) and at the Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun. The resort is located on one of the most pristine beaches in Mexico and set amongst more than 500 stunning acres of lush paradise. It is an all suites resort, all inclusive and for adults only. The faciliti

Oman

29 July 2009

I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to jet off to Oman for a long weekend for the Travel Counsellors Gold Conference and experience what the country had to offer in addition to looking at a variety of hotels. Oman is located along the Gulf of Oman with over 1000 miles of coastline on the Indian Ocean, the Sultanate of Oman combines the best of luxury beach resorts with a rich culture

Marbella

03 July 2009

The reason for my visit to Marbella in November was the Travel Counsellors annual conference - how lucky was I?! We stayed at the Gran hotel Guadalpin Banus which is a 5* hotel with a prime beachfront location only 15 minutes walk along the beachfront to Puerto Banus. Puerto Banus is especially recognised for the elite and cosmopolitan and you can often spot a famous person dining in one of t

Cancun

26 June 2009

I flew out to Cancun on 22nd April with Thomsonfly for a one week. First of all I was very apprehensive about flying with a charter airline for 10hrs. However as soon as we boarded the aircraft my mind was put at rest of how much legroom there was and leather seats too. We were also provided with a complimentary snuggle pack which contained a blanket, neck pillow and an eye mask. We stayed at

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