01 September 2025

Egypt is a destination that’s been on my bucket list since school days. The pyramids, the pharaohs, the myths and mysteries — it felt like the opportunity to step back in history. This Easter, I finally got to experience it for myself on the 8-day Egypt Family Holiday with Intrepid Travel — and it was even more magical than I’d imagined. Here’s why Egypt turned out to be the perfect family advent

18 August 2025

I first set foot in Australia back in 2006, when I began my career in the travel industry working for an Australia and New Zealand specialist tour operator. Part of my training involved three weeks exploring the country first-hand – and that’s when my love affair with Australia truly began. Since then, I’ve returned seven times, covering all seven states and territories – from the remote Tiwi Isl

02 July 2023

Ahhh Italy, there is a reason this famous boot-shaped country is a best-seller. I have blissful memories of driving along the meandering, lemon-clad Amalfi Coast roads gasping at one incredible view, believing it couldn’t be beaten, only to round the corner and be treated to another, then another…. Having travelled down from Rome the coastal air was a welcome change from the frenetic capital wher

20 March 2023

In the 1990’s the rise of the internet lead many to believe the human travel agent was a thing of the past. Yet 30+ years later the number of people consulting independent, trusted travel professionals, like me, shows no signs of slowing down. When booking with Travel Counsellors clients enjoy the friendly, personalised service of a local travel agent, but yet still benefit from some of the best

15 November 2021

If you’re getting married the Travel Counsellors Weddings and Honeymoon Gift Registry service could be for you. Weddings can be tough to plan and setting up a traditional gift list is just another thing on a long list of pre-wedding prep. However, the Travel Counsellors Gift Registry service is the easy, stress-free way to manage your dream wedding and honeymoon online. You may already have all

14 October 2021

In September I was invited on the Visit Orlando Super Fam – a special familiarisation trip for 50 UK Travel Agents. This special, VIP trip offered a whistle-stop tour of Disney, Universal and Sea World all crammed in to 6-days. I returned exhausted but equipped with all the insights I need to help my clients make the most of this often once-in-a-life time trip. First time visitors to Orlando oft

15 December 2020

Whilst Covid-19 travel restriction were eased over the summer months I was lucky enough to enjoy my own family holiday to Crete. This year it was so called for and gave me a much-needed chance to rest, recharge and revitalise. Travel in a pandemic bought new experiences but not necessarily all bad. Luton airport was very quiet, especially for the time of year; it was definitely the most pleasant

20 November 2019

Cruising is one of the fastest growing sectors of the travel industry. With this in mind I took the time to speak to one of my clients about why he continues to choose cruising for his holidays? What first appealed to you about cruising? The main thing that appealed to me about taking a cruise was the fact that, on any one cruise, I could visit so many different destinations and I wouldn’t have

01 September 2019

I’m one of those people who fall squarely in to the category of being lured by far flung places. When I first packed up my backpack it was for Thailand. On my gap year I went to Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji. It is only since having my daughter that Europe has really piqued my interest. But this summer we opted to plan an English staycation renting a beautiful cottage in Corfe Castle, Dorse

21 June 2019

Often once you have kids everything that you previously looked for from a holiday changes. My husband and I spent our early 20's seeking adventure. Climbing Mount Kinabalu, overlanding through Southern Africa and backpacking around Australia. Then as we got slightly older, we luxuriated in top end hotels like the Shangri-La, enjoyed fine dining at Michelin star restaurants and sought unique experi

29 December 2018

A growing wish list of travel destination comes with the territory of my industry. Each new enquiry pulls me in to hours of research that ignites my own passion to explore. With that in mind, here’s what’s on my 2019 travel wish list…. 1. Cyprus After the success of our family beach holiday in Lanzarote last year I’ve set the bar quite high. Daughter Cleo now expects waterslides, mini discos

26 September 2018

It’s been nearly two years since we took a family beach holiday but, with my daughter starting pre-school this year, I knew that I had to squeeze in another trip before we get bound to school holiday timetables. I’d heard many good things about Lanzarote but have never been despite it being one of my top selling destinations so that sent it high up on my wish list. I picked the Iberostar Lanza

25 June 2018

For several reasons my husband, 3-year-old daughter Cleo and I decided to holiday in the UK this year. Some good friends have recently moved to Newtonmore in the Cairngorms National Park, so we built our holiday around visiting them. However, me being me the plan quickly escalated in to a full-on road trip around Scotland. In our pre-child life, my husband and I have great memories of traveling in

03 April 2017

BUY THEM A SEAT Even though technically infants can sit on your lap and don't need to pay for their own seat until they turn two, if you can afford it then once your baby turns in to a quite large, fully mobile toddler I would highly recommend buying them their own seat. On our flight, last year to Khalkidhiki we were fortunate enough to have a spare seat next to us on the way out and it ma

23 January 2017

GETTING THERE There's no hiding from it, Australia is a really long way away. If you've never travelled that far before this can feel quite daunting. Sadly, there is nothing I can do to help shorten the journey, but I will help ensure the trip is as stress-free as possible. All flights from the UK will touchdown at some point en-route to Australia but you will often have the chance to stopov

31 December 2016

As someone who is travel-obsessed, I've got a confession to make; the last few years have been a bit quiet on the travel front. Making a small person means the sum of my foreign travels in 2015 and 2016 consisted of a one-week holiday to Greece in September. As amazing as my new life adventures have been, I'm hoping 2017 will see us dig out the passports a bit more. Here's what's on my travel wish

31 December 2016

Back in September we went on our first foreign holiday with our then 17-month-old daughter to Halkidiki in Greece spending a week at the 5-star Sani Resort, a 50-minute private transfer from Thessaloniki airport. FAMILY HOLIDAY REQUIREMENTS I've planned a lot of holidays in my time, both for myself and my clients, but choosing where to go for this trip (our first holiday as a family) was a