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Hear from a host of our travel experts about their own personal adventures and experiences in our latest blogs.

Travel Counsellors supports Work Wise Week and champions customer care

10 May 2012 by Steve Byrne, Managing Director

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Work Wise Week returns from 13-19 May for the 7th consecutive year, once again featuring the hugely successful National Work from Home Day, on Friday 18th May. Travel Counsellors was one of the first companies in the UK to enable professional travel agents to run their own travel businesses from home, and now has over [...]

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Not one, not two, but three awards!

26 April 2012 by Fred van Eijk, General Manager, Travel Counsellors Netherlands

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Late last week we heard the superb news that Travel Counsellors’ division in the Netherlands had won no less than three awards as voted for by the Dutch public! General Manager Fred van Eijk was delighted to accept the awards on behalf of Travel Counsellors, and tells us more… Whilst in a meeting with the [...]

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Should we stagger school holidays?

19 April 2012 by By David Speakman, Chairman

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Following the government’s plans to increase fines for parents who holiday with their children during term time, I have blogged previously on the subject and I believe the time is right for a complete review of school holiday dates and durations. My children are now all in their thirties but I believe as parents we [...]

We love great customer service

12 April 2012 by Claire Hudson, Travel Counsellor

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You may wonder what carpets have to do with musings on travel but it will all become clear. I have very recently moved into a new home and one of our main tasks was buying carpets and flooring for the property. Our first (easy) option was to buy directly from the builders. They would guarantee [...]

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Travel Counsellors Easter kids programme gets off to a ‘roaring’ start!

05 April 2012 by Malcolm Hingley, Sales Director

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Travel Counsellors hosted a special TCTV webcast on Friday (30th March) for its agents’ children to launch the start of the company’s TC Kids Easter programme. Sales Director Malcolm Hingley tells us more… While busy Travel Counsellor mums and dads are balancing work commitments with looking after their children during the Easter holidays, we’ve devised [...]

A Silhouette Serenade at Travel House

15 March 2012 by Mike Graham, Major Account Manager, Central & Northern England, Celebrity and Azamara Club Cruises, UK & Ireland

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The staff at Travel Counsellors’ head office in Bolton were delighted to receive a surprise visit from Celebrity Cruises’ talented a cappella band Aquaudio last month, who were on a flying visit from the USA. As regular entertainers on the mesmerising cruise ship Celebrity Silhouette, the four talented performers serenaded staff and made a special [...]

Travel Counsellors have the golden touch

08 March 2012 by Louise Webster, Gold Travel Counsellor

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A glittering event took place at the award winning five star Chewton Glen Luxury Spa Hotel in Hampshire last month to say thank you to our individual Travel Counsellors for the care and attention they provide for their customers. This included new “Gold” Travel Counsellor Louise Webster, who reveals more about what it means for [...]

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Making a small difference in the lives of little ones

01 March 2012 by Michelle Bulmore, Travel Counsellors South Africa

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Travel Counsellors South Africa is involved in helping to support a safety house in the Western Cape called IThemba House. Ithemba House currently has the capability to look after up to 6 abandoned children at a single time between birth and six years of age. Child Welfare places the children in the home until they [...]

How do you pack your suitcase?

29 February 2012 by Rachel Goldrick, Product Marketing Manager

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When it comes to travelling, in my opinion there are two types of people. Those that spend all their time planning where they’ll go and what they’ll see and those that spend their time planning what they’ll wear, read, listen to and carry on the way. I have always fallen into the former camp – [...]

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“A good travel agent is there ‘Pillow to Pillow’”

22 February 2012 by Steve Byrne, Managing Director

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There was a fantastic article in Forbes recently extolling the benefits of using a travel agent. When we shared it with our Travel Counsellors we were overwhelmed with stories from their customers re-enforcing the benefit and value they derived from having their own personal travel agent. Fundamental to the assertion in the Forbes article is [...]