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Oct 14, 2024

“There’s only one person we trust to take care of every detail of our California road trip – Gillian!” – Jacqui

When we started planning our biggest adventure yet, we knew exactly who to turn to: Gillian. We've booked our holidays with her for...

Aug 16, 2024

Gill’s Blog: Hotels that do good – Attitude in Mauritius

In a world where sustainability is often more buzzword than practice, how refreshing to find a hotel chain that’s truly walking the walk....

Jun 25, 2024

Gill’s Blog: My short break in Dubrovnik

Having previously visited Dubrovnik and fallen in love with Croatia, I was extremely excited to have the opportunity to revisit for a...

Jun 25, 2024

Gill’s Blog: My Travel Counsellors Gold Trip to Crete

After working my wee socks off over the past year since joining Travel Counsellors, I’m thrilled to have retained my “Gold” status -...

Mar 27, 2024

Client Blog: The Lewis family's special holiday to Mauritius

I met the delightful Darren and Emma around five years ago when they were looking for someone to look after their travels. Having...

Nov 29, 2023

Gill's Blog: My Travel Counsellors Gold Trip to Mexico

I was delighted to be awarded Travel Counsellors Gold Status for my sales achievements when they acquired Holidaysplease earlier this...

Jul 28, 2023

“We cannot thank you enough for one of our favourite holidays ever” – Jac & family

We cannot thank Gillian enough for her help in booking one of our favourite holidays ever. We knew that we wanted to visit Washington and...

Jun 3, 2023

Client Blog: The McColl family returns to Lapland

I’ve always enjoyed looking after Tina’s holidays, who in her own words can be “difficult to impress”. Since her and Gregor‘s honeymoon,...

Jun 3, 2023

“Gillian is everything you want from a travel agent” – Mo

Gillian is everything you want from a travel agent, especially when you're booking a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. Professional, reliable,...

Apr 1, 2023

Client Blog: The MacPhails & The Geddes Croatia Tour

There's nothing quite like travelling with family, especially when it's to mark a special occasion. Jonathan and his partner, Fiona,...

Dec 16, 2022

My Essential Caribbean Collection: 11 luxury boutique hotels for your delectation

The Caribbean: a decadent destination worthy of every traveller’s bucket list. Encompassing more than 700 islands, this winter sun...

Nov 23, 2022

Gill’s Blog: My family road trip in California

An overseas road trip is a memorable adventure at the best of times. When it's the family’s first holiday after a global pandemic and the...

Oct 26, 2022

“You made the whole experience much more enjoyable” - Karrisma

Hi Gillian, Mauritius was amazing! Thank you for booking it and organising the flights, accommodation and transfers. The Long Beach was...

Oct 26, 2022

“I cannot thank you enough for organising this experience for us!” - Vanessa

Gill, I cannot thank you enough for organising this whole experience for us! Everyone was exhausted by the time we arrived last night,...

Aug 13, 2022

"Thank you, Gillian, for always going the extra mile" - Helen

We have just returned from a wonderful, long-awaited, family holiday in Florida. Gillian has booked our holidays for many years, and I...

Jun 20, 2022

Gill's Blog: Introducing Not In The Guide Books

How we travel and where we visit were perhaps amongst the many things that the pandemic caused us to consider differently, especially...

Jan 5, 2022

Gill’s Blog: Where will 2022 take you?

As we start what will hopefully be a brighter year for all, it remains a little hard to predict what lies ahead but one thing is certain,...

Dec 15, 2021

Client Blog: The Allard Family in Belek, Turkey

Louise is a busy professional who was after an autumn family break. She hadn’t previously booked with me but due to the pandemic wanted...

Nov 28, 2021

"We had a great time at the Akti Beach Club and loved our holiday" - Aline and family

Hi Gillian, We had a great time at the Akti Beach Club and loved our holiday. Kos is lovely and feels quite untouched in many places. We...

Nov 21, 2021

Client Testimonial: Mandana and family visit the Fairmont Ajman in UAE

Gillian, We had a lovely time at the Fairmont Ajman - thanks so much for all your hard work. The suite was spacious and super, ever so...

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