
Charlotte Smith

Charlotte Smith
Ashbourne
Designer Travel Expert
Since July 2021
Hi.
Thank you for visiting my website page. I have been in the Travel Industry on and off for almost 20 years.
After studying travel and tourism at college I left to take my first job in the industry for Woodcock Travel, later leaving to take up a role at Lonsdale Travel. I was then offered a job at independent travel agents Journeys a la Carte where I found my niche in the industry and travel took a hold of me!
I was fortunate enough to travel extensively whilst at Journeys a la Carte, I also managed to fit in a sabbatical to travel around the world. I was awarded various accolades including ‘long-haul consultant of the year' and 'sales consultant of the year'. After nearly 10 years here I left to follow my dreams to explore a life in Australia where I worked and travelled for a year before returning home to the family that I missed very much whilst I was away. Upon returning to the UK I worked for Travelbag for a while before starting a family of my own, I now have two beautiful children and being back in the industry home-working is a dream come true.
I thrive on finding the perfect holiday for my clients, whether it be a family package holiday or a round the world trip. I can provide unbiased opinions based on my own personal experience of many destinations. I will do everything I can to ensure your holiday is exactly what it should be and pride myself in providing excellent customer service as well as value for money. I will go the extra mile by dealing with all aspects of your holiday experience.
Besides Australia, which is where I left my heart, its very hard to choose my favourite destinations. China is a fascinating country, Brazil is colourful and offers fabulous sightseeing and Namibia offers stunning scenery. I also love city breaks and up there at the top are San Francisco, Hong Kong, Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
Whether you need help planning an overseas wedding or honeymoon, a tailor made trip, cruise, city break, luxury getaway, flight, adventure or group travel, contact me and it would be my pleasure to help.
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