Testimonials

"We are so pleased that we contacted Rachael for our family holiday to Dubai.  It was a wonderful holiday and we were able to fly with Emirates from Birmingham and stayed at the Atlantis The Palm.  I was a little worried about staying at such a larg..."

"Hi Jane, We had the most fantastic holiday - the wrap around care you provided was excellent. Thank you so much.   Karen"

"Round the World Itinerary including Australia, fly drive itinerary in New Zealand and stopover in Thailand Package including business class flights, transfers throughout, hotels, car hire in New Zealand and other extras. ..."

"Round The World Itinerary by sea to New Zealand & Australia Package included multiple ultra luxury cruise sectors with 3 different cruise lines, luxury rail, camper and hotel arrang..."

"Bangkok, Elephant Hills Nature Safari and beach at Khao Lak  Tailor-made Package to Bangkok, Elephant Hills Beach & Rainforest Nature Safari at Khao Sok and beach resort at Khao Lak including transfers throughout & some..."

"Tailor-made Package New York, Las Vegas and Chicago Tailor-made Package with hotels and transfers included plus recommendations of tours and shopping.  Hi Simon, Thank you so much for organising our holiday. We received the l..."

"Hi Sam. Just returned from a wonderful holiday in Santorini. The hotel Aqua Vatos was beautiful.The Staff were excellent,  breakfast very good. We would definitely use your services again and recommend you to our friends . Mr W, Nottingham"

"Stress free, you can book from home, no hard sell, very efficient and pleasant experience! Will defo be booking again with Rebecca"

"Ultra Luxury hotel in Bangkok, Jungle and Rainforest Adventure and Beach Retreat at Koh Samui  Package including flights, all transfers, excursions and hotels staying at the Shangri La in Bangkok, Elephant Hills Jungle & Rai..."

"We just wanted to write to you and thank you for all your help in organising such a wonderful honeymoon in Rome & Tuscany.  I think La Fontanelle pipped La Suvera to the post but it was a very close call!  The wedding day itself was perfect - e..."

"Rachael very kindly organised a fabulous holiday to Barbados.  We stayed at Mango Bay which is a lovely hotel in St James, situated directly on the sandy beach. It was everything we needed for a relaxing holiday and chose to go all inclusive which w..."

"After deciding that the Maldives was the only place we would even consider for our honeymoon (well before Mark even proposed!!) we knew it would be the holiday of a lifetime.  However, such holidays come with a hefty price tag!  We looked around th..."

"Hi Julie Thanks for this We had a lovely time, thank you – and grateful for advice and steer on Abama which we’d probably not have gone for otherwise. · The accommodation – fantastic suite; incredibly roomy; really well decorated · The be..."

"'Antonia organised our family trip to Canada and the US over Easter and we had the most terrific and hassle free time! This made the holiday experience a pleasure versus a series of hiccoughs! So, Antonia was fantastic from the terrier like approach ..."

"Hi Sam, I've just had to email you - The hotel is amazing - they upgraded us ! We were told due to it being a special occasion. We were thrilled. The location fantastic. Thank you very much for finding the perfect holiday."

"We would like to thank Angela at Designer Travel for all her hardwork in finding us the perfect Honeymoon.  We met Angela at a Wedding Fayre held at our Wedding Venue and she was so friendly and approachable.  We asked her to put an itinerary toget..."

"We are just getting ready to leave our hotel for the airport after our Honeymoon and wanted to let you know that it has been fantastic! Thank you so much for organising it for us.  The service, food and accommodation has been amazing - it is very qu..."

"Just wanted to let you know we had the best holiday ever!!! Thank you so much for all your arrangements.  We had a great view from the hotel room and everything was fantastic - not sure we ever want to stay anywhere else now.  Grace had a blast at ..."

"We would like to thank you for what really was the perfect skiing holiday, apart from the flight delays (which only the weather can be blamed for) I could not fault it, the hotel was fantastic, food range and hygiene, facilities, swimming pool childr..."

"Dear Debbie, Just a few lines to let you know the Holiday to Northern Cyprus was great and with the fact that it was out of season and the beaches and roads were very quiet, it was so much better than we could every imagine it would be. We loved the..."

"Another holiday booked by Jennifer Howarth, always goes the extra mile and offers brilliant suggestions! Here's to the next one! "

"Canadian Rockies - Rocky Mountaineer Train - Vancouver Island Tailor-made Package (without car) to Banff, Icefield Parkway, Jasper, Rocky Mountaineer Train, Vancouver and Vancouver Island including recommendations of hotels and what to ..."

"Vietnam and Cambodia 3 nights in Saigon – 7 night luxurious cruise on the Mekong – 3 nights in Angkor Wat Advice given on what private tours to take advantage of as we..."

"Pacific Cruise - Polynesian Islands - New Zealand - Far East Round The World Trip  including a  luxurious Pacific cruise on the Paul Gauguin followed by Tahiti – Bora Bora – Fly Drive New Zealand South Island – Hong Kong – Mac..."

""After a six hour journey down to Southampton to board a cruise, I realised I had picked up my daughter's passport rather than my own. There was no way we were going to resolve the situation in time to board the ship. Luckily Sheila from Designer Tra..."

"I've booked my holidays with Alison for years and her product knowledge is fantastic. Customer Service is outstanding! Heather Liddle"

"Sheila, Just a little note to thank you so much for all the help arranging the various trips for Neil's 50th birthday. I very much appreciated it. Best wishes, Linda Leaver x"

"We've booked a variety of trips with Alison over many years now, from simple overnight stays locally to exotic locations all over world. Her knowledge and experience is vast and this has resulted in the perfect holidays. Her 'after booking' service i..."

"A BIG THANK YOU TO AVA COFFIN!!! We are back from another amazing holiday organised by Ava Coffin, this time to Dominican Republic. Thank you so much for all your hard work in making this such a great experience for us. All of the arrangements were f..."

"Ava is one of the best travel agents we’ve have ever known, she goes the extra mile at all times. We have booked a few holidays with her now and the last one was a cruise departing from Southampton. She knew so much information about the ship and g..."