Amanda's Testimonials

"Thankyou so much for the time and effort you put in to find our perfect holiday - so do appreciate it xx"

"you're not sure yourself what that is! Always knowledgeable and informative. Would definitely recommend."

"Super family holiday in Malta this 1/2 term just perfect Xx"

"We love Amanda and her team. They are so helpful and also find excellent holiday suggestions. The service is super professional."

"Professional and extremely friendly will be recommending them to all my family and friends will definitely use them again x"

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

"I have been booking my holidays with Amanda for 6 years and I totally trust the recommendations she makes, she knows what we are looking for and always comes up with suitable suggestions.   Mr and Mrs McGhee"

"Amanda planned our Florida holiday for us and gave us so many hints and tips that saved us time and money. An amazing trip, thank you Amanda. Pippa Meredith"

"I was highly impressed with the customer service earlier today when I made various enquiries.Thank you very much Joanna."

"excellent service, took the boredom and hastle of sarching the internet away!! came back with several options and bang on budget. highly recommend."

"Great service. Highly recommend especially Nigel & Karen."

"Attention to detail in the friendliest way"

"Can't thank Nigel Gregory enough for organising our holidays for the last 3 years. Nothing is too much trouble for him and he goes out of his way to make sure everything is just perfect."

"Excellent service and follow up xx nothing to much trouble"

"Absolutely smashing service by Jen today! Will definitely be returning for out next visit after this one! Thank you very much"

"Absolutely brilliant!! Helpful, friendly, patient. Would highly recommend to all. Thank you for everything xx"

"Went to Lanzarote last year from start to finish we were looked after and every question we asked we got an answer straight away fantastic company."

"Excellent service will definitely book again with you."

"Amazingly helpful travel agent xx super friendly and full of the best advice. Thank you so much for everything x"

"Fantastic service exactly what we required in NY . Hotel in Great location Thanks again Jen x"

"Having taken 6 trips with Designer Travel I cannot fault them. Amanda's knowledge is second to none and has been absolutely invaluable when planning our holidays. I would (and have many times) recommend them."

"Excellent service, always provide a great range of options suitable to our (sometimes quite specific!) requirements and budget and are considerate of our needs, having a young family to cater for. Takes the hassle out of booking holidays due their gr..."

"Kay Frankland organised the most amazing holiday to the Victoria Beachcomber in Mauritius for me. I cannot fault her service, she went out of her way to organise a holiday she knew would be perfect for me. Would hesitate to recommend Kay and Designer..."

"Excellent service lovely team Will definitely be using again."

"Sheila cooper is amazing. She put a fabulous package together for our first family summer holiday abroad and all within budget. Nothing is too much trouble and I would highly recommend! 5 star service from a 5 star consultant!"

"This is the best travel agent we have used, ever. After many hit and miss holidays we found Amanda and her team. We are a busy family, working parents and two children so holiday (and preparation time) is precious. We choose our country then the team..."

"What can I say. We have had the best of times, at the best hotels, booked by the best, Karen Whale at Designer Travel. Nothing has been too much trouble, she has always gone above and beyond. We certainly wouldn’t book anywhere else"

"Carole Maye spend time and patience finding me the perfect first family holiday. I've been very specific in what I wanted and she managed to find it just under our budget too!! I'm so excited and looking forward it if now but would definitely recomme..."

"I doubt if there is any travel agent out there who comes close to how hard Amanda and the team works for its customers. We have three children of varied ages and requirements and flight times, room size, whether hotels can guarantee interconnecting r..."

"For years my family have been using these guys to book holidays and I recently used them to book the most complicated flights I could possibly think of. All went very smoothly and I would definitely use them again."

"Brilliant customer service and get alot for ya money highly recommend Zoe rossy wonderful ladies xxxx"

"Thank you to the team at Designer Travel - everything arranged for our trip to perfection - transportation to hotel and again to the cruise ship - at the end of the amazing cruise it was a perfect choice of hotel in Naples Florida - every detail was ..."

"We've used Amanda many times for our family holidays. She takes time to listen to what we want, to understand our budget and then invariably produces a number of tailored options for us to consider. Our recent trip to India was seamlessly organised f..."

"I came across Amanda and Designer Travel many years ago, whilst trying to book a particular holiday, with limited availability. Amanda managed to get everything we requested and more. Amanda's extensive experience within the travel industry takes all..."

"Amazing company great service would highly recommend. Amanda is great!"

"Amanda is amazing, such a people person. I've booked holidays a number of times with her, no need to do my homework because Amanda knows everything, from best time to go, where to shop, up your sleeve, best deals....you name it, she knows it. Three t..."

"I used Karen at Designer Travel to book a surprise Trip for my husbands 50th birthday. Couldn’t praise her high enough ,so much so that we have also used Karen to organise a trip to Bali to meet up with our son from Australia. As you can imagine qu..."

"I would not go anywhere else to book a holiday . Fabulous service , always at the end of the phone for advice . Great to bounce ideas off and get the holiday you desire achieved and without the hassle of having to do it yourself and at a great price ..."

"We’ve been booking our holidays through Amanda, Nicky and the team for the past few years. And now my daughter and her friends are customers too. We’ve always had an excellent experience from start to finish. I love the fact that you can always s..."

"Thank you Designer Travel for another fantastic holiday, they say life is about making memories, your help in doing so is priceless. The attention to detail from your staff, especially Nicky is exceptional. Over the few holidays she appears to read m..."

"We have been booking our holidays through Stacey Marie Jillings, who I might add is absolutely fabulous. She gives us all her time and has a huge amount of patience to find us what we are looking for. She is always there at the end of the phone or em..."

"we are so glad we found designer travel, Angela Mayall is always very very helpful suggesting destinations that she know we are going to like as a family and as couples we would not go anywhere else now!!"

"Fantastic service from this company... in particular the lovely Nicky Mead. Highly recommended for independent advice on all your travel needs. One stop shop. No need to look anywhere else."

"Really recommend this company. I've always researched and booked my holidays myself but now with us both working full time and 2 young children my time is more precious now. I met one of the staff by chance and said she would get someone to give me a..."

"Just booked my holiday with Jen So helpful .fully sorted out exactly what we wanted ! All paper sent through in no time �thanks Jen .excited now "

"Fantastic service from Zoe Rossiter we are now in to our 3rd year booking with Designer Travel."

"Amanda Matthews and the team provide a fantastic service, very friendly, professional and easy to talk to. They always go the extra mile to ensure that all your needs are covered and that the whole experience of using Designer travel is one of comple..."

"I received a fantastic 5* service from my travel expert, Jennifer Howarth. Nothing was too much trouble, she explored options to meet my criteria and sent me other hotels to view, with the links, so they were easily viewable. She exceeded my expectat..."

"Amanda Matthews, and her team, are nothing short of amazing. She is very well travelled, and has deep empathy for what will work for our family holidays and her suggestions always hit the mark. They are super responsive, great value for money, and I ..."

"The team at Designer Travel are very friendly and professional. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they make the whole holiday booking experience so easy. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone wanting a great holiday whether it be to the..."

"Thank you for organising my 40th Birthday treat with the hubby! , every detail was perfect with smooth transitions to and from the airport and excellent hotel location and facilities. X"

"Nigel Gregory booked are holiday we told him where we wanted to go we gave him hardly any notice and he sorted it fantastic service and fantastic chap"

"Have just booked another holiday with Nigel at Designer Travel at this time of night! He offers such an amazing service and is always on hand to advise no matter what day or time. Would never book with any other travel agent. Highly recommended."

"Amanda and her team are fantastic and always find us exceptional holidays - even last minute. Nothing is a problem and we always appreciate the huge amount of effort that goes in to organising us all. Nothing gets forgotten about and you will even re..."

"Maria is exceptional and always goes the extra mile to ensure everything is perfect no matter how much you are spending, nothing is ever too much trouble and we couldn’t recommend her enough. The Scotts"

"When you don't have hours to spend surfing and someone takes the time to understand you and your family and what will make your holiday ...... that's what you get with Designer Travel!! What a great team ..... 10 years in and you still sort me out!! ..."

"Veronica Jackson has been persistant and extremely thorough with our hunt for a Christmas break. Thank you for being so patient too, with my long list of requirements and I am so excited we have now booked to take the kids to Lapland at Xmas and than..."

"Amazing service Thank you Sam for all your hard work you do sorting our hols out "

"Amanda has been exceptionally knowledgable & sympathetic when helping us find the right family holiday over the years, she has always got it just right for our young, growing family."

"Excellent service as always!"

"Wonderful service xxx great travel agent with lots of knowledge xxx"

"I have just returned from the most amazing holiday to Dubai. After visiting Dubai a number of times I hadn't realised what a difference it makes booking through such an amazing travel company. The attention to detail they put in to making sure we had..."

"Brilliant, friendly and incredibly helpful travel agent. I have used the company for years for my holidays and jen and nicki have never failed to find me the perfect holiday for all my criteria. They've even gone out of the way to rectify details tha..."

"A big Thank You to Nicky who has made our last minute little family holiday so easy to book. You were so helpful, a pleasure to deal with and we can not wait to go! Thank you again Nicky and thank you for the Owl….Louis loves it! Chloe, Jeremy & Lo..."

"Super service from very professional knowledgeable friendly staff. booked my holiday with Jen howarth in ramsbottom today and she made the whole experience so easy. Jens knowledge of my resort and the amenities in the surrounding area is fantastic. W..."

"Should have posted last month...What can I say about Nigel, he was an absolute saviour! After we stupidly didn't check our daughters passport (until we got to the airport) and realised that it was 2 months out of date, Nigel worked his magic with Dis..."

"Lovely to see you all today at your MInce Pie and Drinks Day. We have had two great holidays booked through you this year and looking forward to the next one. It's a pleasure to go into the Ramsbottom shop, lovely staff who take so much care to find ..."

"Booked our family holiday recently with Nicky and can not thank her enough for her help, not only did she make it the easiest booking I have ever made, she also managed to help us after the booking with all my questions and even managed to add two ne..."

"We have just booked our honeymoon with Designer Travel for September next year, great price, and superb service, really friendly staff, special thank you to Nigel!!! Can't wait "

"Second time Sam has arranged a holiday for us. The holiday was superb. The whole family loved it: there was something for everybody. Thank you!"

"Amazing holiday booked by Rachael. Thanku so much. We had an amazing holiday xx"

"Went to dominican Republic iberostar punta cana in November 2016 amazing thanks for sorting everything for the amazing trip"

"We were unable to book until last minute to Mexico (going in just over 1 week) As you can imagine my stress levels were through the roof then Nicky came along and saved the day. She had already found some amazing places for us matching every picky cr..."

"Had an incredible deal to Borneo, staying at the Shangri-la Rasa Ria resort - paradise! with not one drop of rain all week in the supposed rainy season, the hotel was beautiful, food amazing and staff the best I've ever met. Highly recommended - than..."

"What can I say? These guys are AMAZING and always come up trumps, getting great deals on superb holidays. We have used Designer Travel to book package holidays, flights and specialist trips (Lapland) for many years and have never had a bad experience..."

"Great service and great price. We will be back!"

"Designer travel arranged a family holiday for me in July in Dubai. The service was exceptional with my last minute changing of my mind etc etc etc. Would never use anyone else going forward. The best there is x"

"Thoroughly recommend. Could not do enough for us when planning our Honeymoon & my 50th birthday. Thanks for all your help Nigel ❤️❤️"

"Brilliant service, excellent knowledge of resorts & hotels, always competitive rates. I have been a customer for a number of years & I wouldn't go anywhere else. Because they are not affliated to any of the big travel companies, they can offer unbias..."

"Superb service, a company that looks every after last detail for you. With service and prices like this, who needs to deal direct? And a special thanks to Nigel!"

"I have booked my holidays with Designer Travel for 5 years and I can't fault the service. Thank you"

"Never know where to go but they always sort amazing holidays at amazing prices out for me. Been booking with designer travel for years,would never go anywhere else"

"  Normally visit the high street for my Holidays but wanted to surprise my wife with a special trip to a 5 star hotel without the children so chose to use Designer Travel. Am I glad I did! Having laid out what I thought I wanted the advis..."

"Tailor-made 2 centre holiday to Al Ksar Riad & Spa in Marrakech and all inclusive Founty Beach Resort in Agadir including private transfers throughout. (Jul 14) Hi Simon Just a quick note to thank you for a fabulous holiday and all your ..."