Michelle Gessey

Designer Travel Expert

Since June 2023

Hi, welcome to my web page. I‘m Michelle, and I live in Meriden in the West Midlands. Over the past 34 years I have been fortunate enough to travel to some amazing places all round the world, which has enabled me to pass on my first hand experience and knowledge of many destinations. I love nothing more than spending time finding customers their perfect holidays and I aim to provide a personal and bespoke service by matching individual travel requirements to the right travel products. Everything from family holidays, couples only, cruises, independent travelling, city breaks, luxury travel, staycations and much more.

After studying travel & tourism at college I pursued my dream and joined the travel industry, where I stayed for 21 years working mainly in the conference and incentive and business travel sector. After taking a break to raise our 3 lovely children I am so excited to be back in the industry I love and on this new exciting journey with an amazing team at Designer Travel.

My children have also travelled extensively since they were 3 months old, and already have been to some pretty amazing destinations from hotels and villas in Spain, Cyprus, Portugal and Greece, to all inclusive in Maldives, Mauritius and extensively around the Caribbean. I also have a wealth of personal experience of travelling with children with autism, ADHD and additional needs, plus first hand knowledge of planning and organising destinations weddings.

Some of my personal travel highlights so far include:-

  • Staying at Tiger Tops Jungle lodge in Nepal and bathing the baby elephants
  • Swimming with the manta rays in the Maldives
  • Renewing our wedding vows on the beach in St Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Feeding the orphaned orangutans in Borneo
  • Seeing in the new Millennium on South Beach Miami
  • Exploring the Vatican City
  • Partaking in a charity fun run over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
  • Magical Christmas adventures with the children in Lapland
  • Driving through the Stellenbosch winelands and sampling some amazing wines.
  • Dining at the Cotton House on the island of Mustique.

So many amazing and beautiful places so far, and yet I still have an evergrowing bucketlist of destinations!

Designer travel was established in 2008 and is an award winning accredited body member of Hays Travel Independent Group, and offers full financial protection with both ABTA and ATOL bonding. We have access to over 400 tour operators and suppliers enabling me to provide the best solution for every travel enquiry. So why don‘t you let me take the stress out of planning your next adventures. Look forward to speaking with you soon!

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To book with Designer Travel

1. We Care
We offer more than a computer, we care about your holiday as much as you do
2. Peace of Mind
Every holiday we sell is 100% financially protected and we are here for you whenever you need us
3. We will save you time
We will do all of the research and come back with options that you might not be able to find yourself, as we know where to look
4. Impartial advice
We are totally independent so can source holidays from hundreds of suppliers to find you the perfect one
5. Experience
We are all obsessed with travel, we can offer personal experience and we have influential contacts all over the world
6. Competitive Prices
We may not always be the cheapest, but we are competitive and we offer so much more than an online faceless company
7. Friendly service
We are delighted to offer a very personal service at a time and way that suits you, our repeat booking levels are industry leading
8. We remember you
We get to know you and your holiday needs, we even think about you without you realising when fab deals come in
9. We are here in a crisis
Proven by COVID-19, we have opened and been available every single day to sort new holidays, offer advice or apply for refunds
10. We are grateful
We never take any business for granted, and we know you have a choice so we will always do our very best for you

Michelle's Awards

1
Kiwano Sustainable Travel
Awarded 28th Jul 2025

Sustainable Masterclas 2024

Mutli Award Winning Travel Company

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