Carolyn Stanley
I'm based in
Sandhurst
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It's Nice To Meet You
For the last 20 years I have been running my own independent travel agency with the backing of Travel Counsellors and now have worked in the travel industry for over 35 years. I decided to use my knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to specialise in tailor making client holidays and business travel arrangements that will compete with high street and internet prices.
I combine this with a friendly and efficient service.
I am extremely well-travelled and have experienced many types of holidays such as cruises, ski, family package holidays and escorted tours. I have been fortunate enough to have visited many countries around the world including the USA, New Zealand, Egypt, India, Kenya, Dubai, Mauritius, Mexico, Abu Dhabi most of Europe and many more. There is nothing more exciting than discovering new places, trying exotic food and drink, then relaxing and watching the world go by. Obviously a bit of shopping will be included too!
Finally the Travel Counsellors Trust is a unique financial guarantee that you will not find elsewhere in the travel industry. Everything booked with us is financially protected.
Reviews
What my customers say
Always get a fabulous service from Carolyn
lynne jennings
surrey
13/08/2019
Always contact Carolyn when looking to book a holiday
Nicola Regan
Surrey
09/08/2019
Thankyou for all your help and support in booking our trip! The best travel agent! Highly recommend. Thankyou x
Danielle Wilder
Surrey
06/08/2019
She does the job with a smile for last twenty years. Always she is there to help you with smile. To my opinion she’s the best Travel Counsellor in UK
mohammed illyas
Newcastle
02/07/2019
Helpful, quick service,good attention to detail.
david thomas
hampshire
20/06/2019
Very quick and easy service
sandra reis
berkshire
28/05/2019
Carolyn always goes above and beyond and we always have an amazing holiday!
Andrew Bridger
Berkshire
05/03/2019
Once again Carolyn has come out tops with her advice and planning. I would always recommend her services
S Mahamdallie
Berkshire
26/02/2019
Caz has found us some amazing holidays throughout the years, we are never disappointed. She will always go above and beyond, amazingly helpful and always cheerful. We would highly recommend and have done so to friends in the past.
V Bridger
Berkshire
07/02/2019
Always happy to help anyone with any advice and suggestions
margaret widand
surrey
29/01/2019
Carolyn was very prompt in responding to an urgent request and professional in her advice and follow up. Highly recommended
Anna Clubb
Surrey
02/10/2018
If you have had a great score of either a 9 or 10 why not give the customer a quick call to say thank you.
Sean Murphy
hampshire
02/10/2018
Always reliable and helpful
Lisa Usher
hampshire
01/10/2018
Always very helpful and friendly. Wouldn’t go anywhere else.
Neil Roberts
Surrey
01/10/2018
Carolyn is blooming marvellous!
jacqui harbour
Bershire
01/10/2018
Lovely lady, always very helpful
Andrea Dallaway
hampshire
28/09/2018
Travel Counsellors went out of their way to ensure that I was happy with my booking.
Elaine Roach
hampshire
26/09/2018
Very helpful
Dene Davis
Surrey
03/08/2018
Carolyn always goes out of her way to get the best deal for me and make sure I’ve got just what I want for my trip. She’s very professional, caring and helpful
Bridget Goddard
surrey
05/07/2018
Carolyn as always delivers a great service. Love her to bits.
Linda Walls
hampshire
15/06/2018
Carolyn Stanley has always been most helpful when booking the many holidays we have with her.
mary forristal
surrey
31/05/2018
Very professional and friendly service
jacqui scott
hampshire
03/05/2018
She’s the best as a person and always very helpful
Mohammed Illyas
Newcastle
27/03/2018
Wonderful service. Both Carolyn and Kate are so friendly and knowledgable.
Alison Usher
Farnborough
20/03/2018
Second time I’ve booked with Carolyn very good service.
Joanne Appleton
Kent
20/03/2018
Carolyn is the consummate professional - full of good ideas and suggestions. She always goes the extra mile to help. I can’t imagine booking a trip without her!
Jacquline Harbour
Berkshire
02/03/2018
Carolyn is lovely, so helpful, nothing is too much bother for, if she can possibly sort things, she will.
marjorie sushams
Surrey
22/02/2018
Always helpful and provides a faultless service.
Jim Dawkins
Guildford
20/02/2018
Carolyn was most helpful and efficient.
peter squires
Berkshire
16/02/2018
I've booked a few breaks with Carolyn and she always comes up trumps. I will tell all my friends about her. Lovely lady.
Andrea Dallaway
hampshire
02/02/2018
Lovely to talk to and very helpful and informative. Means I'm very confident that we have booked the right destination and package
Donna Shead
Kent
01/02/2018
After deciding to book a trip to Thailand last minute, we contacted Carolyn for some help and advice. She patiently tailored our holiday and answered all of our questions. Carolyn made multiple changes to our trip as we specified flights, and areas we would like to visit. With less than a month until our trip, she made the procedure as stress free as possible. I look forward to booking our next trip with Carolyn when we return! Highly recommended.
Daniel Hillier
Hampshire
19/01/2018
Excellent service from Carolyn as always.
Richard Hawkins
Basingstoke
16/01/2018
Very helpful service.
Laura Banks
Berkshire
16/01/2018
We always book our family holidays with Carolyn as she is always so knowledgable and helpful. Our holidays have always been wonderful!
Victoria Bridger
Berkshire
12/01/2018
Carolyn did it all so efficiently and for me trouble free.
Queenie Barnes
Berkshire
11/01/2018
Friendly, efficient and very professional. What more could I ask? Thank you Carolyn, a great Travel Counsellor in the literal sense.
Arline Smallwood
Merseyside
11/01/2018
Excellent and very helpful
Joe Harper Zwetsloot
hampshire
31/10/2017
It's always a pleasure to deal with Carolyn. I always get what I want and more
Bridget Goddard
Berkshire
07/09/2017
Had a small problem with a P & O booking. Phoned Carolyn and she sorted it out immediately. Fantastic service
Alison Usher
hampshire
29/08/2017
As ever Carolyn was responsive, flexible and added her significant knowledge and expertise to inform our options and decision. Excellent
Christine Clubb
Berkshire
29/08/2017
Carolyn is very knowledgeable about the travel industry, always provides what is asked for, is always helpful and a generally lovely lady.
Shirley Mahamdallie
Sandhurst
14/08/2017
Friendly and professional service.
Alison Usher
hampshire
27/06/2017
Always very helpful and offers additional information and advice to improve bookings made.
Charlotte Dyson
Berkshire
27/06/2017
Always gives first class attention to all requests. Nothing is too much trouble.
Margaret Wigand
Berkshire
27/06/2017
Carolyn made booking my trip so easy, quick and efficient service makes it a no-brainer to make this recommendation.
Otha Smith
Reading
27/06/2017
Excellent service as always.
Susan Collins
Bedfordshire
27/06/2017
Great service, nothing was too much trouble, thoroughly recommend Carolyn to others.
Ronny Marsden
Lancashire
27/06/2017
Always quick to respond and very helpful.
David Thomas
Sandhurst
27/06/2017
We have used Travel Counsellors twice now to arrange a multi destination family trip and they have been excellent. They are quick to respond and very flexible with any changes.
kirsten bailey
Wokingham
20/06/2017
We always receive a prompt and professional service from Carolyn and feel very assured through her knowledge and experience that she is recommending the best and most suited travel arrangements for us, wherever in the world that may be!
Tracy Williams
hampshire
20/06/2017
Fabulous service as usual.
Cornelia Meichle
Basingstoke
20/06/2017
Carolyn is fantastic. She always searches around for the best deal for a group booking and is always on hand if we need to make any emergency bookings.
David Addis
Bramley
20/06/2017
Excellent friendly service every time.
Jacqui Scott
hampshire
20/06/2017
Carolyn Stanley is the most professional, prompt, and thorough Travel Counsellor I have ever had the pleasure of working with. A+++++!!!
Linda Harris
San Jose USA
20/06/2017
Carolyn was very helpful on booking my break. I've used her before and she is always brillant. I will tell all my friends about her.
Andrea Dallaway
Hampshire
20/06/2017
I am yet to go on my holiday but so far I have had a very good experience!
Caroline ANDREANOFF
Hertfordshire
20/06/2017
Always very helpful in finding and arrangining all our holiday requirements. Would recommend Carolyn and Trarvel Counselllors to friends and famiily.
Gordon Mann
Camberley
20/06/2017
Simply outstanding service from Carolyn, delivered on what was a most challenging brief and with such short notice. Absolutely superb effort - our sincere and professional thanks.
Douglas Goodwin
Cheshire
20/06/2017
Amazing, tailored and personal service!!
Georgia Yurkwich-Spink
Berkshire
20/06/2017
We book all our family holidays with Carolyn great service and she always finds the best hotels.
Sandra Miller
Berkshire
20/06/2017
Carolyn is an awesome travel agent- nothing is too much trouble, she has infinite patience and an absolute mine of information. I wouldn't book a trip without her!
Jacqueline Harbor
Reading
20/06/2017
Carolyn always meets the criteria given and a pleasure to work with.
Nicola Regan
Camberley
20/06/2017
The service I received was first class, my questions and concerns where all answered reassuringly. I would certainly recommend.
Mary Usher
Yateley
17/01/2017
Carolyn is efficient, helpful and makes the information easy to understand and navigate! Thank you.
Kerrianne Forbes
Basingstoke
31/10/2016
Personal and professional service- you listened to my needs and arranged my holiday to meets these perfectly, thank you.
Helen Zwetsloot
Bedford
31/10/2016
Always great service from Carolyn Stanley.
Lynne Jennings
Stevenage
31/10/2016
I found Carolyn Stanley dealt with my requirements very friendly and professionally.
Debbie Delaney
Farnborough
14/10/2016
Outstanding !!
Jim Dawkins
Guildford
26/08/2016
Carolyn is very helpful, approachable, and I always feel she goes 'the extra mile' to help.
Bridget Goddard
Berkshire
24/08/2016
Friendly......supportive.....nothing too much trouble.
Colette Astill
Hampshire
24/08/2016
Carolyn was brilliant with helping us out with a few problems on our holiday!
Lisa Hawtin
Bordon
24/08/2016
Never any problems. Always very polite and cheerful.
Neil Roberts
HAMPSHIRE
24/08/2016
Great friendly service, thanks for all your help and suggestions,
Ann Putt
Kent
24/08/2016
Carolyn provides truly superlative service and advice. She's an absolute pleasure to work with,
Jacqueline Harbor
Oxfordshire
24/08/2016
Really helpful, concise and accurate service. Much better than using comparison websites.
Thomas Cadle
THATCHAM
08/04/2016
Carolyn has been extremely helpful sorting out our trip
Jane Fry
LINCOLN
08/04/2016
Very helpful and a real weight off my mind that Carolyn is so accommodating.. A BIG THANK YOU.
Colette Astill
Farnborough
08/04/2016
Very very helpful, made booking so easy, thank you
Joyce Sayer
Dartford
08/04/2016
I was pleased with the personal support and advice given , the Holiday is just what I wanted.
Hugh Green
STAINES-UPON-THAMES
08/04/2016
Carolyn has been so helpful in helping me plan our family holiday and came up with lots of suggestions that showed she had really listened to what I had said. we are now looking forward to 10 days in Mauritius!!
Alison Hewitt
YATELEY
08/04/2016
I've used other agents and had good experience with them, Travel Counsellors are the next level. Feel very confident and relaxed about my booking 11 / 10
Peter Hillier
Farnboroigh
08/04/2016
Carolyn has done a great job. She has managed to secure all the aspects of the trip that we requested despite difficulties and delays at time with communication on the part of the people with whom she was dealing in Thailand/Vietnam. She very quickly got a feel for the quality of accommodation we were looking for and has come up with some gems that we might not necessarily have found ourselves. She has shown patience and understanding when dealing with our requests regarding changes to transfer times etc. Her communication with us has been swift and her tone always warm and friendly. We would not hesitate to recommend her to friends and family. Many thanks Carolyn
Traci Ali
Watford
18/03/2016
The service we received from Travel Counsellors has been excellent, Carolyn could not do enough for us, offering suggestions as well as following our requests. This is the 4 or 5th time we have booked with Carolyn and I would not hesitate to recommend her to my family and friends. We feel confident of the information provided and the communication is 1st class. A great start to our next holiday. Thank you
Allan Wilder
Yateley
22/12/2015
I have always found Carolyn to be very helpful, knowledgeable and she provides an excellent service. That's why I've just booked my 4th holiday with her.
Philip Bradley
Yateley
22/12/2015
Carolyn is always very helpful and often suggests destinations or hotels that we haven't considered. She always seems to be able to find something to fit our budget and to fit around our other commitments. In the unlikely event of any problems it is reassuring to know that there is someone at the end of the phone that will be able to resolve them. Having used her services for over 9 years I would not consider booking a holiday any other way. Thank you Carolyn
Karen Miller
Camberley
10/11/2015
Great personal service with tailored travel arrangements at no (additional) cost to the traveller. Takes the hassle away; what's not to like?
Anthony Fitzgerald
Lightwater
10/11/2015
Will always recommend Carolyn Stanley! Excellent customer service from start to finish!! No Faults!!
Stephanie Hodge
Fleet
10/11/2015
Top marks for a top lady. Nothing is to much trouble
Joyce Sawyer
Bean
10/11/2015
Extremely helpful and I felt personally looked after
Bridget Goddard
Sandhurst
10/11/2015
Extremely helpful, very satisfactory results
David Thomas
Sandhurst
14/08/2015
We are first time cruisers so we needed all the help we could get, and we got it.
Marilyn Fisher
Verwood
14/08/2015
Your service is amazing. You work to suit the individual and want to cover all our needs and wishes. You have listened to everything we have asked for and given such valuable advice which just isn't available anywhere else. It is a PERSONAL service you offer and succeed in delivering. Being able to contact you and ask questions is invaluable. Thank you so much.
Helen Maclachlan
Frimley
05/08/2015
Always a pleasure and hassle free.
Neil Roberts
Farnborough
17/07/2015
Carolyn was very helpful, she understood our needs of like and dislikes.
Tracy Liggins
Crowthorne
07/06/2015
It was lovely having Carolyn organise our future cruise and it took all the stress out of ringing P&O ourselves. We were able to discuss all the options on the phone with her and then make our choice.
Christine Frampton
Verwood
07/06/2015
Carolyn was extremely helpful. Answered all my questions, going out of her way to find the answers and gave frank and extremely helpful advice. Delighted to have found her and would definitely recommend to friends.
Helen Tomlin
Wokingham
17/03/2015
Carolyn is great - so patient and always trying to get us just the right deal and location. She took on board all of our wish list and a complicated itinerary and met everything we asked for. Highly recommended!
Evelyn Temple
Sandhurst
17/03/2015
We are always pleased with an excellent service
Gordon Mann
Camberley
17/03/2015
Carolyn is amazing. Very professional and extremely knowledgeable. You feel she goes the extra mile for you and thinks of every detail, just as well as there are things perhaps we/ the customers don't aways think about. I have had many many trips small and complex ones all arranged with Carolyn and I would not go anywhere else now.
Susan Collins
Bedfordshire
17/03/2015
We have booked our holidays through Carolyn several times and the service is second to none.
Gordon Marshall
Basingstoke
17/03/2015
Carolyn was extremely helpful in booking my holiday, Nothing was too much trouble and she was very good at getting back to you regarding queries. I would recommend to friends and family without hesitation.
Paula Faulkner
Yateley
05/11/2014
Very professional friendly and helpful
Steve Morgan
Basingstoke
04/11/2014
Carolyn Stanley is the best Travel Counsellor I have ever had the good fortune to do business with. My mother recommended her and I will now consult Carolyn for all my travel needs. I will also recommend her to all my friends, family and colleagues. 10/10
Julian Wedd
Cheshire
02/06/2014
Carolyn was great! I would use her again and recommend to friends and family. I loved the fact that although I had found out basics she came back with a couple of options and had managed to get it a little cheaper. I like to book through a company as opposed to the internet so I shall be booking with Carolyn in the future. Many Thanks.
Sally Barton
Maidstone
02/06/2014
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Your holiday isn’t just a trip away. It’s a longed-for escape, time to reconnect with loved ones, or a dream adventure you never thought possible. That’s why I take the time to truly get to know you and understand your hopes and expectations, then use my experience, connections and passion for the destination to create a trip that makes those dreams a reality.
Personalised service. Always
When you plan a holiday with me, you’ll be given my personal mobile number from the very first call. I’ll listen to your thoughts and ideas like I would a friend and arrange accommodation, activities, and flights that are all personalised to you. And I’ll share my personal tips and recommendations, so you can experience the true beauty of each destination.
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I believe your time away should be stress-free, easy, and seamless from start to finish. So, I take care of all the details for you - from ATOL protection, insurance, and flexible payments to access to the myTC app, which keeps everything in one place.
Support when it matters most
If the unexpected happens, you can rest easy, knowing that I’ll handle any last-minute changes, flight cancellations, or disruptions before you even pick up the phone. So you always feel happy, carefree, and ready to make the most of every moment.
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