Clare Davis

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Adventure Travel
Cruise
Multi-Destination
Family Adventures
Honeymoons
Disney
Beach
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Crook, Co. Durham

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It's Nice To Meet You

Hello, I’m Clare, your dedicated Travel Counsellor, based in the village of Howden-le-Wear, Co. Durham. Thank you for choosing to visit my page—your journey to unforgettable holidays begins here!

After 19 wonderful years on the south coast in East Sussex, I’m delighted to have returned to my roots to be closer to family. I now call Co. Durham home again, sharing it with my husband and two of our three daughters, Bethany (13) and Emily (11).

With over 23 years of experience crafting travel memories—including 10 years as a proud Travel Counsellor—I bring a deep passion, meticulous care, and first-hand insight to everything I do. My early career with American Express Centurion Travel and Lifestyle Service gave me the privilege of designing exceptional journeys for business and luxury VIP travellers. Today, I channel that expertise to help you experience the very best the world has to offer—whether you dream of indulgent escapes, immersive city breaks, or beach adventures with your family.

I’ve had the privilege of exploring beautiful destinations such as Cyprus, Ibiza, Marrakech, New York, and Canada. My husband and I are avid city explorers, seeking out culture and hidden gems, while as a family, we love nothing more than relaxing together on a sun-drenched beach.

What truly sets me apart is my commitment to delivering a highly personal, bespoke service. I treat every holiday I design as if it were my own, taking the time to listen, anticipate, and understand your unique wishes. It’s this dedication that’s reflected in the 100% customer service scores I’ve been honoured to receive from my lovely clients—your feedback means the world to me.

Let me remove the stress of holiday planning, save you valuable time, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Whether you're travelling for business, pleasure, or to celebrate something truly special, I’m here to offer guidance, inspiration, and peace of mind—whenever it suits you best.

Let’s start planning your next adventure together. I can’t wait to help turn your holiday dreams into reality.

Get in touch today—I look forward to working with you soon.

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Cruising the Rhine

Cruising the Rhine

When wanderlust beckons, sometimes all it takes is a few days of river-borne serenity to feel utterly transformed. My recent three-night escape aboard Emerald Cruises’ Emerald Sun offered just that—a harmonious blend of scenic beauty, cultural richness, and refined indulgence. The adventure began in the skies, flying from Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Passport control there was refres

21 Jul 2025 5   min read

An Alternative Side to Ibiza

An Alternative Side to Ibiza

When the milestone of a 40th birthday calls for a celebration, what better place to answer than Ibiza? A Mediterranean paradise that effortlessly blends world-famous nightlife with breathtaking natural beauty, rich history, and an undeniable sense of freedom. For four incredible nights, my friends and I embarked on a whirlwind adventure, diving headfirst into the heart of this vibrant island. Our

22 May 2025 5   min read

Exploring Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road: A Family Adventure

Exploring Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road: A Family Adventure

In 2022 when our good friends told us they were moving back to Melbourne, I made a promise that we would visit at Easter in 2025. Fast forward some time and we made that promise a reality. Australia has a way of stealing hearts, and our family holiday to Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road did just that! From the vibrant city streets filled with art and culture to breathtaking coastal landscapes,

21 May 2025 5   min read

Rounding Up My Incentrive Trip to Orlando

Rounding Up My Incentrive Trip to Orlando

Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure are linked on the outside by Universal CityWalk. Not knowing what to expect from this, it was great to have the time to see this from a variety of angles. When using the complimentary shuttle buses, you arrive outside of CityWalk and pass through security (on busy days, make sure to factor in the queues here too!) before walking down and seeing the infamo

20 May 2025 5   min read

Incentive Trip to Universal

Incentive Trip to Universal

Twice a year, Travel Counsellors run a global incentive where TCs from across the world join forces in teams to compete for a place on an incentive trip. This year, for the first time in my 10 year career with TC, I was part of the winning team! The incentive trip saw 30 of us travelling to Universal Orlando, in early March for 6 nights. Having sold Universal, Disney and all things related with

04 Apr 2025 5   min read

Hosted Trip to Cambodia

Hosted Trip to Cambodia

Cambodia; a destination that I knew very little about so when the opportunity to visit this country, along with 9 of my colleagues, came about, I couldn’t say no. Straight on the back of our annual conference, 7 of us left from Manchester headed for our first stop; Phnom Penh – the capital city. After a long journey, our first evening saw us being eased into the itinerary with dinner at a local

06 Dec 2024 5   min read

British Columbia Continued....

British Columbia Continued....

Just an hour and a half’s drive from Penticton, we travelled here twice. Our first visit was to the Kettle Valley Steam Railway for their Great Train Robbery and BBQ. Here we got to experience the ‘Old West’ and the Garnet Valley Gang. The actors / volunteers were great at reassuring all of the smaller guests that it was all acting and for fun and so the children were able to really engage when th

09 Oct 2023 5   min read

Beautiful BC

Beautiful BC

This year, Dan and I will be celebrating our 10-year wedding anniversary and with that, we thought what better reason to do a big holiday this year! My uncle lives in Princeton, British Colombia, and Dan has wanted to fly out and see this part of the world for some time. Combine these two factors and we had our family holiday destination for this year! Not liking to make things easy for myself, th

09 Oct 2023 5   min read

Toubkal Continued

Toubkal Continued

This part of the climb was much slower with more stops for us to refuel. We had hoped to summit for sunrise, but we soon realised this was unachievable. That said, when sunrise came, it was a magical moment and a boost that some of the team needed. The 960 metres needed today to summit Mount Toubkal, took me 4.5 hours and from roughly an hour before we reached the peak, I was running on adrenaline

08 Dec 2022 5   min read

Mount Toubkal Trek

Mount Toubkal Trek

As the children were returning to school following the summer holidays, I was preparing for the biggest challenge, and adventure, of my life. Travelling with a colleague and a friend, I was headed to Morocco to climb to the peak of Mount Toubkal; the ‘roof of North Africa’. On top of the challenge that I was setting for myself, I was also doing this to raise money for a charity close to my heart,

06 Dec 2022 5   min read

A Few Days in Madrid

A Few Days in Madrid

Another holiday delayed by Covid finally upon us – this time 3 nights to Madrid with my husband Dan. 18 months later than planned and originally booked as part of his 40th celebrations. We had picked Madrid with intentions of catching a Real Madrid game or at the very least a stadium tour. Sadly, neither were possible! The stadium tour, which we had thought would be a given, was not possible due t

29 Jun 2022 5   min read

Stunning Seville

Stunning Seville

This long overdue trip had originally been booked at the start of 2020 for us to travel in the August of that year. Now on our third amendment for this trip and none of us could quite believe that we were actually going! Having sent clients to Seville throughout my career, in the couple of years leading up to the pandemic when I was creating trips to this city, it was pushing its way higher and h

11 Mar 2022 5   min read

Searching for Santa!

Searching for Santa!

From the moment I first saw a Lapland poster advertising day trips from Newcastle in my first travel agency role, it has been a dream of mine to go. Fast forward 20 years and that dream finally came true. In true lockdown style, we booked this holiday of a lifetime in November 2020 to travel the following December and managed to keep it a secret from our 3 girls until we travelled – not an easy fe

21 Dec 2021 5   min read

Our Long Awaited Trip to Krakow

Our Long Awaited Trip to Krakow

During the first Covid lockdown, when easyJet released their winter 2020/21 flights, I noticed that they were offering a great price for flights to Krakow. A city which is famous for being home to Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former Nazi concentration and extermination camp, and the Wieliczka Salt Mines – these two attractions alone are generally the main reason tourists travel to the city and I am one o

03 Dec 2021 5   min read

Self Drive to Brittany

Self Drive to Brittany

For our family holiday this year, we booked a week in Brittany. I have never done a self-drive holiday as an adult and our girls were excited that we would be going by car and taking the ferry from Newhaven – Dieppe; something on our doorstep that we have never done. We left the UK on a hot summer’s afternoon and sailed to Dieppe where we stayed at the Dieppe Ibis Budget hotel overnight. This hote

08 Dec 2020 5   min read

More Dubai

More Dubai

For our final full day, we got up early to do some more tourist bits which included more of the hop-on hop-off bus which we took to the Atlantis Hotel at the top of the Palm. Our bus tickets included entrance into the Aquarium which we thoroughly enjoyed and even took some time to just sit and watch all the fish, something I find quite peaceful and relaxing. Following this we headed to the origina

22 Nov 2019 5   min read

Adults Only in Dubai

Adults Only in Dubai

I was lucky enough to travel to Dubai in 2015 on a fam trip and instantly loved it! Since then, I have been trying to sell this incredible city to my husband. Fast forward to this year and I finally managed to do just that! We decided that this would be an adult only trip, much to the dismay of our eldest daughter, and booked our flights to depart a few days after school went back in September. W

22 Nov 2019 5   min read

Family Holiday in Kalavasos

Family Holiday in Kalavasos

For our summer holiday this year, we decided to head back to the beautiful village of Kalavasos in Cyprus. Having visited 2 years ago, we fell in love with the tranquillity of the village and how it was a complete escape from our everyday lives. As before, we travelled with extended family making us a group of 10. Flying with easyJet, we didn’t depart Gatwick until mid-afternoon, so we decided t

21 Nov 2019 5   min read

The Launch of MSC Bellissima

The Launch of MSC Bellissima

On a dreary Sunday morning in March, I headed along the coast with 2 fellow Travel Counsellors to Southampton for the launch of MSC’s latest edition, MSC Bellissima. The ship had invited around 3500 travel agents from around the UK to the launch and it was set to be an incredible 24 hours on board. Having only done one trip on a cruise ship many moons ago, and a couple of ship visits, I am keen

19 Nov 2019 5   min read

Girls Trip to Ibiza

Girls Trip to Ibiza

Myself and a couple of girlfriends have been talking about a trip to Ibiza for ten years and we finally managed to go this year. As Craig David fans, we knew that he was playing his TS5 Pool Party on a weekly basis at Ibiza Rocks. Working around this, we booked a three-night trip, staying in San Antonio Bay. An early start out of Gatwick saw us flying at 5 am but with a quick flight of two hour

03 Dec 2018 5   min read

24 hours off in London

24 hours off in London

My husband and I managed to get away for a brief overnight stay in London. I had booked a voucher that gave us access to The Shard along with a 3-course meal at Marco Pierre White’s New York Italian restaurant at London Bridge. This was reason enough in itself to add on a hotel stay. I have not previously stayed in this area of London and it made sense to me for us to be within walking distance of

19 Oct 2018 5   min read

Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is an area of the UK that I have wanted to visit for many years, but the journey time has always put me off. As we weren’t having an overseas family holiday this year, we decided that we would spend our UK holiday in Cornwall. A 6-hour journey from Seaford, traffic permitting, with parts of the journey single carriage. Once you hit Devon, you are on the A30 which travels from the top to t

19 Oct 2018 5   min read

Afternoon Tea at The Berkeley, London

Afternoon Tea at The Berkeley, London

The Berkeley has been one of my favourite luxury hotels in London for a long time. I am lucky enough to have experienced Afternoon Tea at this stunning hotel a few years ago so when the opportunity came up to experience again, it was a no brainer! The Berkeley is part of the Maybourne hotel group which also includes Claridge’s and The Connaught in London. The Berkeley is located on the corner o

11 Oct 2018 5   min read

Spa Break

Spa Break

I was lucky enough to join a group of nine fellow Travel Counsellors on an overnight stay at Yspa at Wyboston Lakes as a thank you from one of our suppliers. This beautiful hotel is located just off the A1 between Bedford and Cambridge making it easily accessible. As I am located on the south coast, it was a 2-and-a-half-hour drive for me to get there. Upon arrival, we were met by two members o

11 Oct 2018 5   min read

Jersey Weekender

Jersey Weekender

Jersey has been a firm favourite of mine since I was little. This was where we headed for our family holiday for many years when I was a child. At the time, we stayed in a guest house overlooking the beautiful bay of Greve de Lecq which is situated on the north coast of the island. The owners of this guest house just so happened to have 2 children similar ages as my brother and myself and from thi

27 Sept 2018 5   min read

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale

I was lucky enough to travel to Fort Lauderdale on a fam trip at the beginning of December. The trip was hosted by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Conventions and Visitors Bureau and I travelled with a representative from the company along with three other colleagues from different areas of the travel industry. In July this year, British Airways launched a new direct service from Gatwick and this trip

22 Dec 2017 5   min read

Kalavasos, Cyprus

Kalavasos, Cyprus

Our family holiday this year has been long overdue as we haven’t been abroad altogether in over 3 years. Cyprus has always been a destination that I have wanted to visit but I have ventured elsewhere previously due to Cyprus being that little bit more expensive to get to. My father-in-law and his wife have been visiting the same village, Kalavasos, in Cyprus for over 20 years and we decided that i

04 Oct 2017 5   min read

Family Adventure to Legoland Windsor

Family Adventure to Legoland Windsor

Legoland Windsor has been on my family’s ‘to do’ list for several years now and this year, we finally booked it for our family adventure. We decided that we would book the 2-day park tickets and include an overnight hotel at the Hilton St Anne’s Manor, Bracknell which is a 20-minute car journey from the park. Travelling from Seaford to Windsor was quicker than I had expected and having set off

26 Jun 2017 5   min read

Marrakech and Essaouria

Marrakech and Essaouria

I visited Marrakech and Essaouira, in Morocco, at the end of March with a group of 40 Travel Counsellors. We were hosted by 4 members of the Moroccan Tourist Board and with the theme of Much Morocco they went out of their way to show us how much MORE there is on offer in Morocco than you may think. The weather in March is usually hot, with the temperatures in the mid-20s the week before….and t

19 Apr 2017 5   min read

A Short Break to Lanzarote

A Short Break to Lanzarote

As my Mum is hitting a big birthday this year, we decided what better reason for a few days in the sun. You are limited in February for short-haul destinations with guaranteed sunshine. Over the many years that I have worked in travel I would always suggest The Canaries for this, so we decided on 4 nights in Lanzarote. Unfortunately, we were unlucky with the weather and did experience heavy ra

03 Mar 2017 5   min read

A Whistle-Stop Tour of Edinburgh

A Whistle-Stop Tour of Edinburgh

Today I spent a few hours in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. I haven’t visited Edinburgh since I moved to the south-coast almost 13 years ago! I knew I loved the city but I had forgotten just how much. As I am staying with family in the Scottish Borders, we drove to Newcraighall and used the park and ride to travel to Edinburgh by train. A quick journey saw us arriving into Edinburgh Waverly,

31 Dec 2016 5   min read

Gozo

Gozo

After spending three nights on Malta, I travelled to Gozo with nine of my fellow Travel Counsellors. The ferry takes 25 minutes and takes car and foot passengers. We travelled as foot passengers and it couldn’t be easier. Ferries run every 45 minutes and you buy your ticket on your return to Malta. A quick, smooth and effortless journey. Gozo has been described as Malta’s prettier sister and I

10 Nov 2016 5   min read

A Brief History of Malta

A Brief History of Malta

I visited Malta and Gozo at the end of October with a group of fellow Travel Counsellors. Having never visited either of the islands before and having some preconceptions about these destinations, I was looking forward to seeing what they had to give. The trip was hosted by the Malta Tourist Board and our itinerary was packed with a diverse selection of heritage sites, activities and seeing a lot

09 Nov 2016 5   min read

Family Adventure to Cadbury World

Family Adventure to Cadbury World

I have been wanting to take my children to Cadbury World for a little while now. With May half term sneaking up on us, my husband and I decided now was the time to do it and we decided not to tell the children! On the Saturday morning we managed to pack an overnight bag and get the car organised without any of them registering. As we bundled the children in to the car, all we told them was that we

14 Jun 2016 5   min read

What my customers say

Clare is friendly, approachable, very knowledgeable and organised. She made the experience very easy and changed our quote until it was perfect for us. I would definitely recommend her and use her services again.

Anne Lozac'h

Eastbourne

Clare takes the time to understand what you want and helps plan a unique holiday.

Faye Espley

Seaford

I honestly can’t recommend Clare from Travel Counsellors enough. As a single parent, booking a holiday can feel like a lot of pressure – you want everything to be right, and there’s no one else to fall back on if something goes wrong. That’s why having Clare has made such a difference to me. From the very start, she really takes the time to understand what we need as a family. It never feels rushed or like just another booking – she genuinely cares about getting it right. She thinks of things I wouldn’t even consider, which makes the whole process feel so much easier. The biggest thing for me is the reassurance. I know that from start to finish, Clare is there if I need her. Whether it’s a question, a change, or just a bit of advice, I’m not left trying to figure things out on my own. That takes such a weight off my shoulders. Because of that, when we actually go away, I can properly switch off and enjoy the time with my children instead of worrying about everything behind the scenes. And that, to me, is priceless. I wouldn’t book a holiday without Clare now – she just makes everything feel easy and stress-free. If you’re thinking about booking a trip, I’d 100% recommend her.

Michelle Roberts

Seaford

Just a delight to be booking with Clare - she makes it all so easy and stress free!

Emma Waring

Lewes

The level of service has been excellent and no question too difficult. Highly recommended!

Alexander Bennett

Inverness

Clare helped us massively by taking away the holiday stresses by helping us with every step of planning and booking our honeymoon when we were at the peak of wedding planning stress! Would highly recommend her services to all our family and friends!

Tilly Lanagan

Bishop Auckland

Clare arranged everything , including boarding passes and special assistance, so that all I had to do was turn up at the airports on time. I’m very grateful to her and will certainly carry on using Clare.

Maria Gardiner

Hove

Clare sorts everything so we don’t have to worry. Any question we have she answers and makes it all stress free. Another amazing holiday. Thank you!

Leanne Hamilton

Newhaven

Always very helpful and super efficient.

Paul Whales

Uckfield

Super helpful!

Simon Ellis

Eastbourne

Really easy service and booking process. Would definitely recommend.

Connor Davis

Brighton

Clare knows exactly our vision and searches untill she finds our dream, we’re given lots of choice too. Clare also helps with minor queries, like flight seating, passport checks, it’s a comfort to have her help. Holidays are expensive, a privilege, we like to get them just right! Thank you, Michelle & Jon Clements

Michelle Clements

Newhaven

My first booking through Travel Counsellors with Clare and a good start. Already enquiring about further trips.

Alexander Bennett

Inverness

Clare has been a top person on our world travel . Whether it was missing tickets for World Cup racing or getting us out of a hole when COVID broke . She is always there!

Carol Trimbee

Seaford

I would and have recommended Clare to family and friends. 10/10!

Alan Sargant

Newhaven

We have used Clare several times now and she always goes above and beyond to put together exactly what we are after....even when we don't know what we are after!! I would 100% recommend Clare to everybody. She will have something to suit all budgets.

Amy Everson

Seaford

Clare was so patient, gave us lots of options and was really helpful. Thanks Clare!

Mike Thomson

Brighton

Clare always answers my queries speedily and spends time finding the right fit of travel plans for me. It is reassuring to know that in the event of changes or delays, I can always call on Clare to help sort it out!

Fiona Mackenzie

Isle of Canna

Clare has handled many bookings for me and everything is always perfect. She is very efficient and reliable and lovely to deal with. I highly recommend Clare!

Sally Denner

Arundel

Clare was extremely helpful & made the whole process very easy. Taken the stress out of holiday planning!

Stacey Perrin

Eastbourne

Clare had been recommended to us from friends. It was obvious from the start that we were in safe hands with Clare. She took the time to understand our needs and our budget. I had lots (and lots!) of questions and queries, and Clare answered them all patiently, enthusiastically and quickly! Clare’s final proposal ticked all our boxes and came within our budget too. From Clare’s experience, she had already pre-empted some of our needs before we had asked for them! We’re very pleased and are so looking forward to our Holiday. We would certainly recommend Clare and will be using her again.

David Benson

Stevenage

Clare got me a great deal on a rather complex flight - and a fabulous hotel - my trip went incredibly smoothly and I even got a car booked to pick me up from the hotel to go to the airport - really impressed with how efficient (and friendly)Clare is - I am going to be using her all the time from now on! Thank you

Janet Gordon

Hove

I couldn’t recommend Clare from Travel Counsellors enough! It’s such a weight off my shoulders to know she is looking after my booking and has already done the hard work in making sure I know everything there is to know. Which is a lot at the moment thanks to differing Covid requirements! Thank you Clare x

Marie Ramira

Brighton

Clare listens to what her client wants and makes sensible and relevant suggestions. She offers thoughtful alternatives and options and deals with the endless questions patiently and quickly. Nothing is too much trouble and Clare goes out of her way to make planning the trip as easy as possible.

David Firth

Henfield

Clare was very helpful, very supportive and patient!

Adam Brazier

Lancing

I just wanted to say how great the service has been from Clare Davis at Travel Counsellors. Clare's professional approach and going the extra mile attitude has been terrific. I have no problems in recommending her services to anyone who is looking to book a holiday or anything connected to travel.

Steven Goss

Sunderland

Clare responded extremely quickly with choices and lots of information. Very impressed with all the information with regards to Covid and testing and entry requirements etc. Very very impressed with the service we received and will use again.

Belinda Cane

Felbridge

It's incredibly helpful to have Clare, who is so helpful and enthusiastic, to not only make all the travel arrangements, but to be able to make recommendations, based upon personal knowledge and a bank of information from her wider organisation. What is even more helpful, reassuring and relaxing, is knowing that Clare is there when you need her, to make changes, or to deal with any issues that may arise. Thanks Clare.

Tim Franklin

Eastbourne

Clare Davis has been calm professional and supportive.. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her and MyTC for the future.

Jacqui Jenner

Seaford

A no-brainer really!

Jon Godfrey

Seaford

Clare was fantastic and I would very much recommend her to friends and family. She really understood what type of holiday we were after and found us a wonderful resort. She always replied to emails promptly and made everything so easy.

Chloe Bailey

Seaford

I’d like to give Clare 100 out of 10, actually! She is beyond brilliant. I recommend her to all my friends and business associates for both business and leisure travel :-)

Neal Richardson

Seaford

Clare is amazing! Really friendly and approachable. Never any pressure and always returns information quickly and clearly. Also, puts a suggestion we'd not considered in the mix and we don't even look online now. Highly recommend Clare, she makes it all so easy!

Gary Bray

Seaford

Fabulous service from a lovely lady!

Jennifer Taylor

Crook

Very friendly. Quick. Knowledgeable. Personable.

Nikki South

Burgess Hill

Clare you are just AMAZING! We want you to know that we are very pleased with the quality of service you provide. We sincerely appreciate your responsiveness and the way you put so much time and effort into looking into the perfect holiday to suit my particular family. We have recommended your company to others because of our satisfaction with your service. We look forward to our next two holidays booked though you from a historical holiday for my husband and to a fun filled family summer holiday to Portugal. We love the little touches that you do, with sending the hotel a card for my husbands birthday and then arriving home to a welcome home package of tea, milk and bread etc. You have been amazing especially with everything that has been going on nationally with COVID. Thank you again. Emma and Tom

Emma Woodcock

Newhaven

Thank you so much Clare for taking such great care of us during our recent holiday to New Zealand and for working so hard and long into the night to help us get back home in very trying circumstances. It was incredible to have you at the end of the phone throughout. We can’t imagine travelling anywhere without your help again and are certainly going to be recommending you to all our friends and family! Without doubt, a 5 star service going far more than the extra mile!

Belinda Taylforth

Chiddingly

Clare has all through the process been helpful, cheerful and polite.

Martin Bulman

Heathfield

Clare really listened to what we wanted and found us the perfect holiday, which wasn't easy as there are 3 adults and 2 children wanting different things. Clare also managed to include private transfers within our price range and something we hadn't thought of but brilliant. Thank you Clare!!

Kerrie Cox

Sompting

We find Clare more than helpful and always ready to go the extra mile to sort things out for us .

Carol Trimbee

Seaford

Clare is always happy to put herself out to help including booking flights at 10pm in an emergency!! I regularly recommend her services to my friends.

Anita Ryciak

Seaford

I'd like to make it 11 out of 10 really! Clare is quite simply the best Travel person we have ever had the pleasure of working with, for both personal trips and business. She has SUCH a lovely manner, she turns a process that can be quite endless and stressful into something that's fun and a pleasure - plus we benefit from her extensive knowledge and advice :-) The best of the best. Marvellous -THANK YOU CLARE!

Neal Richardson

Seaford

Clare is fantastic and has the patience of a Saint with our ever-changing requirements!

Zara Bray

Seaford

You're never less than outstanding.

Roger Daw

Seaford

Clare is very attentive and efficient, even dealing with a query when officially 'out of the office' over the Christmas period. Nothing is too much trouble and all the arrangements made by Clare for our holidays have been perfect with no hitches. I would highly recommend using the services of Clare at Travel Counsellors as she takes all the stress and worry out of making the arrangements.

Sally Denner

Arundel

Excellent service and a pleasure to do business with.

Steve Muldoon

Stockport

Excellent friendly and efficient service. Fully recommended.

Geoff Collier

Eastbourne

If anyone is planning a trip I’d totally recommend Clare as she has been amazing, caring and totally understanding of everything we wanted for our honeymoon! She planned the trip the way we wanted, within the budget we asked for and found the most amazing locations and with how rubbish I am with organising built an itinerary which was all loaded onto an App which is so helpful. I don’t think I’ll ever sort one myself again.

Frances Bashford

Newhaven

Although this is the first time that Clare has been my Travel Counsellor, I am very familiar with the company and the way it operates. My late husband and I relied heavily on our previous Travel Counsellor - he has now left the company. Without hesitation Clare provided the expected high level of service and booked my trip as I requested. It is so easy to work with Travel Counsellors and I would highly recommend Clare/Travel Counsellors to any friend or family.

Mary King

Portslade

Clare was a great help when Thomas Cook collapsed, as we had to re-book a new holiday. She listened to our needs and helped us find a new holiday, really quickly and with a real personable touch. I'd happily recommend her to anyone.

Matthew Herriott

Newhaven

Amazing personal service. When the situation was desperate it was reassuring to have the experience of Clare. Many thanks for pulling it together with a very short window to work with.

S Gossington

East Sussex

Great trip organised to San Francisco and any problems were sorted and great help organising my next trip too, thank you!

Tom McLeod

Polegate

Fantastic as usual! Will recommend to my friends as and when needed . Very happy to use next time, thanks Clare.

Dawn Waller

Stoke-on-Trent

Thank you so much for the smooth and stress free holiday booking experience. You are always helpful, knowledgeable and patient. Looking forward to planning another adventure through you.

Helena Robinson

Stevenage

I have found Clare very efficient and extremely helpful and intend using her service in the coming months because she always reply’s.

Steve Muldoon

Stockport

I always recommend Clare for any travel needs. She is helpful, knowledgeable and will go the extra mile to ensure we have the best possible personal service and holiday experience. Nothing is too much trouble, she always finds the perfect places for us to visit.

Anita Ryciak

Seaford

Clare takes the time to listen to our needs and to accommodate them, despite several changes of mind my end. She is so patient and understanding, resulting in the perfect tailor made holiday.

Judy Holmes

Worthing

Clare has offered us a very friendly, efficient and helpful service at all times.

V Oakley

High Wycombe

Clare done an amazing job in picking the perfect holiday for my family, her options were so good and well chosen we ended up changing our mind on our holiday destination completely! She answered all query’s with no hesitation and was more then happy to help with everything. I would definitely recommended booking through Clare and I will be certainly be booking my next holiday with her again!

Sue McAllister

Seaford

Clare is very friendly, approachable, efficient and professional.

Chantelle Benton

Seaford

Clare was incredibly knowledgeable, informative, and keen to help us find the perfect holiday. She found us a selection of holiday options that met our brief and presented them to us in double quick time. Next time we look to go away we will certainly use Clare!

Dave Peachey

Seaford

Always available to answer any questions. Excellent Travel Counsellor.

P Daden

Seaford

Clare Davis has been outstanding in accommodating the many different requirements in choosing a cruise.

Rachel Brown

Peacehaven

Clare has been fantastic, responds so quickly and helps us make educated decisions when we are indecisive picking the finer details of our holidays! Thank you Clare!

Zara Bray

Seaford

Clare was patient, diligent, kind and helpful. We felt totally confident about the knowledge and information she provided, which enabled us to choose what we are sure will be an excellent family holiday.

Jane Branson

East Dean

Outstanding service - every little detail thought of.

Roger Daw

Seaford

Clare has been fab with my wedding and travel plans. Amazing communication and just generally makes things easy when I may not be the most easiest myself at times! Highly recommended.

Danielle McCue

Eastbourne

Clare is simply brilliant! She makes it all so easy! We've now booked a few holidays with Clare and will no doubt be booking more in the future.

Gary Bray

Seaford

The holiday was magical and everything we could have wished for and more, and thanks to your meticulous planning and organisation, everything went like clockwork. Every single transfer, trip, and venture, we did not have to chase anything, so thank you very much for helping create our dream holiday. When our bank balances have had a chance to recover, we will definitely be in touch to use your services again in the future.

Kevin Martin

Brighton

Having worked previously in travel I always book my own holidays however our honeymoon was more complex therefore I shopped around a few agents. I chose to book with Clare both for the fact she was so dedicated to getting us exactly what we wanted, for the right price, and also for the personal service we received. From the care and attention put into planning our round the world flights, to the gift in our first hotel room, checking us into all our international flights and the big surprise ...a gift when we arrived home, the entire experience was organised, personable and always done with a smile!

Melanie Haslam-Green

Worthing

You are always professional, helpful and knowledgeable. As well as being easy to talk to and patient! Thank you for helping us with the past 2 ‘big’ trips we have booked.

Helena Robinson

Stevenage

Clare is my number 1, go to travel agent for excellent service and she takes care of everything that is needed for travel. Highly recommended.

N S Pickering

Wolsingham

Very helpful, took the pain of continuous searching away from me, nice to get someone else to do that.

Steve Craig

Seaford

Clare is friendly, professional and very efficient. She came back to me with two flights that were hundreds of pounds cheaper than what I could source online.

Chantelle Benton

Seaford

Thank you Clare for your amazing recommendations and service, as always.

Ellie Petronzio

Shoreham

Clare always gives an efficient service. Nothing is ever too much trouble and she is always willing to keep looking at different options with patience until you are happy you have made the right choice.

Linda Mayers

Seaford

Clare really is fantastic. She's v knowledgeable, patient, kind and professional, but also makes the whole booking process easy and fun. Unequivocally recommended.

Neal Richardson

Seaford

Clare helped me to arrange my stag do to Las Vegas for a group of 22 of us. Everything went smoothly when we were travelling. Clare helped to alleviate me of some of the pressure of coordinating such a large group booking. I will be passing Clare's number onto people as I have been impressed with how she handled everything, and this was also mentioned by others in the group. Since my return, I have been in touch with Clare to discuss my honeymoon for late 2018 and another group trip to Vegas for 2021! Once again thanks for all your help Clare and I look forward to booking with you again.

Jonga Standen

Staplecross

The service from Clare was absolutely fantastic, Clare took the stress out of arranging our honeymoon. I can definitely say we will go back to her again to arrange a future trip. The resort and location we booked with her were fantastic definitely one the the best holidays we have been on, we went to St Lucia and it was stunning thank you Clare. If you are thinking of speaking to Clare about a holiday don’t hesitate she is brilliant we even loved the little touch of leaving us teabags, milk & biscuits when we got home.

Mark Richardson

Eastbourne

We are due to fly to Orlando in 2 weeks time and wanted to say how great we have found the 'Travel Counsellor' experience so far. In the past we have always either used a high street travel agent or booked each part of the holiday separately ourselves. My local Travel Counsellor is Clare Davis and I honestly couldn't have wished for a better person to book our holiday. From the very start she took into account all our requirements and has been there every step of the way. I have asked endless stupid questions at silly times of the day and she has always got back to me. Even if she didn't know the answer immediately, she would always acknowledge receipt of my email and give me a time scale when she would get back to me. Today she came to my house with not only our important travel documents but some sweets, pens and colouring in sheets for my 2 youngest children. The personal touch has been excellent and I feel confident that if there were any problems at all I could contact Clare. I have recommended her to a close friend who has booked a fantastic trip to Bali in May 2018 and I know for sure that I will only use Clare in the future. She definitely needs commending on her professional attitude and hard work. We are so excited now and feel that Clare has contributed towards this.

Gemma Saunderson-Barker

Seaford

Without a doubt one of the most helpful and pleasurable shopping and booking experiences. Clare goes above and beyond what I could have ever asked for and can't thank her enough. Roll on June!!

Oliver Newby

Eastbourne

I have used Clare twice now and on both occasions she has been simply superb. At very short notice Clare sourced a wedding anniversary gift for me. She also helped arrange a superb family holiday, ticking all the required boxes and coming in on budget. Nothing was to much hassle even when we moved the goalposts and she took all the stresses away. Clare's extra special touches are really thoughtful and we can not recommend her highly. Thank you.

Gary Bray

Seaford

I have just returned from a weeks holiday to the beautiful Italian island of Capri. I couldn't have done it without the help of my Travel Counsellor Clare Davis. Our hotel was wonderful and our flights and transfers went without a hitch. It was very comforting to know that she was at the other end of the phone if needed.

Shirley Greenwood

Seaford

I found Clare to be very professional, friendly and patient. Clare listened to what we wanted and took the time to find us the perfect holiday within our budget. Clare arranged everything for us from flights - tickets - transfers - checking in. All we had to do was pack and get to the airport! Perfect! We had problems at the hotel and Clare was available immediately. She was very understanding, supported us and helped us to sort out the problems. She stayed in constant touch with us to ensure everything was okay. I would highly recommend Clare and the services provided by Travel Counsellors and would not hesitate booking through them again. Thank you for everything Clare and your continued support.

Hansa Raja-Jones

Eastbourne

just arrived back from a lovely holiday in fuengirola it was all arranged by Clare who was very efficient . She kept us up to date every step of the way before during & after we arrived & a note to welcome us & wish us a good stay & her personal number in case we incurred any problems ,We were two parties & wanted our accommodation to be near each other we were next door which was great !! Clare arranged our airport transfer home as no taxis could take our party together, so with one call to Clare on our last night she had a minibus organised for the next morning pick up which was brilliant . Worry free smooth holiday thanks to Clare, oh not forgetting the package on the doorstep when we arrived home of fresh bread milk teabags & most importantly biscuits !! Touches like that make it all the more personal & felt looked after . Big thank you Clare

kate Brown

brighton

We booked a week's holiday using Clare's FANTASTIC service. We had v specific requirements re dates, budget, amenities etc, and she matched them perfectly. Nothing was too much trouble, with Clare even printing boarding passes, phoning the hotel to check things etc. She is so pleasant to deal with - very thorough, extremely efficient, knowledgeable, professional, patient, and working at times to suit us. This kind of tailored service is the future! It turned a lengthy process into a joy, saving us HOURS of listless internet searching. First class, five star, exemplary service, HUGELY recommended. :-)

Neal Richardson

Seaford

Wow, where to start?! Clare truly went above and beyond to organise a trip to London for my partner Tim and I. My dream was go and see Les Miserables in the West End - Tim took me to watch it at the cinema for our first date and 3 years on, I was finally able to see it on stage- what a magical moment! And all thanks to Clare!! I was baffled by the online booking system and the tickets all seemed so expensive; but after contacting her at the weekend, Clare found us fantastic tickets for the show at a great price for the following week. I was so impressed and really grateful! She even sent us a text message on the day to wish us a lovely evening - such a wonderful, personal touch! We will certainly be looking to use her services in the future and would recommend her to anyone looking to take the stress and strain out of organising a trip or holiday. Thank you Clare!!

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