Based In Edinburgh

Elliott Rouse

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It's Nice To Meet You

Hello, my name is Elliott, and I am an independent Personal Travel Counsellor based in Edinburgh.

Thank you for visiting my website. I look forward to helping you create unforgettable travel experiences for you and your family—holidays that will be cherished for years to come.

Over the past decade, travel has become an integral part of my life, fueling my passion for the industry. Having explored more than 40 countries—including destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the USA, Morocco, Sri Lanka, the Caribbean, the Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, Laos, and Cambodia—I've gained extensive experience across regions like Southeast Asia, Australasia, and America. Additionally, I’ve had the privilege of working in five different countries, including spending two years in Australia. Joining Travel Counsellors has allowed me to turn my love for travel into a fulfilling career, where I can share that enthusiasm with you.

When arranging holidays or business trips, I take great care in providing tailored, high-quality service to ensure your journey is seamless and enjoyable. My attention to detail and commitment to delivering exceptional service will ensure that I not only meet your expectations but exceed them.

As an independent Travel Counsellor, I make it a priority to get to know my clients personally, allowing me to craft the perfect trip for you. Based on your interests, I can offer tailored recommendations for your destination, such as local restaurants, bars, activities, walks, and attractions. Rest assured, everything you book with me is fully financially protected, offering you peace of mind throughout your travel.

My service extends beyond the planning phase. I am here to support you every step of the way—before, during, and after your trip. Should anything unexpected arise, I’ll be ready to assist. As a home-based Travel Counsellor, my hours are flexible, but I am available 7 days a week and will always respond to your enquiries within 24 hours.

With my recent travel experience, up-to-date industry knowledge, and access to a wide range of suppliers, hotels, flights, transfers, excursions, and activities, I am committed to providing you with a truly personalized and exceptional holiday experience. No request is too big or small—please don’t hesitate to reach out, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

“Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.” – Saber Ben Hassen

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My customer stories

Sent by Linda Christou

Hertfordshire 27/05/2025

"Elliott was so professional and prompt… Elliott was so professional and prompt with arranging a special trip for our 30th Wedding anniversary. Definitely recommend using him for all your travel needs!"

Sent by Sam Phillips

Norwich 27/05/2025

"Its a no brainer! We have been blown away by the help, support and knowledge of Elliott Rouse and it was a no brainer to book our honeymoon to New Zealand with him. We were initially planning on visiting the South Island only however Elliott’s knowledge and experience of New Zealand gave us the confidence to consider visiting the North Island too and we ended up booking to visit both islands. We cannot recommend Elliott’s services enough, theres a reason why our friends always use him too!"

Sent by Angela Tully

London 18/03/2025

"Elliott Rouse - Marrakech 2024 A recent tour of the gardens of Marrakech was organised by Elliott, and it was fantastic. We stayed in a lovely hotel with pool, courtyard dining and a roof top bar, very friendly staff. Our tour guides were so helpful and knowledgeable, and through them we were able to organise a private tour of some historical places of interest. Elliott sourced a lovely restaurant for us all to sample local cuisine which was very memorable as well as all 5 of the most beautiful gardens. This trip was disrupted by the earthquake in September and although I didn’t book my original flights with Elliott, he still helped me to change them so that the whole tour were on the same flight. I didn’t know about Travel Counsellors until I booked this trip (through The Rose Press Garden) but since I’ve returned, Elliott has put together a lovely long weekend break for me and is assisting my son with travels to Japan. Looking forward to future stress free holidays now! Thank you so much Elliott!"

Sent by Marsailidh Hardy

Edinburgh 18/03/2025

"Brilliant service! Elliott and the Travel Counsellors team were fantastic all the way from planning my trip to getting home, I can't recommend them enough! It was great to have so much help with organising the logistics and took a lot of the stress out of traveling. Also extremely comforting as a solo female traveling in South America to know that there was someone I could contact at any time if anything happened. Thank you so much, I had a fantastic time!"

Sent by Tony Carbery

Edinburgh 18/03/2025

"Elliott Rouse -- terrific! Elliott Rouse has been a terrific adviser and source of common sense in setting up my Australia trip, the more so because of his extensive knowledge of that continent. He's always been ready to go the extra mile in answering my questions, accommodating my hesitancies and providing me with all the advice and documents I need for a smooth and successful trip. Thanks Elliott!"

Sent by Linda Christou

London 14/03/2025

"Stress free holidays with Elliot! Thank you once again Elliot Rouse for finding us the perfect holiday package to Rhodes next year. You gave us a few different options so this helped us decide what we were looking for & took all the stress out of searching and booking everything! Look forward to booking all our future holidays with you."

Sent by Jemma R

Hertford 14/03/2025

We had an amazing honeymoon thanks to Elliott Rouse at travel counsellors. After a few chats in Jan we got to our perfect itinerary. Come June, the trip itself was exactly what we wanted, few days chilling in Zanzibar before moving to the Serengeti across 2 lodges/camps; we were treated like royalty, the staff were fab. Our game driver (organised by Elliott) was incredible, he knew everything and top with a hot air balloon ride, we had the best safari experience. Even with some tiny hiccups, Elliott and team sorted it for us, no issues. Thanks Elliot!

Sent by Millie Clarke

Manchester 14/03/2025

Yet again Elliot organised us an incredible holiday and this time it was for our honeymoon. It was above all expectations and really was pure luxury. Incredible accommodation, food and all the extras you could imagine. We were in pure heaven and didn’t lift a finger the whole time we were away apart from some snorkelling!

Sent by Rory Scott

Aberdeen 11/03/2025

Great honeymoon planning Was great meeting and speaking with Elliot to plan our honeymoon. Having the stress of planning and organising it taken off our shoulders was a great relief, and he was very knowledgeable on recommending places to go. Very personable guy, and very easy to speak to"

Sent by Jordon Strachan

Manchester 11/03/2025

"Elliot’s super help Elliot helped us with our 2 month travels around Australia, New Zealand & South East Asia. We were lost with where to start with our trip and Elliot gave us direction that we didn’t have, his support and knowledge are second to non. No query is too much with super quick replies. Post booking Elliot has continued to guide us with Visa requirements etc. Would absolutely recommend if you’re looking for guidance and stress relief! :)"

Sent by Emma Broom

Norwich 11/03/2025

I love holidays but hate organising flights and excursions. A friend told me about Elliot and I thought “why not”. It’s brilliant, he makes great suggestions and takes all the hassle out of organising the admin. What’s not to love?!

Sent by Ellie Lowe

Norwich 29/11/2023

We were recommended Elliott by a friend, and honestly so grateful that we were. He has been amazing from the initial contact to us officially booking our honeymoon. We informed Elliott of everything we were looking for and provided our budget and he found us the most perfect location and hotel. We highly recommend Elliott to anyone thinking of booking through Travel Counsellors. Thank you Elliott for all of your help.

Sent by Eleanor Jones

Cheshire 29/11/2023

Just booked our second holiday through Elliott and couldn't be more happy. He has done a fantastic job of finding us the locations that suit our group perfectly (a difficult ask with age ranges through from grandchildren - including teenagers - to grandparents!). The combination of Greece activity holiday, plus hotel (with upgrade!) and villa this year was superb and we have similar high hopes for our next holiday in Croatia. Elliott has made everything so easy, we will certainly be booking through him and TC again. We can't recommend the service highly enough. Thank you.

Sent by Angela Tully

Surrey 29/11/2023

Elliott had organised a group tour to Marrakesh for us which was postponed due to the Earthquake. Within a week he has turned it around with new dates, flights, accommodation and the tour. He even kindly changed our individual flights which weren’t booked through him. I had no idea a travel service like this existed. I feel utterly taken care of and the trip hasn’t even happened yet! Great communication - he is friendly and approachable and I want to thank him for being so excellent. Find him on Instagram so you can see what he can offer you and get to know him. I think my future holidays are going to look different from now on!! Thank you Elliott! 5*

Sent by Sarah Nicholls

Norfolk 29/11/2023

What an amazing company to deal with. The considered approach by Elliott when our trip to Morocco was postponed was incredible. In the build up, he dealt with our questions and concerns impeccable and with ease, nothing was too much trouble. and when the trip was postponed, he scooped us all up, and sorted it. communication was smooth and easy. can highly recommend and will definitely use again

Sent by Olivia Young

Lincoln 29/11/2023

Elliott Rouse has been absolutely incredible in helping us to plan the honeymoon of our dreams. We had no idea where we wanted to go or what we wanted to do, but after an in depth conversation (and lots of laughter!) with Elliott, he presented us with several options and many recommendations. Everything was completely tailored to us and we didn’t feel pressured to pursue anything specifically at any point. Whilst also planning our wedding, it was such a relief to know Elliott was managing the organisation of our honeymoon and that we didn’t need to worry about anything. The service has been incredible from the beginning to the end of our trip, from checking us in promptly to keeping in touch upon our arrival to Mauritius to ensure everything with the hotel was ok. Our honeymoon has been amazing and incredibly special. At this point, we were extremely pleased with Elliotts attention detail and care for us as customers. However, he truly came into his own league when our return flight to London was cancelled and an extremely stressful situation presented itself as the airport staff informed us we needed to leave the airport in the middle of the night with no accommodation booked due to no space in local hotels. Elliott rang me as soon as I messaged him (midnight local time, 8pm U.K. time) and was calm with a plan of action which was clearly communicated. He kept in close contact all evening and even in the early hours of the morning in the U.K. It has been such a relief to have Elliott on the end of the phone keeping us calm with multiple options on solutions to ease the stress of the situation. It is evident how much Elliott loves his work and cares for his customers. We will not book any other trip without consulting him and we will encourage all of our friends & family to discuss their trips with him too! A true 5 star service, Elliott is such a credit to Travel Counsellors.

Sent by Jenny Winnard

Manchester 29/11/2023

Elliott arranged our holiday to Crete and it has been a joy from start to finish. He goes above and beyond to make sure all your needs are met and keeps in touch during the whole process. His professional and friendly approach made the whole experience of holidaying even more amazing. Thanks Elliott, we shall be highly recommending your services to all of our friends and family

Sent by Sam Gregory

Milton Keynes 08/12/2020

Elliott absolutely saved our honeymoon! Would (and will) absolutely recommend Elliott to everyone we know looking to book any stay UK or abroad! Having been lucky enough to get married in the midst of Covid, we had pretty much given up on being able to honeymoon in 2020. Having got in touch with Ell to see if he had any ideas - we were absolutely blown away by the level of support and detail he was able to provide! Having decided on a UK staycation, nothing was too much hassle! Ell found multiple venues that ticked all of the requested boxes and we were so grateful & happy to book! The break was absolutely perfect and Ell had even gone above and beyond with little touches to make the break all the more special!! Again, we fully recommend Ell and we really look forward to booking the 2021 honeymoon 2.0 with him shortly! Thank you Elliott Rouse - Travel Counsellors!

Sent by James Joy

Ipswich 09/10/2020

Fantastic service! Would 100% recommend. We have booked 3 trips with Elliott. 1 was impacted by COVID and arranging that cancellation was quick and easy! Won’t be using anyone else!

Sent by Marcus Evans

Norwich 02/03/2020

Very helpful, efficient and personable service. Booked our wedding in Greece through Elliott. Would highly recommend.

Sent by Carla Mullan

Basingstoke 06/02/2020

Fantastic service and very helpful would recommend everyone to book with Elliott made the whole process so easy we can't wait for our holiday

Sent by Rebecca Howard

Hertfordshire 12/01/2020

Elliott was very helpful indeed. He offered various options tailored around our requirements. He is well travelled and is going to recommend various attractions for us to visit.

Sent by Eileen Simons

LEICESTER 04/12/2019

The Holiday is booked from not leaving the house to do it. We are looking forward to going to Lanzorote after Christmas. Elliott did a super job arranging it for us. Thank you.

Sent by Lorna Pender

Edinburgh 04/11/2019

This is the first time we have used Elliott to book a trip and he has gone above and beyond to ensure that our South East Asia adventure of a lifetime (flights, accommodation, trips, transfers and experiences) has been tailored to meet our every request. He has listened patiently, understood our wishes, offered up information from his personal travel experiences and options from his breadth of contacts. Nothing is too much trouble and he has certainly taken the stress out of the travel booking process leaving us to focus on getting ready for the trip knowing that everything has been taken care of and thought through. We will use Elliott again and highly recommend.

My Blog

I absolutely live and breathe travel and I love to write about my experiences! Please take a look through my posts - you might find your own holiday inspiration.

Life: my journey so far (and how I can help you reach your destination)

10 September 2021

I really don't want to state the obvious, but for many of us it's been a parlous 18 months or so. Some people's suffering has been more grievous than others' – but there can be few who haven't been affected in some way. Nor do I wish to stand accused of self-centredness; but it occurred to me that perhaps my own personal story might serve to encourage those whose industries, like mine, have been

What is the hype around Vietnam? Part 2

13 December 2019

Culture and Useful Money Saving Tips Vietnam is a country that is filled with its rich culture and history. Its culture is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia and despite many changes over the years many elements of the culture remain the same today. Below is a brief insight into some of the elements that exists within this fascinating culture. The Vietnamese people respect their elders: when t

Top Tips For Jet Lag

24 November 2019

If you have ever travelled long-haul you will know exactly what I mean when I say the word jet lag. It is something that unfortunately we cannot avoid especially when travelling West to East. However, there are some ways in which you can reduce the severity of jet lag by following these basic tips below! I hope you find them beneficial to your upcoming travels and please drop me a message to let m

What is the hype around Vietnam?

31 October 2019

Vietnam In recent years Vietnam has seen a high number of tourists visiting every part of the country. From relaxing beach couples, to adventurous backpackers, the country is seeing a growing popularity in all thing’s tourism. More noteworthy is the amount of British nationals and other Europeans working and living in its 2 main bustling cities. But why? What is all the hype about Vietnam? I coul

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