Sent by Siva Rajaratnam
Harrow 16/10/2025
Emma is very polite, courteous and professional. Very quick to respond and resolve any queries and issues. Emma is very good in what she does.
Based In Ickenham
Emma Vipond
Available for new enquiries
It's Nice To Meet You
Hi my name is Emma and I live in Ickenham, Middlesex.
My love of travel began in earnest during my time at university when I spent my student loan on a backpacking trip around Europe. Since then I have never looked back. I have travelled to some amazing places including Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia, Thailand, South America, Canada, Tanzania, Lapland and not forgetting holidays in the UK.
I can draw on my experience of specialist holidays including skiing, scuba diving, hiking and safari to book you the perfect trip and am excited to be able to share my knowledge and passion for travel with you.
I have access to award-winning technology and a wide range of suppliers, some exclusive to Travel Counsellors and can offer independent travel advise. I will get to know you as an individual and build a personal relationship with you to enable me to create the perfect package that is tailor made.
As a mother of two I understand the intricacies of travelling with children and will do my best to take the stress out of planning and booking your holiday leaving you ready to enjoy valuable time away with your loved ones.
I can offer a variety of trips including UK breaks, multi-destination, weddings, honeymoons, cruises, skiing and golfing holidays as well as transfers, car hire, insurance and activities and you can rest assured that your holiday will be 100% financially protected.
Unlike high street travel agents I can be contacted both evenings and weekends at a time that suits you.
So whether it be a weekend away in the UK or holiday of a lifetime please get in touch to see what I can do for you.
My customer stories
Sent by Eilidh Young
Ickenham 30/06/2025
Emma provides such a great service - always responsive & helpful to queries.
Sent by Sally-Anne Baxter
Ickenham 13/05/2025
Very helpful, suggesting options and alternatives. Feeling hopeful that the whole adventure will work well due to Emma's forward planning
Sent by Mathi Woodhouse
Ickenham 03/03/2025
Emma has been so helpful and accommodating to my needs and changes ! Thank you Emma!
Sent by Lisa Du Casse
Ickenham 19/02/2025
Very efficient service and options provided were exactly to spec.
Sent by Andrew Stubbs
Ickenham 06/02/2025
Emma got back quickly, listened to what I was looking for and what I didn't think would work for me and added a personal touch to the service :)
Sent by Gill Claridge
Ickenham 22/01/2025
Excellent service. Will use Emma again.
Sent by Eilidh Young
Ickenham 17/09/2024
Emma is really helpful, responsive & always accommodating of our needs. She provides a great service - delighted to recommend her!
Sent by Dean Atkinson
Ickenham 21/08/2024
Brilliant service as ever from Emma
Sent by Siva Rajaratnam
Harrow 01/08/2024
I find Emma a very easy person to deal with. Emma is polite, courteous and helpful. All queries and concerns were addressed and resolved efficiently and quickly. The myTC app is informative and easy to use.
Sent by David and Margaret Hamilton
Ickenham 22/07/2024
Emma is extremely professional, clearly knows her business. We would happily recommend her to friends and family.
Sent by Leslie Drake
Ickenham 08/07/2024
Emma sorts out complicated travel arrangements, thus reducing stress. Can't ask for more!
Sent by Paul Harris
Weston Super Mare 20/05/2024
Outstanding , very professional and friendly. We will and have already recommended Emma to both family and friends.
Sent by Louise Walton
Leeds 13/05/2024
Emma has been so helpful and thorough and I have already recommended her to a number of people.
Sent by Michelle Youens
Ickenham 04/03/2024
Emma is always responsive and helpful and she has a full understanding of what my requirements are which makes it much easier to view and decide on our holiday destinations.
Sent by Christina Hill
Oldham 29/02/2024
Great service, nothing too much trouble.
Sent by Simon Sullivan
Ickenham 29/02/2024
Emma was fantastic from start to finish. She sorted out our bespoke holiday and itinerary and took all the stress and planning away from what would have been a nightmare for me with my work commitments! Emma was very responsive in communications and all of her suggestions were thoroughly thought out and highly professional and practical. Would highly recommend
Sent by Linda Bedford
Ruislip 19/02/2024
Extremely pleased with the help Emma provided finding us a holiday. Thank you.
Sent by Brian Atkinson
Pinner 19/02/2024
Despite changing our requirements our consultant carried out changes quickly and efficiently and personally worked on our behalf answering any questions at almost any time of day or night, including weekends.
Sent by Andrew Stubbs
Ickenham 17/01/2024
Emma was very responsive and great at being flexible to what I was looking for. I really appreciated that she offered several options for me to look into and was able to change them based on my feedback. Everything was organised in a very streamlined way that made the trip completely stress free :)
Sent by Alastair Smail
Crediton 11/01/2024
I have already have recommended Emma, so a 10 out of 10 follows logically.
Sent by Kelly Henry
Ickenham 11/01/2024
My family and I have booked a number of different types of holidays with Emma. I would highly recommend her to anybody. She is a superb communicator, able to answer any queries and concerns we had prior to booking. When she wasn’t sure of something, she made sure spoke with one of her many contacts to get the correct information. Once we were on holiday, it was great to have peace of mind knowing that Emma was only a phone call away if something wasn’t quite right. She sorted out the small issues we had quickly and calmly, avoiding any stress for us. Definitely great value for money.
Sent by Nicole Brownlee
Uxbridge 30/11/2023
Emma was so helpful and amazing to work with!
Sent by Claire Cooper
Cowley 25/09/2023
Great service. Emma finds options for us to choose from and takes away the stress. Thanks
Sent by Kathryn Stubbs
Ickenham 13/08/2023
Emma is fab, very knowledgeable and remarkably quick to respond to queries. Highly recommended
Sent by Radovan Zivkovic
Raynors Lane 02/08/2023
Great service and knowledge, finding what we needed. Very happy. Thank you
Sent by Natalie Kneuss
Ickenham 16/06/2023
Amazing!! Emma takes all the stress out of booking holidays. Great app to use also. Highly recommend.
Sent by Andrew Bardsley
Ruislip 12/06/2023
Emma was great. Super responsive and honest about my aspirations. Great choices and exemplary service as ever
Sent by Eilidh Young
Ickenham 31/05/2023
Great service from Emma, very responsive. Made excellent suggestions and took all the hassle of booking away! Definitely recommend Emma & will use her again.
Sent by Lee Henry
Ickenham 26/05/2023
Very professional, efficient service from Emma. Any queries were answered quickly.
Sent by Christina Hill
Oldham 24/05/2023
Emma spends a lot of time finding the perfect holiday for clients. Very time consuming. Would let Emma find my next holiday.
Sent by Geraldine Sullivan
Uxbridge 26/04/2023
Emma has fulfilled all our requirements for this trip. It has really taken the pressure off us. It was very important to us that this trip to India went smoothly. Thank you
Sent by Liliana Gilli
Ickenham 22/04/2023
Since I met Emma last year I have been recommending her to all my friends and colleagues
Sent by Valeska Quine
Stokenchurch 19/04/2023
Always amazing service and competitive prices!
Sent by Andrew Stubbs
Ickenham 02/03/2023
Emma was very responsive and informative and able to quickly adapt quotes to meet what I was looking for. Overall, a fantastic service.
Sent by Sarah Sachar
Hayes 28/02/2023
Just wanted to say, a huge "THANK YOU" for arranging our holiday. It was all so seamless and stress free. The hotel was a lovely hotel.....and thank you so much for the message and champagne. It was a great treat.
Again, thank you!! We'll be speaking again in the near future.
Sent by Dean Atkinson
Ickenham 20/02/2023
Great support
Sent by Barry Barnes
Ickenham 13/02/2023
Great Service, especially as it was arranged close to departure date.
Sent by Andrew Smith
Ickenham 13/02/2023
Emma has been very helpful.
Sent by Wadzanai Sachar
Uxbridge 05/12/2022
Emma has been great In arranging my trip, and communicated with me throughout. Very pleased with the service and will be using Emma again
Sent by Christina Hill
Chadderton 20/11/2022
Emma was very helpful in booking our holiday. We would definitely book with her again. Very helpful and very professional.
Sent by Ruth Cheemand
Budleigh Salterton 28/10/2022
Emma is amazing. Great service and a personal touch. Thanks.
Sent by Heather Harries
Hemel Hempstead 23/09/2022
Fantastic service & back up if there are any problems. We always feel very confident booking our holidays with Travel Counsellors.
Sent by Gillian Haslam
Ickenham 05/09/2022
Booking service (and the research Emma undertook) was excellent. The only reason I haven't scored full marks is because we have not yet taken our trip!
Sent by Valeska Rutten
Stokenchurch 04/09/2022
Amazing service. Would highly recommend!!!
Sent by Leslie Drake
Ickenham 24/08/2022
Competent and efficient! I am looking forward to our visit to a former home.
Sent by David Hamilton
Ickenham 23/04/2022
Emma is first class and very professional.
Sent by Danny Johnson
Hemel Hempstead 19/02/2022
Really good, efficient and knowledgeable service.
Sent by Sarah Dempsey
Ickenham 16/02/2022
So helpful using a travel consultant. All questions answered. Great service!
Sent by Mathi Woodhouse
Ickenham 10/02/2022
Great support and advice along the way with booking the trip. Lots of local knowledge. Friendly and accommodating to our changing needs. Highly recommend!
Sent by Michelle Youens
Ickenham 31/01/2022
Emma is excellent and is very helpful and knowledgeable.
Sent by Alyce Morris
Knaresborough 14/11/2021
Emma is extremely helpful and efficient. Her expert knowledge when it comes to travel rules helped us to avoid a passport disaster and we feel confident travelling under her guidance.
Sent by Valeska Rutten-Quine
Stokenchurch 28/10/2021
Great service. Questions being answered promptly. Highly recommended!
Sent by Michael Cameron
Hemel Hempstead 17/10/2021
We found Emma to be extremely professional & very knowledgeable regarding the planning of our two recent holidays including a trip to Corfu in 2022.
Sent by Michelle Youens
Ickenham 08/09/2021
Emma has been very accommodating understanding what we want.
Sent by Ruth Cheesman
Budleigh Salterton 08/09/2021
Emma Vipond is amazing. I would definitely recommend her.
Sent by Piotr Jendrysik
Ickenham 08/09/2021
Excellent service, very friendly and helpful. Definitely would recommend, 10/10.
Sent by Heather Harries
Hemel Hempstead 08/09/2021
We have found Emma to be extremely helpful in all matters relating to holidays. She is very professional in the way she deals with family and friends alike, having just organised a British Isles cruise for ourselves & a UK holiday for one of our close friends in the past week.
Sent by Ruth Cheesman
Budleigh Salterton 27/06/2021
I just wanted to thank you very much for your extremely professional and comprehensive handling of our holiday. You did it all so well that I will certainly be telling all my friends about you. We really appreciate the time you have to finding out all the necessary information.
Sent by John Knight
Canada 12/11/2020
Emma thinks of and takes care of every minuscule issue that her client traveller may encounter. We experienced her commitment and competence during our travel arrangements to Greece for a wedding and vacation last year. Every T and I were crossed and dotted. Some on her own volition for our benefit. Moreover, due to COVID-19, the trip was cancelled. Again, Emma regularly kept us abreast about the processes toward our total refund; and finally had the money back into our account in a timely manner as soon as the Airline and Hotel processes concluded. Bravo Emma!. Thanks again.
Sent by Mathi Woodhouse
Ickenham 24/08/2020
Emma worked tirelessly to find our family and a friend a beautiful week long escape to Cornwall. We had specific needs for the children and a dog. We wanted luxury, tranquility and adventure. It is needless to say Emma managed to find us several offers within days, and all on budget. We were hand held through the entire process and looked after incredibly well.
A key point here is Emma listens to your requirements, a quality difficult to find. She also sets plans on budget, there is no edging you to pay more and more like most travel agents. I really liked the honesty.
Thank you Emma, and we will most certainly be using your skills again!
Sent by Christina Hill
Oldham 02/03/2020
Emma was very helpful with the booking of our two holidays. We would use Emma again to book any further holidays. Excellent service.
Sent by Jessica Martin
Ickenham 06/01/2020
Emma has been very attentive and helpful throughout booking. We have made several changes and she has managed to get everything we need within budget.
Sent by John Knight
Nepean, Ontario, Canada 18/12/2019
Emma's professionalism, in all our interactions to complete our recent upcoming travel arrangements, was outstanding. Overall, the service she provided demonstrated commitment to care and satisfaction of all our needs. Every aspect was made simple and easy to complete seamlessly from Canada. A truly exemplary experience in today's world. It gives me pleasure to recommend her services to anyone who wishes to experience quality satisfaction.
Many thanks Emma!
Sent by Kevin Hill
Ickenham 26/11/2019
Emma was so helpful and patient throughout the whole process. She gave me great advice and I would definitely book with her again.
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