Conference 2018, Brexit, and the year ahead

It’s been a couple of weeks since I returned from conference in Glasgow. What a beautiful city Glasgow is. Not that I spent a great deal of time sightseeing. I must admit that I went from the train station to my hotel, and then on to the conference centre. What I did see was lovely, and I will definitely be going back there again soon. I have great friends that live quite close by, so it won't be a problem to nip over there!

Conference was a great inspiration as always. To take one working day (and a weekend) out of the office and away from the business to attend a conference is a serious consideration. I always travel with my laptop, so I can work as needed, but it’s not the same as being in the office.

I truly value the business workshops, the ability to meet suppliers and head office staff that the weekend offers, as well as meeting colleagues, friends and future friends in a relaxed environment. I always return from conference with revived energy and huge amounts of inspiration to improve my business and offer more and more to my clients going into the new year.

With Brexit looming large on the horizon, we have been doing lots of work to provide the very best value we can to our clients. Travel Counsellors is more and more commercial now, and working much more with long-haul destinations, airlines and suppliers. We have found that these destinations offer exceptional value for money, and in a lot of cases, can work out cheaper for an average family holiday than Europe can.

I feel that I am now ideally placed to offer a huge diversity of holiday and travel ideas, making each trip I arrange uniquely tailored to my client’s individual needs, down to organising rental of mobility aids for my clients with special travel needs, to booking cooking classes to my culinarily challenged clients in Bali. Bespoke walking tours with private guides are now easy, and affordable to organise. I recently arranged a unique tour for clients wanting a "once in a lifetime, never to be repeated" trip to Sri Lanka. None of this would be possible without the help of your amazing suppliers, and the truly one-off support that they offer.

So, 2019 is going to be the best year ever for my business. I look forward to helping you take advantage of the amazing holidays on offer...whatever your budget or individual requirements

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