Joanne Garrett

It's Nice To Meet You

Hello, I am Joanne, I live in Redcar, North Yorkshire and have a huge passion for all things travel.

I provide a highly personal travel service with exceptional attention to every detail of your holiday from start to finish tailoring the experience to suit your exact needs.

I will take the time to get to know you, your holiday likes and dislikes to ensure you get the best value for money and the perfect holiday, ensuring you will have an amazing experience and make wonderful memories with family and friends. Let me take the stress out of booking your holiday, leave the hard work to me whilst you sit back, relax and think about what you are going to pack in your suitcase.

Working as a Travel Counsellor gives me the flexibility to be available at a time that suits you, I do not work 9 - 5 hours so if you need a weekend or evening appointment that is not a problem.

Travel Counsellors is a world leading travel company with a unique trust fund, 100% financial protection and the My TC technology that provides personalised information about all of your bookings in real time when you need it. You can be assured you will be in safe hands.

That's all part of the value I create for you, providing you with a better experience than you can find yourself, I'll get you the best experience for the money you invest and will be here to support you all the way.

Contact Me

Whatever your holiday needs I'm here to help you, so simply give me a call or send me an email with your contact details on and I can get things started for you:-

My Videos

Discover Finland

07/10/2021

Experience the greatest natural show on earth, nestled in the wilderness of the Finnish backcountry, in a unique, first-class setting.

The Wishlist Video

15/09/2021

We all have a different wish list from sleeping under the stars to being waited on hand and foot. What's on your wish list?

World of Good

06/01/2021

Let me look after your holiday needs this year, getting away with family and friends will do you the world of good.

Introducing Hybrid Cruising - The First of it's Kind

06/01/2021

As seen on Mighty Ships this week introducing the MS Roald Amundsen. A new greener way to cruise and able take passengers places other cruise ships cannot.

Twenty-one for 21

26/11/2020

With 2021 just around the corner, here are the 21 destinations that you should be considering for your travels next year.

Atlantis the Palm at Christmas

26/11/2020

Starting the festive season in style with this little video from Atlantis the Palm.

My personally tailored offers

With independent access to thousands of travel suppliers around the world, I've got an eye for added value. Take a look through my latest selections below. But even if nothing particularly catches your eye - don't worry! Let's chat and I'll take the hassle away from tailoring a perfectly personalised holiday just for you.

£499

Flash Sale - Val Thorens

4 nights from £499

per person

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£218

Christmas Present Idea

2 nights from £218

per group/family

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My Travel Blogs

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.

My Wish List

21 September 2021

My wish-list Many people call this their bucket list, I personally prefer wish-list, everyone has one and the experiences on them will vary greatly from sleeping out under the stars to being waited on hand and foot by your own personal butler. Here are the top 5 travel adventures on my wish-list. Iceland The land of fire and ice is high on my list of must-do travel moments. I think I may have to visit twice so I can experience the Northern Lights, snowmobile adventures and frozen waterfalls in the winter, then return in the summer so I can take in...

Ethical Tourism, an Elephant Sanctuary in Cambodia

08 October 2020

Finally we are starting to see Tour Operators and sightseeing companies, put aside the pound signs in their eyes and drop cruel and unethical "touristy" animal experiences. I was lucky enough to be able to arrange a honeymoon to Cambodia involving a visit to one of the "ethical" elephant sanctuaries. The Mondulkuri Elephant Valley Project is a registered Cambodian NGO. Their key motivation over the past 10 years in developing the Elephant Valley Project has been to set an example for how to look after and treat elephants. Being a highly endangered animal their main goal is to give the elephants back...

My adventure at Kennedy Space Centre!!

07 August 2019

Have your kids ever dreamed of becoming astronauts? Are you curious to see space shuttles and rockets up close? If so, then Kennedy Space Centre is an absolute must on any visit to Florida. The main Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Centre is a massive, sprawling area, almost resembling a theme park in places. Your mission starts here... the Space Centre is organised into Mission Zones where attractions and tours are grouped in order from first to present. From the dawn of space exploration to current and ongoing missions, you can get an up-close, hands-on feel for the story of humans in...

River adventure

01 August 2019

Details kindly provided by a lovely customer who writes as Wayfarer's Travels…. Banjul provides a convenient starting point from which to explore deeper into Africa. Roads (if you can call them that) are far and few between so it`s essential to hire a boat and crew for a couple of weeks. The river is very wide for the first few miles and due to the currents, it`s quite unusual in that one side is saline and the other fresh water. Hence from our boat I was able to photograph dolphins at one side and crocs and hippos at the other. Sadly, Gambia’s main...

My Customer Stories

Highly recommend Joanne. Such an easy and pleasant experience. Thank you !

Brilliant service all sorted for me nothing too much trouble, thanks,

Joanne has been very professional and is keeping me right all the way through the covid rules and the process

We have found Joanne always very helpful with all our holiday plans for many years. She always goes beyond to be helpful and friendly we look on her as one of the family.

Would highly recommend Joanne, she went above and beyond for us and made it so easy to book our holiday. Joanne personally delivered our tickets and a bag of goodies to pass time on the flight for our girls. We were so grateful and we had a lovely holiday. Thank you Joanne, you go above and beyond what we expected.

Joanne has been excellent since the first time I contacted her. She goes above and beyond any high street travel agent and puts so much time and effort into finding you your perfect holiday. I wouldn't use anyone else, keep up the fantastic work and I hope things pick up for you soon.

Joanne has been a great help to my wife and I in booking our holiday with Travel Counsellors. Joanne has been very friendly. polite and was always on hand when we needed any help with our booking and she knows her way round the travel industry like the back of her hand. In our opinion, Joanne is very knowledgeable in her role as a Travel Counsellor and must be a valuable asset to the company, we would always use Joanne in any future holiday bookings. Well done Joanne.

We have known Joanne for quite a number of years, she has booked and arranged all our holidays and she has often gone the extra mile for us on many an occasion. We are both in our seventies but regard Jo as a friend who we can rely on.

I could not have asked for any more assistance at finding me a perfect holiday for a very good price and such a quick response to any of my queries. Thank you

Jo has looked after our holiday needs for many years. She always provides a first class service and goes out of her way to ensure our needs are fully met. Great asset to Travel Counsellors.

Joanne was fantastic. Her response to my enquiry was extremely speedy and provided a number of options. Joanne was friendly, efficient and highly responsive. We did adjust our spec a few times & she wasn’t phased! Very happy with the overall service. Will definitely be asking Joanne about our future trips abroad. Thank you.

Excellent customer service. Very friendly and down to earth. Goes above and beyond

I would like to thank you for booking my holiday for 2020. I found the experience booking the holiday very relaxing and you made me feel comfortable, even though I was in my own home. You put me at ease straight away, with your help, knowledge and the efficient way you talked me through the booking. I can't believe how easy it was and can't thank you enough. The service you provided was excellent, would use your company every time l need to book a holiday. Well done Joanne.

Joanne provided an exceptional service and has kept me up to date on a regular basis with information on my holiday. I have passed her name on to friends and family in the hope that they will use her services for any future holidays.

Joanne is 1. Polite 2. Well mannered 3. Very professional 4. Very knowledgeable

I was very impressed with the quality of service I received from Joanne in finding me a holiday. She is so helpful and professional and found a good price for our holiday, can't thank her enough.

Excellent service , takes all the hassle out of booking in the shops and everything delivered to your door step .

Joanne was extremely accommodating and helpful whilst I decided on where to stay on holiday. I had quite a number of queries, and she was always very quick to advise. I would most certainly use her services again when booking a holiday.

Jo has helped us with advice & assisting us with sorting out the nightmare that was left by Thomas Cook going bust . I cant thank you enough & would recommend you to all our family & friends.

Amazing service. Knew exactly what we wanted. Would absolutely recommend to friends and family.

Jo, Goes the extra mile to get what you need for your holiday plans xx

Joanne is great to work with.

Joanne is always helpful with any of our needs, and with her experience we know she will do her best to fulfil our holiday expectations.

Hi Jo can’t thank you enough sorting our holiday it was fab. Everything about it, from hotel, hotel location, the weather, our beauty swim up room, the hassle free journey. Really appreciate all your help. Loved my welcome home card & present ?? nice little personal touch, thanks so much I will be recommending you to all my friends & family xxxxx

Joanne found us an excellent holiday in Lanzarote after we'd been searching for ages. She gave us lots of options to choose from and responded really quickly to our requirements and emails. So thankful for her help!

Joanne helps you find the perfect holiday you require.

Joanne is a lovely lady who will do her utmost to help you organise the perfect holiday.

Awesome travel consultant, fully recommend

You can be assured that Joanne will always try to get the best deal for you and you'll return time after time.