Sent by C Jewell
Totton 31/08/2025
Already recommending Julie to friends, she is really helpful and always quick to respond.
Based In New Forest
Julie Oliver
Available for new enquiries
It's Nice To Meet You
Hello and welcome to my web page. I'm Julie and I am a personal Travel Counsellor and live near the New Forest with my husband and my daughter. With over 25 years experience of working in the leisure, corporate and cruising sectors of the industry I can share my knowledge and experience with you and offer the highest level of customer service.
I love to travel and over the years have been lucky enough to visit many countries within Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, North America and the Indian Ocean. Whether you are looking for a honeymoon, a cruise, a ski trip, a city break or a beach holiday I can help and tailor it to your exact requirements. By operating my business through Travel Counsellors, it also means that you have complete peace of mind, knowing that everything you book with me comes with 100% financial protection.
We have award winning systems and technology which gives you instant access to every aspect of your trip including real-time flight status information, accommodation details and your entire itinerary documentation on our easy to use myTC app with 24/7 support from our duty office. I will make sure that nothing is left to chance by taking care of the finer details and save you time by doing all the research for you.
The service I provide is personal to you and from the moment you contact me to the moment you return from your trip you will receive the best care and attention. I can be available at a time to suit you, either by phone, e mail or I can set up a zoom meeting.
Please get in touch I would love to plan your next trip!
My customer stories
Sent by R Hayter
Hythe 30/08/2025
Julie has gone above and beyond to help our needs, therefore we always book our holiday through her.
Sent by A Green
Totton 27/08/2025
Excellent service and most helpful.
Sent by P Lau-Brown
Southampton 19/08/2025
Julie has been so accommodating and available to answer questions, and we have the perfect holiday now.
Sent by K Maxey
Romsey 05/08/2025
A totally personal approach. Focused on finding just the right solution. Would recommend to anyone looking for a special holiday.
Sent by K Davies
Southampton 21/07/2025
Julie Oliver was incredibly helpful in planning our trip to Australia. She found us great flights and lovely hotels in perfect locations for our stopovers. I would highly recommend Julie to anyone looking for a well-planned and stress-free holiday.
Sent by P Riley
Radstock 09/06/2025
Julie is always fantastic- we always book our cruises through Julie because of the excellent service she provides
Sent by N Waddington
Oxford 15/05/2025
Excellent service as usual. Julie is quick to respond and able to answer our queries. She goes above and beyond to ensure everything is tailored to our needs. Thank you Julie.
Sent by C Young
Dibden Purlieu 08/05/2025
Fantastic! A really big help arranging our wedding. Thank you so much
Sent by J Mortimer
Verwood 15/04/2025
Julie is always helpful and goes the extra mile.
Sent by R Hopkins
Southampton 21/02/2025
Julie is amazing, organised and really listens & understands your wants & needs.
Sent by S Sibley
Marchwood 19/02/2025
Great service. Willing to adapt to suit. Quick and reliable
Sent by L Hutchinson
London 30/01/2025
Julie was absolutely brilliant!!!
Sent by P Riley
Radstock 22/10/2024
Julie is always helpful and super efficient.
Sent by C Beaney
Hythe 03/10/2024
Julie is great. Very personable and nothing is too much especially when she has a picky customer like me :-)
Sent by R Stockley
Isle Of Wight 03/10/2024
Always very help full and constructive.
Sent by R Thomas
Totton 23/08/2024
Very professional and friendly Everything was easy and made the experience easy.
Sent by A Green
Totton 08/08/2024
Very helpful and kept in good contact.
Sent by B Knowles
Chorley 08/08/2024
Very helpful, nothing too much trouble. Always a friendly service. Already been recommended to several people, friends and family.
Sent by B Wood
Swanmore 01/07/2024
Julie really understood what we were looking for and hunted very hard for something that would suit! Really appreciate it!
Sent by C Winter
Worthing 15/04/2024
Friendly, honest and experienced advice; just what the doctor ordered!
Sent by J Gerrish
Southampton 25/01/2024
Very helpful, friendly and explained lots of good information about the holiday.
Sent by H Smith
Hythe 24/01/2024
Julie was recommended to me by my sister. Excellent knowledge and very thorough.
Sent by T Stockley
East Cowes 18/01/2024
Julie has been incredibly helpful with booking our honeymoon. With many options that fitted with both budget and time frame. Julie has been great at responding to any question's we have had giving us confidence and peace of mind.
Sent by E Moore
Hythe 18/01/2024
I have already recommended Julie to friends and family . So professional and knowledgeable and wouldn’t book a holiday not using her now . Very reliable and thorough someone you can trust and always answers any questions you have in a timely manner a credit to travel counsellors .
Sent by P Oliver
Hythe 29/08/2023
Julie is amazing, it is wonderful to be able to trust someone to do their best for you and go the extra mile. Thank you so much Julie.
Sent by J Mortimer
Verwood 18/08/2023
Always friendly and happy to go the extra mile, well done Julie .
Sent by T Saxby
Hythe 07/08/2023
brilliant knowledge and reliability, inspires confidence
Sent by G McKell
Hythe 07/08/2023
Very friendly to talk to , Julie has put so much effort in creating our perfect holiday , always a very fast response to questions and emails , excellent service , very much looking forward to our trip to Vietnam , thank you
Sent by K Dance
Brockenhurst 28/07/2023
Booked a few holidays through Julie and she is wonderful! She always goes the extra mile to make sure we have the most wonderful holidays and respects our price band. We are looking forward to our October Safari! Thank you Julie for finding us another wonderful holiday.
Sent by S White
Lyndhurst 02/07/2023
Fantastic service from Julie from our first meeting, Great knowledge, and Julie worked extra hours to find and secure a great deal...
Sent by M Birchall
Alton 17/04/2023
Julie has been brilliant. She listened to everything we said and provided appropriate options. She has gone above and beyond as we replied to her on a Friday evening with our decision and rather than make us wait until Monday, Julie called us on Saturday to confirm the holiday and flights had been booked. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Julie and have in fact already given her details to a friend.
Sent by J Belcher
Eastleigh 12/04/2023
Julie was very helpful and made the booking process easy.
Sent by C Lowe
Totnes 27/02/2023
I have found Julie very helpful and keen ‘to go the extra mile’
Sent by L Madgwick
Salisbury 01/02/2023
Julie was amazing when helping us find and book our honeymoon for us, she went through all the options within our budget and talked through it all over the phone and sorted everything out for us, fantastic service and will definitely come back again for more holidays!
Sent by T Fowler
Fowey 09/01/2023
I found Julie very friendly and helpful and would thoroughly recommend her to others.
Sent by G Harris
Hythe 18/11/2022
Julie has been very helpful and made organising our cruise very easy and snag free.
Sent by T Saxby
Hythe 14/11/2022
Brilliant!!
Sent by K Allen
Prescot 25/10/2022
Julie has been incredible at meeting our needs and sorting everything we need for our holiday!
Sent by J Downing
Basingstoke 05/10/2022
Julie is helpful, patient and most importantly took on board our wish list and tried to make it happen.
Sent by S Dibbin
Winchester 30/09/2022
Julie found an amazing hotel for us saving me loads of time and then handled all my questions promptly and professionally
Sent by K Rogers
Southampton 20/09/2022
Julie was absolutely amazing booking our honeymoon. Nothing was a problem? Julie gave us so many options and after a couple of weeks of going back and fourth, with Julie’s amazing advice we’ve booked a very special honeymoon which we can’t wait for! Maldives here we come.
Sent by A Beams
Hythe 08/09/2022
Julie took all the stress out of booking a holiday, allowing us to focus on enjoying our trip knowing that everything was in safe hands. From the pre holiday advice, checking us in online, the colouring books for the children and the sweet note in our room on arrival, it was all spot on. I would thoroughly recommend Julie.
Sent by P Flack
Hedge End 08/09/2022
Great - friendly and knowledgeable service
Sent by C Mair
Southampton 25/07/2022
Julie has been very accommodating and helpful throughout our journey of searching for the perfect honeymoon. We did not make it easy on her as I have many health problems that causes restraints when it comes to flying but this was no trouble for Julie, She found us a long list of beautiful hotels, destinations and flights for us to pick. She will always make sure she gets you the best deals and makes every conversation professional and a joy. We cant wait to share all of our honeymoon pictures when we get back.
Sent by E Harrison
Hythe 14/06/2022
Extremely helpful and attentive. Very friendly and provided us with lots of options within our budget.
Sent by E Moore
Hythe 23/05/2022
Julie is fantastic nothing is too much trouble. Very professional and I will recommend her services to as many people as possible .
Sent by K Conway
Basingstokje 19/04/2022
Really pleased with Julie’s service. Very informative, was patient at looking into alternative bookings and very helpful with all decisions made.
Sent by H Roberts
Lyndhurst 30/03/2022
Julie is fantastic and I have recommended her to all my friends!
Sent by R Hopkins
Southampton 24/03/2022
Julie really listened to me and took time to understand what was important to my family for my holiday. Will definitely be using her again!
Sent by C Terrill
Southampton 21/02/2022
Julie has been great, speedy and working around my unsociable hours. Julie spends the time, that I don't have, to ensure my family has the best holiday
Sent by K Williams
Southampton 21/02/2022
Julie could not have been more helpful with our holiday booking this year (and last years which sadly had to be cancelled but we were kept fully informed about the refund process). We had no hesitation in booking through her again this year.
Sent by T Jones
Eastleigh 12/02/2022
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Julie! This is the third time I've come to her and each time has been easy, simple, and accompanied by her personal touch. She knows her subject, is able to recommend and reassure effortlessly, and does her best to understand you as well as your travel needs. She's a joy!
Sent by L Lynett
Southampton 05/01/2022
Wonderful service and would highly recommend Julie and her service to anyone. It really takes the strain and time from sourcing your holiday.
Sent by K Davies
Rownhams 13/12/2021
Amazing personal service. Our first holiday booked by Julie was so perfect for us we have used her to book another trip already. Great work, thank you
Sent by M Griffiths
Chislehurst 29/11/2021
Julie is terrific with lots of attention to detail and goes out of the way to present me with great options for my family.
Sent by J Pownall
London 20/10/2021
I wanted to thank you for such amazing organisation and for helping make our trip to Barcelona so wonderful! You helped us navigate the maze of Covid documents which enabled us to complete everything on time and properly so there were no issues or missed deadlines.
Sent by T Chance
Christchurch 19/10/2021
Julie knows her stuff and is flexible in her thinking to create the best and most suitable holiday experience.
Sent by P Grady
Fareham 07/10/2021
Julie was great, she took the time to understand our requirements. Sourced the right type of holiday for the two families and a single friend joining us. As a result we were able to book the holiday and be safe in knowing we can travel to a destination in the knowledge that we are going to be safe.
Sent by K Dance
Brockenhurst 01/10/2021
10 absolutely! Julie is just amazing and I have no hesitation in recommending her to friends and family. Having booked 4 holidays through her, Julie is attentive, so friendly, and understands exactly what I am looking for in a holiday. In addition she has found me some really good deals! Long may she continue to be my travel counsellor.
Sent by J Reeve
Lyndhurst 01/10/2021
Julie has been so helpful and understanding with having to rearrange our holiday because of the Covid regs. Julie has been in regular touch with us and updating us on the changes etc. We cannot thank her enough for all her work.
Sent by K Maxey
London 30/07/2021
Julie is brilliant at helping you find the perfect holiday that suits you and your family or friends. With such a difficult year for everyone, she never gives up and is always looking to find the best experience for you. Would highly recommend her service.
Sent by R Coleman
Bournemouth 22/07/2021
Julie, gave us a range of options which really helped us focus on what we wanted from our holiday and to get that at a reasonable cost. Thankyou
Sent by M Collins
Langley 23/06/2021
Julie has been very friendly, helpful and most thorough whilst booking our holiday. She is happy to answer any question whether they seem trivial or not. I will definitely use her services again and am recommending her to all my friends.
Sent by C Maxey
North Baddesley 07/06/2021
Just got back from a fantastic holiday made all the better by Julie making the booking arrangements so seamlessly and efficiently on our behalf. We will definitely use her travel knowledge and service again and can thoroughly recommend her.
Sent by J Downing
Basingstoke 25/05/2021
Julie has been very helpful and understanding as we had to change our travel plans due to a family emergency, and now we have a great holiday to look forward to.
Sent by K Davies
Rownhams 25/05/2021
Perfect holiday tailored to our every need.
Sent by L Maguire
Hythe 19/03/2021
Julie arranged a UK break for me after I struggled to find something suitable. It was such an easy process from start to finish, and we had an amazing time. Julie is knowledgeable, friendly and helpful and it was a great service from start to finish! Thoroughly recommend!
Sent by K Dance
Brockenhurst 10/03/2021
In total we have now booked 4 holidays through Julie. After giving her our wish list and budget Julie came up with 4 fantastic holidays that were just perfect for us and saved us money. She really cares about finding the right choice for you and we would not hesitate to recommend Julie to all!
Sent by L Ditch
Bournemouth 09/03/2021
Julie has been fantastic with helping us book our dream honeymoon! She went to so much effort to make sure every aspect of the holiday is what we want and provided so many options for us to chose from. She has been so easy to contact and responds very efficiently. Julie helped us through having to postpone due to the pandemic and was so accommodating and helpful. We would recommend Julie to all and will definitely use her to book holidays again in the future!
Sent by D Birrell
New Milton 01/03/2021
Booking travel in the current climate was always going to be challenging. I wanted to book a special trip for my partners 40th birthday but feared losing money with travel restrictions. I spoke with Julie at length who put my mind at ease with regard to protection and I booked the trip. At this point no one knew how the world would be effected. Julie kept in touch throughout the process, sadly the trip could not take place, as it grew closer Julie contacted me and explained my options. Julie took the hassle away from the situation. Thank you and I will be in touch to rebook soon !
Sent by J Reeve
Lyndhurst 23/03/2020
Julie has worked very hard for us arranging a holiday for 2021. Excellent communication skills and keeping us up-to-date with the arrangements. Julie was also very kind to tell us that we could find a holiday cheaper online, we appreciate that honesty Which is often very rare these days. We will be continuing to book with Julie in the future And have recommended her to many friends and family.
Sent by W Griffiths
Hedge End 03/03/2020
I was recommended by my Son , who had booked a holiday which was not straight forward . I am meeting him in Florida and staying with a friend in Tampa. Julie was extremely friendly, confident and I really felt she had my best interests at heart. I’m sure I’ll be in touch again !
Sent by K Crook
Nomansland 10/02/2020
Julie was very attentive to what we as a family wanted from our holiday. Her attention to detail and knowledge is exceptional. We are now booked on a fabulous holiday later in the year and couldn’t have done it without Julies help.
Sent by S Nineham
Hythe 06/02/2020
Julie has been so helpful and patient with us ensuring we have booked exactly what we wanted. Julies knowledge and expertise enabled us to be aware of things brochures and websites don't tell you to ensure we have included things into our holiday that we may of otherwise missed. We cant wait to go on our holiday now! Thank you Julie
Sent by E Brown
Dibden Purlieu 17/01/2020
Julie is very attentive to our needs and always does her best to find the best deal possible.
Sent by J Willshire
Brockenhurst 17/01/2020
Found Julie very helpful, quick to reply and takes the worry out of arranging travel requirements.
Sent by Patricia Oliver
Hythe 15/01/2020
I do not enjoy trawling the internet looking for holidays or being rushed in a high street travel agent, so it has been great to give Julie the criteria for my perfect holiday and to wait and see what she is able to come up with. Julie is so enthusiastic that you cannot help but be enthused and excited by the opportunities she is able to provide. Using Julie to suggest, arrange and book my holiday has taken all the hard work/frustration out my annual holiday, and I know that should I have any problems at any time she will always respond. With Travel Counsellors and Julie it really is personal! Thank you Julie.
Sent by K Williams
Southampton 18/11/2019
Very helpful and kept me well informed at each step of the process.
Sent by K Davies
Southampton 30/10/2019
Fantastic personalised service ended up with us being able to book our perfect holiday.
Sent by P Roebuck
NEW MILTON 30/10/2019
Julie's support and arrangements have been brilliant.
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My Videos
Postcards - Tony Walsh Poem
10/04/2021
A special film from Travel Counsellors featuring Tony Walsh.
Why book with Travel Counsellors?
10/04/2021
A short reassurance video hi-lighting the reasons to use myself for your travel arrangements.
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.
Travel to Schengen Countries
15 November 2021
The FCDO is currently updating it's travel advice for visitors and advises that you must check that your passport is stamped if you enter or exit the Schengen area as a visitor. Border guards will use passport stamps to check you’re complying with the 90-day visa-free limit for short stays in the Schengen area and if relevant entry or exit stamps are not in your passport, border guards will presum
NHS COVID Pass
23 July 2021
If you haven't done so already I would recommend you setting up your NHS COVID Pass which is required for travelling abroad even if you don't have imminent travel plans, as this will ensure you are prepared for when you do want to travel abroad. There are various security measures in place, which vary from user-to-user, meaning verification time can be instant for some and take considerably longe
Passport prepared.
13 April 2021
Did you know that you are able to check whether or not your passport is travel ready by clicking on a link? With the new ruling of six months validity required for travel outside of the United Kingdom due to Brexit, all passports now expire ten years (five for children) from date of issue. This now means that any extra months you may have been given for early renewal are no longer valid. Please
Family Fun in London!!
28 October 2020
During the February half term my family and I spent two days in London to visit a few of the well know tourist spots (well as many as we could cram into our short stay)!! There is so much to do and see in London so we all wrote a wish list and went from there!!! Getting to London from Southampton is very easy by train as it takes you directly to Waterloo. From there you can access the undergr
Meeting the man himself!!
20 October 2019
Every child's dream (and adult if the truth be told) is to visit Father Christmas in his homeland! I made that dream a reality for myself, my husband and my daughter (age 6) to do just that! Our adventure started off with a flight to Helsinki with what looked like fireworks out of the plane window but in reality was the Northern Lights! We had booked a 5 day trip and on arrival were taken straigh
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