Laura Wheeler
I'm based in
Bicester
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Hi,
My name is Laura and I look forward to becoming your personal Travel Counsellor.
Over my 28 years in the travel industry I’ve experienced a number of different roles. These include five years working in a high street agency where I became a senior consultant. My career then took me abroad where I became a holiday rep in Zakynthos, a ski rep in Andorra, and a resort team leader in the west of Cyprus where I controlled the Paphos gateway, as well as arranging weddings. I returned to Andorra for one last season before moving back to the UK to manage a Going Places store for three years, before joining Travel Counsellors where I have just celebrated my 17th Anniversary.
I’ve been fortunate to visit many destinations in Europe, the Mediterranean, North America, Canada, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Indian Ocean, Bali, Thailand and Malaysia. I have also experienced cruising. My travel wish list continues to grow and I love talking to people about their holidays as it’s a great way to add to my knowledge.
Being an independent travel agent means that I’m able to use a vast number of suppliers, which helps ensure I recommend the right holiday for you. Whether it’s your next holiday, business trip or short break, I’ll deliver the highest levels of customer service. I can also tailor-make trips so please don’t be afraid to ask for something different.
Another string to my bow is arranging overseas weddings and honeymoons. The Travel Counsellors Honeymoon Gift Registry service enables your guests to give you the honeymoon of your dreams. All you’ll need to worry about is choosing the perfect honeymoon to suit you. I’ll be on hand to offer advice and suggestions, whatever your requirements may be.
I’m also delighted to share that I now work closely with three fellow Travel Counsellors: Charlotte, Natalie and Ollie. Together, we combine our expertise, creativity, and passion for travel, so you have the added reassurance of a dedicated team, always here to support you and ensure your travel experience is truly seamless from start to finish.
Above all, my main aim is to ensure that your travel experience, no matter how big or small, is a memorable one for all the right reasons.
Thank you for visiting my page. If you like the idea of having your very own personal Travel Counsellor, supported by a team of experts, then pick up the phone or drop me an email and I will get back to you.
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California Dreaming…
Wow what a dream it was. This trip was a works trip that was a road trip to four destinations across six nights. We stayed in Hollywood at the Loews for one night, Santa Barbara at the Harbour View Inn for two nights, Santa Monica at the Le Meridien Delfina for one night and Palm Springs at the Hyatt Regency, Indian Wells for two nights! To get to our road trip we had to fly in to Los Angeles
20 Dec 2016 5 min read
Dubai - Luxury travel at its finest...
This educational was being held by the Dubai tourist board, Qantas Airlines and Kerzner group. The itinerary was full on but I loved every minute of it. It showed me that you can do Dubai in a weekend if you wanted. The flight left Heathrow at 2pm and we landed local time at midnight. Flying out, my seat was in Economy with Qantas and I was surprised at how much leg room you actually got, the crew
17 Oct 2016 5 min read
Great arts, great architecture, great shopping, great food, great people… Florence you had me at Cia
Abercrombie and Kent (a wonderful luxury tour operator) invited me to spend a weekend in Florence seeing some of the hotels they worked with while getting a feel as to what the company is all about. A week before my departure date I received a lovely ticket wallet with my e-ticket plus a very detailed booklet which included my itinerary, inclusions, exclusions, useful contacts plus much more.
17 Mar 2016 5 min read
Sandals in St Lucia
For those who don’t know, us travel agents from time to time get invited on a fam trips (short for familiarisation trips) that is either arranged by a hotel chain or country that want to show us what wonderful things they can offer to our customers. I was lucky enough to get invited by Sandals to see their hotels in St Lucia. So I meet my group of travel agents, on an early October morning at t
24 Nov 2015 5 min read
A Wedding, fun in the sun and a truly majestic sunset.
I always feel home from home in Greece, especially since living in Zante and Cyprus so I was delighted to be invited to my friends' wedding. I only spent 4 nights on the island of Santorini but it felt like a lot longer. On arriving into the small terminal I was instantly in love with the place. The wedding party was based in Kamari, which was a short drive from the airport. The apartments we had
24 Nov 2015 5 min read
River Cruise - Along the Seine
I was lucky enough to be invited on a Seine River Cruise with Avalon Waterways to get a feel what river cruising was all about and oh my, did it open my eyes to a wonderful way to travel. This was my itinerary for the next couple of days… Paris Vernon Les Andelys Caudebec for 2 nights Rouen for 1 night The river cruise actually went on but I was only on to get a taste of it and I c
24 Nov 2015 5 min read
Minimoon in Prague
What’s a minimoon I hear you say, well it’s for those who want a few days away after a wedding but either don’t have the time off, the money or the weather is not right in their dream destination so they have a few nights away after the wedding and then wait until the time is right for the Honeymoon. For Anthony and I we had two of the above, not enough time off and we needed to save a bit mo
24 Nov 2015 5 min read
I LOVE THAILAND
I love Thailand, I love Thailand. Have I ever told you I love Thailand! I’m actually not sure how to start this, as I want to tell you everything all at once. Thailand has everything to offer for every type of traveller, it is luxurious, peaceful, hectic, cultural, historical, respectful, crazy, scenic and much more. My Thailand experience was what we travel agents call a multicentre with a st
17 Apr 2015 5 min read
Delightful Dubai
If you want the best of anything and everything then you need to go to Dubai… luxury, shopping, service, weather, entertainment and all within a short flight. Me and my sister actually went to Dubai for only 3 nights but packed so much in and felt totally relaxed at the same time. We flew over night from Heathrow had a car waiting for us and was taken straight to our hotel, The Shangri La. We
19 Feb 2015 5 min read
London Calling for a big celebration!!
My sister, my Gran and I wanted to give my mum a 60th birthday present that she would never forget so we picked a show and a night in London with a few extras too and she loved it. The 3 of us picked an early show dinner at the Ivy, which is a wonderful venue that has a classic décor and service with a great menu to match anyone’s needs. This was only a very short walk to the theatre where we took
28 Oct 2013 5 min read
A leaving do in Mexico
I know how lucky was I to have this invitation and all I had to do was pay for my flight as my friend had a spare room. My friend Charlotte who had sent the invite, was one of the girls I had worked and lived with in Zante and Andorra and while most of us reps gave up after two or three years Charlotte made it overseas for 10 years and actually end up as a health and safety officer for a UK tour o
23 Oct 2013 5 min read
Sorrento - A truly romantic place, with elegancy, breath taking scenery, culture and history oozing
Like so many of my holiday spots Sorrento picked me instead of me picking it. I had a call one grey and gloomy February from a dear school friend asking me to be her bridesmaid, little did I know through an excited yes that she would then add… and I am looking to get married in Italy. Now if I am truly honest at the time I had the normal dread of getting in the dress. But I soon got over that
08 Jul 2013 5 min read
The Island of love - Cyprus
My final stint as a Rep landed me in Cyprus - "The Island of Love", famed for being the birth place of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. I loved working and living in Cyprus and it felt very much like home from home, just with better weather and great beaches to go with it. I was given a car to get around as I was to cover Paphos and Pissouri on the west of the island. The great thing with Cyprus an
20 Feb 2013 5 min read
Andorra - the first time skiing & my second season repping
I landed with a few bumps into Andorra, none of them bad of course; it’s just what happens when you are learning to ski. I can honestly say Andorra was my best season overseas. The whole four months was full of fun and that is what you get when you go on a ski holiday. There is such a passion with this type of holiday that even if you cannot ski the Après will certainly keep you occupied. Litt
02 Dec 2012 5 min read
Zakynthos - My first season as a rep!
As I mention in my ‘about me’ I was lucky enough to be a holiday rep for a few seasons. My first season was spent in Zakynthos and this was also my first time visiting Greece. At the time I travelled out, we had to fly in to Athens and then travel across the mainland to Kilini via the Corinth canal to meet a ferry, as there were no flights direct to Zakynthos in the winter season, and I was arrivi
29 Jul 2011 5 min read
Costa Del Sol
I went out to the Costa del Sol for a family friends 50th birthday and never having been before I was a little unsure what to expect. I had arranged to have our car collected at the terminal, as it was a family holiday and less hassle - I don’t have children but my parents were coming and can I imagine it will be about on par! As we pulled up a very help for man from the meet & greet company was w
29 Jul 2011 5 min read
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