Lucie Mellodew

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Hi, I’m Lucie Mellodew, a Travel Counsellor based in Andover, Hampshire.

I’ve worked in the travel industry for 26 years and I genuinely love sharing the knowledge and experience I’ve gained in that time to create unforgettable trips for my clients.
I began my career in the leisure sector, creating tailor-made itineraries and booking package holidays, before moving into business travel where I looked after a range of blue-chip companies. Prior to becoming a Travel Counsellor, I worked in the highly demanding entertainment travel sector in London, managing travel for EMI and Universal Music. This background has given me a strong eye for detail, an understanding of complex itineraries and a real appreciation of VIP-level service.

With so much choice available, my role is to take away the stress and overwhelm of planning and searching. I pride myself on exceptional customer service: nothing is too much trouble and I will go out of my way to ensure every aspect of your trip runs smoothly from first enquiry to your return home.

For me it is all about the experience, whether that is:
• A cruise or safari
• A honeymoon or special celebration
• City breaks, sports or school tours, ski or beach holidays
• Villa rentals, independent travel, twin or multi-centre itineraries
• All-inclusive packages or completely bespoke journeys

I also have extensive experience with luxury, tailor-made travel, including airport lounges, yacht charter and private jet charter. In addition, I can take care of all those important extras such as valet parking, transfers, show tickets, travel insurance and car hire.

Throughout my career I’ve been fortunate to travel widely. Highlights include the Golden Triangle in India and a ten-day round-the-world trip taking in Hong Kong, Auckland and Los Angeles. I have enjoyed weekend breaks to Tokyo and Shanghai, as well as trips to Sri Lanka, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Morocco, South Africa, Goa, Kerala, Jamaica, Barbados, Mexico, Iceland, Lapland, Mauritius and numerous city breaks across Europe. I am also a keen skier, with many ski holidays in Austria and France.

If you are looking for a truly personal, tailor-made service for your next adventure, I would love to help you bring it to life.

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What my customers say

Lucie has been AMAZING, especially as Qatar cancelled our flights and she had to act quickly to secure us flights with another carrier, which she did. We find Lucie extremely professional but friendly and very efficient. We would not hesitate in recommending her to any of our family or friends.

Alison Horne

Winchester

Lucie has been brilliant in arranging my family holiday to Lapland. Her knowledge of the area is fantastic and gave me lots of tips and recommendations. We are very excited. Thank you again Lucie. I will definitely be recommending you to friends and family x

Tania McEvitt

London

Lucie has been absolutely fabulous booking one of the biggest family holidays anyone could go on - DISNEY WORLD FLORIDA! She has crossed all the T’s and dotted all the i’s. I cannot thank her enough! We’ve booked next years Easter break already!! Lucie makes holiday bookings easy now! Thank you x

Emma Machin

Andover

Lucie is caring, thorough, communicative, diligent and really helpful with all our queries whilst leading us through this journey to our dream holiday. No stress or hours of research for us and am now so excited for the trip!

Philippa Peacock

Andover

Lucie has always listened to our wishes and has always given us multiple options to look at which makes choosing a holiday much easier when we can see all Of our options. So thorough and every detail covered!

Sarah Baxter

Andover

We have always had a fantastic experience from Lucie, she always makes the booking experience fuss free and easy, she is extremely knowledgeable and provides lots of information about the locations and nothing is too much trouble. Thank you once again Lucie for all your help.

Elise Hynes

Hampshire

Lucie is so helpful at arranging short breaks with little notice as well as longer, multi-centre holidays. Very swift at responding and listening to our requests. So much easier than trying to co-ordinate everything oneself. Highly recommended.

Philip Wray

Andover

Lucie has been brilliant from start to finish. She is easily contacted, efficient and very willing to go the extra mile for her clients. We are extremely happy with the service she has provided.

Alison Horne

Andover

Lucie planned a lovely vacation for us in the Cotswolds with a rental car. The resort was absolutely perfect for our family. Additionally, we were in a situation where our Airbnb cancelled us just hours before we were set to arrive. After frantically messaging Lucie she had 4 great options within an hour. Just minutes after choosing, she had fully booked us in a beautiful hotel with breakfast included. Not only did she provide her travel services prior to our trip but also while we were there. Don’t hesitate to book your vacation with Lucie! ❤️

Lauren Rees

Florida

Lucie was excellent in all aspects of booking my travel and accommodation for my trip.

Dorothy Chaffey

Andover

Lucie is very informative with any of our requests. Very approachable and always happy to help.

Rachel Watton

Andover

Lucie has always coordinated the exact vacation we were looking to go on. Her choices for hotels have been spot on. Further more, Lucie’s communication is excellent with quick responses and always confirming dates, times, etc. she is an absolute pleasure to work with!

Lauren Rees

Odessa

Amazing service , listened to what I wanted to achieve and came back with options . Whole process was easy . I will never book my own holiday again when I have Lucie to do it for me .

Joanne Roberson

Andover

Lucie has been excellent at listening to what we want we want in a holiday and finding us various suitable options.

Victoria May

Marlborough

Lucie has been great. She is super fast in getting all the answers to my questions and gave us amazing recommendations. Will definitely work with her again.

Adriene Araujo

Charleston, USA

Lucie has organised several trips for us know and has assisted us in arranging excursions or transfers when we have not booked through her . Nothing is too big or small . She listens to your needs and budget . She adjusts as required to get the holiday or a trip of a lifetime you want . I highly recommended Lucie

Fiona Penfold

Andover

Lucie has arranged a few holidays for us now with the most recent being a trip to South Africa with 3 generations. Lucie has worked so hard to make sure that we have the perfect holiday arranged... we are now on the countdown and cant wait! I would highly recommend Lucie to anyone looking to book a holiday.

Sarah Horne

Andover

I was so happy to have Lucie arrange my last holliday on Hurtigruten along the coast of Norway. She went way beyond the call of duty and even took me to the airport as my flight took off in the early hours of the morning. When my cruise was cut short by stormy weather she arranged more convenient flights than I was offered with Hurtigruten for my return, together with a taxi pick up to take me home. She is now working on claiming my expenses for the missed parts of my journey. I always recommend Lucie to all my friends and relatives as I know from experience that she takes all the stress away from the journey.

Esther Gallimore

Andover

Lucie has been nothing short of amazing! We’ve been communicating for around 6 months and finally we booked. Thank you Lucie

Dean Austin

Andover

Amazing service provided by Lucie, from initial enquiry to returning home, she has been and excellent source of advice, itinerary creation and complex bookings. Lucie has now arranged our second trip and we are confident that all we be as good as the first one.

Philip Wray

Andover

Lucie was able to help plan, advise and book our holiday while our normal Travel Counsellor was unwell. There was great communication at every step. Would highly recommend Lucie.

Stacy Allen

Salisbury

I wanted to thank you for your courtesy and assistance in making this journey for me, not just possible, but an amazing adventure! Teresa

Teresa Chikodroff

Hudson, Florida.

Lucie was extremely friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. She is an asset to your company.

Lesley Garwood

Gillingham

Lucie has been absolutely brilliant! So informative and helpful to get our first trip abroad with the children booked efficiently and smoothly. We will definitely be using Travel Counsellors again.

Anna Hall

Andover

Lucie is awesome - nothing is too much trouble and she provides excellent service. She is knowledgeable, professional and really knows her stuff. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend her to anyone. You are in excellent hands with Lucie!

Katy Sjogren

Andover

Lucie has been patient and helpful at all stages of our holiday planning. She reacted swiftly when we requested some modifications to our itinerary and we are looking forward to travelling later in the year. We already have some ideas for 2025 and plan to Lucie nearer that time. I would be happy to recommend Lucie to anyone considering a holiday and who do not want the hassle of trawling through endless internet sites.

Philip Wray

Andover

Lucie is a First Class Travel Consultant, from start to finish, she listened to what we wanted , then went away and put it all together swiftly. Thank you Lucie, we couldn’t of done it without you.

Eva Wheeler

Andover

Lucie is a wonderful person and arrangements are made for me has I am registered disabled so need to have help from beginning to end of our holidays I have never been let down I will definitely tell my family and friends about her.

Rosemarie Richards

Andover, Hampshire

Lucie is spot on when it comes to travel. We wouldnt use anyone else. Her customer service and attention to detail is excellent. She is informative and really understands the brief. I would recommend Lucie to anyone looking for their next holiday.

Katy Sjogren

Andover, Hampshire UK

“I’m so pleased we booked our big USA family trip with Lucie. She was so helpful, making sure the holiday included everything we wanted at a budget we could afford. We were not sure of the best itinerary and Lucie worked hard to get it right for us, offering lots of advice and solutions. When one leg of our trip had to change due to fire in Yosemite, I was SO pleased we had booked with Lucie as she took away all the hassle. She reassured us not to worry and sorted out alternative accommodation for us really quickly which was brilliant. We will definitely use Lucie and TC again!”

Emma Swan

Epsom

Lucie was very patient and thorough when sorting out my trip. Nothing was too much when trying to ascertain more technical requirements, Thank you.

Martyn Isherwood

Hampshire

Lucie is very helpful and nothing is a problem. Has helped us out recently with transfers which another travel agent we had booked with wasn’t helpful. Booked with them before we started using Lucie .Won’t be going back to them again!

Fiona Penfold

Andover

Lucie is professional and extremely helpful, going above and beyond to organise several holidays for us, we had an amazing holiday to Finland earlier in the year which Lucie organised every little detail for us. Thank you so much Lucie

Elise Hynes

Farnham

We have been delighted with the service Lucie has provided us with as our travel consultant. She is incredibly professional and dedicated . Lucie put together our bespoke itinerary for our holiday in Croatia this summer . We wanted a two centre vacation with numerous transfers and ferry crossings to be navigated. Lucie’s expertise gave us a worry free holiday knowing all the transfers and hotels had been organised , down to booking kids clubs. It all ran very smoothly with highly professional ground handling agents providing the transfers, all sourced by Lucie. It also gave us peace of mind ,during what could have been an unpredictable summer to travel , that if we had faced cancellations Lucie was on had to sort it all out . I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lucie and look forward to booking our next holiday with her .

Suzy O'Neil

Twickenham

Lucie was extremely helpful in booking our flights and connections to Australia on short notice. Lucie went above and beyond securing the flights we needed as quickly as possible. I tired to navigate the flights myself and found it so incredibly stressful, Lucie made everything stress free and I am so grateful to her. I will most definitely use Lucie in our future holiday plans. It's also so reassuring to have someone you can speak with about any uncertainties when traveling. Thank you Lucie!

Crystal Lovelock

Andover

Lucie organised a wonderful trip for my Husband and I. She was extremely helpful, informative and went to great lengths to create a bespoke break, meeting our expectations and beyond. Thank you Lucie!

Rebecca Dawson

Andover

Lucie has been so good at finding the right holiday for us, she listened to what we wanted and and back with perfect suggestions. So efficient and professional, I will highly recommend her to my friends.

Vicky May

Marlborough

I have used Lucie Mellodew for my last two holidays and I will definitely be using her again. Lucie provided a thorough holiday search service, then handled all the booking arrangements and followed up with all the information I needed and a checklist for me before departure. She really does take all the hassle out of booking a holiday and I would absolutely recommend her.

Adelle .

Surrey

Lucie was extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the area and excursions we wanted to do, she listened to our requirements and put together an amazing itinerary for our winter holiday. A huge thank you Lucie, cant wait for our break now.

Elise Hynes

Farnham

I recently used Lucie to book a weekend away in the UK. I already knew the hotel we wanted to stay at and Lucie secured us a great deal for dinner, bed and breakfast. The MyTC app is good, keeping all the holiday details in one place and enabling us to pay our deposit and instalments at the click of a button, as well as counting down to our mini-break! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lucie, and will most certainly be using her to organise our future travel arrangements.

Louise Ellison

Andover

Lucie was so helpful from the start of planning our Far East trip right the way through to obtaining a refund for us due to COVID cancellations. She took the stress out of the whole process and found great deals on flights, a hotel that was exactly what we were looking for and managed to do all of it within our budget. When the pandemic started affecting flights, Lucie got in touch straightaway to let us know what was happening and what we could expect for our holiday plans. Our flights were quite far off, but Lucie kept us updated throughout and when we were finally able to cancel Lucie handled all of it quickly and efficiently. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Lucie for anyone looking to book a holiday, even if you normally make all the arrangements yourself, like we normally do. It was such a relief to have her expert advice during this challenging year.

Lenore Setti

London

Lucie found us a great deal on our upcoming trip to Canada and dealt with our enquiry in a speedy and efficient manner.

John Woollven

Epsom

Highly recommended. What a great experience. We have been looking for a quick get away to Spain. Decided to contact Lucie and she did not disappoint. From beginning to end Lucie provided a 5 star experience. We changed our minds a few times on our hotel choice and Lucie was nothing but patient and gave us a few suggestions which benefited us massively, a lot of travel agents tend to loose it with you after a while if you chop and change but Lucie was more than happy to help in any way. The APP available is very user friendly. All in all one of the best experiences we have had with any travel agent. We will definitely return to Lucie for our next adventure at the end of the year. Thank you Lucie. Keep up the great work!!

Shilpa Bulsara

Andover

Will definitely be using Lucie again, she has been amazing, so helpful in every way. She has made booking our trip stress free & simple, Many thanks.

Emma Grainger

Andover

Fantastic communication, great with keeping me up to date with all the information.

Samantha Jane Turner

Andover

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