Lucy Thurston

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Adventure Travel
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Family Adventures
Couples
Families
Multi-Generational Travel
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Cheltenham

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Welcome....

Hi, I am Lucy and I live in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Having been in the travel industry for more than 30 years working for high street travel agencies, luxury tour operators and the last 10 years in the cruise industry, before i started my business with Travel Counsellors 14 years ago, travel is a real passion of mine.

The destinations I have travelled to are Barbados, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Majorca, Egypt, Canary Islands, Dubai, Mauritius, Cyprus, Canada, New York, Mexico, Morocco, cruised around the Caribbean, Baltic Capitals and Norway, Iceland, Finland, Doha, South-East Asia, Florida Keys to name but a few.

I can help with any travel enquiry. Whether it is a luxury break, family holiday, city break, cruise, sports or spa break or a tailor-made around the world, I can give you my personal advice and recommendations on all types of holidays across the globe. In addition, I specialise in tailormade itineraries in the Far East, South Africa, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

As a company Travel Counsellors prides itself on its exceptional customer service. This is one of the main reasons that I joined them and working from home means I can provide the highest possible customer service to ensure that each and every travel arrangement meets as well as exceeds expectations. As I do work from home I’m available at a time and place to suit you. I offer appointments and home visits outside of usual office hours as I understand the heavy demands made on your time with the busy lives we lead. My job is to make planning your holiday as convenient and stress free as possible.

I treat each enquiry with the time and attention it deserves and I like to recommend hotels and resorts that I have stayed in myself, or ones that I have had great feedback from my clients. Overall you can ensure you’ll get personal reviews that you can trust.

Your money is 100% financially protected against supplier failure, by either our ATOL licence or the Travel Counsellors Trust giving you complete piece of mind when you book your holiday. It’s the best financial protection in the industry - no other company will protect your money like Travel Counsellors.
I very much look forward to hearing from you and becoming your personal Travel Counsellor

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Dazzling Dubrovnik

Dazzling Dubrovnik

Everyone talked about how amazing Croatia was, so I thought I would go and find out for myself. I booked 3 nights departing from my local airport Bristol to Dubrovnik and stayed at Hotel More and I wasn't disappointed. Dubrovnik sits at the southernmost point of Croatia’s Adriatic coast - a stretch of seafront that’s famous for its crystal-clear waters. Firstly, the hotel was beautiful - bu

14 Jun 2018 5   min read

Tantalising Thailand

Tantalising Thailand

It has been over twenty years since I last visited Thailand so I jumped at the opportunity to visit again in April. I flew with Thai Airways from Heathrow direct to Bangkok to arrive the following day. From experience I know getting into Bangkok City can be horrrendous with all the traffic, so decided to take the BTS skyrail which leaves the airport and takes you to the city centre, which was r

31 Oct 2017 5   min read

Miami and the Florida Keys

Miami and the Florida Keys

Myself and a friend decided to visit the Florida Keys but of course a stay in the cosmopolitan lively city of Miami was a must first. Florida Keys offers a land based escape and linking these two wonderful destinations is one of the iconic road trips following US Highway 1 - a highlight of this dramatic drive is the spectacular seven mile bridge linking Islamorada to the lower keys. We stayed

14 Jun 2016 5   min read

Abama Golf & Spa Resort

Abama Golf & Spa Resort

I stayed five nights at the Abama Golf & Spa Resort which is a Ritz Carlton hotel in Guia De Isora (approximately 30 minutes from the South Airport). My partner Mark and I were welcomed with friendly staff at reception and a glass of champagne where we were told they had upgraded us to a Villa deluxe room. Our room was lovely and spacious and had access to one of the shared pools amongst the vi

10 Jun 2014 5   min read

Dubai Wedding

Dubai Wedding

Having flown with Virgin Atlantic we landed in Dubai and the heat hit us when we got off the plane – it was 37 degrees! However, it was September and had expected it to be quite warm as this is one of the hottest times of year for Dubai. Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa is located in the heart of the desert, just a 40-minute drive from the city of Dubai and only 45 minutes from Dubai Interna

14 Jun 2013 5   min read

Beautiful Barbados

Beautiful Barbados

Educational Trip with 6 colleagues flying British Airways We were met and driven to CORAL REEF HOTEL in St James Parish and WOW, myself and a colleague was given a 3 bedroom villa set amongst the gardens and a swimming pool which was shared by the other 2 villas next door. The hotel has 88 rooms, cottages and suites & is family owned. It is also part of the Small Luxury hotels of the World. Onc

18 Jun 2012 5   min read

What my customers say

Very attentive and reassuring. Put up with all are changing of plans. Would thoroughly recommend Lucy’s advice and help to anyone wanting to book an holiday.

Fiona Moir

Gloucestershire

Lucy has taken all of the stress out of booking group friends’ holiday. She listened to all of our requests and delivered. I highly recommend getting Lucy’s help. All we need to do is travel to the destination and relax. Thank you Lucy x

Susan Pitcher

Cheltenham

A very professional agent and lovely to work with.

Stephen Cole

Cheltenham

Lucy always responds very quickly and booked another wonderful cruise for us, finding good flights. Great communication by email, phone and Whatsapp. We value the complete service we get from Travel Counsellors. We only need to think about enjoying our holiday, safe in TC hands.

Cathy Hipkiss

Cheltenham

Lucy was super helpful, knowledgeable and lovely with it. We really appreciated the quick responses and taking a late call on a saturday evening to we could book to secure our flights! Thank you so much and can't wait for our trip!

Victoria Heaven-Chinnick

Gloucestershire

Lucy was super helpful, knowledgeable and lovely with it. We really appreciated the quick responses and taking a late call on a saturday evening to we could book to secure our flights! Thank you so much and can't wait for our trip!

Victoria Heaven-Chinnick

Gloucestershire

Lucy listened carefully to what we said we wanted in our holiday booking and found exactly the right thing for us. She has excellent customer service skills and her professionalism and experience inspires great confidence. Thank you!

David Evans

Cheltenham

Lucy has been really helpful and very patient with all the questions I’ve asked. I’m really looking forward to our holiday! Thank you Lucy for all of your help, it’s much appreciated.

Taliah Badger

Cheltenham

Superb - the most efficient travel service I have ever used

Stephen Cole

Cheltenham

Lucy is always at the end of the phone to sort any queries. She never minds how many times we change our mind about arrangements and does her absolute best to give us the exact holiday we asked for. We have full confidence in Lucy.

Liz Robinson

Gloucestershire

Personal service and attention to detail at its best

Peter Walsh

CHELTENHAM

Super efficient friendly and reliable service! Lucy is great.

Dave Fisher

Cheltenham

Lucy is a truly expert travel adviser She invariably finds the right option for us and responds very quickly. Very satisfied with the service she offers.

Linda Edmonds

Cheltenham

Lucy was lovely to work with - very efficient and flexible. I am very happy to recommend her in future

Lesley Davies

Cheltenham

Super helpful, fast responses, took on board what we were asking!

Georgiana Adlkish

Cheltenham

Lucy is very efficient, provides bespoke holidays to fit requirements, and takes the time to alter things as necessary. I have used her services three times and would definitely recommend

Gill Forbes

Cheltenham

Fantastic service. Nothing was too much to sort. Speedy response and a holiday that is tailored to our needs. You couldn't ask for more. Highly recommended.

Sharon Marson

Gloucestershire

Lucy @ travelcounsellors have always given a first class service and I expect I’m one difficult customer but you always deliver. Thank you.

Andrew Nash

Gloucestershire

Lucy is fab, she listens to what you want and puts it together, with recommendations for enhancements and helps you to get the best out of your plans. I wouldn't book anywhere else.

Charlotte Morris

Cheltenham

Lucy is brilliant at anticipating my every need both pre and during the visit. An absolute star!

Rebecca Chaplin

Cheltenham

Approached Lucy because we wanted to go to Paris (short notice - and not travel savvy) We wanted car pick up / flight / and nice hotel (Paris central) Lucy sorted all of this (including boarding passes) - this gave us a great holiday and great memories. Lucy also took our calls when we had a few questions - great personal service

Paul Kerby

Cheltenham

Always so grateful for Lucy's help and guidance when booking our more adventurous holidays. We have had a great expereinces on the holidays Lucy has booked for us and would not have know to have tried the hotels recomended and booked by Lucy, which made our holiday. Looking forward to our next trip in March.

Georgina Phillips

Cheltenham

Lucy was recommended by a friend and she has provided a fantastic service so far and we feel looked after

Caryn Wright

Cheltenham

Listens to our needs, always answers our queries quickly. All round great service.

Liz Robinson

Dursely

Lucy is very patient and helpful at all times. We continue to use her always.

Paul Engelbrecht

Cheltenham

Lucy is excellent in every way as a travel consultant. She is responsive, attentive and thorough. Great working with her on our future travel.

Linda Edmonds

Derbyshire

Communication with Lucy was brilliant either by email or on the telephone She went out of her way to get us the flights and hotels that we wanted at the best price. We very much look forward to our holiday next year in Panama and Costa Rica thanks to Lucy’s careful planning.

Heather Eaton

Gloucestershire

Lucy was excellent in helping me book my trip to Porto later this summer. Highly recommended ??

Shaun Scott

Goucester

Efficient and professional service and I have recommended Lucy to many of my contacts. thanks

David Obadiah

London

I’ve booked a few holidays now through Lucy Superb service and very thorough. Had amazing holidays so far and plan to book even more in the future. Highly recommend Lucy and Travel Counsellors.

Jan Keller

Cheltenham

Lucy is fantastically approachable and proactive in her assistance - fast to respond and with excellent attention to detail. I would thoroughly recommend using the services of Travel Counsellors.

Kelly Serjeant

Cheltenham

Lucy is always very helpful and goes the extra mile to ensure there is an excellent experience and any issues or problems are resolved as quickly as possible

Allen Mawby

Ledbury

Lucy has been amazing, she really listened to what we wanted to do and came up with a fantastic itinerary! We look forward to working with Lucy on our future holidays. Thank you, Lucy!

Adam Palmer

Bath

Lucy has put together the perfect break for us & has been very responsive & accommodating throughout..

Gavin Charlton

Cheltenham

Lucy’s always be obliging and get best prices

Kelvin Barnett

Cheltenham

Although we're yet to embark on our travels, Lucy's service to date has been first class - friendly, informative, professional, knowledgeable, flexible and responsive. Can't wait to enjoy the benefit of her efforts!

Dave Kingscott

Cheltenham

Lucy has been extremely helpful, found our dream holiday and then continues to be communicative and quick to respond. Thank you!

Emily Pearce

London

The whole process with Lucy was very smooth and easy , we feel completely satisfied.

Jon Card

Cheltenham

Lucy booked a 5 week holiday for us to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. She took all our considerations into account and added some ideas of her own. Everything has been booked from flights to trips to our hotels, so we have had absolutely no stress or worries. Lucy answered all our questions straight away and now we are just looking forward to a great holiday. I cannot recommend Lucy highly enough., she did an amazing job with a very short time restriction.

Liz Robinson

Gloucestershire

Lucy is so helpful and always positive about any aspect of our holiday requirements - even when we need to alter them at short notice!. We enjoy working with Lucy who conscientiously gives us a very bespoke and experienced service ensuring we will get the best from it.

Linda Cannon

Buckinghamshire

Lucy was extremely patient and not at all pushy, She did her best to guide us and came up with destinations we may not have considered ourselves but which fitted our brief and budget perfectly. Would highly recommend Lucy’s services which saved us hours of trawling internet sites.

Jo FitzGerald

Devon

So helpful and made the booking process super easy

Vikki Parnell

Poole

Lucy was fantastic to deal with being extremely responsive and helpful. Will not hesitate to recommend or use again!

Andy Dunn

Oxfordshire

Lucy is an incredible travel counsellor, she genuinely cares about the detail of each itinerary she puts together, taking the time to match your individual needs to create bespoke experiences which make the holidays feel truly 'yours'. She appreciates that time is precious and that if you are using your spare time on a holiday, she wants to make sure it is wonderfu;l for you. She doesn't shy away from making suggestions which you may have never considered which can end up being the cherry on top of a wonderful break away. My advice is don't waste your time putting your own break together to save a few pounds here and there with the risk that if any part of those arrangements fail you will be left high and dry, let Lucy care for you, take care of the details and be there for you if anything changes with your arrangements. Life is short, take the trip, just arrange it with Lucy!!

Charlotte Morris

Cheltenham

Quick, flexible, very knowledgeable, put up with all our changing requests and ideas with politeness and efficiency. saved us hour and hours of searching round and we got an excellent package.

Mark Wall

Devon

fantastic service, very prompt and professional all the trips we have taken have gone extremely smoothly

Jon Edwards

Cheltenham

I know several of my friends use her already. She is excellent

Margaret Winter

Cheltenham

Great Professional Service carried out in a friendly and efficient manner.

Simon Wensley

Birmingham

Lucy supported me through a very specific requirement which certainly wasn't easy to accomplish. She sorted an even better option in next to no time. The service and attention to detail scores 120% Will be booking everything through Lucy from now on.

Simon Hall

Cheltenham

Fab service as always especially as we were awkward customers and changed our minds many times!! Lucy managed to find us a holiday that we were all happy with and went above and beyond x

Sarah Dagnall

Cheltenham

We have just got back from an amazing holiday in St Lucia. It was probably one of the best resorts I have ever stayed at ever! I was blown away. The relaxed style suited us very well. No boring meetings by holiday reps or having excursions sold to you under pressure. A beautiful location. Spacious and well equipped suites/apartments. Great food, friendly staff. Four swimming pools. It was low key but felt very special. Lucy helped every step of the way because we had booked once and changed it due to ongoing Covid concerns. She was always there to help with all the little things that you forget to ask. Thank you so much. It was truly an amazing time and we will re book and use Lucy again. This was the first time we had used Lucy at Travel Counsellors but it won't be the last. Just very very happy!!

Faye Baker

Lincoln

Superb service continually delivers everything we ask for

Simon Harkin

Gloucester

Our first ‘experience’ with Lucy has been first rate and we will be recommending her to friends and family whenever the opportunity arises.

Peter Walsh

Cheltenham

Very helpful and offered full support on a multi flight business trip. All flights and very importantly baggage was organised and information explained. Further trips will be booked with Travel Counsellors

David John

Stonehouse

Lucy is fast, efficient and professional. A rare combination these days. I would totally recommend her services. It was a pleasure dealing with her. Thanks you.

David Obadiah

London

Nothing is ever too much trouble and I'm indebted to Lucy for working hard to meet our brief.

Jennifer Buttery

Herefordshire

Really helpful and great service ! Thank you Lucy

Emma Pritchett

Gloucestershire

Lucy is brilliant. Wouldn’t go on holiday without her

Nicola Goldsmith

Cheltenham

Fantastic service from Lucy I was recommended to her and brilliant thankyou I will be contacting her again

Jeanette Cander

Spain

A wonderful holiday was had by all in beautiful Mauritius, despite a grade 4 cyclone! Your guidance and expertise lead to smooth transitions on all journeys reducing any anxiety we may have had during these difficult times. Thank you so much for your help and assistance from start to finish and we will have no hesitation in recommending you and your company to our friends and family

John Holt

Rossendale

Lucy is amazing!! I cannot fault anything.

Faye Baker

Lincoln

Lucy is excellent as always. In one phone call I had paid the balance on one holiday and booked another, nothing is too much trouble for Lucy. 100/10!

Ali Mayes

Cheltenham

Lucy and Ali have been perfect in every way. Wonderful service. Thank you.

David Cooper

Cheltenham

Lucy is simply the best!!

Stuart Rostron

Cheltenham

So easy to sort a holiday - Lucy extremely helpful and was always at the end of a phone for any queries. We changed our itinerary so many times but it was always solved !!

Jeremy Winter

Cheltenham

Super friendly super helpful. Takes all the stress away from booking a holiday. Highly recommended

Simon Harkin

Gloucester

Lucy has been extremely helpful throughout, friendly, approachable and knowledgable! Thank you x

Sarita Pearson

Birmingham

Brilliant knowledge and service always but especially in the constantly changing goalposts of the Pandemic

Nigel Knowlman

Cheltenham

Fantastic service! Lucy’s communication was great, she got back to me quickly with quotes and information, and her suggestions matched our requirements and budget. I’ll definitely recommend her to friends and family.

Tracy McFeeley

Devon

Lucy has been efficient, courteous and listened to our wishes and requirements.

Debra Kelly

Pershore

Lucy provides a very professional service and always manages to get us everything we want plus some within the budget set. This makes travel planning a lot lot easier and we get to see things we would not of thought about. Excellent!

Mark Richardson

Thirsk

Lucy is superb, she takes the time to get to know what you REALLY want from all aspects of your holiday and then presents options in an easy to understand way. She can work to your budget, but is not afraid to encourage you to step a little further if she knows that you will benefit from the investment because it will make your holiday really special, based on those needs and wants she discussed at the beginning of the process. This is how you end up with holidays of a lifetime. Thanks Lucy xx

Charlotte Morris

Cheltenham

Lucy gives 110% to you and does all she can to get the holiday you want. I know if I ask Lucy to find a holiday for us she does and it’s alway spectacular

Michaela Brown

Ross on Wye

Excellent service, listened to requirements and delivered plus more than expected. Can only speak positively about

Simon Gee

Birmingham

Lucy is brilliant- really friendly and helpful.

Ruth Frett

Chepstow

First-class service at all times!

David Evans

Cheltenham

Lucy is always incredibly friendly, helpful and knowledgable. It’s always fab to have her help with booking. Thank you Lucy!

Chloe Harper

London

Friendly, personal service, brilliant knowledge and real commitment to understanding our requirements to provide the best solution

Nigel Knowlman

Cheltenham

Lucy is brilliant. I love the personal touch and she is always very patient if I change my mind or have queries about something.

Josie Surgenor

Cheltenham

Lucy has been great helping us plan our holiday, we asked and she delivered. Second time of using Lucy and the service has been 100%. Thank you so much

Michaela Brown

Cheltenham

It's our third trip organised by Lucy and we already recommend her very highly to friends and family - one family member is currently booking her second trip with her which says it all!

Dave Surgenor

Cheltenham

Myself and my partner have used Lucy to book our holiday several times. The service she provides is second to known, she is attentive to detail and helps guide you through, the sometimes very complicated hotel selection process. We’ve had a couple of times when we needed help with the hotel when we are at the resort - she has always been able to provide assistance when required. We will use Lucy again with absolute confidence. Christine Hughes

Christine Hughes

Cheltenham

Lucy has gone above and beyond in helping answer all our questions and queries and ultimately booking our first cruise ever, to the Baltic Sea next summer. Really looking forward to it!

Susan Evans

Wallingford

Lucy is an absolute diamond with the patience of a saint! Thank you!

Alison Argall

Doncaster

Lucy provides a great service, goes above and beyond to help

Rowena Marland

Water Orton

Yes would definitely recommend. I have used Lucy before and have an excellent service and support

Mark Williams

Alicante

Love the 'knowledge on the ground' that takes the guesswork out of trying to choose the best hotels and trips when planning your holiday. Always good to talk it all through with Lucy.

Sian Davies

Tewkesbury

Wonderful service from the lovely Lucy Thurston who always goes the extra 1,000 miles for her clients.

David Cooper

Cheltenham

Lucy saved us at the last minute and found a fantastic holiday. The sense of care and personal service is second to none with Lucy. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.

Janie Whittemore

Cheltenham

Lucy takes the time to listen to what you really want from your holiday and goes above and beyond to deliver that. She seems to appreciate that holiday time is precious and seems as keen as you are to get it just right. Haven't been disappointed yet!

Charlotte Morris

Cheltenham

Planning my summer holiday through Lucy was easy and stress-free. She did all of the research and even sorted private transfers and car parking. Providing links for visa's and advising on time left on passport ensured that everything was taken care of. I would definitely recommend Lucy and use her services again.

Sharon Adams

Gloucester

Always receive a fantastic service with Lucy; I would recommend her every time to everyone!

Rosie Green

Cheltenham

Fantastic service from people who love to serve

Martyn Hale

Birmingham

Lucy was a fantastic support and she went out of her way to help me. I would thoroughly recommend her.

Josie Surgenor

Cheltenham

Lucy has been so helpful in arranging both our holidays

Graham Privett

Cheltenham

Lucy Thurston could not be more helpful or accommodating of my requests. Excellent professionalism and service!

David Evans

Cheltenham

Lucy is both super efficient and also a real pleasure to do business with so absolutely every reason to recommend her to others.

John Bell

Bournemouth

Lucy's been really helpful on a number of occasions and i'd be happy to recommend her services to friends.

Mchael Durkan

Cheltenham

Lucy just makes everything so easy. I tell her what I am looking for and she comes back with an excellent selection and does all of the work for you. I will definitely be using her again.

Sue Everson

Cheltenham

Already recommended Lucy to several of my friends who have gone onto book with her, your holiday plans and bookings are most definately in safe hands!

Sarah Brooks

Kinver

Absolutely would and have recommenced Lucy, she has taken away the frustration of booking holidays, created great adventures and supported us throughout.

Nicola Harverson

Cheltenham

Lucy asked the right questions, quickly established what we wanted and even though it was a last minute booking got it all organised for us. We could not ask for more.

Kate Bailey

Cheltenham

Lucy was very helpful and accommodating and very quick to respond. Will definitely use your services again. Thank you for everything :)

Georgy Phillips

Cheltenham

As usual, we had a quick, efficient and friendly service from Lucy.

Tony Neville

Cheltenham

Lucy was very patient with us and did a wonderful job creating our holiday. I am now really looking forward to the summer.

Linda Roe

Cirencester

Lucy is very patient and helpful. I would have no hesitation recommending her.

Paul Engelbrecht

Cheltenham

Lucy is simply amazing at taking the stress out of the organising part.

Stuart Rostron

Cheltenham

This is the second holiday Lucy has organised a holiday for us and she has been brilliant. We will never go anywhere else now for all our holiday requirements.

Sallyann Rolfe

Gloucester

Lucy has managed several trips for us from simple to complex and every time we’ve been delighted with the holiday. It’s also a real comfort to know that if there are any problems Lucy is there to help you resolve them.

Christine Hughes

Cheltenham

Always efficient, friendly service

Caroline McCormack

Cheltenham

Takes all the stress out of my holiday planning and will always use Lucy

Phil Gibbens

Cheltenham

Lucy was amazing I will never book my holiday with anyone else. I’ve already recommended her to friends at work and my parents

Jenny Davies

London

She is a credit to your organisation. Very helpful despite changes been made by me at least 3 times about the itenary. She never lost focus about her customers needs and duly obliged with a revised travel plan. Keep up the excellent work ethic.

Mahesh Patel

Cheltenham

I have already passed on Lucy's information to my friends! Hassle free holidays from now on.

Darrell Abbott

Newport

Great service as always

Hayley Privett

Cheltenham

Excellent professional friendly service, tailor-made to suite your business needs and taking the stress out of having to sort out your own travel itinerary, providing good value for both money and choice.

Simon Wensley

Bromsgrove

We have been delighted with the level of service that Lucy has given us. Absolutely first rate, very friendly and professional, and has made organising and going away on holiday, stress free.

Denise Latchford

Poole

Lucy was excellent, patient and informative. Cannot wait for the trip!

Steven Murray

Cheltenham

My request was very last minute...her response time was fantastic as was her professionalism and the end result.

David Street

Telford

Great service, so helpful and supportive. It was a great experience, cant wait for the honeymoon now!

Caroline Lee

London

Has been fantastic and very thorough all the way through to ensure we make the most of our holiday and travels. Would recommend Lucy everytime!

Miles Wallace

Cheltenham

Excellent service again from Lucy. Have already recommended her to several people and will go on recommending to as many people as I can.

Ali Mayes

Cheltenham

Absolutely brilliant service. Great attention to detail really listens to requirements and presents some lovely options. Made our life so simple and takes all the stress away from booking a foreign holiday. Thank you

Simon Harkin

CHELTENHAM

We could not fault the service we got from Lucy. She will always be our first point of contact when we want to go on holiday. Thank you.

Louise Troman

Bournemouth

I have always received the highest quality of service and support and would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Travel Counsellors to anyone!

David Evans

Cheltenham

Lucy was excellent! Made my life so easy

Russell Walker-Jones

Cheltenham

Most helpful service as ever, many thanks. Jeremy.

Jeremy Winter

Cheltenham

Amazing customer service that I'm more than happy to book with for more years to come. Highly recommended.. A happy Darren going to sri lanka..

Darren Cooke

LEDBURY

Lucy is very accomodating and caring! I would have no hesitation recommending her. Thank you.

Paul Engelbrecht

Cheltenham

Perfect service from Lucy. Everything went like clockwork. We would definitely use her services again.

Caroline McCormack

Cheltenham

Lucy is always quick to respond and provides a great service. Thank you!

Angela Ashwell-Garlick

Cirencester

Lucy is an absolute star. We have booked three holidays with her now, and will always book through Lucy. She takes all the stress away, even when we don’t know what we want ourselves. Thank you for all your hard work

Zoe Snook

Birmingham

Lucy has been extremely helpful in finding us good holiday prices and even had to change the itinerary several times, which we appreciate.

Christina Westecott

Cheltenham

Lucy offers superb customer service. She takes all the stress out of travelling because everything she books goes to plan.

Rebecca Chaplin

Cheltenham

Lucy has been extremely helpful in researching details of holidays for me and is very quick to respond to any queries. I am grateful for her very personal service.

Denise Latchford

Poole

Lucy is a lovely person to deal with. Extremely responsive to any query/request and very proactive. Who needs anything else.

John Bell

Surrey

Lucy was very good her response times and communication was brilliant. Already passed on her information to a friend. First class. Thank you Lucy

Mark Williams

Spain

I already have recommended Lucy to a number of people. She is fabulous!

Rosie Green

Cheltenham

Lucy quickly dealt with our enquiry, she found alternative hotels, laid out various booking/room options and flights. It is just so helpful to have someone sort it out and book it!

Cathy Hipkiss

Cheltenham

Helpful, supportive and knowlegdable. A great help in my planning.

John Short

Gloucester

A really excellent service so far

Martin Thomas

Gatcombe

Lucy was very responsive and came up with various options the day after I told her what we were looking for. I've already recommended her to my friends.

Sara Reader

Cheltenham

Lucy was really helpful and knowledgeable on the US where I am going to stay.

Debra Rammell

Cheltenham

Really great service; speedy, efficient and extremely professional. Thank you.

Eileen Watta

Worcestershire

Lucy you made this so easy for us. I felt confident through out that we would get what we wanted. Even when we had to make a few adjustments based on flights/spaces available etc. it was all done with ease and speed. Thank you.

Nicky Harverson

CHELTENHAM

Lucy has put the joy back into choosing a holiday!

Sian Davies

Tewkesbury

Lucy was fantastic, easy to deal with and made my life as easy as possible!

George Tatham - Losh

Cheltenham

I wanted to thank you for such a wonderful trip - we really enjoyed the holiday and I can’t think of a better way to have closed out what was a very difficult and challenging year. It was a great itinerary which you pulled together with little or no input from us and in record breaking time - so Lucy please accept very sincere thanks from both me and Stuart for our wonderful holiday! We will definitely return to lovely South Africa!

Christine Hughes

CHELTENHAM

Lucy is an absolutely fantastic Travel Counsellor and it is always a pleasure doing business with her, Lucy makes travel so much easier.

Dani Olley

Gloucestershire

Lucy made it all so easy

Sue Everson

GLOUCESTER

Super informative service!

Michelle Holden

Loughborough

Lucy has been fantastic, took all the stress out as it was a large group booking. Thanks for you help, would highly recommend lucy & her team. :)

Tom Hobbs

Cheltenham

Lucy is extremely efficient and goes above and beyond for her clients. I highly recommend her.

Rebecca Chaplin

Cheltenham

I would most definitely recommend Lucy to business associates and friends! Friendly, efficient, knowledgeable and has a good sense of humour too. Thank you!!

Rosie Green

Cheltenham

Lucy takes all the hassle out of booking a holiday and is a pleasure to deal with! Would highly recommend using Lucy and Travel Counsellors

Aisling Macleod

Cheltenham

Lucy offers a fantastic service! She is very helpful and extremely efficient, offering suggestions that make the whole process stress free.

Justin Golby

CHELTENHAM

We often give Lucy a 'tricky' one to solve either due to lack of notice, cost restrictions or some other non straightforward request(s). Lucy has never let us down. Thank you Lucy

Stuart Rostron

CHELTENHAM

Excellent service from a wonderful Lady.

David Cooper

Cheltenham

Lucy takes the time and is very professional in her ability to source what is needed.

Jamie Marston

Romsey

Speedy responses to all queries, really helpful in every way, very much obliged for everything.

Jeremy Winter

Cheltenham

Really helpful and hassle free. Thanks.

Michael Durkan

Birmingham

I have been delighted with the level of support and advice I have received from Lucy Thurston.

David Evans

Cheltenham

Outstanding service (despite last minute changes!). I can't recommend Lucy highly enough.

Kate James

Cheltenham

Lucy has been incredibly diligent with our travel request. She has matched all our requirements very promptly and has kept me in the loop at all stages. Lucy has given us great advice regarding car hire in USA which will save us money on collection. I highly recommend Lucy to anyone who wants hassle free holiday preparations - her attention to detail is second to none.

Kerry Lawrence

Cheltenham

Lucy has always provided a five star service from checking us in on line to personally delivering our tickets and travel documentation. I would definitely recommend Lucy and in fact have done on many occasions.

Aisling Macleod

Cheltenham

It has been an absolute pleasure booking holidays with Lucy, she is a real pro and makes you feel very well looked after with all her knowledge, having booked a wonderful summer holiday to Cyprus last year it was a no brainier to ask Lucy to organise our dream trip to New York this year. Thank you Lucy for all your help as always xxx

Zoe Snook

Cheltenham

Very helpful, extremely prompt and very flexible

Nigel Knowlman

Cheltenham

Nothing was too much trouble for Lucy and she organised our trip so quickly and efficiently. The best experience with a travel consultant we've ever had.

Sallyann Rolfe

Cheltenham

Excellent service, efficient, friendly with great thoughts on holiday

Joanne Daubeney

Cheltenham

Lucy has been brilliant, answered all our questions with real honest answers. Helped us make the best decision on holiday, she was recommended to us from a friend and we will recommend her to all of our friends and will use her again. Thanks.

Andrew Mayers

Stockton On Tees

Lucy is very approachable and understands what you want and offers ideas and solutions.

Teresa Taylor

Evesham

Easy and very efficient! The prices provided also were very competitive with the big players but nice to have some personal service too!

Phil Gibbens

Cheltenham

Lucy's been great and brought ideas to us which we wouldn't have thought of. Definitely would recommend to anyone!

Teresa Jackson

Glasgow

Lucy offers an excellent service and now handles all my travel.

Rebecca Chaplin

Cheltenham

James and I would like to say a big thank you for all your help sorting out her honeymoon. I fell in love with Venice, it really is the most wonderful city.

Anna Hingley

Stourbridge

Lucy is brilliant and has revolutionised the way I book my travels.

Graham Papenfus

Cheltenham

Friendly and efficient service that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend, many thanks.

Katie Simmonds

Bristol

Lucy does a fantastic job and makes the whole holiday process stress free.

Sarah Withers

Painswick

Lucy has my full confidence in arranging both business and leisure trips, and I will continue to use her as my first choice!

David Evans

Cheltenham

Lucy was an absolute pleasure to deal with, plain sailing all the way; I will be booking all my holidays through her forever :) Thank you xx

Zoe Snook

Cheltenham

I highly recommend Lucy as she was exceptionally helpful and gave me a very good deal. She is very quick to respond and in getting things done. In addition to this, Lucy is a very nice person and very good at what she does.

Caroline Topping

Cheltenham

Very helpful and professional Lucy went above and beyond to make sure we got what we wanted for our honeymoon.

Anna Hingley

Stourbridge

Lucy you are very helpful and have made all our bookings very smooth and easy. We also loved the prices you gave us! Thank you

Kara Holdsworth

Cheltenham

Great communication from the start, friendly and found the holiday we wanted.

Robert Holdsworth

Cheltenham

Very efficient with all questions and suggestions put forward - a credit to your company.

Mahesh Patel

Cheltenham

I can't recommend Lucy's service more highly. She quickly understood what I wanted and was able to provide a variety of alternatives and suggestions. The stress-free, speedy and incredibly friendly service means I will definitely be recommending her! Thank you Lucy :)

Kate James

Gloucester

Lucy has been so helpful, nothing is too much trouble. Really took the stress away.

Samantha James

Cheltenham

Lucy is brilliant and has made organising my travel an absolute breeze. Thank you Lucy.

Graham Papenfus

Cheltneham

Pleasant friendly competent great at listening to the requirement and then meeting it! Great job Lucy!!

Mark Richardson

Thirsk

Very helpful and brilliant service!!

Kam Kooner

Southall - London

Lucy was great at organising a very complex itinerary for flights, hotels, transfers and parking. We needed her services as part of a business trip that was on a tight deadline. Lucy took the headache of trying to arrange the trip ourselves, and was excellent in terms of communications, sending documents etc. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Lucy for business or personal trips.

Mark Davies

Cheltenham

Lucy Thurston always goes that extra step to help answers / solve, find out or simply book the best holidays you can hope for!

Stuart Rostron

Cheltenham

Lucy always responds to any questions with speed and efficiency. She is always helpful and nothing seems to much trouble. Great service - Why would we choose to go anywhere else?

Peter Gilkes

Devon

Lucy always responds to any questions with speed and efficiency. She is always helpful and nothing seems to much trouble. Great service - Why would we choose to go anywhere else?

Peter Gilkes

Devon

Looking forward to our holiday. Lucy's knowledge led us to make a much better booking and so much quicker than trawling through the internet with too much choice and uncertainty.

Sian Davies

Cheltenham

Lucy has been nothing but helpful and a pleasure to deal with at every stage of our communications.

Suzy Hillier

Tewkesbury

Lucy is fantastic and I look forward to having her help us with our honeymoon plans.

Dani Olley

Lydney

Lucy was great. She got us the rooms we wanted quickly and efficiently. We will definitely use Lucy again and recommend her to our friends

Henry Hodgkins

Cheltenham

Lucy has given us excellent service on several trips. Nothing is too much trouble and we will definitely use her services again without hesitation.

Ross Stewart

Newent

Lucy has been fantastic from the first contact. She is extremely helpful and professional and I would not hesitate to recommend her in the future. Superb!

Dan Woolway

Fleet

Lucy has been brilliant! We'll definitely use her again and recommend to others. Great service.

Sarah Withers

Stroud

We deal with Lucy Thurston who has been very efficient, knowledgeable and helpful. I have recommended Travel Counsellors to another School as a result.

Jonathan Lancashire

Cheltenham

Huge thank you to Lucy Thurston, of Lucy Thurston - Travel Counsellor Cheltenham for organising a fantastic short break for Sadie Day and I before our wedding. It was a lovely, stress free break which allowed us to unwind before the big day. All of the hassle and stress of planning a holiday was taken care of by Lucy. I cannot recommend her enough. Nothing was too much effort and we were very well looked after. We are already planning our next adventure — feeling thankful!

Tom Lane

Longlevens

I've had very little time to arrange a break for the family and in past years, this usually means that we end up not bothering! I'm glad I met Lucy as it's meant that it has taken the hassle out of finding somewhere suitable for our family and I look forward to having Lucy arrange the extra bits and pieces for our trip to London. Highly recommended, and I've passed her details already to a client of mine.

Diane Rossiter

Cheltenham

I have absolutely no hesitation recommending Lucy as she has been a revelation to me and made my life 100% better taking the hassle organising travel and accommodation.

Graham Papenfus

Cheltenham

It's just so easy to ask Lucy to sort it all out!

Stuart Rostron

Cheltenham

I just wanted to send you an email to say a very big THANK YOU for the most amazing holiday Teresa and I had in Australia, all thanks to you. Everything went like clock-work, the weather was perfect and all the accommodation comfortable. I even thought you had made a mistake with the luxurious apartment we had in the Whitsundays! I have now become VERY high maintenance! Seriously though Lucy, it was amazing and a trip that will stay with me for a very long time and just what the Doctor ordered! Thank you so, so much and who knows, when I have saved some more pennies and Teresa can put up with me again, I will be in touch.

Sarah Sizer

Essex

Lucy was extremely thorough and helped give me a number of options for my ski holiday, both in terms of destination, accommodation and cost. Very efficient, helpful and full of knowledge. I would book again with Lucy and will definitely recommend her to friends and family.

Sharon Marson

Stroud

Would definitely recommend Lucy, thank you.

Emma Pritchett

Wootton Under Edge

Lucy is very professional and thorough. Also, she came up with good ideas on how to do my trip to India.

Jonathan Moffitt

Cheltenham

Lucy Thurston is a fantastic example of an individual where nothing is too much to ask and sort out. She is brilliant at responding very quickly to each request we give her. Cannot recommend Lucy highly enough!!

Stuart Rostron

Cheltenham

I would gladly recommend Lucy to my family and friends before booking any holidays. Lucy has been very polite, professional, swift to reply and find us great deals.

Rodney Preston

Hereford

This is the second time Lucy has booked our holiday and hopefully not the last. We have found it less stressful having Lucy organise everything. She never minded how many times I rang her or questioned things, she has lots of patience. I would not hesitate to recommend Lucy as a Travel Counsellor.

Tracy Pym

Cheltenham

I have already recommended Lucy to other friends! She's brilliant!

Sara Faiers

Cheltenham

I am just writing to let you know that we had a great holiday and all went really smoothly. The transfers worked really well and everyone at Vidotour we're really good. Always someone at the airport/hotel to meet us. We found all the reps very friendly and they couldn't do enough for us. The hotels were all very good and we visited loads of interesting places. But feel we now need another holiday to relax! Thanks very much for all you done to make it such a memorable holiday and we will definitely recommend you to our friends.

Pam Coppin

Surrey

We went with Lucy Thurston and Travel Counsellors last year and have booked the same holiday this year. Lucy is fab!

Sali Green

Cheltenham

We have recommended Lucy to lots of friends. She is very patient as sometimes we are fussy and every holiday we have booked with her has been a success.

Victoria Minter

Cheltenham

Very helpful and conscious of our budget restrictions - but able to recommended a lovely hotel in New York.

Nigel Knowlman

Cheltenham

Lucy was very very helpful and a pleasure to deal with.

Maria Davis

Birmingham

I can wholeheartedly recommend Lucy. Her knowledge is excellent and her customer service values and performance are exceptional. We have been lucky enough to have had great value luxury holidays that have exceeded all of our expectations. I’m counting down the days until the next one!

Liz Stewart

Cheltenham

Lucy's attention and keenest to help is what really makes a difference.

Neil Stewart

Cheltenham

Fantastic fast service.

Stuart Rostron

Cheltenham

We had such a fantastic time on our holiday. San Francisco was a great start, and then the Venetian was a real experience! We all loved it. The contrast from Las Vegas, to camping in the Grand Canyon was brilliant and going from the bling of the Venetian for the camp fire of the campsite made us really appreciate both places. Then our last stop at the beach resort of San Diego was just perfect. It felt like such a long holiday, with so many different experiences – so thank you so much for your advice, patience and expertise throughout the process of getting this holiday together. It was very reassuring to know that you were always available to assist us with any queries or adjustments we needed to make, your choices of hotels were spot on, suiting our family perfectly! Thanks again, we will definitely use you again and recommend you to our friends.

Sophie Armes

Poole

I will definitely be recommending Lucy to friends and colleagues - in fact I already have! She did a brilliant job and made the whole process of booking a holiday at short notice when I was busy really easy and stress free. Can't wait to go now!

Nicola Holpin

Cheltenham

I have been recommending Lucy already to many people and we haven’t even set off on our holiday yet! Without Lucy I don't think we would have gone on holiday at all. With her advice and time to set everything up, the whole process has actually been relaxing and enjoyable rather than just stressful hours of time spent searching online.

Becky Gardner

Cheltenham

Using the Travel Counsellor service made things much quicker and easier for us. We don't have as much time as we would like to research everything for a holiday. Lucy could answer all our questions and we felt confident and safe in her hands and with her advice.

Antonia Coles

Cheltenham

Lucy was a godsend! Having overseen the organisation of last year's trip whilst running two businesses, two children, househould etc, I knew I was going to struggle this year. I met Lucy at a networking event and knew within minutes of talking to her that I wanted her help. Lucy was always very fast to respond to our many demands and changes and never seemed to be exasperated by it all, which I can assure you I was! Lucy provided us with many options and was always open and honest about costs and charges making it clear for us to understand. The booking process has been painless and the lovely thank you card we received yesterday just shows the exceptional level of customer service Lucy offers and I am thrilled that we have found Lucy. We will definitely be using her for all of our future arrangements. I am also happy about the fact that Lucy is managing the paperwork, admin etc with the other members of my party which takes away a lot of stress. Also, as I am a wedding planner I will be passing on Lucy's details to all of my clients as she will help take away the stress for the honeymoon arrangements too. Thank you Lucy!

Ruth Hunter

Cheltenham

I would recommend Lucy without hesitation. Her friendly and professional approach is spot on. I look forward to using her again in the future.

Liz Stewart

Cheltenham

This is the second holiday we have booked with Travel Counsellor Lucy Thurston and would thoroughly recommend her.

Peter & Margaret Woolway

Fleet

Lucy is charming and very knowledgeable. She gave us some really good options after our initial chat and even though we kept coming back with questions she handled these with ease and actually made deciding a pleasure not a trauma. The actual booking was painless and did not entail sitting endlessly in a travel agents or online. We will definitely use her services again and recommend her to anyone who will listen.

John Short

Gloucester

Absolutely excellent service. Thank you.

Drew Montague

Cheltenham

Very impressed with Lucy - her speed of response, excellent service and willingness to go the extra mile, as it were. I would definitely recommend her very highly.

Lesley Kennan

Cheltenham

I would just like to say that Lucy was very patient with us booking our holiday as we are an odd lot, but she was able to deal with all our different needs. So we are now all looking forward to our holiday in Crete thanks to her, and yes we would use her again, and I would recommend her to all my family and friends.

Tracy Pym

Cheltenham

Excellent service, fast, effective, courteous and stress free. I will be using Lucy again.

Andrea & Guy Hopson

Cheltenham

We have had excellent personalised customer service at every stage of our booking and would not hesitate in recommending Lucy to friends and family.

Sophie Armes

Poole

Very professional and hassle free!

Simon Minter

Cheltenham

IT'S NICE TO SPEAK TO A PERSON FROM THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY THAT IS CLEAR ON ALL THE POSSIBLE EXTRAS AND CREATED THE PACKAGE WE WERE LOOKING FOR QUICKLY !!!

Derek Chesson

Rickmansworth

This is the first time we have booked a holiday through Travel Counsellors and have received an excellent service from Lucy Thurston. We would have no hesitation in recommending her to others. Looking forward to our holiday.

Peter Woolway

Fleet

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