Sent by Chris Majewski
Surrey 19/09/2025
An excellent service from an experienced and highly knowledgeable travel agent I would highly recommend.
Based In Egham
Meher Oliaji
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My name is Meher Oliaji, and I learnt one thing from COVID. Working from home is easy. After more than 30 years running my own travel agency, Karnak Travel in Egham, I now have the support and innovative technology to support my clients while working mainly from home.
This has been a new adventure for me, as a Travel Counsellor; still working for myself but now with the support of a large travel agency group behind me.
With Travel Counsellors I continue booking with the specialist tour operators my clients have learnt to trust over decades. I can also go on doing what I love: building holiday plans and business trips which exactly suit my clients using flights, hotels, excursions, and activities sourced, negotiated and vetted by Travel Counsellors.
My experience includes arranging complex tailormade itineraries and tours to Africa, Asia, Australia and America, but also cruises and stay-still holidays to the Caribbean, Europe, and even Newquay, as well of years of arranging business travel to some fairly obscure places.
I’m thorough, careful and I try to ensure my clients won’t have to worry about anything because I’ve thought about everything beforehand.
I would love to send all my clients to Seychelles, the most beautiful country in the world. But the truth is, since the world’s most perfect beaches were my childhood playground, my own trips have been less relaxing.
I loved the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies, the seemingly endless plains of the Serengeti, the Great Wall of China, the ridiculously ornate interior of St Petersburg’s Hermitage. And I’ve wanted, since I visited 30 years ago, to return to Samarkand, now in a country that didn’t even exist then. Strangely, since my travel agency was named Karnak Travel, I have never been to Egypt.
I’m quite a fan of group tours, which make seeing a lot really easy, but since my own first exhausting tour aged 19, called “8 Countries in 10 days” I’ve known the benefits of building my own trips and I’ve enjoyed recommending, planning, and booking for other people too.
I’m hoping to go on doing that for my past clients and many future ones for a long time to come.
My customer stories
Sent by Fiona LANE
Seychelles 19/11/2024
Meher is truly exceptional. She is highly professional and consistently goes above and beyond to find the best travel options at the most cost-effective rates. We have relied on her services for many years now, and she never fails to deliver. She always follows through, ensuring we have every detail for a smooth and hassle-free journey. Her dedication gives us complete peace of mind each time we travel.
On this occasion, I asked her to arrange a ticket for a relative to travel over Christmas from the USA to Seychelles with a stopover in Europe
Sent by Ollivier DLC
Liphook 07/11/2024
Excellent support and a thorough analysis of the options for a complicated family visit to Saint Helena island .in the South Atlantic over Christmas.
Sent by Peter H.
Egham 07/11/2024
Excellent service takes all the worry out of myself or my wife making a mistake with my booking keeps us in the loop of any changes to our bookings
Sent by Vanessa McCarthy
Cheltenham 15/09/2024
Meher responds quickly to emails and provides various comprehensive options. Pays attention to the details.
Sent by Michael W
Cheshire 15/09/2024
Outstanding!
Meher rocks.
Sent by Virginia R
Egham 24/06/2024
I wanted to thank you personally for organising our holiday to Croatia. It was everything we wanted. The hotel was superb. Very comfortable and right on the beach. All the staff were excellent - nothing was too much trouble. The travel arrangements could not have been better. This was all with very short notice.
Next year we will try to be more organised and contact you much earlier.
Sent by Julie Bailey
Englefield Green 12/02/2024
We found Meher friendly, patient and extremely helpfully her advice and understanding has helped to make our dream holiday come together. We are more than happy to use her and the company again.
Sent by A R
Woking 22/01/2024
Meher took considerable trouble in finding the best fare and flights for my journey. She also gave me advice and quoted a good price for insurance according to my needs. Nothing was too much trouble . I have known her for many years, she is a very experienced consultant and can recommend her most highly to anyone looking for a good agent!
Sent by U R
Weybridge 23/11/2023
Meher is well tuned in to her customers.
She picks up on their vibe and then makes good and sensible suggestions. She mentions the little things that the customer may not immediately think of. Nothing is too much trouble for her and everything happens promptly. I definitely recommend her to friends and family and anybody else who wants to plan a special trip as she works not only FOR her customer but WITH them.
Sent by Ian Linnard
Fleet 25/08/2023
I've known Meher on a professional level for many years, so when I decided to book a holiday, the first in a very long time, Meher was the person I immediately turned to. She understands the business, knows what questions to asks and takes away the stress, so all I have to think about is enjoying the holiday with my family.
Sent by M F
Winchester 24/07/2023
Meher was brilliant at finding a good deal , at very short notice, for my flight to the Seychelles. She took charge and applied for my entry visa saving me a lot of stress.
Sent by Steve Ward
Egham 21/07/2023
We have used Meher for years. She is really good at turning our rather vague aspirations into a shortlist of properties with the pros and cons of each. She also follows up well on the details so we don't forget stuff like insurance or airport parking. On the rare occasions things have needed to be changed, She has always made the process easy and smooth. She is a real advert for using a travel agent rather than trying to book it all on line.
Sent by Diane M.
Hastings 20/07/2023
Thank you so much for all the work you have carried out for me to go to Boston USA to visit my brother and sister in law. I am very impressed with your service and helpful attitude. I shall certainly be calling upon your expertise in the future.
Sent by Harinder S.
Egham 16/07/2023
I have known Meher for a long time, and have used her services even prior to her being part of Travel Counsellors. My wife and I have always had excellent service from her, and she goes out of her way, to make sure that the right holiday is booked, and we have a good experience. She helped us in making alternate arrangements when we went to Australia and had to make changes because of severe weather conditions in Cairns, and sightseeing was not possible. She has helped us now to book the cruise, and have no hesitation in recommending her to my friends.
Sent by Tinaz W.
Seychelles 10/05/2023
Meher is brilliant - present and always jumping in when things go wrong!
Took the stress off when one of my flights got cancelled recently and managed to secure another flight with all of us (party of 6) on it (all this whilst I was travelling). Meher is reliable and always recommends what is best for one’s holiday !
Sent by Jonathan K
Salt Lake City 30/04/2023
Meher is tremendously knowledgeable, professional, and helpful. I've been her client for over 10 years, and I'd love for her to be my travel agent forever!
Sent by T Uzice
Staines 01/03/2023
Outstanding service from Meher once again, excellent attention to detail and research on her part. No service too great and always done with a smile. Thank you Meher!
Sent by Ian Harper
Egham 23/02/2023
I have always found Meher to provide a superb service and particularly when there have been issues (not her or the Company's fault) she has been easy to contact and the issue resolved quickly and with the minimum amount of stress possible. I have and will continue to recommend her services to my family and friends.
Sent by Euan Nisbet
Egham 28/10/2022
Excellent - always ready to help, outstanding at keeping the price down (often much much cheaper than my own online booking searches), and knows the complex range of options better than anyone else.
Sent by M R
Woking 14/10/2022
Nothing was too much; I kept on asking further questions and got replies that made sense, with advice what would be best to do, (or not if that was the case) and explanation as to why.
Sent by Susan Kensey
Egham 10/10/2022
Meher knows my preferences for destinations & hotels, which is a wonderful time saver when looking at getting away. Our holiday to Croatia this year was booked 3 years ago. Meher dealt with all the cancellations due to Covid. We fully trust her to do the best for us. Our holiday was well worth the wait without any hassle. I cannot thank her enough.
Sent by Hannah Brown
Surrey 05/09/2022
Meher was extremely helpful and informative. I would highly recommend her. She has helped me plan a trip with reassurance and ease.
Sent by Louis R
Egham 31/03/2022
Meher is absolutely brilliant. I was very vague with my request and rang lots asking for quotes. Every time they were super helpful. I'm going away with confidence that if I need anything they will help
Sent by Mary Humphreys
Ascot 29/01/2022
Hi Meher, Just returned from LA, California after a wonderful trip. Virgin airline were superb. Excellent service, food and super staff. Had a great time with my son, daughter in law and gorgeous grandson. Lovely. Great trip. Your organisation was perfect, once again.! Thanks. Mary x
Sent by Zoe Little
Old Windsor 16/06/2021
Always a pleasure to have you on board when looking for the perfect holiday, it didn’t work out for us this time , not your fault will always come to you first when thinking of going anywhere top service nothings too much trouble many thanks once again
Zoe
Sent by Alicia Wise
Egham 20/04/2021
Meher has provided the most terrific travel services over the last 15 years, and is simply *amazing*. She's got a wealth of knowledge about places throughout the UK and around the world, and a cracking sense of humour. Top flight service!
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