Michael Dearn

My expertise

Africa
Maldives
Mauritius
South East Asia
Thailand
Australasia
Canada
United States

I'm based in

The Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Available for new enquiries

It's Nice To Meet You

Being a Travel Counsellor allows me to offer impartial and truly independent travel advice, whatever your requirements might be. Whether it’s the trip of a lifetime or a short city break, I’d be delighted to help and will listen to your needs to create a perfectly tailored itinerary. I get to benefit from Travel Counsellors’ fantastic buying power and the great relationships they have built over the years with their airline partners, hoteliers and suppliers. This ensures competitive rates at no extra cost to yourself. I can offer unparalleled levels of service, far superior to anything you will find online or on the high street.

My love of travel began aged 21 when I spent a fantastic year working and travelling in Australia. I was hooked. It wasn’t long before my next adventure, travelling extensively throughout South East Asia before spending 12 months exploring and working in New Zealand. Returning home, a career within the travel industry seemed a natural choice.

I have 15 years’ experience working for a multi award-winning company organising bespoke and often complex journeys. This has given me an extensive knowledge of the industry as well as being able to indulge my passion for travel.

I am fortunate to have travelled to over 50 countries and can offer first-hand experience. Some of my highlights include; trekking to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda, over-landing through Central America, seeing the Pyramids of Egypt and cruising the Nile, marvelling at the temples of Angkor Wat, and soaking up the music and atmosphere on the streets of Havana. Along the way I’ve stayed in an eclectic range of accommodation, from simple beach shacks to luxurious villas and palaces, so I can offer guidance whatever the budget.

For peace of mind, anything you book with me is 100% financially protected by the Travel Counsellors Financial Trust and ATOL.

Having two young children, I appreciate how hectic life can be. My service extends well beyond booking your holiday as I’ll be your personal point of contact throughout, from your initial enquiry to arriving home from your wonderful trip. My hours are totally flexible so I can be available at whatever time suits you, including evenings and weekends.

Here are just some of the areas I can help with:
Islands and beaches – fly-drive – honeymoons – family travel – private and group touring – city breaks – cruising – rail – first & business class – safari – round the-world – ski – flight only

I look forward to assisting with your future travel arrangements.

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What my customers say

Wonderful, attentive service.

Louise Reynolds

Chelmsford

Michael is super helpful, very knowledgeable and a pleasure to communicate with.

Shaun Tolfree

Bristol

I have already recommended Michael Dearn to a number of friends. A couple have already used his services.

Ben Hillier

Sutton Coldfield

Mike has been super attentive, quick in responding and sorting our holiday. Both this time and in the past. We already recommend him to friends :) he is fabulous.

Natalya Ayling

Basel, Switzerland

Mike has been incredible from start to finish.

Connor Corcoran

London

I have already recommended Mike to several friends. He booked a fabulous trip to Thailand for us and has now booked an Italy trip. He’s great at listening to our ideas and recommending lovely places to stay and suggested timings in different locations.

Kate Hayes

Sutton Coldfield

Michael is very knowledgeable and really tries to book a holiday to suit all the family. He has made this process very stress free and you feel you are in safe hands with all the help and advice prior to your holiday.

Julie Green

Sutton Coldfield

Great service. Always been delighted with our holidays.

Barbara Perry

Sutton Coldfield

Mike has been extremely helpful with finding a wonderful holiday location for our family.

Alison Hemphill

Sutton Coldfield

Brilliant service. Michael organised a last (4 days before departure) minute 10 day holiday to Tenerife . Airport parking car hire and hotel all went to plan. Thank you Michael

David Saull

Kidderminster

Always wonderful service and great customer care from Mike. My first point of contact for any holiday or travel plans without fail.

Ian Woodcock

Limassol, Cyprus

Would 100% recommend Michael Dearn to family and friends. Thank you Michael for supporting us booking a last minute holiday. You're always so helpful, knowledgeable and accessible. The whole process feels easy and effortless so a really big thank you!!!

Lorraine McCalla

Sutton Coldfield

Michael was very helpful with helping us choose & book our trip. Also he provided personal hints & tips concerning the holiday destination. All the information was sent online and by post in plenty of time.

Sheila Hunt

Alrewas

Michael is always extremely professional and knowledgeable in delivering information around our cruises . He is also exceptionally patient as our family dynamic and requests are often not straightforward . He works hard to find competitive prices and we appreciate his pre / during and post- holiday care Many thanks

Jodie Smith

Bewdley

Mike is a proven travel expert and goes the extra mile on every booking, creating perfect itineraries for his client’s who he builds long lasting relationships with.

Kristian Bartlett

Halesowen

I am delighted to say that Michael has been an absolute joy to deal with. He planned everything out and presented the options to me in a clear way so that I could easily make my decision. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone else to meet their travel needs. He is both professional and personable and nothing is too much trouble.

Jane Williamson

Walsall Wood

Mike makes booking super easy. No problems with any of our numerous bookings which is great. Michael is very detailed. Nice touches like the luggage labels written out for you. Absolutely recommend.

Stefanie Ratledge

Sutton Coldfield

Mike has always been brilliant in organising our holidays in a very professional and knowledgeable manner, with a great understanding of what are preferences would be.

Robert Flacks

Cranleigh, Surrey

Fabulous service. We will definitely use Michael again. So easy.

Clare Rumble

Sutton Coldfield

Consistently excellent service of a very professional standard.

Jeremy Eagles

Darley Abbey, Derbyshire

Michael is fantastic to work with and always exceeds expectation! He has the perfect combination of knowledge, passion and commitment. Thoroughly recommend his expert services. Thank you.

Clare Seaman

Sutton Coldfield

I'm so grateful to Mike for arranging our family trip to Australia. This has been a pleasant and exciting experience and TC has taken away any stress associated with organising a trip like this. I've already recommended him to friends, family and work colleagues!

Rachel Matthews

Sutton Coldfield

Mike was very helpful, understood what we were looking for and responded really quickly.

Emma Taylor

Sutton Coldfield

Super efficient, knowledgeable and patient. I can’t imagine booking with anyone else now!

Tania Carrigan

Worcester Park, Surrey

Mike is always one step ahead, his attention to detail is efficient and professional. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Lynn Ellis-Taylor

Sutton Coldfield

Michael Dearn, has meticulously planned all of our complex and life changing holidays. His personal knowledge of the Continents and his flawless recommendations and hard work, have resulted in some of the happiest memories of our lives. Do not hesitate to call him.

Emma Corcoran

Middleton

Such a friendly service with a lot of help with all my questions! 10/10

Isabelle McGrail

Sutton Coldfield

Great professional service from our travel counsellor Michael would recommend 100%.

Angela Wood

Kidderminster

Huge thank you to Mike who organised and booked our holiday ; flights, car hire, accommodation, park and attraction tickets. He listened to what we wanted, made suggestions and we ended up with the family holiday of a lifetime. Mike was on hand every step of the way and we are so glad we put our trust in him. Can't recommend him highly enough.

Siobhan Carlill

Sutton Coldfield

Always very helpful, nothing to much trouble. Loads of advice and excellent local knowledge.

Sean O'Donnell

Birmingham

Thank you Michael, am conscious you spent a lot of time looking for solutions that helped us realise what we were and weren’t looking. We will definitely be asking for your help again and will try and give you more warning next time!!

Gemma Mercer

Wetherby, West Yorkshire

Really quick response time, great communication .

Duncan Kaiser

Bern, Switzerland

Always helpful, accurate and - most importantly - quick to respond!

Paul Jackson

Worcester

Fantastic service as always.

Ellen Bowden

Sutton Coldfield

Michael is extremely helpful & very knowledgeable .

Ian Gregory

Solihull

We wouldn’t book a holiday through anyone else. Mike is great at what he does and has arranged some fabulous holidays for us. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him!

Emma Jorgenson

County Durham

Mike was absolutely brilliant. He has clearly travelled a great deal himself and made sure to understand exactly what I was looking and what budget I had before before providing me with several tailored options that met my needs. The time and effort he put in to making sure everything was just right - including getting me some great seats - was commendable. I would recommend Mike without hesitation to help with any travel requirements. Polite/Interested/Professional and he got me a great deal. What more could I ask for?

Fiona Forrest

Birmingham

Really helpful, we could tell that effort had been made with research as different options were given. All our queries were dealt with and it was clear that consideration was given to it being a family holiday with young kids the extra hassle that can involve.

Christina Thompson

Kidderminster

Michael has been very helpfully with the holiday booking. He ensured we were able to book the hotel and flights that we wanted.

Suzanne Fellows

Sutton Coldfield

Always friendly, efficient and takes the pain out of holiday organisation

Michael Roden

Sutton Coldfield

Michael has been brilliant arranging our holiday to Mauritius. He listened to our feedback and suggested alternatives which would suit us. He also gave us all the options for costs so we could make the best choice for us. His knowledge of the area and travel options gave us lots of confidence to book our holiday through him.

Helen Stockdale

Kidderminster

Our complex requirements have been dealt with very professionally.

Robert Atkinson

Halesowen

Mike took the stress and confusion out of organising our city break, everything from flights and accommodation to day trips., dates and times. Friendly, professional and very knowledgeable. Absolutely top class service. Thank you.

Kathryn Ivaskevicius

Sutton Coldfield

Friendly no nonsense service with good advice and quick effective action

Michael Nattrass

Sutton Coldfield

Great service, efficient, understanding of our needs as a family and cost effective. Thank you!

James Kearney

Cadiz, Spain

Always brilliant service from Michael, nothing is too much effort and excellent advice.

Richard Endacott

Birmingham

Really went above and beyond to help.

Doreen Barrett

Sutton Coldfield

Michael is wonderful, super efficient. Lovely man, easy to talk with, he keeps me in the loop all the way. Would not use anyone else. Top man.

Ann Quiney

Walsall

Have been using Michael for several years to organise our holidays , Michael has always delivered and ideas and advice have been invaluable!

Nigel Seaman

Sutton Coldfield

Very attentive, offered excellent suggestions and a pleasant manner throughout. Would always be our first phone call for travel or holiday ideas.

Anthony Lanaway

Wombourne, Staffordshire

Fantastic experience. Thanks for being patient.

Jose Oms

Basel, Switzerland

Michael Dearn takes the stress out of travelling for me, I wouldn't travel any other way now

Jane Yemm

London

Michael is helpful and fulfils requests promptly with pertinent responses. I am left feeling confident that our travel plans will be successful.

Peter Hill

Darley Abbey, Derbyshire

Mike’s attention to detail and efficiency is why I will never use anyone else for my travels

Vish Jain

Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for an amazing service from start to finish! You provided us with the perfect room types to suit our requirements! Would definitely recommend!

Laura Davies

Sutton Coldfield

Michael is very efficient, knowledgeable and had a personal touch. The whole experience was excellent! Wish I had known about Travel Counsellors way back!

Kara Cooling

Basel, Switzerland

Mike was a great help. Gave us great advice and was even getting back to us over the Christmas period.

Craig Jorgenson

County Durham

Michael is always efficient, helpful and friendly, I would always recommend him and have booked with him a number of times and will continue to do so.

Amy Quiney

Walsall

Michael has been excellent from start to finish. Even when our trip had the flights cancelled a number of times and Mauritius was potentially going to be closed, meaning looking at other 10-year anniversary destinations, he worked tirelessly on our behalf. Additionally, at the moments when the package we had paid for broke down (flights, Mauritius closing due to COVID) we were always offered the option of a full refund. As it was, flights became available again and Mauritius re-opened in time for our trip (Sep-21) and we had a delightful 10-days at a resort on the island. We've already booked another trip through Michael for 2022.

Simon Black

Worcestershire

Very personal experience. We have confidence booking with Michael. We can message/call any time with questions.

Sarah Egan

Birmingham

Very good service and knowledge.

Mark Readman

Chelmsford

Was super helpful. Thankful for the service!

Shane Robison

Kentucky, USA

Excellent advice, speedy helpful service & excellent customer service

Deborah Loweth

Sutton Coldfield

Mike has been very helpful every single step of the way, to help arrange our overseas trip. We will be asking him to help with our other work trips in the future.

Claire Harris

Ohio, USA

Lovely manner. Knowledgeable. Really helpful.

Anneliese Pike

Leeds

Mike Dearn is the best in the business

Darren Oliver

Lichfield

Michael was very professional and helpful. I will definitely be booking with him again

Ian Lloyd

Croydon

Great guy. Very supportive and listens in depth to what you are actually looking for from your next venture. Michael provided a great experience from start to finish.

Michael Madden

Sutton Coldfield

Fast, efficient and constantly in communication to ensure the best outcomes. I would strongly recommend Michael's professional services to all family and friends in the future.

Neil White

Brisbane, Australia

Very helpful advice and guidance from Michael with prompt personal attention. Would definitely recommend his services to other travellers seeking a bespoke travel experience.

Benjamin Pemberton

Malvern, Worcestershire

Professional, highly knowledgable about the world & having had experiences himself he can talk first hand. Quick to reply and present options. All round superstar

Rebecca Davidson

Sutton Coldfield

Perfect service from start to finish, Mike was so helpful and booked us a fantastic holiday.

Emma Ross

Sutton Coldfield

Excellent service. A real pleasure. Michael Dearn was wonderful throughout, sorting any concerns and providing fantastic opportunity and advice. I would certainly use him again and will be recommending him to colleagues and friends.

Luke Gilchrist

Aldershot

Mike is very helpful, thorough and professional at every stage, would definitely recommend!

Michelle Freer

Sutton Coldfield

Michael is brilliant nothing is too much trouble!!!!

Susan Hudson

Sutton Coldfield

The service Mike provided was excellent with all our requirements met fully. Would recommend him to any family and friends without hesitation. Again first class service.

Leslie Lidgbird

Birmingham

Michael completely took on board all of our requests and found us a great holiday at short notice. The service was professional, helpful and friendly. Nothing seemed too much trouble! Thank you!

Jayne Clark

Weymouth

Michael was attentive, responsive, flexible and totally committed to achieving the ideal holiday for us. He listened to the sort of holiday we wanted and applied his wealth of experience and ideas to that. He found a perfect balance of offering clear advice and direction, whilst allowing us to be the final decision makers. Can't fault him.

Simon Bath

London

Michael has been extremely helpful and given excellent service. I am more accustomed to dealing face to face so just having telephone conversations took a little while to get used to - especially when I forgot to ask specific questions and had to telephone again. I would certainly use his expertise in the future.

Felicity Wheeler

Warminster

Mr Dearn was very helpful, patient and understanding of what we needed for our holiday. Would definitely ask for Mr Dearn’s advice for future holidays.

Joyce Nattrass

Four Oaks

Excellent knowledge!

Matthew Bennett

Sutton Coldfield

Quick and thorough service. Went above and beyond to make sure all the fine details of the trip and transfers were sorted.

Curtis Davies

Sutton Coldfield

Friendly and helpful. Every request dealt with quickly. Provided everything that was required without any fuss.

Philip Ward

Surrey

Will definitely give Mike 10/10 his ideas are great, helping to create the perfect itinerary for our trip, always keeping us updated with info on our booking. We're very much looking forward to our trip

Eileen Mcguire

Sutton Coldfield

The service and knowledge provided by Michael was invaluable and I ended up booking for somewhere I didn’t consider. Also his knowledge of the hotels meant I booked a hotel recommend by him so I would definitely recommend him

Christopher Crombie

Lichfield

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