So why do my customers choose to book a holiday through me? They enjoy entrusting their precious holiday plans with a travel professional whose number one priority is doing the right thing. Taking the time to find the right holiday for them, providing full financial protection, independent advice, around the clock support and having an accessible, single point of contact throughout. Also having all those tasks from online flight check-ins to hotel special requests taken care of for them.
I was hooked on travel at an early age following my first overseas holiday to Majorca. I went on to achieve a university degree in Tourism Management followed by many years of experience working at various travel companies in sales and marketing roles. I have also been running my own travel business since 2016 so have plenty of knowledge to share.
The core of my business is organising bespoke, multicentre tailor-made travel experiences across the world. I create itineraries to meet customers unique requirements and dreams and can include everything from flights, accommodation, transfers from airport to hotel or hotel to hotel, cruises, car-hire and all those memorable experiences to enjoy. As I work with a number of Destination Management Companies who are based in resort, they can share plenty of local knowledge and expertise when I’m organising my client’s trips.
I have enjoyed many travel experiences myself, ranging from an around the world trip exploring Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii and the US mainland to travelling across the length and breadth of mainland Spain and Portugal by rail. I have also visited destinations including the Balearic and Canary Islands, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily, the Italian Mainland, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Germany, Belgium and have also travelled onboard cruises.
My business is backed by the fantastic Travel Counsellors head office support team who provide a 24 hour duty office, the latest technology to search thousands of travel suppliers and also the handy MyTC app. Plus access to accommodation reviews and recommendations from my network of other Travel Counsellors.
I'm available for an informal, no pressure chat about your travel plans and once you've booked I will be available to help and give you advice until you travel, so the only thing you need to worry about is what to pack!
Thank you for visiting my webpage and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
My customer stories
Sent by Kerry Alldred
Manchester 14/06/2022
Paul areanged my delayed 50th birthday holiday with 7 ladies, all with competing diaries, so agreeing a date was difficult enough!!
However, Paul was fantastic and got us the most beautiful resort and hotel in Portugal.
Nothing was too much trouble, from booking, through to checking us in and printing our boarding passes. It made the whole holiday experince stressless.
He even arranged a bottle of champagne on the flight over, it was such a treat.
I could not recommend him enough, thank you so much.
Sent by Sarah Wint
Manchester 27/09/2021
Paul as always is brilliant with this knowledge and service. Thank you again!
Sent by Christine Wealleans
Harrogate 27/09/2021
Paul has been very helpful with moving holiday dates and coping with the extended family bookings.
Sent by Claire Cash
Chorley 27/09/2021
Paul has been a pleasure to deal with through the whole process. Very knowledgeable, efficient and approaches each enquiry with genuine care & enthusiasm
Sent by Nicholas Wealleans
Harrogate 27/09/2021
We have used Paul's services a number of times and cannot recommend him highly enough. Booking a holiday is no longer a chore, it's actually quite enjoyable
Sent by Jacqueline Courtney
Nuneaton 10/09/2019
Always very happy with the service Paul provides .EXCELLENT!
Sent by Stephen Barcas
Sale 02/09/2019
I know Paul Westhead as a a business aquaintance from our local independant business club. I had received good feed back from other memebers in our group who Paul had arranged there family holidays. Paul had suggested destinations for my planned romantic birthday holiday break for my girlfriend, Paul arranged this very efficientley. I would recommend Paul and Travel Counsellors to friends and family.
Sent by Elizabeth Cooper
Nuneaton 02/09/2019
Amazing service always !
Sent by David Mclennan
Croston 02/09/2019
I have booked numerous things (flights, hotels, transfers, activities, entire packages) through Paul over the past couple of years and he always provides excellent service. I have already recommended him to friends, family and colleagues and I will continue to do so.
Sent by Margaret Walsh
Telford 02/09/2019
Paul has spent many hours searching for holidays for my husband and I and our family, we have always been so pleased with what he’s found,, from totally chilled hotel days on our own to villa family holidays I’d recommend him to anyone you won’t be disappointed
Sent by Caroline Catterall
Ormskirk 02/09/2019
Would have no hesitation in asking Paul for his assistance again. He has gone above and beyond expectation and cannot thank him enough
Sent by David Hodson
Telford 02/09/2019
You will get 100% support from Paul
Sent by Nick Wealleans
Manchester 09/06/2019
We have just return from a 2 week break booked through Paul and could not be happier. From the start he was attentive, listening to our requirements and selecting suitable locations/accommodation. Nothing was too much trouble and the final holiday was extremely competitive in price. Before we left Paul had prepared a pack with all the documentation we would need and really took away any of the usual travel stresses. I cannot recommend his services highly enough and will definitely be back for more bookings, quite soon if the wife gets her way! Thanks again Paul.
Sent by Joanne Glenn
Leeds 30/05/2019
We had a number of needs when booking our holiday and Paul worked continuously to ensure that we have the right holiday to meet these needs. A very reliable and friendly service, thank you!
Sent by Debbie Marshall
Cleckheaton 30/05/2019
Hugely impressed with the service from searching for our holiday right up to travelling. Would definitely use again.
Sent by Nicholas Wealleans
Manchester 04/02/2019
From the first point of contact to finally paying a deposit Paul made life very easy. He understood what we were looking for and was more than happy to make any necessary amendments. We will definitely use him again.
Sent by Kathryn Diamond
Urmston 29/12/2018
This is the second trip I have booked with Paul and wouldnt go anywhere else. His customer service is top level and he is always happy to help.
Sent by Jacqueline Skinner
London 16/10/2018
Excellent, knowledgable and very timely service provided by Paul
Sent by Helen Mason
Newport 13/06/2018
Paul offered a professional, friendly and quick service which took the hassle and time out of finding a suitable destination and searching for a holiday. Would definitely recommend.
Sent by L Cooper
Nuneaton 23/05/2018
Paul's been brilliant! Takes all the hassle out of booking holidays. I recommended him to my friend and she uses Paul now to book all of her cruises! He has also booked our holiday to Crete so far this year. It helps because he know places so well!
Sent by Tracey Ralph
Manchester 07/02/2018
Paul went the extra mile for us and finding the right holiday for our family. He took all the stress of booking away from us and the service he provided was fantastic. I will book with Paul again!
Sent by Elizabeth Cooper
Nuneaton 20/12/2017
Wow, great service - my holiday was done and dusted within hours with absolutely no hassle at all. I would thoroughly recommend Paul, thank you!
Sent by Simone Burden
Halifax 20/12/2017
Paul was really helpful and helped us find the perfect hols. It’s reassuring that I know he is on the other end of the phone if we have any issues or questions
Sent by Rebekka Stabler
Urmston 16/11/2017
Paul has been excellent and has got us a holiday with all our requests that we asked for. He was very efficient and gave us his searches within 24 hours. He took the stress out of searching and found a better holiday than I could, for the budget we had.
Sent by Anthony Mundy
Redditch 07/09/2017
The service I received was excellent and I have already recommended Paul to 4 people, 1 who I know has already booked a holiday with you!
Sent by Kenny Lawler
Liverpool 07/09/2017
My wife and I had been through quite a stressful time supporting our disabled daughters and having stressful jobs. Time is taken up at home seeing to the children, so it's not easy to sit down and spend hours finding a dream holiday - which we very much needed. To our extreme delight, that's where Paul Westhead came in. He made everything really easy and stress-free.
From our initial conversation about what sort of holiday we were looking for, right through to landing back home, Paul was there for us all the way through. His support was a blessing.
We were looking for somewhere that was family friendly, which had entertainment for the children, with a nice place for us to relax both day and night. We gave him an idea of what our budget was and Paul found the perfect resort for us which catered for all our needs, with a price that was very competitive.
We were able to contact Paul day and night with any questions we had and we always received a swift and helpful response. Communication was extremely good with Paul and he ensured we were given all the information required about our flights and apartment as soon as it was ready for us and in a very simplistic way, which made things really easy.
We feel Paul went the extra mile for us. It's very clear he's very experienced in his line of work and it is very clear he cares for the people he provides his service for. Will definitely be working with Paul, again!
Many thanks from a very happy and relaxed family!
Sent by Mary Loach
Blymhill 24/07/2017
Very efficient, friendly and helpful.
Sent by Ian Beeston
Upholland 07/07/2017
Cannot find fault with any of the service provided.
Sent by Andrew Mclennan
London 02/05/2017
Paul was super helpful and accommodating during the whole booking process. I needed to change details at the last moment and Paul quickly helped coordinate a new travel itinerary. Paul understood I was busy at work and so he took the stress out of finding the perfect flight/accommodation options.
Sent by Sharon Machon
Warrington 02/05/2017
Great support for all the arrangements, thanks.
Sent by A Price
Urmston 15/03/2017
Very professional and personal service
Sent by Michelle Woodrow
Baildon 08/03/2017
Thanks to Paul Westhead at travel counsellors for booking our summer holiday to Corfu! Fantastic to have you listen to our needs, search and select top 5 hotels for us to pick from..made a usually endless frustrating search on an evening - into an exciting & much shorter process!
Sent by Helen Mason
Newport 20/02/2017
Friendly, professional and personal service - thank you!
Sent by Lee Kinsey
Telford 03/02/2017
I heard about Paul through friends and was more than happy for him to find me the holiday I was looking for. Great personal service without the hassle of running round yourself. Will definitely use Paul for all future holidays.
Sent by J Magnall
Urmston 20/12/2016
Paul was exceedingly helpful and was happy moving at our speed when booking our trip. He never rushed us into a decision and gave us plenty of thinking time. Would definitely book with Paul again!
Sent by David Mclennan
Croston 01/12/2016
Thank you Paul Westhead for organising and booking our trip, and even checking us in for our flight. Top service!
Sent by D Hodson
Telford 01/12/2016
Excellent service.
Sent by D Beeston
Upholland 08/11/2016
I found Paul to be very helpful in finding us just the right holiday we have been looking for. We had been planning to visit Carcassonne for some time but just didn't get round to doing it. However having Paul do all the planning for us was brilliant and we are really looking forward to our trip.
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We flew to Enfidha airport in approximately 3 hours and then took a private transfer to the hotel with a journey time of around 30 minutes.
We stayed at the Iberostar Selection Kantaoui Bay located on an amazing stretch of beach with soft white sand. The hotel offers top class amenities and a diverse range of dining options. It’s ideally suited to families, friends, couples and solo travellers a
We flew to Phuket with Singapore Airlines via Singapore on an A350 Airbus which offers business, premium economy and economy class. The aircraft had great inflight entertainment and the friendly crew offered plentiful drinks, snacks, and meals. Flight time of approx 13 hours to Singapore and then a connecting flight of 1 hour 30 mins to Phuket.
I’d arranged a private airport transfer to the resor
During the June’22 half term holiday we discovered a part of Spain we had never visited before, Isla Canela on the Costa de la Luz. The island is located close to the border with Portugal and the nearest airport is Faro in Portugal. We hired a car at the airport to make the 1-hour journey.
Isla Canela is a peaceful island found in Andalucía’s most western point. The north is covered by wetlands,
During the Easter 2022 holidays, we stayed on the Portuguese island of Madeira. After the approx. 3 ½ hour flight, our transfer driver collected us from arrivals to take us on the 25-minute journey to our hotel on the edge of Funchal city centre. During the journey one of the first things that we noticed is how lush and green the island is compared to the not too distant Canary Islands.
Funchal,
During the February 2022 half term, we visited the Spanish Canary Island of Fuerteventura for 7 nights. After the 4-hour flight, we collected our hire car and headed 1 hour south to the area of Jandia, near the town of Morro Jable.
The area boasts fine, long sandy beaches, which certainly rival the Caribbean and staggering volcanic scenery. Plus, lighthouses, historical buildings and nature rese
During the October 2021 half term, we enjoyed a five-night holiday to the Costa de la Luz, Spain on the Atlantic coast. We flew to Seville, collected our hire car and drove for 1 hour 30 minutes to Playa de La Barrosa, which in my opinion is one of the nicest beaches in Spain. Very clean, nice sand and plenty of space! It has received so many awards, including the Ecoplaya (green beach) flag, the
In August 2018 we embarked on a 3-night, full board mini cruise onboard the ship Independence of the Seas. Sailing out of Southampton the ship called at Zeebrugge with access to the lovely Belgium town of Bruges and the French port of Le Havre with trips available to the city of Paris.
The ship has undergone a massive refurbishment with new features including an onboard Sky Pad, a virtual reali
In June 2018 we visited the Balearic Island of Ibiza. We decided to stay in two different parts of the island, firstly for three nights in San Antonio on the western side, a place we have visited many times before and secondly for four nights in Cala Llonga on the eastern side.
In San Antonio we stayed at the Blau Park, which is in a fantastic, quiet location right on the seafront. The hotel g
During the Easter 2018 holidays we enjoyed a sunny seven-night holiday to the Canary Island of Gran Canaria. We stayed in the lovely resort of Puerto Mogan which is roughly a 45-minute drive from the airport.
We have visited Puerto Mogan on a few previous occasions from the nearby resort of Puerto Rico and knew we would like to have a holiday here. In the resort you will find a nice horseshoe s
In March 2018, I was one of the lucky Travel Counsellors to go on a seven-day trip to Thailand. Our trip included overnight stays in the vibrant city of Bangkok, the beach resort of Hua Hin and along the banks of the River Kwai.
We flew to Bangkok via Dubai from Manchester Airport with Emirates onboard the Airbus A380. The onboard experience was excellent as you could sit back and enjoy up to 3
In February 2018 we took a three-night break to Marrakesh in Morocco. We wanted time to relax, but to also experience the city itself. We therefore opted for two nights all-inclusive in a hotel roughly 6kms outside the city, followed by one night in a Riad, a traditional Moroccan house in the old town.
The first two nights we stayed at the recently opened Be Live Experience Hotel. The hotel is
During the August 2017 holidays, we took a seven-night holiday to Tossa de Mar with friends on the Spanish Costa Brava. With a flight time of two hours and a resort transfer time of 30 minutes, its perfect for families with young children.
We stayed on a half board basis at the hotel Costa Brava. The food at the hotel is great with a wide selection to suit all tastes. The children particularly
During July 2017 we enjoyed a 2-night city break to the German city of Dusseldorf and stayed with some friends, who live in the Hamm area of the city. The flight time from Manchester was just over an hour.
During our first evening, we visited an area called MedienHafen, which is the harbour area of the city. An area which has been redeveloped and is filled with architecture, restaurants, bars a
For the June’17 half term holidays we took a 7-night holiday to the Greek island of Crete. We stayed in the resort of Stalis which is roughly a 30-minute drive from Heraklion airport.
We stayed at the very friendly Hotel Anastasia on a half board basis in a family room which sleeps up to 4. The room was perfect as it has a main bedroom and a separate smaller room for children. The room had a la
During the Easter holidays, we took a 7-night break to the Algarve in Portugal. We choose the resort of Albufeira which is roughly a 40-minute drive from Faro airport.
We stayed at the Roca Belmonte Apartments on a self-catered basis in a 2-bedroom apartment. The complex is only small with approximately 19 rooms. Our room had been recently renovated and we were extremely satisfied with our cho
For the June 2016 half term holidays we decided to take an eight night break to the sunny Costa del Sol. We choose the resort of Benalmadena which is roughly a 15 minute drive from Malaga airport.
We stayed at the recently refurbished Hotel Sirocco on a half board basis and were pleased to have the sea view room we requested. The room also offered great views over the hotel garden which was a n
For our summer holiday this year we decided to go to the Costa Brava and stayed in the resort of Malgrat de Mar which attracts a wide range of nationalities.
We stayed at the recently refurbished Rosa Nautica hotel on a full board basis, which is located directly opposite the beach and close to the old town area of Malgrat. The hotel has a small outdoor pool so easy to keep the children under c
After deciding whether to stay in the UK or go abroad for the October ‘16 half term we opted to take a trip down to Cornwall as we enjoyed our visit there in the summer of 2011.
We stayed at White Acres Holiday Park, a short drive inland from the popular resort of Newquay. The site is great for families with facilities including an indoor pool, playgrounds and activities for children during the
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