Ria Clarke

My expertise

Cruise
Multi - Destination
Couples
Families
Groups
Multi - Generational Travel
Solo Travellers

I'm based in

Hertfordshire

Available for new enquiries

It's Nice To Meet You

Welcome, I’m Ria, your Travel Fairy Godmother.

For more than 20 years I have been turning travel daydreams into beautifully curated journeys. I left the traditional high street agency behind so I could work as an independent Travel Counsellor and focus on what matters most: you, your time and the memories you want to create.

Think sunset cocktails from your overwater villa in the Maldives, waking up to a new horizon each day on a cruise, a chic European city break or a cosy countryside hideaway in the UK. Whatever you are wishing for, I design tailor-made itineraries that feel effortless, personal and perfectly planned.

With me, you will enjoy:
• One dedicated point of contact who knows you and your travel style
• Tailor-made holidays designed around your schedule and preferences
• 100% financial protection for added reassurance
• Genuine, tried-and-tested recommendations from my own travels

From the first idea to your safe return home, I am here to handle every detail. All you need to do is pack.

Tell me your holiday wish and let us create something truly special together.

To book an appointment Click here or get in touch directly — I can’t wait to help plan your next adventure!

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My top tips for saving money on your next holiday

My top tips for saving money on your next holiday

My top tips for saving money on your next holiday We may have to think more about how we are spending our hard-earned money right now, and with rising costs all around us I wanted to share my top tips in how to get the best prices for your future holidays. *BOOK IN ADVANCE - the earlier you book the more time you can spread the cost of your holiday over. I can book in advance with a deposit at

18 Nov 2022 5   min read

Traveling in the new normal.

Traveling in the new normal.

I tried not to get too excited about our trip to turkey with the ever-changing travel advice as I wasn’t sure that it would go ahead, which for anyone who knows me is very unlike me. Having already had a cruise cancelled and the foreign office advice suddenly changing meaning we had to cancel Tenerife, Turkey was deemed to be on the safe list next for us to try. The day finally arrived, suitcase

26 Aug 2020 5   min read

An invitation to travel again

An invitation to travel again

The past few months have been like nothing I have ever seen in the travel industry. I have been through 9/11, ash clouds and Swine Flu but Covid 19 really has taken the world out with an enormous bang! The past few months has seen so many cancellations of not just holiday plans but life as we know it with social distancing becoming the new normal to help enable us all to stay safe. Now that the w

01 Jul 2020 5   min read

Destination Weddings

Destination Weddings

Destination weddings are becoming more and more popular and represent great value for money usually with lots of extras included and can be less stressful to organise than weddings in the UK. There are lots of different destinations to choose from whether it’s a beach, snow, top of a mountain or with Elvis by your side there is something to suit all couples looking to get married abroad. After my

29 Jan 2020 5   min read

What my customers say

Ria is always so helpful, informative and goes above and beyond to make everything such an easy experience. Would highly recommend her services

Julia S

Harlow

Ria is great! She has sorted out 2 holidays for us and understands exactly what we need.

Judy M

Surrey

Ria is so helpful and has taken all of the hassle out of booking our trip! Highly recommend!

Suzanne H

St Albans

Friendly, efficient, helpful service - the best!

Richard C

Welwyn Garden City

Excellent service. Booked for me straight away and helped with my children's passport renewal.

Caren M

Stevenage

Ria has been very helpful and is quick to respond to my queries (no matter how small or annoying). She has been fantastic and we are all looking forward to our holiday and will no doubt use Ria many more times in the future. Thank you Ria.

Andrew K

Barnet

Ria was amazing helping me book our family holiday of a lifetime. She talked me Through all my options and gave me great advice for when we are there. She’s very professional and knowledgeable. Would Highly recommend.

Alana L

Welwyn Garden City

If I could give higher than 10 I would. Ria was excellent in planning our trip. She thought of things I hadn't which was great. Her attention to detail and prompt responses really helped. I would have no hesitation in recommending her. From now on we will be using her regularly!

Sue G

Harpenden

It has been really great having Ria assist us with our holiday itinerary for Canada. She has taken so much of the work out of our hands, and has come up with a super itinerary with a really nice choice of hotels. She is always available to speak to on the phone, and has been very quick to make any adjustments we requested.

Joanne D

Stevenage

Ria has been an absolute star. Always there to help, and always sort out the best holidays for us.

scot H

Hatfield

Ria is great. We’ve both used her before, and recommended her. Most recently she’s has been amazing supporting us during a recent family tragedy.

Nick R

London

Ria Clarke.. our personal TA in our families experience ??. She gives such awesome advice and expertise nothing is to much trouble.. her help is at hand with what ever we ask even when on our travels in Florida.. she has helped us We do ask Ria for some unusual combinations of travel with different dates and venue's For instance we meet our families or friends within our travel dates (( we have picked them up from the Airport with a number of different fly drives vehicle hires hotels and we throw a cruise in too love a move around lol and Ria helps us sort it all out .. We have just come back from 4wks fly drive in Florida with 4x moves with our family meet up with us for 3 wks Disney and cruise and it was beautiful all planned with Ria we couldn't ask for more Ria Clarke medal is in the post lol ?? ???? we all Thank you

Chris T

Hertford

Ria was great in sorting out my weekend break with 2 days notice to Barcelona from flights to accommodation and checking in so Thank you Ria we had an amazing time

Mayuar D

Welwyn Garden City

Ria was very responsive and helpful throughout the whole process. Really looking forward to the cruise now.

Graham S

Hatfield

Ria made booking a family holiday simple and smooth. She answered every question with ease. When feeling the pressure of booking a family holiday, I would recommend her and use her services again. Her knowledge is both helpful and comforting.

Claire H

St Albans

You’re wonderful and continue to look after our travel needs, would highly recommend!

Louise B

Suffolk

Ria is so helpful and knowledgeable. No question is too much trouble

Michelle L

Hatfield

This is the second time using Ria for our holidays, We wouldn't use anyone else now. First class service from start to finish. 100% first class.

Lynn G

Hatfield

Ria has been so helpful in arranging our latest travel plans and most excitingly, after organising a surprise proposal trip, Ria is now booking our elopement wedding and mini-moon!

Heidi C

Hertford

I Just wanted to say a huge thankyou for making our trip to Disney run as smoothly as it did , you go above and beyond with all the personal touches , which makes you feel special , ?? you made it so easy with the organisation of the train , the transfers - which all ran smoothly making all the difference to us being away especially as my parents were with us . Thanks again for all your hard work Ria I will definitely pass on your details to friends and family and hope to use you again in our future trips away . You are fabulous ?????

Heather G

Welwyn Garden City

Ria was informative, helpful and was prepared to pay that tiny bit more to know I have peace of mind when away, as I have Travel Counsellors ( Ria) as my support. Would definitely recommend and would definitely use again.

Clare K

Enfield

After we booked our first holiday with Ria, we haven't looked back. We book all our holidays with her now. Great service!:)

Georgina C

Dorchester

Ria is always the most understanding and helpful Agent for example We were have trouble finding accommodation for some of our trip in the Florida area we most want to stay at our price range but Ria not only found a hotel we also got a front sea view Room and Ria planed all our extras .car flights and our multi centre stay Dominican. We are now rested and booked and looking forward to our vacation with total peace of mind thank Ria Clark

Christine T

Hertford

Ria is highly knowledgeable and professional, I trust her information and have had some amazing holidays booked through her. I recommend her to friends and family.

Caroline T

Welwyn Garden City

I am not very IT savvy but Ria was very helpful and supportive. The service was amazing. I will certainly recommend her service and will book future travel with her

Lesley A

Knebworth

Ria organised a multi trip for a 40th birthday at very short notice , 4 countries including flights and transfers restaurants and insurances 10/10

Russell F

Hatfield

Ria was fantastic from the start, we gave her the location and dates and she put together three different options and budgets from our specifications. She was very helpful and patient while we decided which would work best for us and that’s something you will never get booking online, plus she handles all the paperwork not to mention saving us money. Which is why she is our new go to travel agent from now on. We couldn’t recommend her enough!

Lucy T

Knebworth

I have no problem giving a 10 out of 10, first class service from start to finish. Thank you so much it took all the pressure off me

Lynn G

Hatfield

Ria was efficient and thorough when researching our holiday options and always kept me updated with the information she found giving me the choice to decide what worked best for us. No question was too silly and the booking and deposit system was really easy to use. We would highly recommend Ria for any of your travel needs.

Laura V

Perth Australia

Ria is always so helpful And always answers any queries so quickly Have recommended Ria too friends and family

Tracey B

Hertford

Ria was always available to accommodate any requests or changes for our honeymoon. Communication has been excellent and we have received plenty of advice to make our trip special. Totally recommend her.

Sergio M

Leighton Buzzard

Ria organised an amazing holiday to celebrate my 50th in St Lucia with the family ! The destination being one we have never visited previously and the location, hotel and everything was perfect ! From the attention to detail and knowing that it would be kids perfect as well !! Really recommend Ria and her knowledge and enthusiasm for the trip organised !! Thank you - Toby and family

Toby Ashfield

Walton on Thames

Ria's knowledge and professionalism is second to none , nothing is too much trouble and she definitely goes above and beyond , I commented on her post for a may half term cruise saying I would of loved to have booked that with her but I was already away … she contacted me to let me know she had found me the same cruise in the October half term for myself and my grandchildren , I was so excited as my granddaughters are dying to do a cruise , Ria answered all my questions and really brought the cruise to life . Obvious to say we confirmed the cruise and she has continued to update us with more details to keep the excitement alive and enhance our journey until the cruise arrives .

Jacqui K

Stevenage

Would highly recommend, in fact I have already recommend Ria to a number of people. Ria's extensive travel knowledge, Friendly, fast and efficient service made booking our family holiday simple and stress free so now all we have to do is look forward to our holiday.

Shannon Woodhouse

Hatifled

Ria is friendly and displayed great knowledge of the travel / holiday industry. She listened to all my requests and answered all my questions with confidence. She sought out additional information and fed back promptly. She is professional and nothing is too much trouble. Would highly recommend her to others.

Christine S

WGC

This was the first time I had booked using Ria at travel counsellors and it was so simple and straight forward. Much less stressful! - I gave my travel counsellor the dates and times that I’d of liked and they were matched to a T! I would definitely recommend Ria at Travel Counsellors and would use them again.

Clare Dickens

Welwyn Garden City

Ria’s personal service is excellent. We would recommend her to everyone and will be using her for any future travel. I have given her so many problems with our holiday requests and nothing is too much trouble!

Sue Jarrard

WGC

Ria has totally changed my mind about booking with a agent , the expertise and kind response of the smallest questions is a winner for us thank you and to be able to have all our needs one place is a great asset, we were told about Ria from our daughter and good news should flow faster than bad we have booked 1 holiday and we told our friends about the fabulous service we received and we are in the process of booking another for next Yr with our friends too great.. Are we there yet Chrissie and Mark xx

Mark Trundle

Hertford

Ria has provided us with an excellent service, I would not book another holiday without using her. It is great to have a personal service, one person and always the same person is a luxury and service you rarely get anymore.

Anna Lewis

London

Myself and my husband recently used Ria at the Travel Counsellor to book our honeymoon and I cannot recommend her enough! We gave a brief description of what we was looking for and she nailed it, we now cant wait to go. Rias service has been excellent and extremely personal. 5 stars!

Stacey Davis

Hemel Hempstead

A year ago I found Ria and booked my holiday. I was looking at a certain hotel that had everything we wanted. We told Ria about it and she only went and found it for £1000 cheaper with better flight times plus a room upgrade! We booked with her for peace of mind especially in these unsettling times - and I am so glad we did! Across the year, any questions we had she would always get back to us with an answer in good time. As our holiday approached and the uncertainty and anxiety was majorly in the air, Ria was there; reassuring, sympathetic and understanding. I'm an anxious person anyway, so I wasn't the most easiest of customers to reassure, but nothing was too much! Any concern I had she would be there. She printed out all our documents and sorted out anything we were struggling to do ourselves. She even made sure that we had the right insurance suitable for our family and needs as the insurance we had with our banks didn't cover us even if we caught covid before our holiday and therefore couldn't go. Ria gave us peace of mind throughout the whole process which is priceless. As our holiday was imminent, you realise what a personal service she offered when she brought round a bag of goodies for us to take with us! Never would we have expected this and it came as a lovely suprise (which I wouldn't want to spoil on here!), but it came in handy and made my children even more excited! Even when we were on holiday she was checking in on us, seemed interested on how it was going, updating us on the traffic light system so we didn't have to check which allowed us to switch off once we arrived. Nothing was too much for Ria and we have never felt more secure and safe going abroad knowing she was just a message away to help us if we needed it. Highly recommended Ria to anyone. Would without question book through Ria again for our next trip

Kristina Kennedy

Hatfield

I contacted Ria to book a UK family break to celebrate a big wedding anniversary and a big birthday! I normally book holidays independently but it sometimes feels like trying to find a needle in a hay stack! Ria asked a few key questions to find out what I was looking for and she done the rest! She understood the brief amazingly well and came up with some great suggestions. Between the 2 of us we narrowed it down to Peckmoor Farm Lodges in Crewkerne, Somerset. Such a find! The accommodation was perfect, a log cabin with log burner and hot tub on the deck. The kids loved exploring the wooded area, petting the horses and admiring the friendly lambs and ducks! It was a great base for exploring this beautiful part of the world. In an ordinary year, we would most likely have done a city break but I’m grateful we had this opportunity to explore more of our beautiful country and grateful we found Ria to take the stress out of researching and booking. Ria was great with communication from start to finish, just before we left for our holiday we received hard copy confirms through the post and a few thoughtful bits for the kids to keep them busy on the journey. We’ll definitely be back to the West Country and back booking with Ria soon! Thank you so much xx

Carly Butcher

Essex

Ria was very helpful & sorted out our many changes & problems swiftly & efficiently. We would certainly recommend her to friends & family & most definately use her services again..a job well done just waiting for the ok to travel.....fingers & toes crossed!

Irene Sparks

Hatfield

Ria provided an excellent service in sorting out our holiday

Alan Grant

Hatfield

We booked a holiday for my brothers wedding in Cyprus with Ria Clarke. Unfortunately due to Covid 19 this was not going to be, however with Ria’s help we rebooked a holiday to Gran Canaria but unfortunately again this was not meant to be due to government restrictions. Again Ria was so helpful in helping us rebook third time lucky a holiday to Royal Side Palace, Side in Turkey and what an amazing holiday it was, could not fault a thing. Ria dealt with everything from start to finish which took away so much stress that I would normally have when arranging a holiday. Thank you so much. We are already looking to rebook for next year

Rebecca Pearce

Hatfield

I just wanted to write and thank you for all your assistance getting the refunds and generally being a super star. You have consistently gone above and beyond and the service has always been professional and personable. Thank you!

Niall Faris

Twickenham

We were personally recommended Ria’s travel counselling services and she has exceeded all our expectations! When we started to think about booking a trip to Disney Land, the sheer amount of companies and options available was overwhelming, we’re so glad we had Ria to talk us through it all. Ria completed extensive research for our trip (which would have been quite exhausting with full time teaching jobs, two kids and a dog in the mix!) and got us the very best price for our travel, accommodation and on-site activities. We were fully updated at each step with personal and friendly calls, emails and cards and even in these uncertain times, we felt confident that our holiday (and payment) was in safe hands! Thank you Ria, we look forward to booking with you again soon! Heidi and Adam

Heidi Chilton

Hertford

A couple of days before we embark on a lovely family holiday, a guide book for our destination was delivered to our front door! What a wonderful, kind touch from Ria! Thank you, for that and all your planning. Will definitely be recommending you to others!

Nick Remfry

London

Tantalising Thailand exceeded all expectations! From the extra treats on the flight to the arrival gestures at the resort, Ria had planned every detail of our romantic anniversary holiday to perfection!! All of our travel information was clear and easy to understand. We had a 24 hour helpline and the app, in case we needed any extra help. Everything was smooth, from the flights, to the boat and private car transfers. We truly didn’t have to worry about a thing! On Christmas Day we had a ‘floating breakfast’ in our Hillside pool villa which was so memorable! We couldn’t have chosen to spend our wedding anniversary and Christmas in a better way. We highly recommend Ria, our friends and family have already contacted her for holiday quotes, from family trips to Disney Land to luxury cruises. Ria will find the most competitive deal to suit your budget. We will be booking all our holidays this way in future as it was all so easy and stress-free, meaning we could relax to the max! Thank you again, Mr and Mrs Pitt.

Holly Pitt

Welwyn Garden City

Ria arranged our travel plans from the start and I am sure the process of assistance will not end untill we complete our journeys - this is is the best part booking through Ria. We had booked our tickets previously with other travel agents however their job ended once the tickets were booked and money transferred. Unlike others, Ria was happy to assist throughout the lifecycle of our journey. Would definitely recommend Ria for any holiday /flight bookings.

Bhargav Ganti

Kent

Thank you Ria for your help in getting our mini-moon booked. The process was really straight forward! We found it super easy to communicate with Ria throughout, and our experience took away the stress of finding/booking a holiday! Thanks a lot

Claire Shanahan

RUISLIP

I am delighted that I decided to use this service and I cannot recommend Ria highly enough she is extremely knowledgeable and has a wealth of expertise in the travel industry. I will certainly be using Ria's service for all future travel plans. You deal with one person, who takes care of everything, even down to checking in, if you need to make any changes - you just deal with one person. It cant be easier than this!

Anna Lewis

London

Ria offers fist class service, talking you through the options clearly and helping you to create the best holiday to suit your budget. Highly recommend contacting her for a quote for any upcoming holidays. Professional and friendly service too! Can’t beat that! Thanks again Ria.

Holly Pitt

Welwyn Garden City

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Three year anniversary

Three year anniversary

A quick video to say thank you to my lovely clients family and friends for booking your trips with me.

18 Oct 2022

My 1 Year Anniversary - Thank you!

My 1 Year Anniversary - Thank you!

So a year in to having my own business with Travel Counsellors. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and booked their travel with me this year!

16 Oct 2020

Delivering Tickets

Delivering Tickets

I like to give my customers a tickets pack with all their information for their upcoming trip - When you have your tickets in your hand its not long to go!

04 Sept 2020

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Tailor-made for you

Your holiday isn’t just a trip away. It’s a longed-for escape, time to reconnect with loved ones, or a dream adventure you never thought possible. That’s why I take the time to truly get to know you and understand your hopes and expectations, then use my experience, connections and passion for the destination to create a trip that makes those dreams a reality.

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Personalised service. Always

When you plan a holiday with me, you’ll be given my personal mobile number from the very first call. I’ll listen to your thoughts and ideas like I would a friend and arrange accommodation, activities, and flights that are all personalised to you. And I’ll share my personal tips and recommendations, so you can experience the true beauty of each destination.

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Stress-free travel, and more time
for what matters most

I believe your time away should be stress-free, easy, and seamless from start to finish. So, I take care of all the details for you - from ATOL protection, insurance, and flexible payments to access to the myTC app, which keeps everything in one place.

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Support when it matters most

If the unexpected happens, you can rest easy, knowing that I’ll handle any last-minute changes, flight cancellations, or disruptions before you even pick up the phone. So you always feel happy, carefree, and ready to make the most of every moment.

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