Stephanie Rae

My expertise

Australia
South Africa
Maldives
Thailand
Vietnam
Bali
Canada

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Exeter

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Lovely to meet you

Hello, I’m Stephanie, your Personal Travel Advisor, based in the beautiful county of Devon – a wonderful place to live, work, and be inspired by travel.

With more than 35 years of experience in the travel industry, I specialise in creating bespoke holidays tailored entirely to your individual needs. I take the time to understand what matters most to you, ensuring every itinerary is carefully designed to deliver a truly personal, memorable, and unique travel experience.

I pride myself on offering an impartial, professional, and highly personalised service. Thanks to access to a vast network of airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and travel partners worldwide, I’m not limited to a small selection of suppliers. This allows me to offer greater choice, excellent value, and travel arrangements that are perfectly matched to your preferences and budget.

Travel has always been my passion. I have been fortunate to explore destinations across the Far East, Vietnam, the Caribbean, the Middle East, the USA, Mexico, India, the Maldives, Australia, and much of Europe. I enjoy sharing my first-hand knowledge and expertise to help you select the ideal destination, accommodation, and experiences for your trip. Whether you're planning a special celebration, a luxury beach escape, a family holiday, a honeymoon, or an immersive touring adventure, I’ll be there to guide you every step of the way.

My goal is simple: to provide an exceptional level of personal service, ensuring every detail is thoughtfully arranged and every journey runs as smoothly as possible.

For added peace of mind, I am supported by a nationwide team of travel professionals who monitor global events around the clock. Should anything unexpected arise that could affect your plans, you can be confident that expert support is available before, during, and after your holiday.

I would be delighted to discuss your travel ideas and aspirations in a no-obligation conversation at a time that suits you. Together, we can start planning your next unforgettable travel experience.

Please get in touch – I look forward to helping you create your perfect holiday.

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What my customers say

I would absolutely recommend Stephanie, and indeed have already done so. I have used her for several trips now and she has been amazing each time, looking after all the details and taking all the stress out of it! She was always available if we needed to change anything and nothing was too much trouble. Thank You Stephanie ☺️

Tracy Salter

Exeter

A friend recommended Stephanie to us, and she was fantastic. She listened carefully to our needs for travelling with an elderly relative and made everything feel easy and well taken care of. We’re excited for our cruise next April. Thank you, Stephanie

Claire Handley

Exeter

Our experience using Stephanie Rae was second to none. From day one of our meeting she put a plan together, utilising 'Inside Japan', for the Japanese leg, then carried out our wishes in terms of airlines and routes. No detail was left out and we had tremendous interaction as the itinerary was finalised. She ensured that she kept in constant email contact where ever we were in the world, making sure we were having the best experience. We are independent travellers and have great expectations from our travels, the whole package put together by Steph lived up to those expectations. We would have no hesitation in recommending Steph and indeed will use her services again in the future.

Peter Cowlard

Exeter

Italy two resort trip Having a two resort trip, booking with Stephanie took all the stress out of the Holiday. Flights, transfers and Hotels all sorted and documents delivered in person. Everything was perfect

Debbie Lock

Exeter

Best of Canada with the help of Stephanie Rae We discussed with Stephanie Rae what we wanted to do on a trip to Canada. Steph worked with us to meet all our needs and advise us on how to do just that and keeping it within our budget. Steph was always available to discuss anything and a great guide on options. Thank you Steph for the best trip we are very happy 😊

Susan Cutting

Exeter

The Perfect Italian Honeymoon We can’t thank Stephanie enough for planning the most incredible honeymoon. From the very beginning, she spent so much time with us, patiently going back and forth to refine every detail until our itinerary was exactly what we wanted. She put together the perfect route through Italy, with time in Milan, Lake Como, Lake Garda, Florence and Lucca. It was the ideal balance of sightseeing and relaxation, and every hotel and recommendation worked seamlessly. Some of our favourite memories have been exploring the beautiful lakes, enjoying wine tastings, relaxing by the water and soaking up everything Tuscany has to offer. We also used the Travel Counsellors Honeymoon Gift List, which was brilliant. It was so easy to set up, and our friends and family loved being able to contribute towards our honeymoon instead of buying traditional gifts. It made the trip even more special. Our honeymoon has genuinely been everything we hoped for and more, and that’s down to Stephanie’s hard work, expertise and attention to detail. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to plan a special trip, and we’ll definitely be using Stephanie for future holidays. Thank you for helping us create memories we’ll cherish forever!

Jemma Sutton

Exeter

Friendly and helpful.. booking for a larger group with separate travel dates must be challenging but Stephanie was professional, friendly and helpful.. her knowledge of traveling will help us book places of interest when we are there..

Joanna Hopgood

Bude

Managed to coordinate flight for several different parties wanting to travel together one way and different day traveling out. Hassle free.

Janet Malpass

Bude

Steph is incredible, knowledgeable and very helpful. Thank you

Andrew Brittain

Exeter

Great Service

Deborah Lock

Exeter

Stephanie has always listened to our requirements and provided solutions to meet our needs, offering options and suggestions to ensure a wonderful experience. I would recommend engaging with Stephanie to make your holiday dreams come true.

Karen Limon

Crediton

Steph always go that extra mile to make sure she fulfills all your requests and needs. You always feel that she is working hard and is always available.

Susan Cutting

Exeter

Just the best experience using Travel… Just the best experience using Travel Counsellors.. you give your representative (In our case the lovely Stephanie) the parameters, and they come back to you with options across the needs and wants your looking for. If you want to adjust those requirements it's easy, and fuss free to nail your dream trip . To be fair trawling through websites, and brochures now seems totally irrelevant, as Travel Counsellors (and Stephanie) do all the heavy lifting, we just had to get on the plane to enjoy our holiday.. with them with you every step of the wa

Simon Rice

Exeter

Rated 5 out of 5 stars Stephanie Rae: Nothing short of perfect… From enquiring about a ‘holiday of a life time’ to returning after indeed having the most amazing holiday of my life, Stephanie has been nothing short of absolutely perfect! From suggestions, to ease of booking and payment to providing me all the information I required prior to leaving and while on my holiday, she was with us every step of the way. She checked us in on each flight so we never had to worry about the little things so we could just enjoy our time! She even sorted us out extra luggage for our return trip as I brought a few things back! When we got home there was even a little welcome home card and some little bits we would need coming home - she thought of EVERYTHING! I rarely write reviews but for Stephanie she absolutely deserves this as she went above and beyond. Thank you, Stephanie for memories that will stay with us for the rest of our live

Jo Barker

Exeter

It's so simple to just drop Stephanie a few lines outlining a holiday idea and then get responses so quickly. Tapping into Steph's knowledge of the areas gives you the confidence to leave it all to her knowing that you are in safe hands.

Simon Rice

Exeter

Stephanie was very hands on and interpreted our demands very well

Rosamond Hancock

Sidmouth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars 2 days ago Invited Stephanie our Travel Counsellor organised our special anniversary holiday Stephanie our Travel Counsellor helped us organise our recent holiday to Singapore and Bali to celebrate our special wedding anniversary. We were given excellent advice on accommodation options and we were thrilled with the ones we chose. Stephanie was able to put us in touch with a local guide in Bali who really made our stay special with his local knowledge. We can’t thank Stephanie enough for her expertise and professionalism and the special touches she did to enhance our experience. We will be recommending her to all our friends and family.

Tracey Skinner

Exeter

Stephanie is very helpful, informative and patient. An excellent Travel Counsellor.

Kenneth Brodie

Plymouth

Steph has been extremely helpful and sorted everything we asked for from the holiday!

Thomas Cregan

Exeter

Stephanie is wonderful at taking the stress out of holidays.

Diana Bibby

Tedburn St Mary

Always get first class attention from Stephanie!

Robert Beard

Exeter

We had an excellent experience booking our special trip with Stephanie. She gave us excellent service and is so knowledgeable about the places we wanted to visit.

Tracey Skinner

Dawlish

Steph is so efficient and helpful and I recommend her to everyone she is extremely good at her job and organising my holidays!

Natalie Palmer

Tedburn St Mary

Wonderful advice and service before during and after the vacation. We had issue due to hotel fault which the company solved and handled seamlessly Steph is excellent !

Patrick Carragher

Tullamore

Steph has been very helpful, organised and knowledgeable for the 3 holidays I have booked through her. Steph has been responsive and made booking a holiday stress free.

Sara Davidson

Exeter

Fantastic service. Nothing was too much trouble for Steph and she helped us narrow down what we were looking for and found us an excellent deal that completely exceeded our expectations. Would highly recommend her service.

Rachel Herbert

Exeter

Stephanie has been very helpful and informative.

Louise Harvey

Exeter

Steph was a great resource when booking our recent holiday. She was very professional giving timely advice on all aspects of our trip. She sorted flights and accommodation speedily and was a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommended!!!

Liz Alborough

Ide

Steph made a special trip extra special Steph made the whole trip incredibly easy. Totally bespoke service from check in, to organising transfers and trips. She even had a cake sent to my room in my birthday! Highly recommend and can't wait to use her service again! 5 * Trustpilot review

Charlotte Ives

Ide

Stephanie Rae Travel counsellor suggested, discussed and arranged our holiday of a lifetime. She tailored it to suit my husband and I to a T, where from start to end it was seamless, regardless of the number of hotels, transfer's and countries we visited, she was with us every step of the journey with us-always responding quickly when we had a question to checking us in so we didn't even have to give that a thought. We can not recommend her and the service she provides highly enough. Thank you Stephanie it was more than we could have asked for!

josephine Connar

Exeter

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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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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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