Tracey Blackman
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Chestfield
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Hello I'm a Travel Counsellor Based in Chestfield near Whitstable
Having worked previously for a large high street travel agent - Thomas Cook for 24 years, being a Branch Manager for 15 years in Herne Bay, Margate, Sandwich, Cliftonville, Canterbury, I have gained experience in both management and the selling side of the travel business.
Now been a Travel Counsellor since 2014 running my own Travel Business, but with a wonderful Team behind me in Venus Head office , and with a 24hour duty office 365 days a year.
I have been incredibly fortunate to have travelled to many wonderful destinations such as Australia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, America, Canada, South America, South Africa, Far East, Jamaica, St Lucia, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe , Vietnam , India ,and many places in Europe. Morocco I have now been to 4 times and I’ve also Cruised on many different cruise ships doing many different itineraries.
I love my career in travel and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my clients, sharing my first-hand experience together with my own personal recommendations - I call them little gems …. watch out for my own Travel Blogs ........., i also have a lot of Repeat Clients which is always so lovely .
Travel Counsellors enables me to give a professional and personal experience for your own travel requirements helping you to choose the right holiday for you. I will look after your booking and you will always deal with me and no one else. Travel Counsellors is an international award winning company and pride themselves on excellent service. Also every part of your holiday is completely covered and that is something other travel agents do not have.
Travel Counsellors deal with so many different operators as well as small boutique hotels, lovely spa hotels with infinity swimming pools, special interest holidays walking, painting, singing, cruises, tailor-made bespoke holidays, special occasions, weddings, honeymoons, special birthdays, Anniversaries ,whatever you would like I will find you that very special memorable holiday. My customer service score is 10 and I pride myself on giving personal service, sharing my knowledge and own travel experiences. I Really do make dreams come true for people , tailoring your holiday just for you , Premium luxury ,Hotels , Fully Escorted Tours , Orient Express Train ,Experiential Adventure Holidays , or luxury Trains around the world , 24/7 Duty office in Manchester looking after our clients ,we have Travel Counsellors all around the world, helping each other if we need to.
I very much look forward to being able to help you with your Travel arrangements. Call me or email me and I will help make memories that last a lifetime . With us its personal.....
Tracey
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St Lucia Twin Centre Body Holiday -Stolen Time
St Lucia has always been a Caribbean Destination that I've wanted to go to and was given the opportunity i jumped at it , and it certainly didn't disappoint, what a beautiful stunning island , my favourite so far for Beauty , full of lush Tropical Plants some looking unreal as they are so beautiful i had to touch them just to check , the azure blue sea , warm , inviting , stunning , i stayed o
28 Aug 2025 4 min read
Vietnam a Cultural Delight
Vietnam is a country of Vibrant culture, Rich History , Stunning Landscapes , and fabulous people .On my recent trip to Vietnam , i explored bustling Cities , Serene Landscapes , Stunning coastlines. Come with me on my journey From Hanois Ancient charm and dynamic energy of Ho Chi Minh City . Hanoi -its the capital of Vietnam a city that blends colonial French influences but still with its tradit
08 Apr 2025 3 min read
Birthday Short Break to Rotterdam
Rotterdam 2 nights Had a lovely couple of Nights away with my Daughter I treated her for her 30 Birthday , as it was in the summer as she’s a teacher it can be costly so I looked at booking a Train from London so looking at the schedule I saw that you can get a Train from London to Rotterdam , so I booked a couple of nights in Hotel Mate Bruno , a clean comfortable 4 star hotel , we had 2 comfy b
24 Nov 2023 2 min read
3 centre Seville, Cordoba, Malaga
Spending 3 nights in Andalucía -Southern Spain Seville /Cordoba / Malaga This triple centre 1 night in each is just a wonderful mix of all the things that make Spain one of the best loved and most visited Countries on our earth , this part of Spain Costa Del Sol has so much to offer , Tapas , Beaches , and Sangria , and Sunshine A short flight of 2 hours from London arriving in Saville a lovel
23 Nov 2023 4 min read
Taj & Tigers
India really has been on my Bucket list since I started in Travel and I was really Lucky enough to have an opportunity , it was a short trip but fitted so much in and it was called Taj & Tigers and I was visiting the very Famous Golden Triangle , so from Delhi , then down to the Pink City of Jaipur and then down to see the Tigers in Ranthambore , then on to Agra to see the Famous Taj Mahal , Bac
23 Nov 2023 7 min read
Cunard Queen Victoria 4 night Amsterdam
Cunard has always been on my wish List as she is such an Iconic ship , and the brand is 200 years old how amazing is that !!she has a new ship joining the fleet in may of 2024 . I had a 4 night cruise to Amsterdam and went from Southampton , as soon as I went near to the dock I could see this amazing Red & Black Funnel , so Iconic, so exciting . On board I was greeted by staff as we got on all
21 Nov 2023 4 min read
Path of the gods Amalfi Coast
I was lucky enough to be invited to experience part of a tour that Exodus Tours offer this was a place I've always wanted to go to as I've booked many people. off i went flying to Naples which is a short flight from uk 2 hours 30 mins , to the Amalfi Coast , i book lots of Honeymoons to this part of italy , as it really is a gem of the Mediterranean and it certainly didn't disappoint me . We
20 Dec 2022 3 min read
Azamara 4 night Cruise
This was my first Adventure since Covid hit so after 2.5 Years i was beyond Excitement to be asked to go on a 4 night Cruise with Azamara . We Had 1 night in a lovely Hotel in Lisbon and it has been a while since I've been to Lisbon , what a fabulous city it is , the weather was amazing and bright sunshine in March around 19-22c , wonderful , little side streets with coffee shops , a funicula rail
20 Dec 2022 4 min read
Perth
Flying with Singapore Airlines to Singapore, then on to Perth just under 17.5 hours. The first 3 days of my trip was in Perth in a conference centre, speed dating for travel agents! I saw 35 suppliers a day over 3 days, telling me all about the amazing things that Australia has to offer, wow and does it! If you love travelling as much as I do its like torture as you want to see it all and its such
09 Nov 2019 4 min read
MSC Bellissima New Ship
I was lucky enough to head down to Southampton on 3rd March to go on the Brand new Bellissima, staying 1 night in a Balcony Cabin, sampling all she had to offer. Brand new, sparkly, light, bright and no dark wood in sight. From the moment I stepped on board I was so impressed with the space she has, she holds 5,686 passengers, 1,564 crew and is 171,598 tons. I was on deck 14 and my cabin was sp
11 Mar 2019 3 min read
Top 10 Beach Destination of the world
My daughter and I have spent a really lovely week at the Bavaro Palace in August this year. The beach was amazing and I have never seen such an amazing stretch of sandy white sand with palm trees as far as you could see. It is featured in the top 10 beaches in the world and I can now understand why. The sea was so gorgeous and warm, and although it is on the Atlantic side, it still was beautiful.
18 Sept 2018 3 min read
Savoy Hotel London
One of my best friends was celebrating a big birthday, and she has always wanted to go to the Savoy in London so I set about planning a night to remember in London - and also some little surprises along the way. To be honest this was on my wish list to so how lovely that we got to do it. First we were picked up from Victoria Station by Rachel Peer - London Cabbie and Tour Guide - she was in on
03 May 2017 5 min read
Marrakech and Essaouira
Morocco, and Marrakech in particular has been on my travel bucket list for as long as I can remember and last week, I was finally able to visit. Whilst I was excited to see the inside of the beautiful riads and eat as much of the delicious food as I could, the one place that I have dreamed of visiting was Jemaa el-Fna and the souks. As we left our hotel (we were staying at Movenpick Mansour Eddhab
03 Apr 2017 5 min read
Jamaica Twin Centre With Sandals
Roy and I were lucky enough to go to Jamaica at the beginning of June. We went for nine nights and we thought it would be nice to have a twin centre. We haven't had a chilled holiday for quite a while and we really did both need some relaxation. When we checked in I had treated Roy to the No1 Lounge at Heathrow which really is a lovely start to the holiday; hot food, drinks, coffee, quiet relaxing
11 Aug 2016 5 min read
Valencia; a fantastic city break
Valencia sits on the shores of the Mediterranean. It is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona and it has an amazing climate from between 15c to 31c only having around 4/5 weeks a year when it rains and is cooler. We went with some dear friends for a long weekend and at only just over two hours flying time it is perfect for a short break. We stayed at a superb hotel and I re
08 Aug 2016 3 min read
Viva Las Vegas
I was lucky enough to go to Las Vegas with another group of 10 Travel Counsellors , joined by the Las Vegas Tourist board and also , Sales Executive of British Airways , I went from 2nd -6th December for 4 nights . My journey started in such a lovely way in the executive lounge for British Airways , plenty of lovely food , quiet area away from the hustle and bustle of terminal 3. We went direct on
16 Dec 2015 4 min read
New York
I have just come back from New York with my family, our daughter was 21 this year and we said for her 21st we would treat her to a visit to the Big Apple. Roy and I went eight years ago and we loved it so much we said we would go back with Hannah. The experience was very different this time as the weather was a superb 82 Fahrenheit - freak weather for the weekend we went which I am so pleased a
10 Oct 2014 5 min read
South Africa Saturday Kitchen Competition
I entered a competition last year in our Travel Trade Magazine. In the past I have entered loads and never won a thing, but this time I entered because South Africa has been high up on my list of places to go for a very long time. When the email came through, to say that I had won I was just amazed, so here is my experience. On May 14th 2014, I met my fellow winners at Heathrow. There were only
02 Jul 2014 6 min read
Rocky Mountaineer
When I worked for Thomas Cook I was lucky enough to go on a fully escorted tour through the Rockies on the beautiful Rocky Mountaineer. I went in the month of June, a lovely time of the year to go. There were around 42 passengers and there were six of us who were from Thomas Cook. I was picked up by Hallmark Cars which was a lovely start to my adventure. I was taken to the airport, checked in a
07 Dec 2013 4 min read
Life long ambition - Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a destination I have always wanted to go to as I have a dear friend whose father is Sri Lankan and I have known the family for many years. I have always wanted to see the children’s orphanage they have set up themselves. Deciding my itinerary was a joy because I had the treat of my friend Sharmani’s mum and dad spending the afternoon with me going through the places we must see, ho
07 Dec 2013 4 min read
European Cruise
How lucky was I last Saturday when four friends and I went on Arcadia with P&O. We visited Bruges and Amsterdam and had four nights away. We got a taxi down to Southampton which made it very easy and when we saw Arcadia I thought she was beautiful, very elegant and not too large either. From the moment we got on board we were treated so well. We had lunch while our cases went to our cabin. The sta
13 Nov 2013 4 min read
Turkey
I have just come back from a lovely week away with my husband Roy. We went to a place called Ozdere which is about 45 minutes from Kushadasi. We stayed in a very nice five star hotel called Poloma Pasha which we could not fault. The food was superb and everything was very good quality. It was overlooking the Aegean coast, the sea is just so blue and clear, the only thing is it did feel a little ch
13 Nov 2013 3 min read
Turkey
I have just come back from a lovely week away with my husband Roy. We went to a place called Ozdere which is about 45 minutes from Kushadasi. We stayed in a very nice five star hotel called Poloma Pasha which we could not fault. The food was superb and everything was very good quality. It was overlooking the Aegean coast, the sea is just so blue and clear, the only thing is it did feel a little ch
13 Nov 2013 3 min read
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