Antigua is the Caribbean Island that I’ve sold the most often and had the best feedback on over the last few years, so I was curious to stay there myself and visit several of the hotels on the island. I travelled to Antigua on a fact-finding visit in February 2024, flying with Virgin Atlantic. I flew out in economy and …
AITO Award Win – January 2024
As a long term member of AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Agents I was delighted and quite overwhelmed to receive the first AITO Chair’s award from Gemma Antrobus in January 2024, who said: ‘IF THERE WAS A MOULD FOR THE PERFECT INDEPENDENT TRAVEL AGENT, THEN THE CHAIR’S AWARD WINNER WOULD FIT IT PERFECTLY. OUR WINNER HAS SPENT THEIR ENTIRE …
Malta Revisited
When I last visited Valletta in Malta about ten years ago the traffic chaos, old buses, tired buildings, and average food left me unimpressed. More recently, however I had heard good things about the city and so I was tempted to return – and I’m so glad I did. Cleaned up and predominantly pedestrianised (largely due to EU investment), Valletta …
Halkidiki Greece
In April I visited the family owned Sani Resort on the Kassandra peninsula of Halkidiki. The resort offers a wide choice of accommodation over 5 contrasting properties, a vast range of facilities and a wide variety of restaurants and bars at Sani Marina within walking distance of 3 of the hotels. We moved on to Ikos Olivia, a 5* luxury …
Jacquie’s healthy holiday experience
Not everyone’s cup of tea My most recent trip certainly won’t appeal to everyone it was a Longevity wellness break at a Thalassa and Medical Spa in Portugal. Before the trip I am health conscious, a non meat eater I eat healthily most of the time but I do enjoy wine and chocolate, and while I try to keep fairly …
New York
New York has been on my wish list for a long time so when my sister suggested we meet there to celebrate her 50th birthday I was delighted. For my clients who haven’t visited New York yet, or for those who might be interested in what I got up to, this was my experience. The Journey While there are direct …
Centro – into the unknown
I had no idea what to expect of the CENTRO,region of Portugal, I certainly didn’t expect to come away feeling as though I’d just been taken to a completely new destination, almost a new country. Uncommercial, unpopulated, unspoilt, from beautifully scenic mountain villages to vast empty beaches, CENTRO was full of surprises. It started with a flight to Porto followed …
A luxurious day of glamour and fun
I was recently invited to take part in the 40th birthday celebrations of the Association of Independent Tour Operators and was delighted to discover it involved a day on the Belmond British Pullman, sister train to the Orient Express. We were encouraged to dress up in 1920’s style and although I was reluctant to do so, I was lucky to …
My Canadian Holiday Adventure
I am often asked where I go on my own holidays, in 2013 I wanted to take my two teenage boys on a special holiday, to Canada. As is often the case on a family holiday, different needs have to be met so everyone has a good time, I wanted to be able to give my fearless sons some exciting adventures and some of …
SMARTA 100 award winner
I am absolutely delighted to be named as one of the 2012 Smarta 100 small business award winners. Smarta.com and O2 proudly announce that Jacquie Cole of Bakewell Travel is a winner of the 2012 Smarta 100, together with O2, the ultimate index of the UK’s savviest, supremely disruptive, most resourceful and socially-beneficial small businesses. THEO PAPHITIS, Dragons’ Den investor …
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