Jo’s Blog: A Mauritius Odyssey - Part Deux
Last autumn I spent three idyllic weeks in Mauritius. The first week was spent with my husband, Steve, at Beachcomber Dinarobin Golf &...
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- 2 days ago
Client Blog: Fay's frank feedback about her Thailand hotels - Anantara (Part 3/3)
After 2 nights at Rayavadee, situated in the heart of Krabi's beautiful Phranang Peninsula, and 9 nights at The Tubkaak on mainland...
- 2 days ago
Client Blog: Fay's frank feedback about her Thailand hotels - The Tubkaak (Part 2/3)
Following Fay's whistle-stop stay at Rayavadee, she departed the idyllic Railay Island for a 9-night stay at The Tubkaak on mainland...
- 2 days ago
Client Blog: Fay's frank feedback about her Thailand hotels - Rayavadee (Part 1/3)
What’s the point of having a best friend with similarly adventurous travel tastes if one can’t take advantage and arm her with a list of...
- 2 days ago
“Our holiday was everything we could've ever dreamed of” - Liv
Hi Jo, Just wanted to say our Maldives holiday was everything we could've ever dreamed of! You had everything sorted absolutely perfectly...
- 2 days ago
Jo’s Blog: Bigger & Better. Introducing Travel Counsellors...
I am excited to advise that as part of the recent acquisition of Holidaysplease by award-winning company Travel Counsellors, I have...
- 4 days ago
Jo’s Blog: Hillside Beach Club, Fethiye, Turkey
The merry month of May is when our generous trade partners kindly offer to whisk us away to view, discover and fall in love with new...
- May 26
“All we had had to do was turn up and enjoy the ride” – Nicola & Lisa
I cannot recommend Jo highly enough - a total professional. She did an incredible job piecing together our Peru adventure during Covid...
- May 26
Jo’s Blog: Lapland - it’s not just for Christmas
The official hometown of Santa Claus is unquestionably synonymous with the ultimate in festive adventures for the kids, but a recent...
- May 3
Jo’s Blog: Inspirational Group Tours – something for everyone
Tempted to go further off the beaten track and embark on your greatest adventure yet? I may have the perfect opportunity... Partnering...
- Mar 29
The Homeworker: 'Change is good - don't swim against it', Travel Trade Gazette
I was delighted to be asked to write a piece for the Travel Trade Gazette, who will be running a monthly homeworker column, written by...
- Dec 20, 2022
Jo Shayler Newsletter - Winter 2022
I recently dispatched my Winter 2022 newsletter to all my subscribers. If you want to have a read of the full newsletter, click here...
- Dec 20, 2022
Jo’s Blog: A Mauritius Odyssey - Part 1
Back in 2018, I was the winner of the Beachcomber Tours Big Banana award and was rewarded with seven nights at one of their hotels, which...
- Dec 19, 2022
Jo’s Blog: A new award and the Holidaysplease conference
Warning: this article may include the blowing of one's own trumpet. Proceed with caution. It was fabulous to see so many friends,...
- Dec 17, 2022
My Essential Caribbean Collection: 11 luxury boutique hotels for your delectation
Am I alone in obsessively seeking out hotels and destinations which will provide a suitable, yet not ostentatious, amount of luxury along...
- Dec 17, 2022
"Jo took control of everything and brilliantly organised an unbelievable couple of weeks"
With the pandemic causing a late cancellation of our post-wedding Mauritius honeymoon, there could easily have been cause for concern....
- Dec 17, 2022
Client Blog: Rachael & Bec in Iceland
I’ve known Rachael and Bec since my school days and we share a passion for travel, music and great food. Optimistic that they were going...
- Nov 8, 2022
“Thank you for organising such a memorable trip” - Jackie & Tony
Hi Jo, We just wanted to let you that we had a wonderful time on our Iceland trip that you kindly organised. The Hotel Alda was well...
- Nov 8, 2022
“We can’t thank Jo enough for making sure our itinerary was perfect” - Amandine
With strong family ties and great memories of a previous visit, it felt very special to be able to take our little boy Luca on a...
- Oct 13, 2022
Client Blog: Matty's summer break in Lanzarote
As a 15-year-old secondary school student, a break from the stress of school and approaching GCSEs was incredibly appreciated, and Jo...
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