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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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...
- 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...
- 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 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....
- 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...
- Aug 13, 2022
Client Blog: Carly and Christine’s honeymoon in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Carly and Christine originally booked their honeymoon for October 2021 but as the time drew closer it became clear that restrictions for...
- Jun 6, 2022
Client Blog: Jordan and Samantha’s honeymoon in the Maldives and Dubai
Jordan and Samantha are the current record holders of the Jo Shayler Holidays “longest period of time between initial enquiry to date of...
- May 16, 2022
Client Blog: Laura and Simon's honeymoon in Mauritius
Of all the disappointing honeymoon amendments that needed dealing with during the pandemic, receiving Laura and Simon's phone-call, just...
- Apr 29, 2022
"We consider Jo more of a family friend than our travel agent" - Laura
Jo has worked with my family, friends and myself for many years and never disappoints. She deals with everything and takes the stress...
- Apr 15, 2022
Client Blog: Amy's 30th birthday celebrations in Dubai
I've been booking Natalie's travel ever since her honeymoon in 2015. Sharing a need to escape the UK on a regular basis created a swift...
- Apr 15, 2022
"Your seamless help and organisation made the trip smooth and completely stress-free" - Dani
Thank you so much, Jo. We loved our last-minute run to the Mauritius sun for a very welcome pre-Christmas getaway adventure. Trou Aux...
- Mar 17, 2022
Jo's Blog: St Vincent and the Grenadines
A combination of 32 islands and cays, only nine of which are inhabited, along with three island resorts, tranquil and intimate St Vincent...
- Jan 4, 2022
Jo's Blog: What's new for 22 – My tips for the year ahead
Your next holiday matters. I spend the year researching, reading, asking and experiencing all things travel because I know it matters....
- Jan 4, 2022
Jo's Blog: My Comfort Travel List - favourite hotels and destinations I plan to revisit
I do like a list. Whilst piecing together my thoughts about places I want to recommend for the year ahead as well as discussing my own...
- Dec 15, 2021
Client Blog: The Wilsons at the Heritage Le Telfair, Mauritius
I met Carolyn and Steve at a travel expo in London in November 2019. Their first trip with me was originally booked to celebrate a...
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