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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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...
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The official hometown of Santa Claus is unquestionably synonymous with the ultimate in festive adventures for the kids, but a recent...
- May 3
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Tempted to go further off the beaten track and embark on your greatest adventure yet? I may have the perfect opportunity... Partnering...
- 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...
- Aug 16, 2022
Jo’s Blog: Marrakech in May for special birthday celebrations
Those familiar with my feature on 'comfort travel' will know that revisiting loved hotels or destinations and enjoying that feeling of...
- Jul 28, 2022
Jo’s Blog: Online Event – Private escorted tour to Vietnam & Cambodia
After the success of my inaugural online client event last autumn, I’m very excited to confirm that I will be co-hosting my next one with...
- Jul 28, 2022
Jo’s Blog: Holidaysplease named Online Agency of the Year 2022
We are doing our very best to show my husband Steve and his beloved Tottenham Hotspur how it is done! Chuffed to bits for my...
- Jun 21, 2022
Jo's Blog: Introducing Not In The Guide Books
Not In The Guide Books. The name alone is enough to trigger the Shaylometer of travel-love to new heights. The eternal search for the...
- 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 19, 2021
Jo’s Blog: An evening of cocktail making with Oetker Collection
To get into London from the Essex Riviera on a cold Tuesday late November evening during a pandemic is far from an easy sell but the lure...
- Dec 7, 2021
Jo’s Blog: Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife with EasyJet Holidays
To celebrate their first anniversary of working with us, EasyJet Holidays invited a small group of agents to join them in Tenerife for a...
- Oct 1, 2021
The Travel Industry Awards 2021: I only went and won two awards!!!
Quite simply - I remain utterly stunned. I came to the TTG Travel Industry Awards flattered, a little overwhelmed, and mighty proud to...
- Sep 30, 2021
Client Event: An Evening in Mauritius
The latest addition to the series of 'Shayler firsts' will see me welcome guests to my Holidaysplease on Connaught home for an...
- May 28, 2021
Jo’s Blog: Your new home away from home in London – The Hari
I’ve found spending more time exploring the UK for clients’ breaks illuminating and surprisingly agreeable. I’ve added several absolute...
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