My name is Allison, your personal Travel Counsellor. I am originally from Santa Cruz California and used London as my base since 1999. I now live in Dorset with my husband and two daughters.
Before becoming a Travel Counsellor I worked for tour operators as well as travel agents, giving me over 20 years’ experience travelling and providing a wide range of travel arrangements. No stranger to requirements for business trips to extensive tailor-made luxury holidays. From low-cost to splashing out on a private jet, I can assist in making your dreams come true.
Whatever your requirements, I offer the highest level of customer service and seek out the best offers for your needs. Let me take care of the details like transfers, car hire flights accommodation tours, suggestions for things to do and see, recommendations for restaurants, to advice on travelling with children or avoiding them.
Being Californian I have travelled extensively in the USA and have had the pleasure of taking lots of trips of my own. Some of my favourite being lazing at Bujagali Falls in Uganda to spotting Leopard in South Africa, Hill walking in the Faroes to Skiing in Switzerland, tasting Sake in japan to Wine in the Yarra Valley Australia, spotting Proboscis in Borneo to Tigers in India. I have a soft spot for Africa and get to the continent at any opportunity.
I am able to offer a flexible service that is not restricted to office hours. I am here to take the work out of all of your travel planning, give me a call or send me an email.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Contact Me
Whatever your business needs I'm here to help you, so please get in touch with me and I can get things started:
Please send me your travel requirements and I will do my best to help you
My corporate testimonials
Sent by Jane Hincksman
Australia 05/06/2024
I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Allison for all she has done for me over the last few years. I really wouldn’t have coped with the travel bookings with out your guidance and support. Would I recommend Allison - 100% YES!
Sent by Richie Clark
UK 11/01/2024
I can not express how good it is to work with Allison Barnard at Travel Counsellors she takes such amazing care of my needs I would recommend her to anyone!
Sent by Leon Banks
Leeds 23/07/2023
Amazing service, that’s why I continue to keep coming back !
Sent by Corinne Rodney
London 26/05/2023
Our agent Allison is amazing. She goes beyond to meet and accommodate all our needs. She is very patient and has impeccable customer care. My team and I are actually blessed to have her we couldn’t have got through most of our shows and tours without her.
Sent by Yvonne Onyanta
Lagos 03/04/2023
Allison is absolutely amazing! The service I have received has been timely and thorough. I appreciate her assistance and professionalism.
Sent by Muyiwa A
Worldwide 21/02/2023
Allison has been such a pleasure to work with. I always recommend her to everyone. She is the best. Sincerely.
Sent by Kirsty Richardson
UK 10/02/2023
Allison always goes above and beyond, no question we ask is ever too big or small. A massive help when it comes to booking travel. Couldn't recommend enough.
Sent by Jane Abbott
London 16/09/2022
Allison is brilliant, prompt, friendly and reliable. She has been an absolute life saver. Could not recommend more!
Sent by Emma Higgins
London 23/08/2022
Super service! Always quick to respond and provides great solutions!
Sent by Muyiwa Awoniyi
Worldwide 06/08/2022
Allison is amazing. I literally cannot imagine working with anyone else. Grateful for her extremely.
Sent by Harrison Gutteridge
London 14/07/2022
Allison has been amazing. There was a lot to do in a very short space of time and Allison managed to go above and beyond expectations. Awesome service!
Sent by J M
London 07/03/2022
We have been provided and excellent service by Allison though some very busy times. She has remained flexible whilst supporting the company extracting persons from within Ukraine which has resulted in us being able to focus on other other elements knowing that aspects of our logistical support are in safe, reliable hands.
Sent by J Hinksman
Perth, Australia 20/01/2022
To be honest, I don't know what I'd do without Allison! She has been so helpful and patient with all our travel bookings, directing me through the ever-changing travel restrictions and numerous last minute changes and calls at odd hours due to different time zones. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking to book or require travel advice.
Sent by James Findlay
London 15/12/2021
Allison is my first port of call every time!
Sent by Richie Clark
UK 30/11/2021
Because Allison Barnard is quite simply the best in the business!
Sent by Tom Shrimpton
Brighton 01/11/2021
Very quick to respond and took time out to have a meeting with me to go over some dates. Gave me several options for accommodation. Top notch
Sent by Jackie Ruddle
London 23/08/2021
Allison could not have been more helpful. I was very unsure of how to navigate all of the Covid paperwork and tests and she was super helpful. Also my flights were cancelled a couple of times and Allison was able to take care of those.
Sent by Bruce Dickinson
Shetland 09/07/2021
Flawless first-class personal service
Sent by Serena B
London 08/07/2021
Allison is brilliant - she is fast, efficient and friendly - nothing is too much trouble - she is always prepared to go the extra mile. i would wholeheartedly recommend her to my friends and colleagues
Sent by Chris Jones
London 10/10/2019
Allison is basically the coolest. Super smooth and stress free service. Great prices as well!
Sent by Jimmy Carroll
London 23/09/2019
Allison is an amazing agent and has always exceeded expectations
Sent by Tim Hampson
London 21/03/2019
Travel Counsellors provide a service that is exactly what we need for our touring artists. We are lucky to work with Allison
Sent by Vick Shuttleworth
London 14/01/2019
Allison is brilliant - very attentive and patient
Sent by Che Albrighton
London 05/07/2018
Allison is the best there is ! I've used many others before, but Allison is by far the most 'on call' and attentive, understanding and knowledgeable. My dependency is soaring!
Sent by Rosaleen Bloomfield
London 26/02/2018
Allison always responds quickly to queries and gets things done without fuss. She is patient and takes away the stress and time consuming activities required to find the right flights. She is delightful to work with - happy and willing to help.
Sent by Tony Brookes
London 10/10/2017
Fantastic lovely service, quick when needed and sympathetic to last minute changes etc. Perfect.
Sent by Chris Kiely
London 12/05/2017
Allison and I work together on an almost daily basis, and she is consistently AWESOME. She's contactable around the clock, never fails to solve whatever problems we have, and always in a cheerful, friendly and professional manner. I couldn't do what I do without her.
Sent by David Chabeaux
UK 20/01/2017
Allison was superb in every area. She was efficient, effective, focused and understood exactly what my needs were. She communicated regularly and specifically throughout and was always available to answer my questions. I couldn't recommend her any higher. Absolutely brilliant.
Sent by Crissi Cromer
London 22/08/2016
Allison's service is a dream come true. I felt like she respected and understood my travel needs and requirements, and she never made me feel as if I was being awkward or difficult, despite the idiosyncratic problems in my itinerary and unforeseen problems that arose. Her good cheer and magical itinerary skills has reduced the stress of this trip enormously.
Sent by Daniel Durling
London 11/06/2016
Having Allison to sort the small things (specialist meals on flights, boarding passes, etc.) makes everything that little bit more enjoyable.
Sent by George Pitcher
South East 28/03/2016
Allison makes even the most economical trip feel like a VIP experience
Sent by Julie Lines
UK 27/05/2015
Alli is so professional, effective and efficient. She goes the extra mile with her levels of care, customer service and attention to the small details, like remembering from over a year ago that I wanted vegan food on my flight for example. I am happy to recommend her to all my friends and colleagues and readily do so. Thank you Alli for your excellent service.
Sent by Rupert Robertson
London 11/03/2015
Allison was extremely positive and helpful throughout the whole process in organising about 10 people individually to book tickets to Brugge.
Sent by Saskia Jones
London 04/03/2015
Allison was absolutely fantastic and I have already recommended her. Thank you! :-)
Sent by Jamie Proctor
London 30/01/2015
Allison was fantastic, hugely knowledgeable, prompt detailed responses to queries. I would not hesitate to recommend her services to family and friends!
Sent by Verna Hollingshead
London 04/11/2014
Allison has been fantastic! She took care of everything and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to family and friends. She is excellent!
Sent by Mat Berry
London 07/10/2014
Allison was fantastic, I will definitely be using her services for all my travel requirements from now on.
Sent by Pat de Brett
London 11/08/2014
I have used Allison's services in the past and found her to be totally professional, one of the reasons why I have come back to her for her valuable help and guidance. She was introduced to me by my daughter so we are keeping it in the family! Great service once again and thank you for all your help and guidance.
Sent by Caryn Connor
Surrey 15/01/2014
Allison has been very attentive and efficient. I look forward to doing more business with her and have recommended her to a client who has a reasonably high percentage of staff that travel for business purposes.
Sent by Alex Baranska
London 27/12/2013
Allison continues to amaze me with the great deals and excellent travel support she has given me and my company for the past year. I cannot imagine not using her services in the future and have already recommended her to a number of friends and companies.
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