KPMG Castle Nights Flyer published
Author: absolute
Nicki Harrison starts new Travel Counsellors venture
To Guernsey business media, June 2017
New travel venture takes off
GUERNSEY woman, Nicki Harrison, has set up a local travel service and joined the national Travel Counsellors franchise, a unique network of more than 1500 experienced travel professionals and 250 support staff in the UK.
With almost ten years’ travel experience, Nicki is now part of one of the UK’s most trusted travel organisations, providing a personal service for people booking holidays and travel around the world.
Nicki Harrison says that the big step of becoming self-employed, while not quite 30, has been made easier by joining Travel Counsellors so that many of the challenges of running one’s own business are supported;
“We have a duty office for 24-hour alerts to worldwide as well as a back office system giving me access to a wide variety of holidays. They also set up my website – www.travelcounsellors.co.uk/nicki.harrison – to a standard a start up business could hardly have achieved alone. Being a Travel Counsellor means I can spend my time helping clients – even out of conventional office hours – create bespoke itineraries with care rather than being distracted with admin.”
Nicki believes that experienced and new travellers alike are increasingly switching away from direct booking as they recognise that a travel professional can find holiday extras and provide invaluable support for a myriad of glitches and the more serious problems that can easily ruin a trip.
Despite the general economic situation, it seems that travel – to ever more exciting locations – remains one of our most important indulgences, so Nicki believes her timing for setting up her own business is spot on.
“Being part of the franchise means I can independently research exclusive excursions and emerging locations while still giving good value for money. And with the bonus of the Travel Counsellors financial trust – which fully financially protects your booking and being ATOL bonded, I can give customers top quality care and build relationships to make the most of every trip they take.”
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Issued by Jane Livermore, Absolute Marketing. 07781 143667
Nicki Harrison 01481 240467
E-mail: Nicki.Harrison@travelcounsellors.com
Web: https://www.travelcounsellors.co.uk/nicki.harrison
Facebook: Nicki Harrison – Travel Counsellors
Guiding the tour guides
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The skills in being a tour guide, whether on foot on in a vehicle are varied as the guide needs great people skills as well as a library of information which they can convey in an entertaining and memorable way.
We have been involved in training on presentations for over 20 years during which time the props may bave become digital but the core human to human delivery skills have been constant.
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Liberation Music at the Castle
We are looking forward to Liberation Day 2017 when Liberation Music at the Castle returns when special guests The Band of the Queen’s Division
Free entry to Castle Cornet on Liberation Day and great musical line up from 2pm;
2pm – Band of The Queen’s Division
2.30pm – John Byrne (Guitarist)
2.45pm – Belles and Broomsticks Morris Side
3pm – Mariposa String Quartet
3.30pm – Lydia Pugh
3.45pm – Chris Taylor (guitarist)
4pm Le Jazz Accord
4.30pm – The Laird’s Chair
5pm – Band of the Queens Division
Museums are open in the morning and the refectory has a selection of refreshments. Plus there is a free shuttle on the Esplanade for those with mobility problems.
The programme confirming who is performing where in the Castle (three stage areas to choose between) can be downloaded and even has a great Trail included so you can explore Liberation themed St Peter Port on your way to the Castle.
KPMG Castle Nights
For the twelfth year the gates of Castle Cornet will be opened for evenings of musical entertainment when KPMG Castle Nights get underway from July 14. Four evenings are scheduled this year, with further programmes on 21, 28 July and August 4.
midsummer magic
Chuffed to bits
Nick Creed and I were delighted to be awarded Local Hero status by the Craft Guild of Chefs at the Taste Guernsey awards this year. From small beginnings -giving out cheese at island events to developing a great Taste Guernsey programme we love this project. Thank you.
And to end the 2015 Taste Guernsey season we had another great day at the Seafront Sunday 27 September. And I got to meet my new crush JC Novelli who was over for the food festival. Yummy!
New Home
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