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In Praise of Online Training
Geography was not my strong point in school. I left thinking that Somalia was a wine waiter. But now the team have found an easy and...
Feb 10, 2017


Hotelopoly
Sharron's had enough of GPs to last a lifetime, but this one's different. GP Associates represent some fantastic properties around the...
Feb 6, 2017


Dubai is Hot (no, not like that)
Dubai is hot at the moment. No, not like that. We have been flooded with new enquiries and it’s no wonder, because the 5-star luxury...
Jan 19, 2017


Boston In Winter
Well, why not? Never could turn down a family trip, so after seeing New York and Chicago on previous trips, the next target was New...
Dec 16, 2016


Pink Sands Club, Canouan, Grenadines
The place: a tiny Caribbean island. The people: 9 travel agents. The purpose: luxury. I was so lucky to be included here, thanks to an...
Dec 12, 2016


Lex In The City: New York
So, eight hours and a ton of turbulence later, I was finally in the Big Apple. Immigration was surprisingly quick and then into a...
Nov 25, 2016


An Evening With Fairmont Hotels
Elegant Resorts and Fairmont Hotels paired up to host a wonderful intimate evening at London’s Savoy Hotel. A small group were invited to...
Nov 21, 2016


Innsbruck Revisited
The Austrian city of Innsbruck was as beautiful as always, full of history and picturesque coloured buildings, bisected by the lovely Inn...
Nov 9, 2016


Training Day: Constance Hotels & Resorts
This month's host was the lovely Emma Wootton from Constance Hotels & Resorts. The company have a luxurious portfolio of properties...
Oct 29, 2016


Digging Deeper Into Dubai
Come and do Dubai. That was the invitation and that was the result of a lovely evening hosted by our friends at Travel2 and GoldMedal. It...
Oct 28, 2016


Blog: Luxury Jamaica - A Long Weekend
"Yes Julian, I will." That's the correct answer when invited to visit Jamaica as I was, by the Jamaican Tourist Board and British...
Oct 26, 2016


Practice What We Beach
September is a huge month for us in the travel industry – it's the time to introduce products for the coming year and, after a whirlwind...
Sep 29, 2016


The Magnificent Seven Days
What a week. It's peak season for suppliers and hoteliers to host events, and we sure had a hectic time attending as much as we could....
Sep 18, 2016


Review: Joanna Lumley's Japan
We are sure, like us, many of you really enjoyed the first of ITV’s new series, Joanna Lumley’s Japan. If you missed it or were...
Sep 15, 2016


Staff Blog: The Portuguese Pousadas
We write enough about travel. Time to sample it. So when a fantastic line-up including Radiohead and Arcade Fire were announced for the...
Aug 18, 2016


Navigator of The Seas: Making Waves
An early Sunday start, but with good reason: Julie and I had the chance to see Royal Caribbean's MS Navigator of the Seas. I have...
Aug 11, 2016


Barcelona: The husband’s choice
So, as I always play fair with my marriage I gave my husband Ian the choice as to where we take our holiday this year. He chose...
Aug 7, 2016


Lex in the City: St Vincent & The Grenadines, and St Lucia
My heart fell to the floor. It's the smallest plane I have ever seen, our connecting flight from Barbados. I'm heading to St Vincent &...
Jul 19, 2016


Introducing Croatia, with Cyplon Holidays
Well this was a lovely way to spend a Tuesday evening! Sophie and myself were invited to discover more about Croatia, one of the most...
Jun 23, 2016


OD Talamanca Hotel visits Abbotts Travel
It's some distance from the Balearics to South Woodford, so we applaud José Diaz for making it. José is from the OD Talamanca in Ibiza,...
Jun 22, 2016
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