Sam Maxey - Family & Honeymoon Luxury Travel Counsellor

19/08/2025

Brilliant Lady is Here !! Today I was meant to be onboard, I’m gutted to miss out as I’m on holiday 😔

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Brilliant Lady from Virgin Voyages has arrived into Portsmouth and for the next two days will be hosting Travel Agents, Media and Guests.

She will then be sailing off on a shakedown cruise for Virgin Voyages friends and family before starting her Mer Maiden Voyage in New York.

We have some of our very own Travel Counsellors on board today, exploring the ship from top to bottom and finding out all that is new, if you have any questions about Brilliant Lady let me know in the comments and I will send them straight over to the team onboard .

Did you know? With Brilliant Lady’s arrival into Portsmouth, this makes Portsmouth the only port in the world that has hosted all 4 Virgin Voyages Ladyships! ❤️🛳️ 🔻⚓️

18/08/2025

🌎⚽ USA World Cup 2026 – The Ultimate Multi-Centre Experience! ⚽🌎

Why settle for one city, when you can explore FOUR of America’s greatest while following the biggest sporting event on the planet? 🇺🇸✨

⚽ From historic Boston, to the Golden Gate in San Francisco, the Hollywood lights of LA, and the buzz of New York City – this is not just a holiday… it’s the trip of a lifetime! 🌟🇺🇸

✈️ Travel Itinerary for 2 Adults
📍 London ➡️ Boston ➡️ San Francisco ➡️ Los Angeles ➡️ New York ➡️ London

🏨 Stay in Iconic Hotels
✨ Boston – Omni Parker House (3 nights)
✨ San Francisco – Hotel Zeppelin (3 nights)
✨ Los Angeles – Andaz West Hollywood (3 nights)
✨ New York – Royalton New York (3 nights)

⚽ World Cup Thrills – Tickets Included!
🎟️ Boston – Match 5 (Group Stage)
🎟️ San Francisco – Match 20 (Group Stage)
🎟️ Los Angeles – Match 26 (USA vs TBC)
🎟️ New York – Match 41 (Group Stage)

💰 Package Price
2 Adults – £11,998 Total

🌟 This multi-centre adventure is the perfect blend of sport, travel & culture:
✔️ 12 nights in 4 vibrant US cities
✔️ 4 World Cup matches
✔️ All flights included
✔️ Handpicked hotels in prime locations

Deposit £3,500pp
Departure 12th June 2026

📞 call me to book this epic trip 01707 450057

18/08/2025

✨ Ikos Andalusia - REMINDER - our season has been extended! ✨
Ikos Andalusia will be open until 9th November 2025, with the last overnight stay on 8th November.

👇Why choose Ikos Andalusia?! 👇

🏖️ 420m of golden sandy beach
🏊 9 heated outdoor & indoor pools & a children’s splash pool
🍴 8 à la carte restaurants + 1 Mediterranean buffet
🍷 Dine Out at selected local restaurants – included in your stay!
🍸 8 stylish bars offering branded drinks
💆‍♀️ Ikos Spa by Anne Semonin, Paris
🎾 2 tennis courts
⚽ Children’s Football Academy
🎉 Activities & Entertainment for everyone
👶 Creche & Babysitting Services*
👩‍🦱 Kids & Teen Club
✈️ Just 50 mins from Malaga Airport

🏌️‍♂️ Golf Lovers, this one’s for you! Guests can take advantage of complimentary green fee's at Naranjas Golf Club, once per stay/per golfer, including a shared buggy. Handicap certificate required: minimum 27 for gentlemen, 35 for ladies. Play available from 15:00 onwards, subject to availability.

Nestled between the mountains & sea, the landscaped gardens of Ikos Andalusia are dotted with palm trees & pools. Step into a world of sophistication & style, where glistening sands are lapped by tranquil waters & gourmet restaurants offer glorious sea views - Ikos Andalusia has something for everyone!

📌 For pricing & availability, please contact me

18/08/2025

✨ I absolutely love seeing your holiday photos – especially knowing I had a hand in creating those special memories for you! ✨

If you’re heading away soon (or already on your trip) I’d be so grateful if you could tag me in your posts and stories. Not only does it brighten my day to see you enjoying your travels, but it also helps friends and family discover my page and the holidays I create. 🌍💫

Your recommendations mean the world to me, and sharing your experiences is the best way for others to see what I can do.

So don’t forget to tag next time you’re sipping cocktails on the beach, exploring a new city, or simply relaxing by the pool. 🥂✈️

Thank you for letting me be part of your journey – I can’t wait to see where you all head next! 💕

17/08/2025

Just been tagged in this post by one of my best friends who’s currently on her family holiday out in Halkidiki 🇬🇷

Jane has always supported me ever since the day I launched my own business with Travel Counsellors, she has booked every holiday with me, this includes her UK breaks too which include trips to Devon, Cornwall & Norfolk to name just a few, Jane knows I am always there to look after her should she need me or if things go wrong & it’s so nice that she continues to use me for all her holidays, she truly is the BEST & I’m forever grateful for her love & support that she’s shown me since starting my own business 🫶

Halkidiki we love you 💕❤️ such an amazing time so far !!! But 2 more days of fun to come !! It’s going way too fast! Sam Maxey - Family & Honeymoon Luxury Travel Counsellor thank you again for another perfect holiday ❤️💕 you are the best !!!

17/08/2025

H O L I D A Y M O D E A C T I V A T E D ✔️

Just a little reminder that I am currently away on holiday in Spain with my family 🩷🩷💙🩷🩷💙

Although my out of office is on I am still receiving your emails & I promise all holiday enquiries will be responded to on my return (I’m back at my desk 22nd August 👩‍💻)

Today I’m having a nice chilled one on the beach 🏖️
Sometimes you just need time to switch off & enjoy life 😌

Much love Sam x

13/08/2025

Top Five Instagrammable Moments in the Maldives 📸

From floating breakfasts to underwater dining, the Maldives is not short of picture-perfect moments. Here are the most iconic, camera-ready experiences — and the resorts that deliver them best:

Floating breakfast 🥐
No Maldives trip is complete without an intimate, private in-villa floating breakfast, designed specifically for each guest. Instagram feed friendly, Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi does an amazing spread.

Overwater Hammock 🌊
The best lounging around available in the Maldives has to be suspended above the sea, book in hand on an overwater hammock. Gili Lankanfushi’s villa suite with pool’s overwater hammock is situated with a full, unobstructed view of the ocean.

Destination Dining 🍽️🍷
The Maldives’ epic destination dining options like Piano Deck Dining at Baros or an ultimate castaway experience of a private sandback picnic at Vakkaru or a Turtle Treehouse breakfast at JOALI BEING, offer guests stunning dining pics.

Underwater Restaurant 🐠
Iconic photo ops available at SEA at Anantara Kihavah restaurant with the world's first underwater wine cellar as well as caviar indulgence under the sea! Guests can grace their feed with a quick pic of a shark swimming by the main course or a turtle checking out the dessert.

Overwater Swing 🐚
Guests can score an infamous photo swinging over the Indian Ocean with an uninterrupted horizon in the background at Soneva Jani.

13/08/2025

🇬🇩 SILVERSANDS GRENADA 🇬🇩

The Fortune Hotel is back tonight at 9pm on ITV1.
I have re-checked pricing this morning and it is still valid - this is PEAK SEASON CARIBBEAN in a luxury resort with $250 PER NIGHT resort credit... a huge offer for such a high-end hotel.

AS SEEN ON TV - PEAK SEASON SILVERSANDS GRENADA FROM £2,999

INCLUDES ONE FREE NIGHT AND $1,750 PER WEEK IN HOTEL CREDIT ‼️

ITV's The Fortune Hotel returns tonight. If you didn't catch the first series last year, think of it like The Traitors meets The White Lotus! Couples are battling against each other to lie their way to winning up to £250,000! The series is filmed at the ultra-luxury Silversands Grenada and this offer means you can experience this touch of paradise for yourself.

Sleek design, slick service and a stylish pool that almost reaches the sea - Silversands is a hip newcomer on the Grenada beach scene.

This chic resort brings a slice of 21st-century style to the Spice Isle. Think clean lines, cool minimalist design, and a natural colour palette that perfectly frames its setting at the quieter northern end of Grand Anse Beach. The star of the show? A 100-metre saltwater pool - the longest in the Caribbean - that stretches straight to the sea, flanked by palm trees and four-poster day beds for peak relaxation.

You’re just a short stroll from rustic beach bars, craft stalls and restaurants, but with this much luxury at your fingertips, you may never want to leave. Expect service that’s intuitive and always with a smile, plus a spa that’s seriously impressive. There's a private pool, complimentary yoga sessions, and even quartz bed therapies.

This offer includes one free night at the hotel and an incredible US$250 credit per room, per night to spend on dining or spa treatments. That adds up to a whopping $1,750 for a 7-night stay - enough to feast in the resort’s top-notch restaurants or enjoy a rum tasting at Puro, the hotel's swanky bar.

Luxury, style, and a seriously generous helping of indulgence - Grenada never looked so good.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 7nts in a Garden View Room

• Daily Breakfast

• Private Transfers

• Flights as detailed below

FROM £2,999 PER PERSON
Based on selected departures between February 2nd - March 16th 2026

Fly from Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic from £2,999pp
Fly from Manchester with British Airways from £3,182pp
Fly from Newcastle with British Airways from £3,225pp
Fly from Glasgow with British Airways from £3,173pp
Fly from Belfast with British Airways from £3,238pp

Upgrade to Premium Economy flights from £867pp
Upgrade to Business Class flights from £2,827pp

Upgrade to an Oceanview Room from £478pp
Upgrade to an Oceanview Penthouse Level Room from £717pp
Upgrade to an Oceanview Junior Suite from £2,629pp

STAY LONGER - 12nts from £4,465pp - 14nts from £5,150pp (Based on Heathrow flights)

Virgin flights are direct but have a one-hour stop over in Barbados where the traveller and their luggage stay onboard the aircraft. When flying with BA, the traveller will need to change planes in Barbados and fly on to Grenada with Caribbean Airlines or InterCaribbean

Interested in this holiday?
Call 🤙 or 📧 me 👇
01707 450057
📧 [email protected]

12/08/2025

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US 🥂

It’s very rare that we go out together except for when its work events because we are both either working long hours or looking after the kids but tonight we actually made time to spend an evening together & we came back to the pub where we went on our 1st date many years ago, we had a lovely meal & a couple of drinks & thoroughly enjoyed being in each others company, it’s the simple things in life ❤️

12/08/2025

🗣️ TESTIMONIAL TUESDAY 🗣️

🌟 Customer Name : Stephanie Steele

🌟 Date of Booking : 17 Jul 25

🌟 Score Received : 10/10

🌟 Additional Comments :

Sam has been very helpful and really pleasant to deal with. She’s taken the stress out of booking and responds to queries quickly. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to family and friends :)

❤️

12/08/2025

Just a reminder that Wednesday will be my last working day in the office 👩‍💻

I googled my symptoms & turns out I needed to book ANOTHER holiday so I will be sunning myself in Spain for a week 🇪🇸

If you googled your symptoms & you need to book your next holiday then you know where to come 🙋‍♀️🤗😉

The trick to getting through life is by always having a holiday booked ✈️ ☀️ 🏝️ (it works for me anyway! 🤣)

12/08/2025

Remember this incentive is still running for just a few more weeks so you still have time to get yourself an entry into the prize draw x

I’m so excited to share this with you all! 💛

I’ve decided to launch a little Summer Booking Incentive as a thank you...

It's really simple, so if you book your summer holiday with me in July or August, you’ll go into a draw to win £500 off your next trip! Yes, really! ☀️✈️

Here’s how it works:
• Make a new booking with me between 1st July and 31st August
• Your trip just needs to depart before 31st October 2025
• I’ll automatically enter you into the prize draw – and in September, I’ll announce the winner!

What can you win?
• £500 off your next holiday booked with me in 2026 or 2027
• The next holiday must be a minimum of £7,500 total spend
• Prize is valid only on bookings made through Sam Maxey – Travel Counsellor
• One winner will be drawn at random – full T&Cs available on request

I’d absolutely love it if you could share this post, tag a friend, or pass my details on if you know someone thinking about a last-minute getaway. I really do rely on word of mouth, so it means the world 💛

Let’s get you booked and in with a chance to win! 🥂