Carole Kerr - Not Just Travel

26/10/2026

Thank you for the great feedback ! More happy travellers 😍

09/10/2026

Just over 18 months ago a regular customer contacted me with " I want to arrange a surprise for my husband David's 60th Birthday, he's always wanted to do a Safari"
I know what they like so a few questions and a couple of days later it was booked !
Marked as " surprise" alternate email so he didn't see any updates, photos, itinerary etc prepped for surprise album, reveal boarding passes and a lot of stress for Jackie not letting the secret out, all was revealed a couple of weeks ago 🎉
✈️ They have just returned today from10 days All Inclusive at Safari Plains and they have had an amazing time and fallen in love with the place ❤️

Sharing photos with clients permission.

03/10/2026

🚨 DON’T BE A HOLIDAY TRAITOR! 😎✈️

Thinking of booking your holiday online at midnight with a company you’ve never heard of? 👀

Before you do, remember what you get when you book with an ABTA Member travel agent:

✨ Expert advice
🌍 Personal recommendations
🧳 Holidays tailored to you
🤝 Support before, during and after travel
🛡️ Financial protection applicable to your holiday
❤️ Real service from someone who genuinely cares

I’m here to help you find the right holiday, the right hotel and the right experience — not just " a great deal"deal that pops up online.

So don’t risk becoming a holiday traitor for the sake of saving £7.42 and a free airport sandwich. 😂

Book with confidence. Book with an ABTA Member travel agent.

📩 Message me if you’re ready to start planning your next getaway.

02/10/2026

❓️Looking for a destination that offers history, culture, wildlife, incredible scenery, modern cities and unforgettable experiences all in one country?

🇨🇳China delivers on all fronts — and with my help you can choose from a range of escorted itineraries designed to showcase the very best of this fascinating country.

🏯 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

See the Great Wall of China, explore Beijing’s Forbidden City, and marvel at the Terracotta Army in Xi’an.

🐼 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 & 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

Meet giant pandas in Chengdu, experience traditional tea ceremonies and Tang Dynasty performances, there are plenty of memorable experiences.

🏞️ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐲

Cruise the Yangtze River, sail through the dramatic karst landscapes of Guilin and Yangshuo, discover rural villages and explore some of China’s most beautiful regions.

🌆 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

From the historic hutongs and temples of Beijing to the futuristic skyline of Shanghai, you can experience the remarkable contrasts that make China such a fascinating destination.

🚂 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

Itineries also includes rail journeys through China, a Tibet adventure, the legendary Silk Road, and multi-country itineraries combining China with Japan or Vietnam.

✈️ 𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥

With itineraries ranging from 10 to 26 days, you have plenty of choice depending on your interests, available time and preferred pace.

From China Discovery and In Pursuit of Pandas for shorter escapes, to the Grand Tour of China for clients wanting to explore the country in depth, there’s an itinerary to suit a wide range of travellers.

I can also offer dedicated solo departures, with a private room guaranteed, plus private tour options for customers looking for a more personalised experience.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:

✈️ International return flights
🏨 Hand-picked accommodation
🗺️ Carefully planned itineraries
👥 Expert English-speaking local guides
🚐 Overseas transfers and transport
🎟️ Entrance fees
🍽️ Meals where stated
🧳 Hold luggage for flights

Ready to discover China?
Get in touch 📲07480933871

01/10/2026

😮 Safari mornings in Sri Lanka, then barefoot days in the Maldives — two dream destinations in one unforgettable 10-night holiday!

💥 Travel with your own private English-speaking chauffeur guide as you climb Sigiriya Rock, go glamping in remote Gal Oya and look out for elephants in Udawalawe… then swap safari jeeps for your own private pool and five all-inclusive nights at The Residence Maldives at Falhumaafushi.

😎10 NIGHTS SRI LANKA SAFARI + MALDIVES ESCAPE From £3,579 per person

Your journey includes:
✔️Sigiriya – 2 nights, half board
Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, a peaceful lakeside base for visiting the iconic Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
✔️Gal Oya – 2 nights, half board
Luxury tented glamping surrounded by forest and waterways in one of Sri Lanka’s quietest corners.
✔️Udawalawe – 1 night, half board
Explore Udawalawe National Park, famed for its elephants and birdlife.
✔️Maldives – 5 nights, all-inclusive

✨️A Beach Pool Villa with direct beach access, daily stocked minibar, house reef orientation, sunrise or sunset yoga, kayaks, paddleboards and weekly movies under the stars.

Also included:
Return flights from Heathrow with SriLankan Airlines
23kg x 2 baggage allowance per person
Shared domestic flights and speedboat transfers in the Maldives
Private chauffeur guide in Sri Lanka
Travel: 1 May to 30 June 2027
Book by: 31 October 2026

💥💥 This itinerary can also be tailored to suit you, with different departure airports, dates, durations, passenger numbers and budgets all available on request.

Message me to start planning your Sri Lanka and Maldives escape.

The advertised price is based on 2 adults sharing, departing 10 May 2027. Subject to availability and correct at time of posting. Maldives Green Tax of $12 per person per night (total $120 / approx. £88.80 per person for this stay) is payable direct to the hotel. Calculated 01/10/2026. Exchange rates and local taxes may change before payment in resort. Tour operator: Somak Luxury Travel.

09/09/2026

✈️ AIR TRAFFIC CHAOS: WHEN YOUR TRAVEL AGENT REALLY EARNS THEIR KEEP…

Following yesterday’s air traffic control problems, thousands of passengers found themselves stranded at airports across the UK.

Families were forced into full survival mode—attempting to stay alive on £10 pints, airport meal deals and Toblerones the size of a small child. 🍺🍫

One man reportedly had to remortgage his house after buying his family a Full English breakfast two mornings in a row. 🥓🍳

WHSmith continued its humanitarian efforts by offering bottles of water in exchange for the contents of passengers’ savings accounts. 💧
Meanwhile, an air traffic controller was heard saying:

“It looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking and smoking…” 😆

Joking aside, this is exactly when booking through a travel agent makes a huge difference. While everyone else is desperately refreshing an airline app, our customers have a real person working on alternative flights, speaking to suppliers and helping them get their holiday back on track.

✅ Personal support
✅ A real person to speak to
✅ Help when plans go wrong
✅ No endless call-centre queues
✅ And my support costs you nothing extra when you book with me.

When the chips are down—and the airport chips cost £9.50—you’ll be very glad you booked with a travel agent. ✈️🙌

This is a light-hearted post inspired by humour circulating on Facebook—but the value of booking with a travel agent is completely serious.

21/08/2026

Well tomorrow, after months of build up, we get to see our daughter Stephanie marry Grant 😍

I'll be out of the office for a couple of days to celebrate with family and friends 👰🥂 so will respond to non urgent messages on Monday

Watch out for me spamming you with pictures of me in my big hat 🤣

Carole x

Pic from the "hen do " a few weeks ago.

20/07/2026

🍓🎾 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗'𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗠 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ - 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘

𝘚𝘰𝘢𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴.
💥 This sells out fast so get in touch ASAP to book. 07480933871

🎾𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 - 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀

🍓 𝟮 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - Other hotel options available
▪️8th Jul 2027 - Radisson Blu London Heathrow £423pp - SOLO £504pp
▪️9th Jul 2027 - Radisson Blu London Heathrow £357pp - SOLO £437pp
▪️10th Jul 2027 - Radisson Blu London Heathrow £357pp - SOLO £437pp

🎾 𝟯 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - Other hotel options available
▪️8th Jul 2027 - Moxy Slough £551pp - SOLO £711pp
▪️9th Jul 2027 - Moxy Slough £475pp - SOLO £635pp
▪️10th Jul 2027 - Moxy Slough £475pp - SOLO £635pp

🆕🎾 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝟰 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - (Only available on London Breaks)
▪️7 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush £674pp
▪️8 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush £699pp
▪️9 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush £639pp
▪️10 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush £625pp

💶Deposits £150pp

❓𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱?
🎾An exciting full day of tennis action, including return transfers between your hotel and Wimbledon, and the services of a tour manager
🏆Reserved seats on 𝗡𝗼.𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 (𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁) with its retractable roof - guaranteed play whatever the weather!
🍓Access to the surrounding grounds, outside courts and the lively Henman Hill
🥂Opportunities to immerse yourself in the energy of the crowds, spot tennis players, celebrities and well-known TV personalities
🚌Return hotel-to-Wimbledon coach transfers
🎾The services of a friendly Newmarket Holidays tour manager

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🎾 𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 & 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗡𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 🇬🇧

𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘕𝘰.1 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

🍓 𝟮 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - Other hotel options available
▪️7 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush - £383pp
▪️8 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush - £343pp
▪️9 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush - £289pp
▪️10 Jul 2027 - Danubius Regent’s Park - £337pp

🎾 𝟯 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - Other hotel options available
▪️7 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush - £521pp
▪️8 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush - £496pp
▪️9 Jul 2027 - Dorsett Shepherds Bush - £491pp
▪️10 Jul 2027 - Danubius Regent’s Park - £474pp

🆕🎾 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝟰 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - (Only available on London Breaks) Keep an eye on the website - COMING SOON 🎾

💶Deposits £150pp

❓𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱?❓
☀️Freedom and flexibility to travel at leisure yourself between your hotel and Wimbledon (𝗡𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱)
🎾Enjoy one or two nights taking in the highlights of central London and make the most of a full day at the Wimbledon Championships
🏆Entrance into the Wimbledon grounds and a reserved seat on 𝗡𝗼.𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 (𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁)
🍓Wander the grounds and outside courts, and join enthusiastic supporters on Henman Hill

🚨In every package, only 𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆 at Wimbledon is included 🎾
🚨Wimbledon London Breaks pricing is dynamic pricing via our bed bank partner and subject to change until booked.
🚨Check-in is the night before the Wimbledon event, with any additional nights taken after the event.

Prices are inclusive of discounts, correct as of 20th July 2026. T&Cs apply

All images ©️AELTC

18/06/2026

16/06/2026

🌍🐾 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁? 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼…
Here’s your comprehensive go-to guide 👇

🦍 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀 → Rwanda (Volcanoes National Park) | Uganda (Bwindi Impenetrable Forest)

🐅 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 → India (Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh, Kanha National Parks)

🐘 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 → Kenya (Amboseli National Park) | Sri Lanka (Minneriya National Park)

🦁 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 &🦒 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝘀 → Kenya (Masai Mara) | Tanzania (Serengeti National Park)

🐼 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 → China (Chengdu Research Base)

🐧 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 → South Africa (Boulders Beach) | Antarctica

🐋 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 → Iceland (Reykjavík) | Norway (Tromsø) | Australia (Hervey Bay)

🐢 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 → Maldives | Mexico (Akumal) | Costa Rica (Tortuguero National Park)

🐆 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 → Sri Lanka (Yala National Park)

🐨 𝗞𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀 & 🦘 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘀→ Australia (Queensland, Victoria, Kangaroo Island)