
Super September: Why September Travel Is Booming
September travel is booming. Donna Gilbert looks at why more people are choosing late summer escapes, where the value lies, and why September no longer automatically means cheaper.
Bespoke luxury and tailor-made travel for busy people, personally managed by Donna Gilbert, Independent Travel Counsellor. From extraordinary personal journeys to executive, corporate and group travel, every detail is considered, coordinated and cared for.
From an exceptional personal journey to executive travel or bringing a wider group together, YTC combines one-to-one service with the wider capability and support of Travel Counsellors. Choose the type of travel you are planning to explore how it can be managed.
Personal travel for busy people who value their time and want something far more considered than an off-the-shelf holiday. From luxury escapes and milestone celebrations to complex multi-destination journeys, every element is shaped around the traveller.
Personally managed travel for directors, professionals and growing businesses — with one dedicated point of contact and the wider technology, support and capability of Travel Counsellors for Business.
Company incentives, leadership retreats, meetings, events and complex group journeys — bringing the people, travel and experience together as one carefully coordinated plan.
Travel Counsellors is built around personal service, with customers supported by a dedicated Travel Counsellor from planning through to their return.
Exceptional travel starts with a relationship you can trust.
Start a conversation →Donna brings together senior corporate experience, decades of first-hand travel knowledge and a genuinely personal approach to planning and managing travel.
Before moving into travel, Donna spent 22 years in Financial Services, including four years as an Operations Director. She understands the pressures on business owners, directors and senior professionals, and how valuable their time can be.
Travel has also been part of Donna’s life for decades. She has travelled independently, lived in the Seychelles, explored the USA extensively and built up first-hand experience across a wide range of destinations and travel styles.
Today, that experience comes together in one simple proposition: one trusted person who gets to know how you like to travel and takes responsibility for the detail.
“You tell Donna what matters. She takes care of the rest.”
Including four years as an Operations Director, giving Donna a genuine understanding of senior business life and demanding schedules.
First-hand destination knowledge shaped by actually living and travelling abroad, not simply researching places from a brochure.
Extensive personal travel experience across one of Donna’s most familiar destinations, alongside wider global travel experience.
One person who understands your preferences, manages the details and remains personally involved throughout the journey.
Your relationship is with Donna, but behind her is the scale, technology, global reach and specialist support of Travel Counsellors, an established travel business with more than three decades of experience.
Travel Counsellors has been supporting leisure and business travellers for more than three decades.
A substantial international community supporting travellers across personal and business travel.
Dedicated support and traveller monitoring help when plans change or unexpected situations arise.
Travel Counsellors combines people-led service with its own booking, reporting and traveller technology.
Global supplier relationships and specialist support help Donna manage complex and international travel.
Travel ideas, expert insight and inspiration from Donna. From exceptional destinations and memorable experiences to practical advice and smarter ways to travel, discover ideas to help you make more of every journey.

September travel is booming. Donna Gilbert looks at why more people are choosing late summer escapes, where the value lies, and why September no longer automatically means cheaper.

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Based in the heart of the Midlands, Donna Gilbert is a personal Travel Counsellor supporting clients across Warwickshire, Coventry, the West Midlands and throughout the UK. From luxury tailor-made holidays and complex itineraries to business travel, groups and special occasions, Donna combines one-to-one service with the global capability of Travel Counsellors.
If you are looking for a travel agent in Warwickshire, Coventry or the wider West Midlands, Donna offers something more personal than a traditional high street or online travel agency. You have one dedicated travel professional who takes the time to understand how you like to travel, researches the right options and remains personally involved before, during and after your journey.
For leisure clients, that could mean a luxury tailor-made holiday, an extraordinary honeymoon, a milestone celebration, a cruise or a complex multi-destination itinerary. Rather than starting with a package, Donna starts with you, creating travel around your preferences, priorities, time and budget.
Donna’s service is particularly suited to business owners, directors and busy professionals who value their time and want travel handled properly. From finding an exceptional hotel or designing a once-in-a-lifetime itinerary to coordinating flights, transfers and experiences, the aim is simple: less time searching and more confidence that every detail has been considered.
Donna also supports businesses across Warwickshire and the West Midlands with business travel, corporate travel, meetings, group travel and incentive trips. Her own senior corporate background means she understands the importance of efficiency, responsiveness and having someone accountable when plans change.
Whether it is a tailor-made personal journey, an important business trip or travel for a wider group, tell Donna what you have in mind and let her take care of the detail.