The Latest Breaking News from Travel Counsellors

Good work-life balance tops wish-list when looking for new job, survey suggests

The research underscores the importance of ‘softer’ work benefits, travel franchise company Travel Counsellors said.

Evening Standard · Apr 19

More than half of workers ‘have considered becoming an entrepreneur’

Around a third of younger adults feel empowered to start their own business due to AI, according to a survey.

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Holidays ‘top spending priority’ for households, survey finds

Spending on going away was put ahead of home renovations and clothes spending in a survey of people’s top priorities.

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025

Four in five people ‘planning to spend same or more on holidays in next year’

As the summer holidays draw to a close, a survey indicates that 29% of people plan to spend more on getaways in the year ahead.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024

76% ‘planning to spend at least as much on travel next year as they did in 2023’

More than a third of people surveyed by Censuswide said they value holidays more since the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Travel Counsellors slashes losses as revenue passes pre-pandemic heights

Travel Counsellors is backed by Vitruvian Partners

Birmingham Post · May 16, 2023

Say goodbye to the company retreat: business travel isn’t ever going back to pre-COVID normal, report says

Inflation, economic pressure and new post-pandemic normals are all weighing on employers’ willingness to send their staff on trips.

Fortune · Apr 26, 2023

The 12 latest high-profile deals from across the North West

BusinessLive has rounded up some of the latest top deals you should not miss

Birmingham Post · Mar 17, 2023

Travel Counsellors makes made first acquisition in its near 30-year history

Holidaysplease has approximately 100 home-working travel experts, 50 franchisees, and around 50 employees

Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2023

Sykes Holiday Cottages creating 100 jobs with some salaries rising to £80,000

The company is backed by Vitruvian Partners which also has takes in the likes of Trustpilot and Travel Counsellors

Birmingham Post · Aug 2, 2022