Testimonials

My sincere thanks to everyone on the Janet Redler Travel team for a most marvelous trip to Scotland! Everything was flawless! The accommodations were wonderful, our drivers were most knowledgeable and fantastic! Every day was filled with lots to see!
Janet Thorp, USA

I saw the family last night, and they again told me they had the most amazing time. They especially loved their driver / guide in Scotland. A big thank you to Janet's entire team for taking such wonderful care of my special clients. Hoping we get to work together again soon!
Tamara Humphrey, The Good Life Travel, USA

Hi JRT, we are enjoying our trip. Yesterday we enjoyed getting to know our driver Kieran, Kylemore Abbey, the wonderful Ashford Castle high tea and special call out and show at Trad on the Prom last night. We are settling into another lovely room here in Killarney Royal and just had a nice light dinner at the hotel. Thanks for your great organization!
Debra Kreitter, USA

Hi Janet. Hi Dawn. I wanted to let you know that Deborah and I thoroughly enjoyed our recent trip to the Cotswolds. Your choice of Steve as our driver made it a time to remember. We hit it off immediately and were blessed by his knowledge of the area and your choice of local history. Thanks again.
James Howell, USA

Thanks for finding Mr Imran for us. He was spot on time and a very good driver/conversationalist. He took us on a route thru the western highlands that suited our needs for spectacular scenery -- excellent!
Mr & Mrs Bruce, USA

Let me start off with we had an amazing two weeks in Ireland and Scotland. I want to thank you for everything you’ve done. I fell in love with Scotland, I would definitely go back. The locations were amazing, just a walk or a drive away to attractions, shops and restaurants.
417 Travel client, USA

I think I speak for everyone when I say we had an absolutely wonderful time! A perfect amount of activities and down time! We laughed a lot, enjoyed wonderful food and experienced so much! The hotels were great! The walking tours were great! I could go on and on but I'll end with just saying, it is almost impossible to pick my favorite thing because I loved it all!
417 Travel client, USA

Hi team, I have heard from two of the ladies and wanted to pass along their feedback. Thank you for all you did to make them so happy and to make me look so good! I am relishing this partnership!!
Katherine Lu, 417 Travel, USA

The people from Janet Redler Travel were wonderful. We were so fortunate in the Cotswolds to have a tour guide who knew of very small villages and backroads that tourists would not normally know about. We are grateful to the attention you give to accommodations, tour guides and building in 'free time'.
Mr & Mrs Deinlein, USA

I just wanted to pass along some wonderful feedback from my clients after their London / Cotswolds trip. I truly cannot thank you enough for making this experience so special for them. Looking forward to many more future collaborations!
Carleigh Tully, Dune Travel, USA

I am happy to recommend you all, as you have been a perfect fit for my UK travelers, and I love your attention to detail and the way that each trip is fully customized to exactly what my clients want. I look forward to working with you again soon!
Liz Hanus, Turtle Moon Travel, USA

Good morning (my time). Janet and Kevin said Neil was fabulous! They had a wonderful time! Thank you for everything.
Robin Isquith, Stones Throw Travel, USA

My most recent trip with a group from California was wonderful in every way. If you’re hoping to have someone design a personalized trip for you and your travelers, I can recommend Janet Redler Travel to come through 100%!
Cathy Thoma, California, USA

Once again the Janet Redler Team exceeded all expectations during our recent trip to Scotland and Wales. They are so attuned to our needs we shouldn't be surprised yet they continue to anticipate the touches that make memories. We will definitely reach out to the Redler Team for future travel and can highly recommend them to anyone.
Rev. Dr. Mark S. Bollwinkel, California, USA

Janet, many thanks to you and your team! We will leave Wales with incredible memories. We have had a taste of old and new, rural and city, sea and mountains. This was a lovely tour and we will all look forward to our next visit. Thank you for taking such good care of us!
Madog Center for Welsh Studies tour group, Ohio, USA

Neil, you are the best! Best guide, best planner, best friend! Thank you for making this trip so special, the most memorable and most loved experience.
Laurie Young, San Jose, California

Jan, thank you so much! What a joy you are! Mary and I enjoyed being with you and your crew greatly.
Tom amd Mary Rees, California, USA

Good morning Jan and Jan! Having a bit of time to sit, and scroll e-mails and reflect... and wanted to say a huge thank you for everything so far! Everyone is loving their time here and is having a fantastic time.
Dan Rowbotham, Director, Madog Center for Welsh Studies, Ohio, USA

This whole tour, your guides, and the coach drivers too, have all been fantastic!
Annette Ward, Madog Center for Welsh Studies, Ohio, USA

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Visitors to Britain get shopping

Sep 04th - All Day

According to figures just released for 2014, shopping is one of the most popular activities for visitors to Britain.

Britain was, according to Napoleon, a nation of shopkeepers and it seems visitors from across the world agree and are coming to Britain to experience its wide range of retail outlets as well as its rich history, heritage and scenery.

At Janet Redler Travel and Tourism, we know that many of our visitors like to include a little retail therapy whilst on vacation, with our guests taking the opportunity to buy some souvenirs of their travels. However, even we are surprised to learn that the types of products most likely to be bought by visitors, according to Visit Britain, are shoes and clothes followed by cosmetics and books.

Says Janet Redler: "We all like to buy mementoes of our vacations and holiday trips and, over the years, we have helped many of our visitors pick up something special, but the revelation that visitors are mostly looking to buy shoes and clothing was something of a surprise to me.

"I remember once a guy asked us 'do you ship?' 'Yes, Sir' I said as we agreed to ship a Renault fire truck to the West Coast of America. It arrived in LA in about three weeks - yes we really can help with shopping!"

Visit Britain statistics show that at least 64% of all visits to Britain involved shopping in 2014 and this figure jumped to almost 82% amongst visitors on vacation.

Around 22 million visits included shopping in 2014, and just over 300,000 trips to Britain were mainly for personal shopping.

Visit Britain found that half of all visitors included a trip to a High Street store or shopping centre, with a quarter (26%) visiting a department store, outlet villages or luxury / designer shop.

About one in five visits included a trip to a souvenir shop, no doubt for travellers to find that treasured memento of their vacation.

So if you are planning to take a trip to Britain next year, remember to pack an extra bag if you will be hitting the High Street shops!

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