Testimonials

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

Just wanted to tell you how pleased and happy Sheryl and I were with the job you did on planning our dream vacation to England to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. I know it took a lot of hard work, but the final product was fantastic.
Mr & Mrs Pugh, USA

My most sincere thanks for such a special trip. Neil and Jan, you both bent over backwards to give us the best of experiences, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Judith Pruess-Mellow, California, USA

My thoughts keep going back to my amazing trip to London. I thank you so very, very much for a most wonderful experience.
Sandra Hamby, Wisconsin, USA

I wanted to take a moment to personally thank you for the incredible support you provided during our recent clients' trip. It was a huge undertaking and your dedication and attention to detail were remarkable and truly made a difference in ensuring everything ran smoothly and our clients were very impressed!
Elizabeth Hills, Fora Travel, USA

What can I say but wow! We are back and all had a wonderful time. I feel so lucky to have found you! Thanks for all the work your team did to make this an amazing 'tour de force' trip for the four of us.
Wendy Richards, USA

A mutual friend of mine and Susan's sent me a text today to say that Susan had been in touch with her and that "Katherine knocked it out of the park with our hotel! So far, having a lovely trip!" Just wanted to pass that along and say thank you - for all you do and for making me look good!
Katherine Lu, 417 Travel, USA

I am looking forward to working with you all. I hear nothing but RAVE reviews from my team!
Cindy Fox Minor, Owner, Small World Big Fun Travel, USA

It's been an absolute pleasure working with you and your team, once again. The client raved about all services you provided! Thank you for once again making me look like a rockstar.
Denise Marinucci-Nicholson, AntiliaTravel, USA

Hi Janet! Yesterday Lizzy and I attended a Tourism Ireland event here in Nashville. Every time a vendor asked us which DMC we work with and said Janet Redler they all got excited and said we are in great hands! Which we already knew! Everyone spoke so highly of you and your team! Thanks for taking such great care of our clients!
Shannon Seibert, Small World Big Fun LLC, USA

Our driver was Chris and we cannot sing his praises enough. Not only was he personable, flexible and knowledgeable, but he went above and beyond, researching my heritage in the evenings and leading us to spots we'd never have found on our own.
Karen Charnell & Tom Tredway, Canada

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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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