My husband and I found Tony through a friend's recommendation when we were looking for help with travel insurance for a trip to Malaysia and Taipei earlier this year (February/March 2025). He was so pleasant to work with that we decided to seek him out again for a trip to the UK and Europe in September/October. This time, however, we asked him to arrange our accommodations in addition to handling the trip insurance. I wish we had met him YEARS ago! This was a multi-city trip (London, Florence, and Amsterdam), and while we had already made the travel arrangements ourselves, we had yet to secure accommodations and insurance. Tony made that process delightfully stress-free for us. He asked us a number of questions about our likes and dislikes for hotels, whether we prefer to stay closer to downtown or further out, and what our approximate per-night budget was. Then he got to work, and within a reasonable amount of time he came back with at least three options for each city we were visiting. We reviewed each, made our selections, and before we knew it, our vacation was all booked. Each hotel was exactly what we wanted: spacious and comfortable with beautiful views, walking distance to plenty of restaurants, attractions, and nightlife, and not far from public transportation. To say we were pleased would be an understatement. One property in particular (in Florence) turned out to be the single best hotel either of us have stayed at in all our years of travel. In short, my hubby and I can highly recommend Tony Gilkinson for your travel planning needs. As I said before, I wish we'd found him years ago! We will certainly be contacting him again for our future vacation planning.

I had never traveled abroad and was desperately looking for help when I found Tony Gilkinson, and he was the BEST! Not only was he able to provide answers to (or find) all my questions and concerns. He had also traveled in Scotland himself this had first hand experience to offer. I had decided on a basic itinerary, but he was able to flesh it out, fine tune it, and found some of the most amazing accommodations along the way. Even when I found something he didn’t have access to, he was always happy to look into I and give me valuable advice. In addition to accommodations, he also had as invaluable in recommending and reserving, rental cars, various tours and experiences. I honestly don’t think I would have had anywhere near the fantastic time I had without his help. Thanks again so very much, Tony!

Tony was fabulous to work with throughout the entire process! He was patient, kind, & always answered my questions (no matter how many I had, lol). Tony got us some good rates and really listened to what I wanted for our vacation. He never tried to “sell” me something I didn’t ask for. You cannot go wrong with Tony as your travel advisor!

We could have not asked for a better person to help plan our trip!

Tony was diligent, creative and came up with some ideas I never would have thought of. He found places to stay and items that made for a nicer and more interesting trip.
Although going through some real challenges in his personal life, he still found time to answer my questions and make suggestions.
Tony also had discounts that were only available through working with him that added value to our overall cost.