A travel agent has expanded her business after relocating more than 100 miles from Cumbria to Cheshire to support her son’s rugby league career.
Claire Milby moved to Frodsham two months ago as her 16-year-old son Noah High prepared to juggle playing for Warrington Wolves Academy as well as studying for his A-levels.
She has now launched a Cheshire operation of her Travel The Globe agency, which also has bricks and mortar branches in Ulverston and Barrow.
Milby said: “With Noah doing his A-Levels at Priestley College, Warrington, and needing to be at rugby training daily we wouldn’t have been able to make it work unless I relocated.
“I know the area well as we’ve been supporting Noah over the last two years while he has been on a rugby scholarship.
“With the upturn in interest in foreign travel now that restrictions are easing it also made sense for me to expand the business here as well as there’s a big area here that we can serve with trusted, independent travel advice.”
Milby co-owns Travel The Globe with business partner Lisa Barnes. The duo have been operating the travel agency for eight years, but have 61 years’ travel agency experience between them.
From left: Lisa Barnes and Claire Milby
Milby said: “People seem to have come to realise through the pandemic the true value of dealing with a local, experienced, trusted, independent travel agent.
“We give our customers full confidence and peace of mind by looking after every aspect of a holiday booking from start to finish.
“A lot of people are still unsure exactly what they need to do with regards to Covid testing and any paperwork. When they come to us we are able to guide them through step by step so they feel confident and comfortable with everything.
She added: “The surge in interest we have seen recently shows that the demand has always been there. People were just waiting for positive news about restrictions easing.”