An award winning global travel company is expanding its corporate and leisure travel service through the appointment of a Manx representative. Travel Counsellors, which supports 1,200 travel experts across six countries and has a 200 strong head office in Bolton, has expanded its offering in the Isle of Man through the appointment of experienced travel provider Antony Guy. Antony, who has 20 years experience in the industry and is based in Port Erin, is able to offer clients both a leisure and corporate travel service. Antony said: “I am delighted to be joining such a loyal and customer-focused company. Through Travel Counsellors I am able to offer all of my customers the highest possible levels of personal service and as a result am able to take care of all their travel requirements, down to the last detail. “Both personal travellers and businesses are looking for the best possible travel options. I have gained a huge amount of experience working for a diverse spectrum of clients around the world and hope to be able to add value to all my future clients by providing tailored solutions to their requirements. Since joining Travel Counsellors I have been impressed with the commitment of every member of the team and their goals to provide their clients with a first-class service, and I am looking forward to playing my part in this dynamic company.” Company Chairman David Speakman, who founded Travel Counsellors in 1994, said: “Travel Counsellors may have grown into a large, international company but at our heart we are still a family business. Our ethos of friendship, camaraderie, caring and support is not an ‘added extra’, it's at the very heartbeat of our organisation. We believe it's this family ethos that has been a major contributor to our success and has driven the care and attention we offer to our customers, individual Travel Counsellors and staff. “Essential to this is our standing as travel industry leaders in Customer Financial Protection. We take great care in trying to avoid many of the less financially robust companies that operate in the industry. In addition, we protect every penny of our customers' money in the form of a Trust. As both agents and operators we offer the very best and most comprehensive financial protection in the industry, which means Travel Counsellors' customers can be safe in the knowledge that their money is completely protected. We believe strongly that this is not a privilege, but a customer's basic right.” Antony joins Douglas based Travel Counsellor Edward Pearson and Onchan based Travel Counsellor Linda Collier on the Island. Prior to his appointment, Antony was Divisional Manager at Mannlink Travel and Regional Manager at Business Travel Management. He is an experienced corporate and leisure travel provider with more than 20 years in the industry, dealing with blue chip companies and SMEs. Ends