Adeona Travel – Celebrating Thirty Years in Travel

15 Nov 2018

Adeona Travel – just by Oak Meadow on Station Road – bring you all the advantages of a big company with all the personal service of a travel consultant as well as all the technology of the online agents.
The best of all worlds, in fact. They’re genuinely personal travel agents, but with a reassuring and long-standing bricks-and-mortar presence. That reassuring presence brings a total guarantee that holidays booked with Adeona Travel will be exactly what they should be, and payments will be totally safe. Adeona was the goddess of safe returns – that ethos of protection is absolutely at the heart of this business.

Adeona Travel

A truly local business with a fantastic history, Adeona took over Cheadle Hulme’s much-loved Hilma Travel back in 2011. However, the Adeona story started back in 1988…

Celebrating THIRTY Years

This year, Adeona (the trading name of Purser’s Travel) celebrates 30 years in travel. The whole team – which still comprises Helen, Dina, Karen and Iain – is immensely proud to have such a long history. They’re genuinely touched to have been part of so many people’s happy memories, life changing experiences and holidays of a lifetime. They ALL still love what they do.

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The symbol of a 30th anniversary is a ‘pearl’ and owner Helen says that the ‘pearls’ within the business are the people who work there. Travel is a wonderful industry to be a part of and they all feel very fortunate for the training and experiences they’ve enjoyed over the last 30 years. They’ve visited many wonderful places both as holidays and part of educational trips and delight in sharing their knowledge.

“On behalf of us all I thank you for being part of our journey, we couldn’t have asked to share it with nicer people!”

Looking back over Thirty Years in Travel with Adeona:

1988 – Helen & Ian Burgess purchase Purser’s Travel in Cheadle Heath
1989 – Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet
1991 – Intersun Holidays cease to trade
1993 – Manchester Airport Terminal 2 was opened by HRH Duke of Edinburgh
1994 – Channel Tunnel Opens. Easy Jet launches.
1995 – Purser’s Travel open their second branch in Gatley
1996 – Iain joins Purser’s Travel
1999 – Purser’s Travel purchases Didsbury Travel and Dina becomes manager
2001 – Second runway at Manchester Airport opens (construction stared 1997)
2002 – Euro notes and coins introduced.
2003 – Concorde Taken out of service (first supersonic flight 1969)
2004 – Tui ditches the Lunn Poly high street brand
2007 – Singapore Airlines flies an Airbus A380 super plane on its route to Sydney
2008 – Karen joins Didsbury Travel. QEII goes out of service (launched 1969)
2010 – Ash cloud from the eruption of Icelandic volcano grounds aircraft in Europe for 6 days
2011 – Purser’s Travel purchases Hilma Travel and business moves to Cheadle Hulme.
2011 – Thomas Cook share price crashes over fears about its financial stability
2012 – The business is re-branded as Adeona Travel
2014 – Thomsons merge with Tui to create the world’s largest tour operator
2015 – Tui ditches the Thomson & First Choice Brands
2016 – Ryan Air becomes the largest European airline by passengers flown
2017 – Monarch Airlines collapses
2018 – Purser’s Travel trading as Adeona Travel celebrates its 30th anniversary

Sun, Sea, Safe and Secure

As you’d expect, Adeona Travel is backed by ATOL and the TTA and so offer a 100% financial guarantee. They’re also part of the very exclusive Association of Independent Tour Operators, which represents Britain’s VERY best independent tour operators. There are just over 120 members. Members ‘demonstrate the highest level of customer satisfaction’, and deliver ‘Choice, Quality and Service’.

Adeona Travel’s expert team utilise their extensive insider knowledge. Travel isn’t just their business – it’s their passion. This expertise means stress-free travel, and invaluable, incisive destination advice for you.

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Helen Burgess – Partner

Adeona Travel is Helen’s baby and she knows there’s a huge demand for an independent travel service, so Adeona Travel competes successfully with on-line travel companies by understanding customers’ needs, being able to offer expert destination advice, and create bespoke holidays.
Helen has travelled extensively so can provide first-hand accounts of New Zealand (her favourite destination), Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, The Caribbean, America and India. She’s also a South Africa expert, accredited by South African Tourism. Closer to home, she loves Sicily and Denia and can also advise on city break destinations, including Amsterdam, Tallin, Krakow and Barcelona.

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Dina Bissiney – Branch Manager

Dina has forty years of experience in travel. She’s a native Spanish speaker, having moved here from Spain as a child. Spain, and The Balearic Islands, are favourite destinations, with Puerto Pollensa in Majorca up there at the top of her list. Dina has been accredited by Tourism Australia as an Aussie Expert and has visited much of Australia on family trips. Also an Italy aficionado, Dina loves the Italian Lakes and enjoys tailoring itineraries for her clients. Making customers happy makes Dina happy!

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Karen Johnson – Assistant Manager

Karen has been in travel over thirty years and specialises in the Far East, Sri Lanka, Maldives, USA, South America and Africa. She has extensive first-hand knowledge of many of these destinations. Karen enjoys really getting to know her clients, to totally understand their requirements. She loves to create bespoke multi-centre itineraries. Nearer home, Karen knows Sardinia well, and also Majorca, Norway, the Arctic and the Northern Lights.

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Iain Townsend

With 30 years under his travel belt, Iain is the Adeona flight specialist – and a bit of a plane spotter at heart. His encyclopaedic knowledge of airlines, routes and fare options is invaluable in saving his customers time and money. Iain has travelled extensively through the USA, but his favourite destination is Canada. He’s also visited the Far East, including Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan and is accredited by Dubai Tourism as a Dubai Expert, too. Iain also has a wide knowledge of European holiday destinations and is an expert on Disneyland Resort Paris.

The Team for You

The team at Adeona know where to find the best deals, room upgrades and free night offers. They’re around to sort out any hiccups. They’ll take your wish list and make your holiday dreams come true. Long haul or city break; honeymoon or safari; cool destination or off the beaten track – whatever you’re after, Adeona Travel will do everything they can to make it special for you while also finding you the best value and service.

Adeona Travel, Cheadle Hulme

Helen, Dina, Karen and Iain all love getting to know their clients, learning what they love – and hearing all about their holidays. They respond when customers get in touch with holiday ideas and are always on the look-out for that special place that will suit them perfectly and make a trip really memorable. Just flicking through travel websites or brochures may spark a few ideas but to give you help and advice contact Adeona, the professionals. Adeona really is where your journey begins. They take care of you every step of the way. When you get back they’ll want to know exactly what you thought of your stay – so they can help you start planning your next amazing trip.