Agent - Odyssey Travel

Valerie Holmes

Biography

Valerie is the owner of Odyssey Travel and has been a travel agent for 35 years. Her highest priority is the individual attention to her clients' needs. She wants her clients to have terrific experiences and enjoy traveling the world as much as she does. Valerie knew when she was in high school that she wanted to be in the travel industry and that desire has never dimmed. She has been to six of the seven continents. The seventh one, Antarctica, is upcoming on her list. She loves exploring new places and learning so she can use that knowledge to assist her clients. When she visits a resort, she makes it a point to appraise their facilities, accommodations, amenities, and services. This allows her to truly be able to give a personal recommendation to her clients and to match their preferences to specific properties. As a result, she has a base of clientele who return to her agency again and again for their travel need. Whatever your travel needs entail, Valerie will make sure that every detail is taken care of and she will be with you every step of the way.

Specialties

Destinations:

Mexico, Europe, Caribbean, Hawaii

Lifestyle/Style:

Destination Weddings, Romance and Honeymoons, Family Vacations, Group Travel, Adventure and Active, Anniversary Trips

Travel Types:

Cruise, Package, Tour

Languages Spoken:

English

Traveled Destinations:

Mexico, Caribbean, Maui, Hawaii, Peru, China, Egypt, Iceland, Virgin Islands, Alaska

Testimonials

Panama Tour

Endorsed By: David and Jill

Just a note about our trip to Panama. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't say enough good things about Caravan. Our guide was excellent and the overall service from Caravan was wonderful. The canal was definitely the highlight, but we also had a great time just laying around the beach at the Playa Bonita. Thanks again for your great advice and great service. We'll get back with you one of these days to plan the next adventure.

Occidental Resort Cozumel

Endorsed By: Tim & Barbie

We had a great trip to Cozumel and the stay at the Occidental Resort! Rooms, Staff, Beach, all outstanding. It seems that they have improved their game in the food department from the last time we were there. The total score for me was 4 stars and for the money, a great value. I just can't get enough diving in. Ready to go back in March. Thanks for all you do!

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya

Endorsed By: Nolan

Thanks for checking in! We had an absolute blast. Obviously, things were slightly different traveling to and from (but that was out of everyone’s control). Overall the Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya hit a lot of likes for us. I want to say thank you for the opportunity and the options that we received. I believe that this is something we would return to in the future.

Jamaica Destination Wedding

Endorsed By: Mike and Lindsey

Thank you for all of the work you did getting everything set up for our January destination wedding in Jamaica! We had an amazing time, as did all of our guests- it was really so special to get to share that with our closest family and friends and something we will never forget. Travel went smoothly and we felt so much less stress having everything planned out for us.

Riu Aruba

Endorsed By: Roxy

Aruba was great! Enjoyed the Riu. The resort and food were great! The weather was amazing. We left the resort almost every day and got to see Aruba! Beautiful Island......Wearing our masks all the time inside was a pain but we will definitely be going back there someday. Thanks for helping us Valerie. We appreciate you.

Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana

Endorsed By: Kathy & Jason D

Just wanted to take a quick minute to say THANK YOU for helping us with our first out of the country trip! Everything was absolutely amazing and went smooth! Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana was definitely the right choice for us! Beautiful resort with an incredible staff! A special thanks for helping us extend our trip! The weather could not have been better our last 4 days there! We can’t wait for our next getaway and will definitely be contacting you again!

Galley Bay Resort in Antigua

Endorsed By: Susan S

Just thought I would let you know that our trip to Antigua was fantastic!! Galley Bay Resort was beyond expectations and everything was top notch!! Some of the specialties were the fresh cut flowers the staff decorated a gazebo with so our daughter's boyfriend could propose and the night the cooks prepared the fish we caught earlier in the day! It truly was an excellent choice in resorts! Thank you for your help in making it happen!

Nashville

Endorsed By: Yvonne

Thank you so much for your help in planning our trip to Nashville. Our vacation was so much fun! We created so many family memories! Thank you for your assistance with everything.

Cabo Group

Endorsed By: Vinnie

Thank you for putting it all together for my group to Los Cabos Mexico-
Everything went great! The flights and Riu Baja worked well for my group. I would say the trip overall went very smooth and the weather was perfect :)!

Adventure of the Seas

Endorsed By: Ray and Jane

Just wanted to let you know Jane and I had a wonderful time on Adventure of the seas the end of February. We did beach time, I did the zipline at Labadee, it was fantastic! Took the town tour at Puerta Plata with the rum tour. Thank you for your help booking and thanks for setting up the Alaska cruise for our group in 2025, it's going to be another fantastic time!!!

CIE Scottland

Endorsed By: Bev and Keith

We want to thank you for arranging a fantastic trip for us to Scotland! We so enjoyed it. CIE was great to work with. We so appreciate all your help. We will definitely contact you whenever we take another trip and I have told others about how great you are. Thank You!!!

Hawaii

Endorsed By: Melody and Daniel

I wanted to let you know that we had an amazing trip!! The hotels you recommended in Kauai and Honolulu were wonderful! Thank you for booking it for us! We definitely will be going back, and having you book it for us!!

Hawaii Islands

Endorsed By: Barb M

The trip was fantastic! Both resorts were really nice, especially the Westin. Just beautiful and great service and location.

We toured Oahu ,and really enjoyed seeing Pearl Harbor. Also did a snorkeling tour to watch sea turtles.

In Maui we went to a Luau, did a helicopter tour to Moliki, went snorkeling on our own , drove the west and northern coast, as well as south.
Hung out at the beach and the beautiful pools at the resort and ate a lot of great food!

Thank you for all of your help lining everything up! Your resort choices were spot on!

Globus Scotland Tour

Endorsed By: Marilyn H

Just wanted to let you know our trip was great. Thank you so much for your expert scheduling and guidance. Our flights were on time and seats were good. Once again Globus provided good hotels, great guides, safe drivers and excellent tours. Looking forward to working with you again on our next trip.