# Fairclough Travel

> Fairclough Travel is a Manchester-based personal travel agency serving customers throughout the UK. It provides expert advice and holiday planning, not direct online booking.

Canonical website: https://www.faircloughtravel.com/

## Positioning
- Your holiday. Expertly crafted around you.
- Personal advice from one experienced travel professional
- Expertise is included in the holiday price, with no separate planning or consultation fee
- Telephone, WhatsApp, private video consultations and Manchester appointments by prior arrangement
- Founded in 2023 by Jon Burton, whose travel career began in 2006

## Primary expertise
- Ocean cruise expertise across every cruise line
- River cruise expertise covering lines, ships, rivers and excursions
- Expedition cruise expertise, from polar journeys to warm-water discovery
- Luxury cruise expertise across ocean, river, yacht and expedition styles
- Expedition Cruise Network travel agent partner
- Luxury and tailor-made worldwide holidays
- Premium escorted, small-group, private and solo tours
- African safaris and complete safari, city, rail, cruise or beach combinations
- European and worldwide city breaks
- UK countryside, luxury hotel, theatre and city breaks
- Sporting events, weddings, honeymoons and experience days

## Cruise line organisation
- Mainstream ocean
- River cruise
- Luxury ocean
- Expedition
- Smaller ship and specialist

## Credentials
- Hays Travel Franchise Top Cruise Seller 2025/26
- CLIA River Cruise Excellence Champion Award 2026
- Travel Agent Awards 2026 North West finalist, Cruise Agent of the Year
- Fairclough Travel is registered with ABTA as a trading name of Hays Travel
- Applicable flight-inclusive packages may receive ATOL protection
- Rated Excellent on Trustpilot

## Contact
- Telephone and WhatsApp: 0161 240 6600
- Email: info@faircloughtravel.com
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Appointments outside these hours are available by arrangement.

## Key pages
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/holidays
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/holiday-search
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/cruises
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/ocean-cruises
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/river-cruises
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/expedition-cruises
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/cruise-lines
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/ships
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/brochures
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/tours
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/uk-breaks
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/destinations
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/city-breaks
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/safaris
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/inspiration
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/about
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/editorial-standards
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/consultation
- https://www.faircloughtravel.com/contact

## Editorial policy
The website publishes original, fact-led inspiration, must-see and must-experience ideas, and expert explanations. Jon Burton is the named author and reviewer responsible for the travel guidance. It does not publish live prices or departure dates. Cruise port spotlights appear only within cruise sections. Package and tour suppliers are not named or linked.

Full editorial standards: https://www.faircloughtravel.com/editorial-standards