Sent by Mark Brown
Port Elizabeth 05/10/2019
I have always had a great service, please keep it going Mark
Based In Port Elizabeth
Mark ter Stege
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It's Nice To Meet You
Hi, my name is Mark ter Stege, I am a personal Travel Counsellor based in Port Elizabeth offering you the expertise and knowledge to ensure that your holiday or business travel is well planned and meets your every expectation.
Before joining Travel Counsellors on 7 January 2008 I had completed 25 years of service with South African Airways and I had gained extensive knowledge in the airline and travel industry. My travel experience includes trips to Australia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Dubai, Mauritius, Mozambique, Zambia, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe. I am confident that together with Travel Counsellors award-winning systems, global reach and buying power that I will be able to provide you with an improved all-round service whatever your travel needs are.
Travel Counsellors operates a unique business model empowering the very best travel professionals from both leisure and corporate travel to dedicate more of their valuable time and expertise in the pursuit of complete client satisfaction. This is primarily enabled through the support facilities provided by Travel Counsellors to their franchisees, whereby the operational processes such as ticketing, payment, documentation and invoicing are all handled centrally by our Head Office.
As I am growing my own business I would appreciate any referrals from your family, friends or colleagues. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
My customer stories
Sent by Antje Knight
Windhoek 19/06/2019
Excellent service thanks
Sent by Vann Rogerson
Greenville, North Carolina 07/06/2019
Great job Mark!
Sent by Craig Stoltz
Port Elizabeth 17/05/2019
It was an awesome and well organised flight plan with no delays!
Sent by Bennie and Michele Vosloo
Port Elizabeth 01/04/2019
Thank you very much for all your efforts in organising our trip.
Everything worked like clockwork and we experienced no problems whatsoever.
You are a star!
Sent by Bennie Vosloo
Port Elizabeth 30/11/2018
Excellent service and I have already recommended him. Very thorough and a quick response.
Sent by Alon Caspi
London 19/11/2018
Thanks Mark. You have been brilliant. I will use you again at the next opportunity. All the best!
Sent by Grace Erasmus
Port Elizabeth 08/11/2018
Mark is extremely helpful, quick and reliable.
Sent by Brian Colenutt
Port Elizabeth 19/09/2018
Arranging the travel tickets and the on-board check-in has been a great pleasure and new found experience.
Sent by JJ Swart
Johannesburg 11/09/2018
Brilliant service and great to deal with. Doubt I will use anyone else for my future trips.
Thanks Mark!
Sent by Carey Marx
Port Elizabeth 29/06/2018
Always excellent Service
Sent by Gavin Johannie
Port Elizabeth 27/06/2018
Just to say thanks for your assistanc, once again in making our trip as painless as it was. You will always be our first call in any of our ventures.
Rest assured, all our friends hear of you at Travel Counsellors.
Many thanks and kind regards,
Gavin & Petro Johannie
Sent by Ivo Huisman
Port Elizabeth 14/05/2018
Thank you for your good service Mark Ter Stege!
Sent by Andre Castelein
Port Elizabeth 30/04/2018
Good, Fast and Professional Service--What can I say--The BEST!
Sent by Allan Anderson
Port Elizabeth 12/04/2018
We found Mark to be most helpful to find the best possible and cost effective flights for us.
A pleasure doing business with him and will definitely recommend him to all who need professional travel service.
Sent by Anthony Jones
Port Elizabeth 04/04/2018
First class service from Mark ter Stege - I will certainly recommend his services to all my business colleagues and friends - he is professional, efficient and a friendly guy to do business with.
Sent by David Freeman
Port Elizabeth / Manchester 20/02/2018
We are always happy with your service and have no hesitation in recommending you to our friends and family.
Sent by Rene Prefab Projects
Port Elizabeth 19/02/2018
His professional and friendly service is hard to beat.
Sent by Ky Ben Crampton
Grahamstown (Taiwan) 07/02/2018
Mark ter Stege is basically a Terminator, if Terminators where sent back in time to ensure that humanity enjoyed stress-free, no-hassle holiday bookings and customer service above and beyond the call of duty. Give that man a raise.
Sent by Gavin Johannie
Port Elizabeth 19/01/2018
Since my 1st experience with you, I have been extremely impressed with your service. I doubt if I would ever consider using anyone else. Well done and thank you
Sent by Carole Newton
Ashvale, Surrey 20/09/2017
Mark has always been so helpful with regards to anything that I've asked from him. He is One hundred percent. I would recommend him any time.
Sent by Carole Newton
Surrey, United Kingdom 08/09/2017
I've always been very happy with Mark's service. He is a pleasure to deal with.
Sent by Anette Knight
Port Elizabeth 13/07/2017
We just want to thank you for your continuous assistance, support and willingness to send us boarding passes and making sure that we were aware of any flight changes on our trip to South America from the 20th June until the 8th July 2017. It all went perfectly as scheduled and no hick-ups thanks to your undivided attention for us to have a good holiday.
Many thanks and will soon be in touch for other bookings.
Sent by Jeremy Pickering
Grahamstown 26/06/2017
We have employed the services of Mark on a number of occasions. He has been unfailingly efficient and professional and has made our travels overseas and in Africa a pleasure. I recommend him unreservedly.
Sent by Tim Hopwood
Port Elizabeth 03/04/2017
Mark has been extremely helpful and he is always prepared to go the extra mile every time I have travelled.
Sent by David Langhan
Cape Town 18/11/2016
Fantastic service at very short notice, and backed up by confirmation with both email and WhatsApp tickets and boarding passes.
This is the Best service that I have ever had!
Sent by Des Des Fontaine
Port Elizabeth 26/07/2016
Mark went the extra mile for us. Extending our stay in Zanzibar, arranging our flights from PE to JHB etc with no trouble or hick ups what so ever.
Thanks Mark and the team.
Will most certainly promote Mark form Travel Counsellors in the future.
Hopefully we able to travel again some time soon.
Thank you.
Sent by Barbara Gardiner
Port Elizabeth 25/04/2016
Thanks so much Mark, all my trip arrangements went very well!
Everything went 'Tickety-Boo' and I am now home safely, I would score you 100%+++
Barbara G.
Sent by Colleen Keenan
Port Elizabeth 23/12/2015
Mark ter Stege is committed to Excellence, I have been enormously impressed by his attention to detail, down to booking my seat for me and also advising the airline of my Wheat Intolerance, without me having to ask him or remind him. Mark makes travelling easy, all I have to do is advice Mark of the dates that I need to travel and he takes care of the rest. I have recommended Mark to family and friends and will continue to do so with confidence. A HUGE thank you from a Very Happy Regular Customer!
Sent by Laura Goditiabois-Deacon
Port Elizabeth 09/12/2015
Mark offers such a personalized service and is always at hand even when we have needed to travel at short notice for family emergencies or personal reasons. Everything just goes so smoothly and even the on-line boarding is done when one travels on a Sunday. I recommend his services to my friends, family and colleagues.
Sent by Michael Adams
Port Elizabeth 03/12/2015
Very helpful, informative, efficient!
Sent by Claire Baillie
Port Elizabeth 29/10/2015
Mark is always very prompt with his information - we would definitely recommend him to our friends (and have done so).
He even answered his phone on a Saturday afternoon when we phoned him from the airport.
Sent by Lisa & David Dyer
Port Elizabeth 23/10/2015
Mark has planned 2 holidays for us and this is the 3rd holiday that Mark is planning.
His service is excellent and we have given his details to plenty of potential travellers.
We are very happy to have met Mark and I will always make our travel arrangements with him!
Sent by Gwyn Gray
Port Elizabeth & Manchester 08/10/2015
Many thanks Mark - We had a great trip overseas including the Alaska & Canada Celebrity Cruise…
All went well. Will be in touch again soon for next year.
Regards Gwyn & Dave
Sent by Clarice Pelser
Port Elizabeth 30/09/2015
Hi Mark
Thank you for all your help and assistance regarding our visas and travel arrangements to Mexico.
Clarice Pelser
Sent by Gerry Kumm
Pretoria 28/09/2015
Hi Mark
Thanks for everything, our Mauritius Holiday (25th Wedding Anniversary) at Le Mauricia was great, the waiters were exceptional with a big daily variety of food and the entertainment was also pleasant.
Your arrangements and service was spot on and exceeded our expectations so we would definitely recommend you and your business to all we know.
Regards Gerry & Carien
Sent by Erica Ferrey
Port Elizabeth 25/08/2015
Dear Mark
Thank you for all your assistance, online check in’s and making the changes as we went along.
We greatly appreciate your professionalism and support.
Warm regards
Erica Ferrey
Animal Welfare Society Port Elizabeth
Sent by Colleen Keenan
Port Elizabeth 27/03/2015
A big shout out to Mark ter Stege of Travel Counsellors for awesome professional service, got me on a plane to London, good seat, good price, baggage checked all the way through, all done in 24 hrs ! So at a time of a family illness, I didn't have to worry about any of that - I just had to get to the airport! Thank You Mark! YOU ROCK !
Sent by Richard Beck
Port Elizabeth, South Africa 14/02/2013
During December/January 2013 we visited New York City and Walt Disney World, Orlando. Mark booked all our flights, accommodation and Disney World resort tickets. The holiday was problem free thanks to the bookings that Mark organised. Mark ensured we were put up in perfectly located hotels with fantastic service and hospitality.
The holiday was super, thanks to Mark from Travel Counsellors. GREAT SERVICE!
Sent by Lisa Dyer
Port Elizabeth 31/10/2012
Hi there, Mark arranged our Holiday to Thailand, he suggested Bangkok two days and Phi Phi Island 5 days. He arranged everything from leaving Port Elizabeth to arriving back at home. He arranged representatives every step of the way. The most relaxing and stress free overseas holiday for us ever. We will be using Mark for all our future travels - without a doubt that it will be arranged 100%!
Sent by Carole & Tony Newton / Edwards
Ash Vale UK 21/10/2012
I thoroughly recommend Mark Ter Stege, for his tour arrangement and the choice of hotels.
Everything went smoothly without a hitch and we had a really wonderful time.
Thank you Mark we will be using you again.
Sent by Danielle Chantler
Port Elizabeth 08/05/2012
Mark was referred to me by one of our friends, and I will highly recommend him to any prospective traveller. His attention to detail and recommendations were brilliant.
Sent by Anthony Opperman
Port Elizabeth 15/07/2011
I would like to thank you for all the assistance you provided me in booking my holiday to Poland. The flights were all boarded without any problems. It was such a pleasure to have a stress free international flight with transfers. I had the opportunity to visit some of the most outstanding Cathedrals, Abbeys, Castles, Palaces, Glacial Lakes and really wonderful towns in my stay there. It was simply AMAZING with friendly people and it’s a beautiful country.
Thank you once again for all your assistance. I will most definitely be recommending your services to anyone who asks me where to go for travel arrangements.
Kind Regards
Anthony Opperman
Sent by Bouke and Lorna Kooiker
Port Elizabeth 07/03/2011
I have just returned from a surprise trip to the Seychelles organised without my knowledge by my husband and Mark. Mark ensured our trip to paradise was perfect!! Our flights were on time and very comfortable and we were greeted at the airport by a representative who whisked us off to Coco De Mer, a beautiful resort. Thanks to Mark we enjoyed a second honeymoon in paradise without a hitch!
Sent by Louise Adams
Port Elizabeth 07/09/2010
Mark ter Stege has been amazingly helpful to us over the past few years, whilst organizing trips for Noël’s Father from Zimbabwe as well as our most recent trip to the UK.
We didn’t pay anymore by booking through Mark, as opposed to what we would have paid when booking directly on the internet. But I can assure you that Mark gave us a whole lot of “accessory” info that was much needed & in a way that saved us scouting through the internet for it.
I can highly recommend Mark.
Sent by Colin Murray
Port Elizabeth 06/05/2010
After we were left stranded in Johannesburg, 15th April, enroute to London, due to the volcano eruption, we contacted Mark as we had a huge time problem in getting to Los Angeles, to board our cruise ship The Norwegian Star by midday of the 17th April or miss the cruise totally.
Mark immediately understood our situation and re booked us via Washington and then on to Los Angeles the next day. Thanks Mark!!
Sent by James Bolton
Port Elizabeth 25/04/2010
Our family went to Thailand for the Easter holidays. All our bookings were done very professionally by Mark Ter Stege. Everything about the booking was great and went incredibly smoothly. I will definitely use him again and will recommend him to our friends and family.
Regards
James Bolton
Sent by Mara Strydom
Gamtoos River Mouth 16/04/2010
I have just returned from Oz, thanks Mark for doing everything for me, flights, visa etc. There was ample time for connecting flights, making my trip a wonderful experience, I will definitely be using your services in the future and recommend you to all my friends and family, keep up the good work.
Sent by Janine Risi
Sydney, Australia 16/04/2010
Searching on Google I found Mark's website and decided to give it a go. I hit the jackpot with the service and help that he has provided. My mom was amazed by all the information and help; he even sent her a message wishing her well for her journey. I will definitely utilise his services again in the future. Thank you!
Sent by George Szabo
Port Elizabeth South Africa 31/08/2009
Mark has arranged a number of trips for our family over the past year or so. In each case the arrangements have been professionally made resulting in trouble free travel. Of particular note is the personal service and attention to detail which has greatly facilitated our travels.
Sent by Andrew Worboys
Port Elizabeth 13/08/2009
Not having travelled overseas, it was with certain reservations that I went on word of mouth and used Mark to handle all of my reservations. I needn't have worried - my trip couldn't have gone smoother.
Well done Mark. Sorry for doubting you somewhat. I guess we are used to poor service levels in the country. You have set a yardstick which many other travel agents need to up their game to. Thanks!
Sent by Michelle Castelein
Port Elizabeth 28/10/2008
André and myself just came back from a lovely holiday. We went to London for a week and then did a week in Spain. The reason why I’m mailing you is to tell you about the great service our travel agent gave us. Now we all know that good service is virtually non-existing in PE and most probably SA for that matter. Mark on the other hand went out of his way to get us good prices, accommodation etc. He pre-booked our seats before each flight and welcomed us back home with a nice e-mail. If you travel local or abroad, we highly recommend Mark Ter Stege.
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