“Julie Harris once again planned a trip of a lifetime for me and my husband. My husband and I had never been to Italy and wanted to celebrate our 40th birthdays with a week long celebration. Julie listened carefully to our ideas for the trip and then added her expert advice and knowledge to make sure our all our travel plans reflected our desires to have a “taste of Italy.” She planned a trip through Rome, Tuscany and Florence that felt luxurious but yet stayed with in our strick budget. Each property we stayed at was warm, welcoming and made us feel right at home. It was hard to say goodbye to each location. The private tours were extremely educational, personal and allowed us to get a true glimpse of the Italian culture both long ago and today. We appreciated the phone calls to check in with us during each of our stays to make sure we were well taken care of and to remind us of upcoming important events in our itinerary, It was a birthday celebration to never forget. Thank you Julie!”
Jennifer Myers
Davidson, NC 28036
Julie made travel planning so easy! She was a delight to work with. I particularly appreciated how she listened to my needs and preferences and recommended the perfect destination. She is extremely responsive and took care of every detail. I can’t imagine having a better experience than I had with Julie!
By: Elizabeth (Elizabeth Maxon) Clemson, SC
Fantastic! She really worked to accommodate all the needs of the 4 travelers in our group and continued to do so during the trip! We could not have been more pleased with the accommodations, the transportation arrangements and the fabulous guides.
By: Chickie Zaudtke North Potomac, Maryland
Julie was wonderful to work with! She helped me to make choices within my budget and desired. When given free reign over some aspects, she exceeded our expectations!! Will definitely use her again!
By: Katherine Porter
Davidson, NC
Always love working with Julie! She loves to customize packages for her clients and does a great job!
By: Keith Anthony
Davidson, NC
She was great to work with! She offered a lot of suggestions that we had never even thought about. She sent us to a great hotel. She was fabulous at booking our flights. I would highly recommend her.
By: Katie Grimm
Charlotte, NC
Julie was super nice to work with. She was very patient and answered all the many questions I threw at her. This was my first overseas trip and she made it very enjoyable and trouble free.
Peggy Griffin
Raleigh, NC
Recommended – My husband I appreciate everything that Julie did to make our trip a success. She is very knowledgeable about the cruise providers and helped us choose the best one for us. She arranged a fabulous personal guide for us while we were in Amsterdam. We certainly will contact Julie again as we hope to plan another trip very soon.
Susan Palmer
Rock Hill, SC
Working with Julie was a pleasure. With three weeks notice I asked Julie to arrange an unforgettable, last minute vacation for a family of four… I provided a list of priorities, and she asked for a couple days to put some options together. My family has literally travelled the world. My 17 year old daughter said it best, “Of all our adventures, this was my favorite.” Julie made it easy..no hassles, no surprises, just exactly what we wanted. Her advice, professionalism, and follow through to ensure everything went smoothly was invaluable. I won’t waste my time planning my own travel in the future.
Jason Bately
Davidson, NC
07 Jan 2017
As usual, Julie had everything planned right down to the transfers for this big trip to AU. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the week before departure because of an injury. And here, Julia really shined – handling all the travel insurance claim for us down to the last detail – making this refund experience smooth for her clients. Thank you Julie! You have all our travel business!
By : DB/GMTravel (Gwen Miles)
October 2, 2016
We cannot speak highly enough of Julie! Having worked with her on several trips now, she is simply the BEST! takes care of every detail, watches out for her clients while they are travelling, she always answers every question and has expert knowledge of so many locales. We trust her explicitly to deliver the best in service wherever we are traveling. We hope you will pass this along to Julie – she is a real asset to your company in every way.
By: Davidson Travelers (Gwen Miles)
October 06, 2016
Julie is the perfect travel agent! She’s a stickler for details, cares deeply about her clients and their travel experience, and communicates thoroughly and often. She booked our cruise and planned extra nights before and after so that our anniversary trip was ideal. We’ve met her in person on several occasions and she’s a real sweetheart as well as competent professional.
Nancy Dye
Raleigh, NC
24 Sep 2016
Julie was wonderful to work with. She took the time to explain and offer suggestions when deciding where we wanted to take our 15th wedding anniversary. Once when decided on France she was a well of knowledge since she use to live in France. She was very personable, easy to work and I would definitely use her again.
Nikki Lacy
Huntersville, NC
I have traveled all over the world. Planned trips, gone with groups, and done countless hours researching for things over the years. This trip I gave all that way and placed everything in Julie’s hands. It was a leap of faith but one I will do again. Julie made our trip to Bali and Korea seemless. Everything was thought through and double checked. We had drivers at the airports, resorts that exceeded my expectations, and local guides that were professional and fun to be around. There were a lot of moving parts, 4 resorts, 2 airlines, 2 drivers, 2 guides and exertions that gave us a true feeling of the cultures. From cooking classes to a healing ceremony, her choices enhanced the experience we were trying to create, I don’t know what else you could ask for from an agent. The best compliment came from a guide, who said Julie was on top of her game for us. There is a great amount of confidence you gain in someone, when you know they are working as hard as you would for yourself.
By: Susan (Susan Bednarick)
Mooresville, NC
November 1, 2015
Julie Harris once again planned a trip of a lifetime for me and my husband. My husband and I had never been to Italy and wanted to celebrate our 40th birthdays with a week long celebration. Julie listened carefully to our ideas for the trip and then added her expert advice and knowledge to make sure our all our travel plans reflected our desires to have a “taste of Italy.” She planned a trip through Rome, Tuscany and Florence that felt luxurious but yet stayed with in our strick budget. Each property we stayed at was warm, welcoming and made us feel right at home. It was hard to say goodbye to each location. The private tours were extremely educational, personal and allowed us to get a true glimpse of the Italian culture both long ago and today. We appreciated the phone calls to check in with us during
each of our stays to make sure we were well taken care of and to remind us of upcoming important events in our itinerary, It was a birthday celebration to never forget. Thank you Julie!
By: Jennifer Myers
Davidson, NC 28036
Very well planned By: PePop (Terry Weatherford)
Very well planned and organized. Hotels were excellent and well located for activities. Air travel was seamless and no problems incurred. the hotel accommodations, the tour sites, the travel plans, rental cars, etc. all met our expectations. The one issue on billing at one hotel was clarified and corrected promptly to our satisfaction.
Cornelius, NC
Huntersville, NC
There has been a lot of talk recently about whether it is safe to travel to the tourist regions in Southern Africa with the current ebola outbreak in Western and Central Africa. I want to help to alleviate some of the fear that many people have. Some people have the misperception that Africa is like one big country, but it is actually a huge and very diverse continent. The distance from Cape Town, South Africa from Freetown, Sierra Leone, the center of the ebola outbreak, is 5,931 miles. To put it into U.S. perspective, this distance from Los Angeles to New York, NY is roughly 2,800 miles. According to a recent article in Forbes, there is more of a chance that you could get ebola in the US, France, or the United Kingdom than in Southern or Eastern Africa. There are more than twice as many flights from West Africa to the United States than to South Africa. There have been 4 reported cases in the US so far which is more than South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Tanzania combined. Flights into Johannesburg and Capetown do not connect through West Africa. Typically you connect in JFK / London / Dubai / Frankfurt / Paris. Therefore you are completely avoiding the areas where the ebola is present. Click here for a map.
September 24, 2014
From day 1, Julie was the greatest! She was recommended to us by my husband’s work colleague. At first, we wanted to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary by planning a trip to Italy on our own for sometime in June or Sept, but time constraints and the complexity of making plans prompted me to contact Julie. She was able to pull off booking a wonderful itinerary with VERY SHORT NOTICE. I first contacted her on Jul 24 and by Aug 5, she had finalized all our flights, hotels, tours, and transfers for our trip which took place Sep 8-18! Julie was incredibly responsive every step of the way, returning every call and email promptly. She really listened to our needs, made excellent suggestions, worked within our budget, and provided all the details, tips and information we needed to enjoy a great vacation (especially loved La Corte dei Papi in Cortona). Julie is a great communicator and her follow-up was fantastic! We highly recommend her and hope to work with her again in the future! A+++
Eileen Caffry
Shelburne, VT
Charlotte, NC
I just wanted to let you know that we had a fabulous time at the Dreams Riviera Maya Resort in Cancun and I wanted to thank you for taking care of everything and organizing a really awesome family vacation for us. The Cool Tour was amazing and was definitely the highlight of the trip for the boys. We look forward to booking many more vacations through your company.
Kind Regards,
Sanjee
Sanjee Singh
Avax Consulting
Marietta, Georgia
Hi Julie,
I just wanted to say thank you for everything. We had an amazing honeymoon. The massages you had waiting for us were so relaxing. You made our trip stress free. Thank you again 🙂
Jessica Adamczak
Huntersville, NC
I so enjoyed working with Julie! She is quick and efficient and was very helpful with our travel planning. She was amazing at helping us get our passports expedited, she got us direct flights with great departure times, and we were able to use air miles as well. She also secured an awesome property for us that met our needs for a family of five. Would totally use her again in a heartbeat! Thank you, Julie! You are the best!
Karen Anthony
Davidson, NC
If you are looking for a wonderful travel experience, try both Julie Harris at Solis Escapes AND go to Costa Rica. My friend and I were looking for a warm-weather get-away, but didn’t want to sit on a beach for a week at a resort. Julie Harris of Solis Escapes put together the perfect vacation for us, so that we enjoyed interesting tours, learned about the ecology and country of Costa Rica, AND enjoyed beach/pool time at lovely hotel resorts.When we met with Julie for the first time, she listened to our requests, asked valuable questions, and then put together a travel package that met all our needs. We stayed in lovely hotels, enjoyed interesting tours, and experienced the people and ecology of Costa Rica.Julie Harris is a delightful travel agent – if you are looking for help in any kind of trip, I recommend that you call her.
Barbara Dillman
Davidson, NC
Thank you Julie Costa Rica Girls
From the first meeting with Julie to plan the trip, to the ‘debrief’ after the trip, Julie listened carefully and exceeded all expectations for our trip to Costa Rica. The hotels selected were especially nice as were the recommended excursions! Julie arranged for all transfers for the regions of the country we visited and even over bouncy, winding Costa Rican roads all went well. Thank you Julie! such a nice job – no wonder we have Julie planning another trip for us – this time to Italy!
Gwen Miles
Davidson, NC
I would highly recommend Julie. She was very professional and handled a couple of last minute problems, (caused by my crew), very efficiently.
Julie helped my wife and I set up a trip to Belize. She had been there before and was very familiar with all of the great spots to see, and memorable things to do. Her knowledge is unmatched, and she is very sweet and takes time to get exactly what you want out of your trip. It was very easy to follow the itinerary, and if we felt the need to get in touch with her with a question about the trip she was there immediately helping us. Do yourself a favor and use her service.
Julie was so awesome at booking the cruise for my honeymoon. Seamless service, WONDERFUL attitude and an amazing spirit. I have told all of my friends that they should work with Julie when making their vacation plans for the new year. Thank you so much for everything Julie!
“Last summer our family had a great opportunity to spend a month in Asia. After picking China and Vietnam we did not have much of a clue, and time was short. Julie jumped on it, quickly understood the type of travel we wanted and put together a fantastic itinerary with local guides and drivers on a reasonable budget. Julie was knowledgeable, extremely responsive and a real pleasure to work with. (more…)