Bula Mike,

I wanted to thank you so so so much for arranging our Fiji wedding/vacation/honeymoon. We had an absolutely fantastic time. It was beyond our expectations. You were right about Vomo, we absolutely LOVED it. The are the friendliest people in the world. They went above and beyond anything we could have imagined for our wedding. Having our wedding on Thursday before Lovo night was fantastic, as they made us feel as if it was wedding celebration. David got to be Chief, and of course, every guest offered him cava, so he was feeling good :) hehehe.
We are already talking about going back to Vomo, it was just absolutely fantastic. I am so glad we got married there. It was absolutely spectacular. The folks at Vomo were so excited about our wedding, we were treated like royalty the whole time. They even surprised us one night decorating our bure with candles and flowers. And we also got a surprise champagne breakfast the day we departed (they even wrote our names on top of our cappuccinos). They trully made the time we spent there unforgettable.
As promised below are pictures, so in case you need to show anybody what a Vomo wedding looks like. Yoshi did an amazing job, he is phenomenal.

Likuliku was also very nice. The facilities are fabulous and the staff very friendly (although nothing like the folks at Vomo, they are hands down the best). Food in both places was spectacular, thus I have to say I enjoyed Vomo's better as they had more seafood in the menu.
Thank you for the tip on getting some wine at the Airport, this was good call.

Panto the Rosie's driver is such a sweetheart, and speaks very highly of you and Melissa McCoy. He also told us where you go to get your beef pies that you like .. hehe.

Anyway, take a look at the pictures and I hope that it will help convince other couples for a fantastic wedding celebration at Vomo.
Thank you so much for arranging all of this for us, we had the wedding of our dreams! Thank you for making that possible.

Monica

Aloha,
M. Echezuria
Falls Church, VA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Greetings Mike!

We're so very excited about out castaway vacation ! Thank you for making it extra great with that fabulous room upgrade , wow , for sure we won't want to be coming home anytime soon!
We'll definitely also make sure to go on the Manta Ray dive after reading about it, sounds like a can't miss .
You have been so helpful ,descriptive and efficient thanks again for arranging all .

P.S. I'm sure you'll soon be enjoying your " lifestyles of the rich and famous " vacation very soon .

Aloha,
D. Menor & L. Baldridge
Kapaa, HI

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike!

Mike you are wonderful. I don't know if we'll do this itinerary but I hope we can do business with you soon as you are so nice. Deanie

Thanks,
D. Martino
Dallas, TX

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike!

A friend gave me your name and said you are an amazing travel agent!!! Kate and I work together on Treximet and our submission won the award for the trip. She mentioned that you might be able to help me out with some insight into Fiji and which island to go to, where to stay, etc..

Our travel itinerary is listed below. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
K. Olivia
North Carolina

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike!

I just wanted to let you know that we are very pleased with your service so we are going to recommend you to one of our friends who is planning to visit Maui in July. You will hear from her soon, Thanks Again.

Warmest,
C. Nguyen
San Francisco, CA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Dear Mike,

You da man. If you need any objective information about our experience, call anytime. But, we were satisfied, and feel that you did well.

Bless you,
P. Oconnor
Irvine, CA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Bula Melissa,

The trip was fantastic. Many, many things done right. Mike was great, tolerating my frequent mind changes in the planning process. His suggestion or Raffles for a day room was good too – they just opened a new pool which is actually pretty nice for a “crash pad” level room.

Diving had to be the highlight, although the accommodations are a close second, followed by the quality of snorkeling around Davui.

We were more or less the only divers there at the time so we had essentially a personal boat driver and dive master. Even if there were a few more people, it beats the cattle boats from the big dive resorts. Mini, the dive master was excellent and a lot of fun to spend time with. The night dive just off the island reef was a highlight. Definitely a different set of critters out at night, and a couple sharks in the dark… Did the big fish encounter – good, checked the box, a bit like a zoo under water, without bars. Glad we did it, but the small reef sharks appearing out of the darkness and disappearing just as fast on the night diver were more impressive/a little unnerving. On a related topic – snorkeling is amazing – the colors in the coral are innumerable, throw in the vertical wall dropping down to about 30 feet, cool shells and I spent hours just kicking around the island.

The rooms at Davui are great. They do have a resort map now with locations. If I had that to overlay with sun/shade times of each, it would have been the ULTIMATE. We started with an upgrade Mike arranged (Valle 3) that for our time of the year, great sun/shade mix and evening sunsets. Then moved over to 6, which turns the corner and only got sun on the splash pool for about an hour – not a huge deal and since I picked it over Valle 1, oh well (1’s pool overlooks the boat area and thus a little less private). Bottom line though, the rooms are great and for the rainier season, we were lucky enough to have perfect weather right up the day we left, which rained and made it just a hair easier to leave, but only just.

After reading reviews, we had already determined that we weren’t the kind of people likely to write a disaster story review and nothing changed after the trip. It was a little humorous to see how some of the things people thought disastrous weren’t (at least to us). Mosquitoes, yes, we got bit. Inside and outside the netting, sometimes at dinner – its tropical. We had very, very strong repellent we brought with us – it helps a lot but still… the mangers were in transition but seemed to recognize that and went a little extra to make sure they weren’t missing an element we needed. They were good about setting some expectations up front as well – such as letting us know if there was ANYTHING we needed to ask, and yet reminded us that we were on an island and although they would always do their very best, sometimes they would not be able to accommodate certain food requests, etc. They had a smoked tuna breakfast sandwich that they never got the tuna in for, but they did know I had inquired about it a couple times and seemed to genuinely try and get it but could not. They substituted with smoked Salmon they were able to get. On the topic of food, it was amazing. In particular the fish, which seemed available at every meal in some form including the breakfast sandwich I mentioned. I read a very contrary review online about them never having fish before going so who knows why when that happened. It was definitely NOT an issue and it always seemed extra fresh.

One other pleasant, and not minor surprise, all drinks (except alcohol) WERE included. They don’t list it as that on their website that way (I think they say tea, coffee and water is). Probably saved us a little bit and kept us more hydrated than we otherwise may have. It also means that with a bottle or two from duty free in Nadi and the minibar stocked with coke, tonic, club soda, etc – we didn’t have to have drinks delivered, ordered, etc.

Staff was very friendly and mostly fast. We learned that if you get to know them a little better, ask them questions, etc, they seemed more at ease and more in tune with what you liked – by the end, they knew that I LOVED the fresh baked bread (they made a pesto bread, kind of swirl of pesto inside – to die for…), and got a kick out of keeping me well stocked at meals.

Airline was good – upstairs in the air pacific 747, bulkhead seat was KEY on the way there. The little commuter 3 seater plane Davui used was a kick. If you have any fear of flying or small plans though, watch out. I have great photos from the plane, including out the front window landing. But then I like flying, and small planes. If they have any reservations about it, a car from Nadi takes a little longer – but you do get to see the country and I think is a little cheaper, and does offer more options for departure/arrival time. I’m sure they like to keep boat trips from Davui to Pacific Harbor to a minimum so if multiple people arrive on the same day, the plane is a charter. We enjoyed it as I said. On the way back, we were on a United plane – luckily had economy plus so leg room was tolerable there too. Upgrades on the united plane was crazy expensive despite plenty of room. US air lines – Oh well.

Have I left anything off? I could probably go on for a lot longer...

Thanks again for a wonderful vacation.
J. & A. Lunzer
Hermosa Beach, CA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Bula Mike!
The trip was fabulous! Thank you for taking care of all the details --everything worked out great! The upgrade to Paradise Taveuni was wonderful! It's a beautiful resort and a well run dive operation and we would recommend it highly. We're already talking about our next trip to the Pacific, so keep us in mind for any tantalizing deals out there!

Vinaka vaka levu!
M. & P. Gentele
Harrisburg, PA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike!
We are flabbergasted!!!!!! You shocked us earlier today by telling us you'd upgraded us to an Ocean Front Suite (we were just thrilled we'd be in a deluxe ocean view room to begin with), but nothing could have prepared us for these accommodations!!!! Our suite has two bathrooms! It's bigger than our own home! It's beautiful! And we haven't even seen it in daylight!!!! Oh, and did I mention the two giant lanais?????? You are the BEST!!!!!! Thank you so much!

Just a little heads-up.. You may be hearing from the hotel... They didn't seem to get the memo about the breakfast being included, but I'm sure it will get straightened out. I printed out an email your wrote that mentioned it, so they are going to try to track it all down.

Thank youuuuu!

Warmest,
J. Holcombe
Los Angeles, CA
Romantic Hawaiian Getaway

Later that day ...Breakfast issue resolved... We are sooooo happy here in Paradise!!!! We woke up and opened the curtains to find we have been transported to the most beautiful place!!! The ocean is RIGHT outside and beautiful beyond belief, and our two lanais are bigger than our dining room!!!!!

Thank you!!!!

Warmest,
J & D Holcombe

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

This is an excerpt from my recommendation I sent to friends...

"As to our conversation about traveling to Hawaii and other tropical destinations, the following is our travel agent's contact information:

Mike Brown's Email, office phone & cell

Mike is based out of Hawaii and works for McCoy Travel.

My past experience with Mike was phenomenal (this was our trip to Fiji). Mike goes the extra mile to make sure you not only have a great time at your destination, but that your travel to and from are just as great as well.

I would certainly call him when you are ready to schedule so that he could customize something FANTASTIC for you!"

Many Thanks,
D. Beierle
Olympia, WA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

1st let me say thank you for all your hard work for putting together our wedding/honeymoon last June 2008. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you & thank you. We stayed at the Prince & the Hyatt & we had the absolute most amazing trip. We couldn't have done it out you & your service. You were so patient we us, as we changed our minds a 1000 times, & asked 1000 questions. You are extremely talented at your job, & will be forever a part of making the best week long memories. Please let the owner know how valuable we think you are.

I just checked out some of your vacation packages for the anniversary date of june 6th of this year. Please keep us in mind if something comes up.

Again THANK YOU for everything, & wishing you a prosperous 2009

Thanks,
A.& J. White
Newport Beach, CA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike, Bula Bula Bula and Aloha! here

Mahalo and Denaka for your help on my trip.

I made it back. The only problem was leaving NZ, Fiji and Hawaii.

New Zealand is heaven on earth... Fiji was absolutely magical... Kauai was wonderful..

The best thing you did was be the foil in my lodging selections, and recommend the Fiji sailing "adventure". Without the give-and-take on the lodgings, I would have not found the ones I found, or made the same decisions. Thank you!!!

In NZ, the Auckland Westin was 5*. Once I realized all the prices were in $Kiwis, and the $Kiwi is half the $Us dollar, I ordered another bottle of Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir and another Pavlova! Auckland was about ten times better than Seattle or San Francisco (our best cities in the US). I could live there in a minute. Great people, city, neighborhoods, golf (Murawai by the beach and Titirangi, a parkland course designed by Alistar McKenzie), sailing, shopping, dining and perfect weather!

The motel in Taupo was not great for me...best for an "extremely" low budget traveler (sub-backpackers). I found the Huka Falls Resort to be great: a collection of cabins, and restaurant that was terrific, and moved there for one night. Great wine and no drive home! ($100kiwis/nite).

My B&B in Waimarama/Hawkes Bay was brilliant. Terrific folks, great food (home made passion fruit ice cream and best lap pool in NZ, good surfing beach, and arguably the most authentic golf course I ever played (including Scotland)....this one (Wairunga: $10kiwis for 9 holes) had sheep all over it! Great fun!!! Craggy Range, Black Barn and any Pinot from this neighborhood of Hawkes Bay is a buy!

Te Horo is wonderful with a very hospitable host! Unfortunately, in the middle of nowhere (I did want peace and quiet)....but only 15 minutes to the golf course. The pool was small, but set in a delightful garden/orchard. Golf at Paraparaumu was a bit of Scottish links in the dunes....an Alistar McKenzie design!

The ferry ride across the channel was good, very plush compared to Seattle's finest. It may have been better to switch cars, and not take the car on the ferry, but I did not look closely into it. Maui cars were slow to check out in AKL....next time Hertz No.1 Club.

The Bolton was a good choice for Wellington; good location, pool, restaurant; The Museum would have been fine as well. I was welcomed warmly at the Royal Wellington Golf Club. The Shed 5 Restaurant was fab.

The motel in Nelson was adequate; ok interiors, but a marginal location; the pool was useless. I would have rather stayed in a B&B one or two nites, then move on toward the Able Tasman, and stayed in Motueka or Kaiteriteri at a b&b. Friar's guide is a good place to start searching b&b's. The public pool (lap pool) in Nelson was terrific....for $3kiwis. The Boat Shed restaurant in Nelson is perhaps the best in NZ. Sailing in Teriteri was "teri"fic! The Nelson Golf Club was a delightful seaside links.

The Punga Grove in Franz Josef was perfect for one nite for me alone. It was a good call to stop there for the night. There are two very nice b&b's there, both listed in Friars: Holly Homestead and Franz Josef Glacier Country Retreat....either would work if I return with my wife.

As you know, the Mercure in Queenstown was further from town than "walking distance", the pool was a cold plunge, and the room was a bit outdated. Great views though. Many thanks for following up to get the deposit credited to the St. Moritz (most comfortable hotel I stayed at in NZ). St. Moritz had great international staff (equal to the Westin), great interiors and appointments, terrific location, and nice views....best of all worlds. The price was at the high end of my range for a 1 BR suite but it worked for me. It was a terrific lodge for 4 nights...very comfortable. Dining at the Bunker and Botswana Grill was wonderful. Wine tasting at Amisfield Vineyard was my best lunch of the month. Great region for Pinot! Mt. Difficulty and Peregrine! I would however, play golf twice at the public course (Queenstown Golf Club, $45kiwis) and avoid Millbrook for the next several years until they finish their construction on and around the course. Millbrook was perhaps the worst golf experience possible due to the re-routing, construction, and lack of signage or warnings about the construction. 14 good holes, then go find a bar. Nice valley and subdivision though.

The Riverview B&B in Christchurch was over-the-top-great!!! Reasonable price, magical location on the River Avon, close to the city center (7+/- minute walk along the Avon), and terrific owners. I will return to it with my wife next year.

My largest regret in NZ is not staying longer....much longer. I would have loved to visit the Northland, Bays of Plenty/Islands, Coromandel, Wanaka and Doubtful Sound....and to have stayed everywhere longer. 2 months would have been a better schedule....but then there is always next year.

Fiji was also otherworldly. A very different pace and place. Stopping for one night in Honolulu and Nadi on the way out was good for the time adjustment, and to break up the flight times. The first nite in Nadi, on the way west, the Mercure was great. Newly remodeled with good food, good pool and a great respite for the night. I visited Nadi and ate at an OK curry/seafood place with a wonderful owner/waitress. Visiting Nadi for several hours was an eye opener to their politics, economics, and very welcoming cultures (Indian and Fijian). I met a family on the plane to Auckland that had left their entire travel wardrobes with friends in Fiji to be helpful. I planned to bring some clothes back to give my waitress for her friends/family, but then heard of the floods. While in NZ, I tried to organize a container of clothing....but did not have the time or contacts. I did, however, bring a suitcase of clothes back (from the Salvation Army in Christchurch) for the Nadi Salvation Army shelter. I would recommend that all guests to Fiji do something similar (easy to do). It is a very poor country and the clothes (or childrens books, etc.) will find a home.

Capt. Cook's sailing was the best. I had no expectations at all. It wasn't really sailing, but a nice slow paced cruise around the islands with lots of snorkeling. I brought a bottle of wine for each nite and shared with the other guests (2 Aussies, 2 Dutch, 2 Canucks, 2 Coloradans) and the extremely warm and friendly staff. If NZ was heaven, this was the inner circle of heaven. The coral and fish were better than anything I had seen since the 70's in the Carribean. The village we visited was heart-warming and heart-wrenching. The people were so open and friendly and kind and sweet (where is my thesaurus?). I regret not knowing the villagers would be offering their crafts so I could have had another $100 in small bills. Not that I am a craft buyer, but I wanted to help everyone. The on-island setup was a bit primitive, but I would not change a thing. Very camp-like. By the time we left I was relaxed. (It only took one bottle of wine, jungle drinks and snorkeling everyday to calm a type A personality down, hmmm.) Again, I could have stayed twice as long....with half the days just lounging around the base-camp island. Capt. Cook is a marvelous organization: everyone was the "bestest" person I ever met....but then all the Fijians (in Nadi too) I met were.

In Nadi, Rosies was also quite the organization. Womb to tomb, they planned it all for a smooth experience: drivers, lounge at the airport, going away massage. Oh baby, this should be a case study in exceeding expectations at Harvard Business School! The Novotel was also very nice and comfortable....perfect for a short stay.

In Kauai, the Hyatt was the right choice. A terrific property. Very comfortable for a larger hotel (compared to the NZ lodges I visited). Great food in terrific restaurants. Poipu Golf Club was beautiful! After staying for a week at the Westin timeshares in Maui, this was a welcome place to recover from the very large resort hotel and hustle/bustle of Kaanapali/Lahaina (we enjoyed that too, but it was culture shock after Fiji....our friends were our own activity directors: golf at Lanai/Challenge at Manele Bay, golf twice at Kapalu/Plantantion, whale watching....we could see the hair on their chins, thanks Capt. Steve's, walk the beach, umbrella drinks, superbowl party on the beach, galleries, dining, swim, stir, do over).

Kauai was very laid back.... and we will visit it, the Hyatt, Poipu GC, Princeville Ranch Stables and Adventures, and Amy-Lauren's gallery in Hanapepe again.

The connections back to Maui were a bit awkward, only because United at Maui/Kahalui is veryveryvery dysfunctional (three hours in the transition would have been better for this bunch). My fault for not rerouting our return direct from Kauai.... the problem was trying to make changes to a "miles Plus" ticket....but that was the price of getting a "hub" in Hawaii to meet my wife and friends on the way back.
Again, Hertz No.1 Club over any other car rental (....although I loved the graphics on Weird Campers in NZ).

Also, the AirNewZealand/Quantas folks in Christchurch were brilliant...I missed by scheduled flight (a change that was not noticed) and they bent over backwards to help get me out NOW to make my connection in AKL.

I feel I have done my patriotic duty to stimulate the US and world economy this year! I will call you when I start planning next years stimulating trip to NZ, Australia, and Thailand. I could not have made the same great trip without your help and that of ALL your vendors.

Many Thanks,

Many Thanks,
D. Brown
Aspen, Colorado

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

Well, I've been meaning to do this for a long time and finally have a quiet moment. I decided not to send you a bunch of pictures from our honeymoon since you definitely know what everything looks like. Instead, I'm sending a picture of RJ and me because you don't know what we look like. This was taken at Taveuni before dinner one night.

Anyway, I don't know if I ever formally thanked you for all your help with planning our honeymoon. We really had the absolute dream honeymoon, and I loved that all we had to do was show up. Everything was taken care of for us, and we didn't have to figure out anything. That was soooo nice. You did a wonderful job of arranging and rearranging everything for us. Thank you so much!

Taveuni Island Resort was the best place I have ever stayed - from the privacy to the accommodations to the food and staff - it was perfect. We weren't thrilled with the beach but found plenty other stuff to do. Likuliku was fun too but we really just hung out by the pool the entire time we were there.

I really don't know why so many people refuse to use travel agents in the age of the Internet. You guys are so helpful, and the Internet isn't always cheaper. Plus, for someone like me who hates logistics, you guys are super heroes.

Ok, that's it. I'll definitely be keeping you in my contact list for future island excursions.

Thanks,
A. Pales
Oak Park, IL

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Aloha to very one at McCoy Travel .....
Our trip did not start out very well (not your fault). Our plane was delayed 9 hours leaving Las Vegas.
Mike Brown, as always, was wonderful. The lady I talked to at customer service was very kind and helpful. We finally made it to The Grand Hyatt on Kauai. The hotel was absolutely beautiful and all the employees there were beyond fantastic. All and all very one had a wonderful time.

Thank you, especially Mike Brown, for all your help with this trip.

Best Regards,
A. Michael
Las Vegas, NV

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Dear Melissa,

Wow, what can we say, but all wonderful things of our recent trip to Fiji.
Mike booked us a fabulous Weddingmoon at two properties, and everything went extremely well. From Air/ground/water transport to the 2 week stay at both Lovely Resorts. What was there not to love about Fiji?

The First Resort was amazing: They were there to collect us when we landed in Taveuni (no waiting) and took us straight away to the water transport. Sia was there to greet us when we arrived and she did an incredible job with the orientation, and our wedding arrangements. We would definitely consider another visit there. The staff were all wonderful!

The second Resort: We had a wonderful up-grade to a Premium Vale, and what an incredible place to snorkel and spend our week honeymooning. We were both very sad to leave.

We haven't used the services of a travel agency in a very long time (generally book our own travels via Internet), but since this was such a special occasion, we decided to go the Fiji Experts: McCoy Travel. All booking arrangements were spot on. All email correspondence was answered very quickly and in a timely fashion. Mike did a fabulous job providing us with several resort options and choices, and the before and after the trip follow-up has been tremendous.

We have both worked in the service/travel industry, and McCoy gets top ratings from us!

Kind regards,
M.& D. Osualdini
Edmonton, AB Canada

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

Just writing a quick note to say our honeymoon in Fiji was Fiji-licious! Everything was great. We loved the Resort so much! The second one was nice too but after the first, there was no comparison.

I'll send some pictures soon. I have been swamped since I got back. All the people who couldn't make to the wedding want to see us now :)

Thanks so much for everything! I'll be in touch soon and tell you the great stuff we did.

Thanks,
A.& RJ. Pales (Kava Lover)
Oak Park, IL

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike,

We had such a wonderful time in Fiji. We really enjoyed the staff at the resort. We had a great time with the other couples at the resort. Amy Keen and I got to talking about our great travel agent....come to find out.....we both used you.
Thanks for everything. Chad and I will reach out to you in the future for travel. What a great expeeience.

Thanks again!!!
T. Kelly
Peachtree City, GA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

Just wanted thank you for organizing a great trip to Beqa Lagoon resort for us, We were lucky enough to see 2 tiger sharks on the big fish encounter, we are looking at heading to samoa in feb 2009 and would like you to assist with this trip as well.

Thanks,
D. Tscheuschler
Perth, Western Australia

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

We loved Vatulele, Fiji and your recommendations. We are currently looking at going to Mexico in the middle of January. Do you recommend anything? We specifically are looking for a resort that has great diving.

Thanks,
P.& T. Rundle
Sylvan Lake, AB Canada

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Melissa,

Thanks for the note Melissa, we have booked two awesome trips through your company. Mike our agent has been the best. It is difficult with so many options in today's travel and cost limitations to get the best bang for your buck. Mike was able to give us our dream vacation in Fiji for my wife and I, and then help us book the best family vacation in the Mayan Rivera. Your company didn't let one ball drop. In fact, they were above our expectations. We feel like we finally have found a travel agency that is there to service the client and not just trying to get another commission and on to the next person. We felt like we were the number one client. We save our money to travel to great places. We want our experience to be great from start to finish. McCoy Travel Agency provides great service from start to finish. I have also be able to recommend several other people to your company with great pride, because I know you will not drop the ball. Thank you again. My only negative is that I'm jealous every time you send me an email of your wonderful vacations to Fiji and Tahiti. You make me want to go.

Thanks Again,
T. & S. Pickerill
Montrose, CA

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Melissa,

We had a fabulous time. We joked that the brochure for the resort didn't do it justice. We were the only people staying at the resort for more than half our stay. The accommodations were superior and the diving was also very good. All our flights were on time or close. Mike was very helpful in orchestrating all the flights and arrangements. By far, the staff at the resort was equal to the best we have ever encountered. Everyone had a blast.

Thanks,
J. Haslip
Phoenix, Arizona

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike -
I wanted to shoot you an note,  another awesome trip, you hit the target.  We had the best time.  Also, I talked to Luke and he said it was the trip of his dreams.  The best.  I think I have found my travel agent for life. 

T hanks for all your help and service.

T. Pickerill
Montrose, California
Your Riviera Maya Getaway

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Bula Mike,
Wonderful trip.  I want to thank you so much for your great service to us.  We felt it in Fiji when the resort did some special birthday event for us.  And, we appreciated all your careful attention to helping plan our trip with the exceptional energy and always timely answers to questions from us.  Also, all the resorts we stayed at were wonderful about providing  excellent varieties of vegetarian and vegan meals.  Each place was different and suited our needs very well. Of course , that was a big concern for us and they communicated to us that they had heard our requests from you.

The travel connections were perfect, and easy and we thank you for that.   The diving was amazing and your advice about which places to go was great. 

Most of all, I felt that you carefully listened to our  particular needs and tried to help us figure out for ourselves a three week long trip in a far flung destination.  And, of course, when you were out of the office the travel agency was very efficient .

Of course, you will hear from us again when we are able to do another amazing vacation!

Thank you,
J. Stewart
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fiji Snorkel/Dive Trip

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Great!!! Thank you so much for your fantastic, always positive, attitude & your wonderful extra help Mike.

Sincerely,
C. Ehret
Tuscon, Arizona
Your Fiji Pearl Adventure

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike,

Thanks for the follow up phone call to find out how our holiday and wedding went.

We all had a wonderful time, the resort was everything I had hoped it would be. The staff were really very friendly, as all Fijian people are, and we were welcomed into the family. The food was good, always offering fish, meat and a vegetarian option for lunch and dinner. There was certainly lots of it too! Then just in case you did feel hungry in between, there were always the cookies in your room, the cake in the afternoon or the never ending supply of cookies in the dining area.

I must admit I was a little worried about the wedding as we had had lots and lots of really heavy rain, but Kay said "have faith as everything always works out for the special day", and it did. We had glorious sunshine and everything was absolutely perfect.

Yosi took our photos and he is a very good photographer, I would recommend him to anyone.
I dived quite a lot and enjoyed every one, Bale the dive master really looked after me. I think he was sad to see me go and so was Kay. I really did not want to leave and shed more than a tear as we were going. I have been home now for 3 days and apart from seeing my cats I can still say I still do not want to be here. My heart is in Fiji.

I have attached a few photos for you to see of the wedding.

Thanks

J. Bruce
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Fiji Wedding

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike,

We had an awesome time in Fiji.  The best,  I want to go to the Riveira Maya, Mexico to an all-inclusive for 5 people.  Can you hook me up.

T. Pickerill
Montrose, California
Fabulous Island Getaway

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Hey Mike,

I spoke to the lady you recommended to marry us but she was full.  She suggested someone else, but no response yet.  We are very glad to have you helping. When we are done, im going to let your employer know as well how great you have been.

Thanks,
J. White
Newport Beach, California
Honeymoon on Maui

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike -

AWESOME TRIP!!  Would love to take the time to really spell out our awesome experience (less Aloha and Hertz) via e-mail......but if you want to call please feel welcome and we'll fill your ears with what we experienced.
 
Cordially,
B. Brown
League City, Texas
Your Hawaiian Islands Getaway

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort/service or any other vacation planning, click here

Got the Taveuni flight sorted.

You're a lovely man. Really.  Thank you Mike :)

J. Kohen
Nelson, New Zealand
Matangi Island Escape

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Aloha Mike:

Want to thank you for a fabulous trip to Fiji.  You were worried we wouldn't like the Fiji Resort much, but let me tell you it was probably the best vacation week of our 60 year lives.  We landed in Taveuni and were picked up right on time by a wonderful young man who drove us to Paradise over the worst road.  When we finally got there, we were welcomed by the most wonderful people. We were escorted to our bure and were rewarded with a complimentary foot massage. From there it only gets better.  It turned out, we were the only guests at the resort for the first 3 days.  When other guests arrived our treatment never changed, everyone from the owners, Terry and Alan, to the Fijians that were tending to the grounds were so nice and genuine.  The  diving was fantastic, the food was outstanding, and the service was  unreal.  We did trips to the local village, waterfalls and took part in the weekly traditional feast. I was made Chief, drank a lot of Kava, and danced the evening away. When  we left we felt we were leaving family behind.

Vinaka,
D. & J. Costa
Glendale, California
Fiji Dive Celebration

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Thank You Melissa and Mike!  

We had a wonderful experience.  The accomodation at the Big Island condo was outstanding and made the trip! To return to the peace, quiet and natural beauty was the perfect close to each exciting day. Bill Meyers, the concierge at the resort, was very helpful in directing us to attrractions and restaurants we never would have found on our own.  We would like to thank you for your care and attention.  It is such a pleasure to receive excellent customer service.  (We had visited several travel agents in our home community and they just didn't seem to care.) 

Again THANK YOU.  We will be in touch for our next vacation.

Ayles Family
Alberta, Canada
Family Christmas in Hawaii

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Greetings!

As we’ve booked through McCoy in the past, we knew that every detail would be well thought out for us. Mike Brown is our agent and I take every opportunity to recommend him to friends, forum boards, etc.  Based on our travels to Fiji in the past (sans children), Mike was confident that the Fiji Resort would be a great fit for our entire family.  We were hesitant, as the cost was higher than other resorts, etc. As expected, Mike’s suggestion was spot on!  The resort was as wonderful as I had hoped…I take that back, it exceeded our expectations.  Rosie’s was perfect, our flights were flawless and the resort….well, it was superb!  It was as luxurious as the other Fiji resort, the staff were actually more consistently pleasant and the food?  Each morsel was a delight!  It was a perfect way to introduce our favorite place (Fiji) to our children.  I have a feeling that we’ll be back many, many times.

After spending some time on your website, I learned that you can also assist in travel elsewhere.  I plan on contacting Mike soon to start our (parental obligatory) spring trip to Disneyland!  ( :

Thanks again for a wonderful trip, McCoy Travel!

A. VanGoey
Eagle, Colorado
South Pacific Christmas

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

We've been working with Mike Brown on our Fiji trip.  Every question that has come up has been answered promptly and been well covered.  Most of all, his efforts on our behalf as we plan our trip have been most appreciated because of his very caring professionalism.  We've been able to trust that he sincerely has worked for our best interests and desires on this vacation. Mike stands out in his dedication to the work he's doing and as clients we really appreciate someone who is doing a good job with such  positive energy.

Sincerely,
J. Stewart
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fiji Snorkel/Dive Trip

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Bula -
Our Fiji trip went well.  The accomodations at the Fiji resort were perfect for us.  Mike was right on target for recommending this resort.  The bures have lots of space.  We had not problems with ours.

We loved the remoteness of the island.  The villagers made us feel very welcome.  A highlight was attending the intra-island, inter-school rugby tournament at one of the villages. 

The weather was not great so our diving was not as good as it could have been.  No one can control that.  The dive operation was a little bit more primitive than what we are accustomed to.  However since we were the only divers at the resort, we had plenty of room on the boat.  Also, the dive boat doubles as the guest transfer boat. 

Thanks for your assistance,
N. Sandler
Seattle, Washington
Fiji Trip

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Glendale, Arizona
Your Fiji Fun Escape

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,

This e-mail is long overdue. The trip to Sydney/Melbourne etc. you arranged for us following Bula Fiji was wonderful. Every reservation from plane to hotel to bustrips was an absolute delight since it was exactly what we needed to see in such a short time and everything that was booked for us departed on time, the hotels comfortable, the buses clean. I could go on and and on but you can see we were very happy all the way through Australia. It was truly a memorable experience.

Thanks again for organizing the trip so thoughtfully, it is always a joy to work with you.

Beate (Co-managers of Papageno Resort in Fiji)

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike!

Thanks for planning our Fiji trip - we had a very relaxing time!  The Fiji resort was pretty and Kayur had a great time diving!  He loved the white wall.  We just got back last night.  Unfortunately we 're back to work today.  :( 

Thanks!
J. Shah
Los Angeles, California
Anniversary in Paradise

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike -

Our trip was FANTASTIC and we can't thank you enough for making everything happen without a hitch.  As much as we've traveled throughout the Caribbean, I think we'll be headed to the South Pacific from now on (don't worry, we'll book through you).  While you were correct that the air conditioning was not working at the Fiji resort, the ocean front Bure and the winter tradewinds made it quite comfortable.  Plus, I talked the manager into a couple of free spa treatments for the "inconvenience".  Nice resort and, although they've got a few minor growing pains to work through, we were very pleased.

As they say in Fiji, Vinaka (aka: Mahalo, thanks, etc.)

B. Praet
Orange, CA
Family South Pacific Adventure

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Dear Mike,

Just back from Fiji and wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for recommending the Fiji resort. They were absolutely wonderful and make our wedding/honeymoon outstanding. The place was exquisite and the staff unbelievably attentive and warm. The wedding ceremony couldn't be more perfect. Swiss Fiji Diving also took very good
care of us,the divemaster has eyes like a microscope and showed up all kinds of cool stuff. Overall the best trip we've ever had and so happy we found you to coordinate this all for us. I plan to write a review on tripadvisor to let others know what a treasure the Fiji Resort was and how wonderful Mccoy Travel and you are.

Thanks again and we will absolutley remember you for our future vacations.

Sincerely,

W. & J. Harlig
Newark, California
Fiji Paradise Adventure

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Dear Mike,
   
First, I would like to say we are not five star resort travelers. So my expectations going into this trip to the Fiji Resort were not five star expectations.  I loved the bungalows.  I thought the unlimited diving and snorkeling from the resort beach was some of the best I have done.  The resort staff was very nice and helpful.  Allen and I did one day of boat diving which was very nice, but it reconfirmed to me why I prefer live-a-board diving. (not the bobbing around while in the boat and easier exits from the water after the dive) We really enjoyed the opportunity to see the Fire Walkers and visit their village.  This was a HIGH point for us. 

In closing, I would like to say, we really enjoyed our stay and didn't let the down side of things cloud our overall experience.  I went to Fiji to scuba dive, bird watch and enjoy wonderful friends......I did all.  Hope this helps.

K. Strohmeier

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike -
I really liked the Fiji Resort. I thought the units were magnificant..big roomy, comfortable. I loved the snorkeling and diving off the resort and the boat dives were fine. The dive people were great and helpful. I "eat to live" not "live to eat" so, to me, the food was fine. My only disappointment was the lack of any decent primary forest for birding, but this was not the fault of the lodge. The pick-up/transfer ws efficient and friendly.

I would rate our stay as excellent. Son Scott agrees. I was worried that after the other Fiji Resort we could not duplicate our experience..this was such a pleasant surprise.

Much Thanks,

J. Moore
Half Moon Bay, California

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

You rock, Mike! It all sounds like such a fairy tale destination wedding that I still can't believe that it's MY fairy tale wedding!

Thanks again for everything.

S. Fitch
Needville, Texas
Fiji Wedding/Honeymoon Christmas

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike,
I know you are way too busy for casual email  messages, but did want you to know that we really enjoyed working with you helping us plan our trip to Hawaii last summer.  It was beyond great and everything went very well.  We are keeping you in mind when we plan another big trip.  That black pearl story has me dreaming, as I purchased a ring and necklace while in Hawaii.  Fiji sounds just fabulous, we are dreaming of it in about two years.

A Client,

R.M. Thiel
Pleasantville, Iowa
Your Hawaiian Holiday

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Mike,
We enjoyed our trip to Fiji. Air New Zealand is very nice and we had no complaints at all. We were met in Nadi by a very nice woman who helped us get checked in with Pacific Sun. That went smoothly too.

The Fiji Resort was awsome!

Everything was smooth on the way home too. We wish there could be a shorter lay over in Nadi, but we heard that compared to other traverlers, we actually did pretty well. Maybe a suggestion of a restaurant in Nadi might be good. Our lay over was in the evening and not long enough for a whole day at a hotel. We heard from some other travelers that their agent had gotten them into a lounge at the airport where the kids played computer and the mom got a massage. That would have been nice too. Those are my only suggestions. Otherwise it was great and went smoothly. We loved our trip.

Thanks,
P. Korber
Laguna Beach, California

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

You are so good to us, Mike! 

Thanks for going out of your way to make our trips perfect. 

A. Van Goey
Eagle, Colorado
South Pacific Christmas

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Hi Melissa:

We had a terrific time in Fiji.  I found the people lovely and the resort was well run and a wonderful place to spend a week.  I would definitely recommend it — especially to people with kids as they really handle them and keep them busy from morning till night and that lets the parents have a good time, too.

The food was good.  There was only one dinner, where we ordered the salmon and the kitchen shouldn’t have let that piece of fish out on to floor as it was simply past its prime.  It was very fishy and not good.  But, that was one night, one entrée, out of 21 meals we had, so I have no complaint.

I thought the resort was lovely and that they did a great job of keeping everything fresh and looking good.  The tussles over the day beds were amusing, but that has less to do with the resort than with the people whom they’ve booked into the place! 

The folks from Rosie’s Travel were lovely and they took very good care of us at every point where they had that duty.

Anyway, that’s the report back.  Mike did a terrific job for us, and I’ll definitely call you when I’m planning my next escape!

Thanks.

Best -
G. Stewart
Van Nuys, California

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here

Mike -

Thanks for asking about the trip. The resort was wonderful, it met all of our needs and I would definitely put the Fiji Resort on your list to recommend to clients. The bure's are private and you do not hear neighbors, the activities are varied and cater to adults, kids and families. The food is fantastic, presented like art work, fresh and compares to some of the best restaurants in the world. As a single adult with a teenager, I appreciated the separation of activities and eating of families from adults. The adult pool, adult dining was perfect for someone who is past the "kid" stages of traveling. The best for last were the Fiji people themselves. They were attentive, lovely and the most gracious hosts. I would definitely go to this resort again.

Everything you booked worked very well and you were very accommodating. I really appreciated being able to call you with a heads up in case we missed a flight along the way.

Thanks for your service and support during the trip.
J. Den Boer 
Livingstone, Montana
Air to Fiji Resort

If you enjoy the comments about this Travel Advisor, and want more information about this resort or any other vacation planning, click here