In late 1983, Hilda and Michael Tonkin founded UK & EUROPEAN TRAVEL SERVICE as a specialist travel agency for UK/Europe. In September 1999 the name Britain and Europe-on-Line (BEOL) was added for on-line hotel reservations, still with the same owner/managers - Hilda and Michael.

Over the years a number of British organizations have chosen us as their official Australian representatives - Hoseasons Canal Boats and Cottages, Avanti London Apartments, Pride of Britain Hotels and Caledonian McBrayne Scottish Ferries, to mention a few.

In 1999 we were proud to be appointed the official representative in Australia/New Zealand for the Tourist Boards of Jersey and Guernsey, the British Channel Islands.

UK & European Travel/Britain and Europe-on-Line (UKE/BEOL) is well respected by the travel industry in Australia and has been awarded a Highly Commended Certificate three times by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA). We also have a very close relationship with several National Tourist Boards including the British Tourist Authority and the Irish Tourist Board).

The owners and staff at UKE and BEOL have always placed a high priority on providing quality product at a realistic price and use only the best suppliers. Many of the hotels and apartments offered are personally inspected and selected by the Australian staff, and properties which do not meet Australian standards are rejected. No one takes more care in the selection process. Today BEOL offers the largest and best-priced range of hotels and apartments of any operator in Australia, from Budget to Deluxe.

Service is a priority and you will find all staff are polite, experienced and knowledgeable about any product that is offered. UKE and BEOL are renowned throughout the industry for their professionalism.

With BEOL/UKE your travel arrangements are in very safe hands - a long established, well respected, family business, which is "small enough to care, but large enough to matter".