Practical support for the way you want to travel
Choose companionship for a full journey or help with a particular stage. Before we travel, we agree the role, time together, schedule and practical boundaries, including time you would like to spend on your own.
Accompa.me helps you prepare for and enjoy independent travel. You choose your destination, make your own decisions, and book with and pay airlines, hotels and other suppliers directly. We can help you understand the options and complete the practical steps.
Before you leave
Preparation starts with your needs and ends with the information, documents and tools you will use on the journey.
Introductory conversation and needs
We first establish whether the service fits your situation and what would make the journey feel comfortable.
- Travel goals, preferred dates and duration
- Your usual walking pace and energy levels
- Time together versus independent time
- Language concerns and help with baggage
- Food preferences and disclosed allergies
- Contact with family or a trusted person
- A clear plan if we lose contact or are delayed
- Confirmation that you can travel independently
Information and travel preparation
- Compare routes, direct flights and connections
- Understand districts, distances and public transport
- Review baggage and hand-luggage rules
- Find official passport and visa information
- Check weather and prepare a packing list
- Identify hospitals, pharmacies and consulates
- Research step-free access and airport PRM support
- Prepare maps, hotel cards and useful contacts
- Build an itinerary at a comfortable pace, with time for rest and alternative plans
- Explain local customs and useful phrases
Help with your own bookings
You enter into every contract and pay each supplier directly. We can help you understand and complete the process.
- Compare options on supplier websites
- Explain baggage, changes and cancellation terms
- Help complete forms under your direction
- Check names against passport spelling
- Install airline and transport applications
- Save or print confirmations
- Add the trip to your calendar
- Request airport assistance with you
Preparing to leave
- Walk through the journey step by step
- Explain airport and boarding processes
- Set up larger text and emergency calling
- Configure translation and offline maps
- Organise digital and paper documents
- Check chargers, adapters and key contacts
Getting there and coming home
Support can begin at home, continue through airports or stations, and include the return journey, as agreed.
From home to the airport or station
- Arrive at the agreed time
- Help check documents and essential belongings
- Assist with ordinary luggage
- Arrange or accompany the transfer
- Keep a trusted contact updated as agreed
At airports and stations
- Find the correct terminal, desk or platform
- Support check-in and bag drop
- Navigate security, border control and gates
- Ask staff for clarification or assistance
- Manage connections and changing information
- Find quieter waiting areas, food or facilities
During the journey
- Help locate seats and store ordinary baggage
- Keep key information and connections organised
- Support simple communication with transport staff
- Respond calmly to delays or schedule changes
- Respect your rest and private time
Completing the journey
- Prepare for check-out and departure
- Review transport and timings
- Check documents and ordinary belongings
- Accompany the return journey as agreed
- Organise confirmations and travel records
At your destination
Help settling in, getting around and spending your time as you choose, with a balance of shared activities and independence.
Hotel arrival and stay
- Find transport from the arrival point
- Support check-in and help you understand hotel information
- Check that the room has the features agreed in your booking
- Clarify practical questions with reception
- Keep reservation and address details accessible
Daily support at the destination
- Plan each day at a realistic pace
- Navigate streets and public transport
- Build in breaks and spontaneous choices
- Help buy ordinary local tickets
- Adapt plans for weather, closures or energy
- Support restaurant, museum and activity visits
Cultural and social companionship (if needed)
- Share meals, walks and selected activities
- Attend cultural events together
- Help create comfortable social contact
- Take ordinary travel photographs if requested
- Balance company with time on your own
Everyday practical support
Help with communication, technology, spending records and family updates, plus practical responses when circumstances change.
Language and communication
- Clarify everyday questions with staff
- Use translation tools for practical situations
- Prepare key phrases and written addresses
- Help you communicate everyday needs and contact healthcare services when needed. This does not include medical advice or professional medical interpreting.
- Keep communication calm and respectful
Digital help
- Use maps, tickets and transport applications
- Connect to Wi-Fi and manage notifications
- Keep confirmations and contacts easy to find
- Charge and organise everyday devices
- Help contact relatives by video or message
Practical help with expenses
You remain in control of all money and payments.
- Keep an informal record of travel spending
- Explain prices, exchange rates and tips
- Identify cash machines or exchange services
- Help read receipts and spot obvious errors
- Respect your budget and avoid unnecessary costs
Contact with family
- Agree the frequency and type of updates
- Share arrival confirmations when authorised
- Support calls and messages
- Contact a trusted person in an agreed situation
- Protect your privacy and preferences
When plans change
- Gather clear information from staff and official sources
- Compare practical alternatives
- Help contact the supplier you booked with
- Reorganise transport or accommodation under your direction
- Contact family or a trusted person as agreed
- Find appropriate professional or emergency help
Support for one part of a journey
You can use the service without arranging companionship for a full trip.
- A preparation and confidence session
- Help organising travel information
- Airport or station accompaniment only
- Support for a specific connection or transfer
- Digital preparation for independent travel
- A post-booking check of practical details
What the service does not include
We provide personal travel companionship. We are not caregivers, healthcare professionals, a tour operator or a travel agency. Clear boundaries help us agree what support is appropriate.
- No medical assessment, diagnosis or treatment
- No personal care, lifting or medication management
- No sale of flights, hotels or bundled holidays
- No supplier commission, markup or handling of your payment
- No legal, immigration, insurance or financial advice
You must be able to manage your own personal care and medication, and to eat and walk without assistance. We can help you communicate needs and contact healthcare services, but do not provide medical advice or professional medical interpreting.
You do not need to select everything in advance. Tell us what would help, and we can discuss the right level of support.
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