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InteleTravel agents hoping to turn popular local restaurant of 50 years into agency

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Harry Kemble
3 March 2025

A mum-of-four, who has previously only sold travel and holidays to her family, is hoping to get set up on the high street in the mid-Wales town she and her family made their home nearly a decade ago.

Paul and Elizabeth Riley, Hafod Travel, March 2025

Paul Riley hopes to join his wife Elizabeth in the shop in Llanidloes soon (Credit: Hafod Travel)

Elizabeth Riley and her husband Paul moved into a house above the Travellers Rest in Llanidloes, a much-loved restaurant of more than 50 years, last month. The couple, who are both InteleTravel agents, now plan to launch Hafod Travel to serve the town’s nearly 3,000 residents.

However, before they can start selling holidays from the premises in Long Bridge Street, they must first submit an application to Powys Council for a change of usage. Riley believes it could take up to six months before Hafod Travel officially opens, adding: “It’s very early days.”