About Holly

My Story

I Didn't Plan to Become a Travel Agent.
I Planned to Find One Who Got It.

My name is Holly Nave, and I'm based in Crowder, Oklahoma. I spent years as a military spouse — which means I know what it means to uproot, adapt, and find home in unfamiliar places. Travel wasn't a luxury for our family. It was survival, discovery, and connection all at once.

When my family member was diagnosed with sensory processing and anxiety-related needs, our travel world got smaller overnight. Hotels that seemed fine on paper were overwhelming in person. Cruises that promised "family-friendly" didn't account for sensory overload. I kept showing up and figuring it out — and eventually realized: I had information other families desperately needed.

MJ Bookish Travels was born from that necessity. I became a travel agent not to sell trips — but to be the person I wish I'd had. Someone who asks the right questions before anything is booked. Someone with real credentials, real connections, and real lived experience.

I hold CATA certification from Special Needs at Sea (specialneedsatsea.com) and am actively pursuing my CATP credential through IBCCES — the gold standard in autism and sensory travel certification. My services are commission-based through Outside Agents, which means you pay nothing extra for expert planning. Zero.