Travel Counsellors Blog

At Travel Counsellors juggling the kids’ schedule with work is less of an issue for mothers and fathers. Here are the top reasons why:

When Melanie Cahill moved to the west coast of Ireland 15 years ago, there wasn’t much opportunity to work as a travel agent. In 2016 Melanie came across a job advertisement for Travel Counsellors, and she knew it was meant to be.

Wherever we are on our travels, it’s important to keep our environmental impact to a minimum, and be respectful of local communities, in order to preserve our planet's amazing places. Here are a few tips and reminders to ensure we do just that.

Travel Counsellor Rosemary Chawke explains how she keeps her children busy during the school holidays whilst continuing to run a successful business.

We love sending customers to the world's amazing places. We recognise with this comes great responsibility. Responsibility to give back to communities in which we operate, to protect the places we visit and respect the people we meet along the way.

When you start your own business, there is a lot to think about. But there are plenty of fun things to be done too, and one of these is creating your very own office.

Autumn is here, the kids are back in school, and the daily routines for some have become full of school runs and after school activities. And of course, let’s not forget everything else that needs to be done throughout the day.

A quick internet search of how to market your business throws up lots of useful advice: use social media, advertise in a local paper, just do something. But why rely on the same strategies that everyone else finds with a quick Google?

Caring and kindness are not just ‘nice things to do’ – this is a key trend showing a customer that you care like a friend, be that through face to face interaction or sharing such positive stories on social media.