Travel Counsellors Blog

Do you want to learn what it’s like to be a Travel Counsellor? With the latest news, exciting case studies, and personal experiences from our dedicated team of Travel Counsellors, you can see what a career with us looks like from the inside.

So, you’re considering starting your own business? It’s a brave move but one that’s being made by more people than ever before as self-employment continues to rise in Ireland.

Travel Counsellors are determined to change the travel experiences for all their clients with disabilities and ‘Make Travel Accessible Everywhere, for Everyone’.

"Travel, marketing, excellent customer service and entrepreneurship are just some of my passions, so Travel Counsellors was a great match.”

It’s safe to say that at Travel Counsellors, people are our passion. We were delighted to welcome 4 new Travel Counsellors this summer - Chris Roach, Lisa Smith O’Brien, Suzie Hennessy and Deborah van Coller.

We are delighted to be able to say that our Travel Counsellors have raised over €4,500 to date for our partner charity Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind following a climb of Ireland’s highest inland peak, Galtymore.

To celebrate World Entrepreneur Day 2019, we asked four of our Travel Counsellors to answer a question – What advice would you give to someone thinking about setting up their own travel business?

This week in our What's it like being a Travel Counsellor series we introduce you to Martina Hayden who lives in Co. Kilkenny with her husband Adrian and their 3 teenagers, Molly, Jack and Tony.

This week we introduce you to Fidelma Brady. Fidelma lives in Co. Louth with her husband Paddy and their two daughters Molly and Kate. She joined Travel Counsellors in 2007 and has over 30 years’ experience in the travel industry.

Meet Travel Counsellor Ellen Warren: Welcome to our series of blog posts where we ask Travel Counsellors the all-important question: "What's it like being a Travel Counsellor?"