Travel Counsellors Blog

We are delighted to share our new Travel Counsellors Ireland Head Office with you! We wanted a space to fit our growing team but also one where we could warmly welcome our TC community and guests.

Meet our People: Bernie Whelan, Business Development Manager

After 14 years working for a tour operator specialising in South East Asia, Cork-based travel specialist Imelda McCarthy felt that she needed to make a change – both in her professional and personal life.

In our second year in business, Cork-based Sarah McCarthy joined Travel Counsellors Ireland. That was in 2006 when her son’s Frank and Danny were both young babies. 13 years later, she juggles raising three children and a very successful travel business!

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.