Travel Counsellors Blog

Travel Counsellor Ian Walsh celebrated 10 years as a Travel Counsellor this year. He lives with his husband John Paul in Athy, Co. Kildare. We chatted to Ian about his experience in the travel industry over the last 18 years...

Sinéad Lonergan left her job as a wedding coordinator to pursue her dream of working in travel. She joined our Travel Academy programme. 7 years on and a global pandemic later, she is now one of our top selling “Gold” Travel Counsellors

Our top performing Travel Counsellors were acknowledged for their outstanding achievements at a global conference on the tropical island of Mauritius recently.

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’.

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.