About Us
Who We Are & Where We Started
Travel Department, proudly Irish owned and operated since 1996, is your passport to The World Discovered Together. For nearly 30 years, our dedicated team has crafted uniquely authentic guided group tours - from flights and transfers to hand-picked hotels and guided excursions - so you never have to lift a finger.
Our team are experts on our incredible worldwide locations, seeking out real experiences on the paths less travelled. Our expert local guides bring these destinations to life, unearthing hidden gems and sharing stories worth retelling. Travelling with like-minded explorers, you’ll build friendships and memories that last a lifetime.
Why Choose Travel Department?
Our size, range and expertise. We can offer a holiday to suit you, your dates, your destinations, and any kind of experience you’re looking for!
It’s Easy: We plan everything for you and make it easy for you to enjoy holidays – completely. We’ll do the thinking, the planning, the checking but we’ll leave the packing to you.
We’re Experts: You’ll discover so much more with the knowledge, insights and hidden gems from our local expert guides.
We’re Friends: You’ll travel with a like-minded group of people, sharing the wonderful experiences together but you can also enjoy free time for yourself to explore more at your leisure.
More Choice: Over 140 destinations to explore all over the world.
We Know Travel: Over 28 years’ experience designing holidays to suit every taste imaginable…
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What to expect
At Travel Department, we’re your holiday specialists. Combining nearly 30 years of expertise with our ethos - The World Discovered Together - we design fully inclusive group tours where every detail is considered. From flights and transfers to hand-picked hotels and guided excursions led by local experts, our multicultural team turns hidden gems into stories worth sharing. When we’re not planning your next getaway, we’re out exploring by plane, train, boat or on foot - so you can travel effortlessly and in good company, from departure right through to your welcome-home memories.
Our Guides
Our local Travel Department guides have been carefully chosen for their passion and expert knowledge to ensure you experience the best of your chosen destination.
Our Team
At Travel Department we’re holiday experts, we’re very experienced and we’re extremely passionate about what we do.
Our Careers
Join a creative and passionate team who create experiences of a lifetime for all our customers.
Our Licences
Rest assured when booking a holiday with Travel Department, it is fully licenced and bonded. Customers are fully protected under ATOL in the UK & CAR in Ireland.
Sustainable Travel
Here in Travel Department, we have a passion for travel. We want to share that with everyone, while also ensuring that the beautiful places and people in the world are still there for future generations to enjoy. We believe in Responsible Travel and have gained our Sustainable Travel Certification based on our efforts so far. This is an ongoing journey and we will continue to strive for better while protecting the wonders of the world.
