30/01/2011

Tour America are delighted to announce yet another award won! Yes another one!

It's the biggest event in the travel industry calander, the Irish Travel Industry Awards features Ireland's best tour operators, agencies, suppliers and technology providers.

The big award on the night is for 'Travel Agency of The Year 2011' and this year thanks to an overwhelming public vote, Tour America won top prize.  Mary our MD, Brian our GM and the whole Tour America team are delighted with the award and would like to say a BIG thank you to all our customers for voting for us.

 

20/01/2012 

Tour America are delighted to announce yet another award won!

The Evening Herald Travel Awards 2012 took place last night and for yet another year running, Tour America have won again, this time for our Cruise Holiday brand, ''Best Long-Haul Tour Operator''.  This award was given based on our renowned service, staggering range of cruise holiday options - everything from luxury to budget cruises and expert advice.  

 

 

16/01/2012 

Experience the open road your way with a Motorhome holiday with Tour America!

From wild adventures in Arizona to tranquil fishing trips around Michigan lake or maybe taking to the vast adventerous roads of Nevada, a Motorhome holiday has it all.  Let us help you choose your ideal Motorhome, plan your trip while you sit back and simply look forward to a holiday like no other.  Tour America can help with every step of building your holiday.

Call to book: 01 8173535 / 021 2429222.

 

 

19/12/2011

 

Everyone at Tour America would like to wish all our customers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.  We look forward to seeing you all again in 2012.

Check out our fun Video  by clicking HERE!

 

15/12/2011

Directors message on winning the Travel Media Award 2011

 

On Thursday the 30th November the Inaugural Travel Media Awards took place in the Westbury Hotel in Dublin. The awards, which were organised by TravelMedia.ie, were attended by over 120 guests including members of the travel trade and members of the media.

Our MD, Mary McKenna was present to collect our award for 'Best use of social media in the travel industry'.

"Thank you to all the media who voted and contributed to the success of www.touramerica.ie and our for choosing us to win this award for our social media at the Travel Media Awards event", said Mary McKenna.  We were delighted to be awarded this prestigious award.''


 

07/12/2011 

Hogwarts is coming to Hollywood!

 

Exciting announcement - Hogwarts is coming to Hollywood! Warner Bros. and Universal are proud to announce that the spectacularly themed environment that is ''The Wizarding World of Harry Potter'' will be created at Universal Studios Hollywood in all it's eye popping glory. And, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort will be significantly expanded so even more Howarts fun :-)

Stay tuned for more!

 

 

01/12/2011

Tour America win 'Best use of Social Media by a travel company operating in the Irish market' at the Travel Media Awards 2011

We are delighted to announce that we have been given with this prestigious award, outshinning all other travel industry competitors.  Tour America where recognised for   providing an engaging and informative place for our customers to interact with us through our various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

 

22/11/2011

Dinosaurs takeover Washington!

Well maybe we're getting a bit carried away but if you visit The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History you will not only get up close and personal with some ferocious  dinosaur skeletons but you'll also get a fascinating insight into the earliest human origins and learn about the interesting development of the various cultures around the world. But the fun doesn't stop here, you can also see exciting exhibitions for ancient and modern mammals, evolution of birds, reptiles and amphibians, insects and of course the captivating world of sea creatures. So plan ahead for an amazing journey through time and book your cheap flights or cheap hotels to Washington D.C in advance for a one-of-a-man-kind experience :-)
 

14/11/2011

Worldwide Escorted Tour with Tour America

Tour America, Ireland's leading tour operator to the US is thrilled to announce the arrival of their new 2012/2013 Worldwide Escorted Tours and River Cruise brochure.

Tour America is proud to be the ONLY tour operator in Ireland to offer these wonderful itineries with our experienced partner, Titan, who offer the finest escorted tours and cruises. Discover the world with ease and in comfort with us.Titan's escorted Tours are designed to allow you to have the adventure of a lifetime, completely hassle free. There are tour ranging from the West Coast of the USA to India's Golden Triangle and beyond

Each tour includes;

Your flights (including complimentary  regional flights from Ireland to the UK)
Your direct international flight (from the UK)
High standard hotel accommodation in all locations on the tour
Cruise accommodation (where applicable)
Many of your meals
First class coaches with experienced drivers
Excursions and visits
professional tour manager throughout your trip
all port taxes/airport taxes/charges included

One of the most popular tours is the 16 day California and Golden West Tour which takes you from San Francisco down the coast to San Diego and across to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and Yosemite National Park. In addition, you will also have plenty of time to enjoy the sites and attractions of Phoenix, Flagstaff and Williams in Arizona, in addition to Anaheim and Los Angeles. Prices in 2012 start from €1629 per person (price subject to change).

Call us on 01 8173500 to order a brochure or call in to our shop in Middle Abbey Street. Alterntaively go to http://www.touramerica.ie/online_brochures.html where you can view our brochure online.

 

Shopping Heaven in North America with Tour America

Tour America, Ireland's leading tour operator to the USA for American Holidays, has put together some great value packages to allow you, and your friends, to shop for the best bargains in North America. It's not just the avenues of Manhattan for shopping, you will find the best brands at the best prices at the huge outlet malls around the country. Tour America has put together a choice of Eastern Coast specials so there is no long haul flight involved, and travelling as a group you can take advantage of the best rates available
 
So for sunshine and shopping take a 5 day trip to Orlando on 3rd Feb 2012, from a fantastic €569 per person staying at the Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando (ref 397482)
 
Fly to beautiful Toronto for 3 nights staying at the Holiday Inn on King from €549 per person departing 11th November (ref 398180)
 
Get the best of tax free shopping in Philadelphia on 3rd December staying at the Holiday Inn Historic District for only €599per person (ref: 3974912)
 
Take advantage of all the bargains at the Jersey malls and fly direct to New Jersey on 1st December and stay at the Wyndham Newark for 3 nights from as little as € 549 per person (ref: 397504)
 
All prices include flights/taxes/charges and accommodation and are based on 4 adults sharing.
 
BIG BONUS - Tour America will give you 50% discount off car hire with these offers so you can have the freedom to come and go as you please.
 
Other offers available from Tour America
 
7 night Mediterranean Fly/Cruise Offer - €479pp
MSC Splendida
Departs Barcelona 15th January 2012Price includes flights/charges/taxes/cruise
All meals & entertainment included on cruise *
Based on 2 adults sharing inside cabin
 
10 night Mediterranean Fly/cruise & Stay offer - €689pp
Norwegian Jade
Departs Barcelona 7th December 2011Prices include return flights to Barcelona/taxes/charges/cruise
All meals & entertainment included on cruise *
BONUS: $100 On board spending money with this offer
 
*Additional charge applies to use of speciality restaurants onboard
 
For all of the above go to www.touramerica.ie, or call Tour America 01 817 3500 or  021 2429555.  Offer prices valid at time of article posting (18/10/2011).
 
www.facebook.com/TourAmericaTV
www.twitter.com/TourAmericaTV
www.youtube.com/TourAmericaTV
http://m.touramerica.ie
call 01 8173500

 

Sponsor Brian our GM as he runs the New york marathon in support of Barnardos 

Brian our GM and Mary our MD are both running in this years New York marathon and have been training hard in preperation of this monumentous event all in support of Barnardos Ireland.  Barnardos Ireland respond to the individual needs of each child and family, and aim to provide practical and professional supports to bring hope into situations where hope is sometimes lost.

You can add your support to Brian by sponsoring him for this very worth cause, Tour America's charity of choice, Barnardos Ireland. We've already had one Facebook fan, AnnMarie Tierney sponsor €50 so a BIG thanks to her for helping out but let's all help Brian make a difference to a great cause and sponsor whatever you can.  Click on the link below to sponsor Brian in this years New York marathon.

Sponsor Brian here!

 

Tour America's Annual Sale Day, 2 October, Red Cow

Tour America, Ireland's leading tour operator to the USA, is this week launching our BIG Annual Sale Day at The Red Cow Moran Hotel to take place on Sunday 2nd October.

This is the 11th year Tour America & Cruise Holidays have run our holiday show, and we have organised for suppliers from all over the USA to join us on the day. From cruise companies such as Royal Caribbean to the Fitzpatrick Hotels in NYC. Some of the key tourist boards from the USA will also be there including Visit Florida, NYCgo.com; Las Vegas, Kentucky, Philadelphia and much more.
There will be at least 30 exhibitors, with lots of gifts for you and your family; their will be a children's area, and all the Tour America experts there to bring you all the exclusive offers of the day. In addition, we will have key guest speakers to keep you up to date with all that is travel, and to provide you with additional information on all the destinations available to book in the USA.

If you have been before, you will know how busy it is, so arrive early. If you have not been before, now is your chance to take advantage of the best holiday prices for the USA and cruising.
 
Doors open at 10am  (admission is free) and the fun continues till 6pm.

 

11 April 2011 - Tour America's MD, Mary McKenna appears on TV3's Ireland AM show promoting 'Every Job Counts'

Earlier this morning our MD, Mary McKenna appeared on TV3's Ireland AM show to help support the very worthy 'Every Job Counts' campaign which is an initiative that helps recognise businesses that are adding jobs and growing despite the current economic conditions.

Tour America are delighted to be part of this initiative and will continue to support Irish communities and Irish jobs wherever and whenever we can.

Click the link below to see the video of Mary on the show;

TV3 - Every Job Counts

 

08 March 2011 - Tour America are proud to be awarded the ''Deloitte Best Managed Companies for 2011''

For the second year running Tour America have been voted as one of the very prestigious winners the ''Deloitte Best Managed Companies''. Our dedication to our customers and desire to always provide an unrivaled service has meant we have continued to grow as a company, something we will continue to do.

This award is your assurance that you're always dealing with one of the best companies in Ireland, a reward to us for putting you the customer at the heart of everything we do.

We'd like to thank all our customers for their continued support.

Tour America are now the only company within the Travel Industry to have been awarded this accolade and now, even more, have won it twice!

 

 

07 January 2011 - Tour America win 2 travel awards in the 2011 Evening Herald Travel Awards!

With January being the biggest time of the year for the travel industry, all eyes are on the best Ireland has to offer in what has become one of the most competitive markets in Ireland.  Tour America were proud to be awarded two very prestigious travel awards from the Evening Herald newspaper... Best Long Haul Tour Operator and Travel Innovator of the year. 

The Evening Herald Travel Awards are always top of the agenda for both industry individuals and general holiday consumers alike which makes this achievement all the more rewarding for all of us at Tour America.  We are very proud and honored to receive both awards and would like to thank both the Evening Herald for bestowing these upon us and you, our valued customers who have made us what we are today.

A big thank you from all of us at Tour America.

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03 December 2010 - Tour America gives FREE bottle of bubbly to customers who purchase a gift voucher worth €150.00 or more!

For one week only, Tour America are giving away a FREE bottle of bubbly to everyone who purchases a Tour America gift voucher worth €150.00 or more.

This offer runs from December 3rd - 11th 2010.  Gift vouchers can be purchased in stores or online on our Attractions page.  FREE bottle of bubbly must be collected from our store.  Tour America gift voucher terms and conditions can found here.

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12 November 2010 -  ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL’S ALLURE OF THE SEAS ARRIVES IN HOME PORT

 

Following a 13-day transatlantic crossing from Turku, Finland, Royal Caribbean International’s brand new Allure of the Seas arrived at her homeport of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale (Florida) today.

 
Allure of the Seas can accommodate over 6,200 guests and is 360 meters and 5 mm long (1,187 feet) – if stood upright bow to stern the ship would dwarf the One Canada Square building at London’s Canary Wharf and New York’s Chrysler building. 
Featuring huge outdoor spaces onboard, highlights of the new Allure of the Seas include an open air park – Central Park – longer than a football pitch, a two-level shopping street, 17 different bars, over 20 restaurants and cafes including the first Starbucks at sea, two rock climbing walls, two FlowRider surf simulators, a zip wire, the Broadway hit Chicago: The Musical, a 3D movie theater, DreamWorks Animation activities and shows and even an large amphitheatre outdoor AquaTheater for high diver performances and water shows.
 
The first paying guests will join Allure of the Seas on 1 December 2010 when the ship begins offering cruises in the Caribbean for the first time. Prices for a nine-night fly/cruise including flights from Dublin or Cork** for a seven-night cruise onboard Allure of the Seas start from €1,349 Euros (Dublin) / €1,379 Euros (Cork) per person.  For more information or to book see www.cruiseholidays.ie, call 01 817 3558 / 021 2429555, or talk to your travel agent.

 

03 November 2010 - Tour America continues to expand by opening a new Cork office!

 

Tour America are very proud to announce the opening of our brand new store in Cork, 62 Patrick's St. This fantastic new store will have all the same amazing Tour America holidays and Cruise offers you're use to in our Dublin store and of course is staffed by the most knowledgeable expert travel operators in Ireland.

This is another example of how Tour America's dedicated customer service approach and unrivaled ability to offer the best tailored holidays to our customers has resulted in continued expansion of the business.

Why not pop in and say hello and see what wonderful holiday package we can tailor for you.

 

May 2010 - Tour America launch Ireland's first dedicated travel mobile site!

In the first 5 months of 2010 usage of smart-phones in Ireland has doubled and more than 800,000 people have used their mobile phone to access the web. This is why innovative and award-winning Tour America have put an enormous amount of effort into getting it's mobile website live and available to it's growing database of customers. 

Tour America's mobile website http://m.touramerica.ie takes all of the great functionality the company has become well-known for, and puts it into a version optimised and configured to suit the mobile browser, regardless of whether you are using an i-phone, google, sony-erricsson, samsung, nokia or other brand of phone. The mobile site gives the browser the latest flight, hotel and package specials to all of the best destinations in the USA and is updated and re-priced at least every 20 minutes!

 

10 March 2010 - Strategy Prize Awarded to Tour America

As part of the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Award Programme Tour America, the holiday specialists on North America and worldwide, was singled out from among the winners to receive a special accolade for exceptional performance in business strategy.

IMI Chief Executive, Dr Tom McCarthy presented a place on the Masters of Business programme to Mary McKenna, Managing Director of Tour America in Dublin on March 5th.

This special award is in recognition of the high standard of management practice that the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards has highlighted within Tour America and their exceptional performance in business strategy.

All 20 Deloitte Best Managed Companies for 2010 along with the 22 re-qualified companies from the 2009 programme also received IMI Membership for 2010.

 

08 March 2010 - Best Managed Company 2010!!

Tour America won the Best Managed Company award for 2010 on Friday night.  The Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies award programme, in association with Bank Of Ireland Scotland, has been developed to recognize Irish companies on the Island of Ireland, operating at the highest level of business performance. The programme seeks to identify best-managed companies through an evaluation process that extends far beyond financial results.  The Deloitte’s Best Managed designation is a symbol of Irish Corporate success, companies focused on their core vision, creating stake holder value, excelling in all area’s of the business and celebrating the contribution of the entire organization.

l-r Pat Cullen - Managing Partner, Deloitte, the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Mary McKenna - Managing Director of Tour America and David Latto - Head of Corporate Banking, Bank of Scotland (Ireland)

 

IRISH TRAVEL OPERATOR WINS BEST MANAGED COMPANY 2010

Tour America were also awarded the over-all award for their outstanding proposal by the Irish Management Institute, which includes an MBA Masters programme (worth €10,000) for one of their management team.

Tour America has always planned for the future. They understand that the future of the market is selling directly to the consumer, so they focus on this at all times.  Their strategy has always been to innovate and think outside the box, and differentiate themselves from how the traditional travel businesses in Ireland operate. They employ from outside the industry and take expert experience from other sectors into the company.  Tour America describes themselves as a marketing company that takes information and uses this knowledge fast.

In 15 years of operation this Irish owned company has been profitable, and has continued to re-invest this back into the company, primarily in people and technology.  They have a lean mentality, watching overheads at all times and ensuring productivity from all the team. The team knows how they are doing and what they need to achieve.

The last 18 months has been particularly challenging in the travel industry with Tour Operators showing drops in revenue of 30%-70% and travel agents closing in large numbers. Tour America stand alone in what they achieved this year with a small growth in revenue and a huge increase of 56% in passenger numbers.  Thousand more people know Tour America this year than did last year and many have booked with them for the first time. Tour America is the first company to produce their own You Tube Video, which offers all their specials on a weekly basis.  You can also keep up to date with daily comments and offers on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

 

5 February 2010 -  Yet another award!!

Pictured above is Mary McKenna (Tour America's Managing Director) receiving an exclusive award to the Irish market, for outstanding contribution in selling the destination of California!

 

04 February 2010 -  Daily txts from Claudia!!

Claudia, our Product Manager, is on the maiden voyage of Costa's brand new Cruise Liner, and is sending us a txt each day:

4th Feb: "Sitting on my balcony this morning, relaxing after being entertained by Kid Kreole (blast from the past!) until the wee hours of the morning, watching the Italian coastline slip by as we float along towards our Port of Call for today - Naples!! Looking forward to a lovely City Tour of Naples this afternoon"

3rd Feb: "On the fantastic new Costa ship 'The Deliziosa'! So much to do from fulfilling my dream of being an F1 driver on the F1 simulator, watching a movie in 4D, taking in a show in the relaxing theater and chilling on a sun-lounger sipping cocktails!! Wonder...ful staff, great entertainment, they will have a tough time getting me out of here when the cruise is over!!"

 

04 February 2010 - Tour America wins again!!

Tour America were voted the "Best Tour Operator" at the 2010 Herald.ie Travel Awards! We were among Mark Evans' top 20 in the Irish Travel scene

 

03 February 2010 - Back to school!!

15 members of the Tour America team are doing a night-course in Digital Marketing! Here, we will learn how to communicate better with our customers through our website as well as our Facebook, Twitter & YouTube channels! The course runs from January until the end of March.

 

2009 and beyond - Tour America wins at the Irish Consumer Travel Awards!!

• Tour America scooped the award for Best Worldwide Tour Operator 2009 at the recent Irish Consumer Awards held in the RDS , Dublin in 2009!
  
• Tour America were also nominated as:

              - Best High Street Travel Agent

              - Best Online Travel Agent

              - Best Family Travel Product

• Cruise Holidays were also nominated for Best Cruise Company
  

 

Tour America Extends It's Opening Hours

Tour America is bucking the trend in the travel sector and is dealing with a significant increase in bookings. To cope with this, the Tour America Team are working earlier in the morning and later in the evening to cope with the requests.