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Fahy Travel has been named Best Touring Agent in Ireland for the second consecutive year at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Clayton Burlington Hotel on Friday night. The honour is particularly meaningful to the Galway-based company, as the award is determined entirely by public vote.

Long before international travel became part of everyday life, one Galway business was already paving the way. Fahy Travel, one of the city’s most enduring enterprises, has been at the heart of the local community since 1880, a time when travel meant steamships and long voyages across the Atlantic.

If you have not yet booked your summer holiday, there’s still good availability in many of the most popular Mediterranean hotspots, and there is still good value to be had, says Maura Fahy, managing director of Fahy Travel.

It's January sales time, and the travel business is no different.

One of Galway's oldest family businesses and one of Ireland's most established travel companies, Fahy Travel was founded initially as a shipping company by Kate Fahy in the 1880s.

Irish travellers are embracing a new era of exploration, driven by a desire for sun-soaked beach holidays, flexible workcations, and authentic experiences off the beaten path. New research from bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, highlights that 56% of Irish consumers prefer beach destinations, while a staggering 85% are eager to combine work and travel, reflecting a new growing trend toward work-life balance. The study also reveals a rising interest in unique and undiscovered destinations, as travellers seek more meaningful and personalised journeys.

Following the collapse of FIT Travel in Germany last week, Maura Fahy, managing director of Fahy Travel, has informed and reassured Galway holiday makers ahead of the summer tourism season.

Fahy Travel Ltd, Galway’s award winning travel company, is delighted to participate at the The 50 Plus Show in Galway next week.

"We have never had as much interest in summer 2024 at this time of year," says Maura Fahy, managing director of Fahy Travel.

In an extraordinary feat of determination and physical endurance, Ireland’s very own “Emily in Paris” Craughwell-native Ashley McDonnell successfully scaled to base camp of Mount Everest recently for a podcast that will drop this weekend.