Jill Rodger

My expertise

Dubai
Lapland
Cruise
Multi - Destination
Abu Dhabi
Ireland
River Cruise
Safari

I'm based in

Donegal

Luxury travel, personal service and holidays designed around you

Hello I'm Jill, thanks for taking the time to visit my website.

I'm based in Rathmullan in Co. Donegal, where I live with my husband, two teenage children and our two big dogs.
Travel has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. I didn’t actually get on a plane until I was nearly 20, but once I did, that was it… I’ve been making up for lost time ever since.

Before setting up my own business, I spent over twenty years working with one of the world’s leading international hotel companies, so I’ve seen the industry from the inside as well as from a client’s point of view. It means I know what really matters when it comes to your holiday, not just how it looks online, but how it actually feels when you’re there.

I’ve been lucky enough to travel extensively. From overwater villas in the Maldives to campervan trips around New Zealand, city breaks in New York, Cape Town and Shanghai, Cruising both on seas and rivers and trekking the Machu Picchu trail… I’ve tried a bit of everything. That real life experience is what I bring into every trip I plan for my clients.

With my husband travelling frequently for work, I’ve also become something of an expert in travelling solo with children. I’ve flown long haul to destinations like Singapore, Dubai, Florida, Los Angeles and Phuket with my two at all ages. My son even took his first flight at just six weeks old. I know how daunting that can feel, but with the right planning, it can be seamless. It’s those little details and reassurances that make all the difference, and where my support really comes into its own.

When you book with me, you get the best of both worlds. A completely personal, one to one service, backed by the strength, buying power and global support of Travel Counsellors. You’ll benefit from competitive rates, full financial protection, 24 hour support while you travel, and the peace of mind that everything has been carefully taken care of.

My business has grown through word of mouth and referrals, which means every single trip matters to me. I care about getting it right, and I’ll always go the extra mile to make sure you feel looked after.

For me, the holiday should start long before you get to the airport. It starts with that first conversation, when we begin planning something really special.

And I’ll be there for you right through to the moment you arrive home.

If you’re thinking about your next trip, I’d love to help.

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Hiring a Car Abroad Without the Stress

Hiring a Car Abroad Without the Stress

Hiring a car abroad can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re tired after a flight and suddenly being asked questions about excesses, fuel policies and insurance upgrades at a busy rental desk. But honestly? Having a car on holiday can completely change your trip. Some of my favorite travel memories have happened because we had the freedom to pull over at a tiny beach, stop in a mountain vill

09 May 2026 5   min read

Forget What You Think You Know About Tenerife

Forget What You Think You Know About Tenerife

10 days in Tenerife and I've completely changed my opinion

26 Apr 2026 5   min read

Silverseas - Silver Endeavour

Silverseas - Silver Endeavour

Expedition Cruising at its finest.

26 Apr 2026 5   min read

The Newest Cruise ship in the World - NCL AQUA

The Newest Cruise ship in the World - NCL AQUA

The World’s Newest Cruise Ship – Norwegian Cruise Line AQUA Aqua is the newest addition to Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet and joins its Prima Class siblings, Prima and Viva. I had the privilege of experiencing its inaugural voyage from Southampton to Zeebrugge and back in March 2025, and here’s my full review. Overall, the ship is absolutely breathtaking. Norwegian has truly outdone themselves onc

30 Mar 2025 5   min read

Adriatic Adventures

Adriatic Adventures

We’ve just returned from a week in Croatia. It’s been on my bucket list for a long time, and over the years, I’ve organized several trips for clients to various locations there, so I felt like I knew it fairly well. However, I didn’t expect to fall in love with it so quickly! We based ourselves in Cavtat, about 30 minutes south of Dubrovnik and 30 minutes north of Herceg Novi in Montenegro. It’s

20 Sept 2024 5   min read

Travelling with babies & small children

Travelling with babies & small children

Both my children had clocked up about 50,000 air miles by the time they were three and most of those flights were solo as I was piggybacking on my husband's work trips and meeting him at the destination. I learned lots (the hard way) on those various flights so here are my top tips for travelling with your little ones. Before you travel: Pay for allocated seats, remember airlines are only obliged

31 Jan 2024 5   min read

Cape Town - The Mother City

Cape Town - The Mother City

The Mother City - The Ultimate 5-day Cape Town Itinerary I first visited Cape Town in December 2019 and its was one of our last holidays before the dreaded lock downs and my memories helped me through. I returned in January 2023 for a flying visit, and it is now firmly my favourite city in the world. Cape Town has something for everyone, magnificent scenery, world class beaches, weather, history

30 May 2023 5   min read

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

So I’ve been to Dubai at least once every year for the last 20 years and I haven’t been to Abu Dhabi since 2001 so I convinced the family that we should give it a go for the October school holidays, and It didn’t disappoint. We flew directly with Etihad from Dublin to Abu Dhabi. It would be remiss of me to say that the entry requirements are simple – they are not but once you get your head aroun

04 Jan 2022 5   min read

NCL Cruise

NCL Cruise

You can imagine my excitement when I got an invitation to join NCL on their ship EPIC on its inaugural cruise from Barcelona to Sardinia and back. The main objective was to test their Covid-19 protocols and I have to say they did a fantastic job We flew from Belfast to Barcelona the day before to avoid a very early start. The airport was easy to manage and the flight wasn’t busy. Easy journey

04 Jan 2022 5   min read

Nashville and Memphis Road Trip

Nashville and Memphis Road Trip

Country music is my guilty pleasure and I grew up listening to the likes of Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and Kenny Rogers so when it came to organising my 40th birthday road trip….Nashville was the obvious choice. We flew to Atlanta as it was a direct flight. We picked up a car and spent the night at an airport hotel. Then began our first day travelling, it was a 400 mile trip which sounds dauntin

04 Jan 2022 5   min read

Maldives - My Tips

Maldives - My Tips

A little bit about the Maldives: Maldives is a series of tiny Islands sprawled across 90,000 Km2 of the Indian Ocean South West off the coast of Sri Lanka. There are over 1200 islands but only 200 are inhabited by locals and 80 of them belong to luxury resorts. No one island is longer than 8km and the average size is 1-2km When is the best time to visit: The best time to visit the Maldives is dur

08 Oct 2021 5   min read

A Week in Cyprus (during a pandemic)

A Week in Cyprus (during a pandemic)

A week in Paphos (during a pandemic) We were extremely lucky and managed to squeeze in a week long holiday in between lockdowns during half term in October 2020. We chose Cyprus out of necessity to be honest because it was the only place with low enough Covid numbers that we could travel to with a negative PCR test. Cyprus hadn’t really been on my radar but we loved it and would be delighted to g

08 Oct 2021 5   min read

Lapland a Bucket list adventure

Lapland a Bucket list adventure

A trip to visit the ‘Man in the Red Suit’ is on many family bucket lists. We loved it so much we did it twice! Once in 2015 when the children were 4 & 6 and in 2018 when they were 7 & 9. Both times were absolutely magical. There are packages to suit most needs, day trips or 2/3/4 night trips available. Holidays go on sale about 18 months before so this is a holiday that you need to book in advanc

08 Oct 2021 5   min read

Jill offers a very efficient and professional service. She's always available for enquiries and super helpful on all matters regarding our travel arrangements. We'd highly recommend her to friends and family to help with their travel experience.

Teresa Kelly

Letterkenny

Jill has been super! Truly excellent service!

Lynda Hegarty-McDermott

Buncrana

Just back from an amazing holiday in Vietnam, which very nearly didn't happen, but thanks to our Travel Counsellor Jill Rodger everything went according to plan.  We were scheduled to travel on the 11th of March, but a week and a half before we were due to leave the attacks started in the middle east.  All we knew was that we had a transfer in Doha and all flights were cancelled so we assumed the holiday wouldn't happen. But Jill was an incredible support and not only reassured us but gave us options. Despite dealing with stranded customers trying to get home she managed to get us rescheduled flights with another airline and made the holiday happen.  Unbelievable service considering the circumstances and it was so easy to contact a person directly and not deal with a BOT or Customer Service desk.  The personal touch in this instance really impressed us.  We had the best time in Ho Chi Min city and Nha Trang, staying in wonderful hotels with private airport transfers all organised by Jill.  Thank you Jill for going above and beyond on our behalf and taking the stress out of it all.  We would have been lost without your help.  I would wholeheartedly recommend Jill and she will be my first call for any future travels because you never know what might happen, but for us Jill made it happen.

Terry Geaney

Cork

Jill was extremely helpful in researching family holidays for our needs. No question was too big or small. Delighted to have booked our holiday suiting all our needs.

Cathryn P

Letterkenny

Jill has been very supportive and very efficient in responding to any queries I have had prior to making my booking.

Shirley C

Cork

First time to use Jill to book a holiday. Very impressed will definitely be availing of her services in the future. Very helpful, friendly & professional.

Alison B

Enniskillen

We were returning from a 3 month trip to South Africa/Australia - all arranged without a glitch by Jill.  Then we found ourselves in Sydney airport on 28 February without flight or support from the airline.  We telephoned Jill who was already pre-planning having heard of events. She was with us at every stage for the 4 days it took to get home. She booked a hotel - (when Sydney seemed full because of these events and Mardi Gras!!); she booked a return flight via America; she kept us informed at every stage, checking on our physical and emotional welfare throughout. Her service went above and beyond anything you could reasonably expect. After the initial shock - we felt safe, secure and to use that old fashioned term "cherished".  What's more, when we got home there was a hamper of essential foods waiting for us!!  Tremendous service which we unconditionally recommend.

Ian and Stella C

Manchester

We are just home and I wanted to message you to say thank you so much for yet another brilliantly organised trip, everything was absolutely first class, the Newport Bay was amazing and the food was lovely. Everything just went like clockwork and that meant so much to us. We were just saying on the road home, you made it all so easy for us, even down to the small details like filling out the tags for the suitcase and just being able to to text you. Jill thank you for all your hard work and for creating another very memorable trip for us.

Breda C

Donegal

Jill was highly efficient, answered all questions and gave a very fast result. She was willing to check out all queries and did so with great competence. I would have no hesitation in using JIll's services again or in recommending her to others.

Vera McElhinney

Rathmullan

I’m a return customer and couldn’t recommend Jill enough. She provided a wonderful service with real knowledge of the area and the hotel

Michael Smith

Mayo

Pure professional so helpful and even out of hours nothing was a bother trying to Sort out family holiday . Made life so easy and no stress .

Mark Curran

Rathmullan

Jill organised our tour to Sri Lanka from beginning to end. She was absolutely fantastic and had all eventualities covered. I would highly recommend her as a Travel Counsellor. You will not be disappointed.

Goretti Sheridan

Rathmullan

Very efficient & fast response to our request. We would definitely use Jill again.

Patricia McAteer

Rathmullan

Jill is absolutely amazing at what she does.so helpful in every way. Dealing with Jill regards booking at the minute and feel so comfortable and now my holiday is in good hands. Had many a bad experience in the past and guidance from Jill was amazing.

Kelley Curran

Rathmullan

Silver Endeavour

Silver Endeavour

Silverseas Silver Endeavour Mud Room

26 Apr 2026

Pool Bar on Silver Endeavour

Pool Bar on Silver Endeavour

Pool and bar by day, restaurant and dancefloor by night

26 Apr 2026

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