Sent by W Clements
Omagh 06/09/2025
Mandy is very helpful and professional. Always there to answer any queries at any time of the day.
Based In Donegal
Mandy Ellis
It's Nice To Meet You
I am here to help you bring those travel dreams to reality!
Specialising in cruise, group travel, self-drive long haul trips and luxury honeymoons, I create tailormade holidays personalised to meet my clients wishes.
I’ve been working in the travel industry for a long time, and my lifelong passion for travel and adventure has seen me visit 50 countries so far! Canada is one of my favourite destinations – I have visited 6 times and have been right across the country from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island.
I love a good self-drive trip and have toured the Rocky Mountains in Canada, the Amish areas of Pennsylvania, I hired a motorhome in Florida the drove garden route in South Africa and the South Island of New Zealand.
I absolutely love to cruise and have sailed with many cruise lines including; Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Norwegian, Azamara and MSC. I've also just tried out river cruising with AMA Waterways sailing blissfully alone the Rhine, a truly wonderful experience!
I also adore train travel (it must be due to the lack of it in Donegal!) and have taken the Trans Mongolian Express from Beijing to St Petersburg, Canada’s VIA rail from Halifax to Vancouver, New Zealand’s Trans Alpine, the California Zephyr and various city trains throughout Europe.
Some of my top experiences include staying in an over-water villa in Bora Bora, an Africa safari and a yacht trip around the Whitsunday Islands.
I've recently returned from Sri Lanka, what an amazing country that has so much to offer and deserves a place on everyone's bucket list!
My aim is to make planning your trip as enjoyable and stress free as possible, as well as giving you complete piece of mind - we are fully licensed and bonded, so your money is safe. I will save you hours of researching and take away any stress of dealing with call centres, as I am your direct point of contact from the moment you start planning that trip right up until you return home. You will also have the support of our 24/7 duty office if any unforeseen circumstances arise.
Being a personal Travel Counsellor allows me to use my passion for travel and experience to create unique and amazing trips, whether this be a bucket list holiday, a luxury honeymoon, a group/sports club team trip or a cruise holiday that you will remember for years to come.
With a busy work and home life it can be hard to find time to sit down and plan a holiday so I am available for a one-to-one service at a time and location convenient to you, including evenings, either in person, over the phone or even a video call. If you are stuck for any inspiration or just want to talk through a few ideas about turning them into reality I’d love to have a chat with you, please feel free to give me a call or drop me an email.
Mandy
My customer stories
Sent by D McNulty
Donegal Town 06/09/2025
Mandy was amazing to work with. Every query was answered promptly and efficiently. Loads of extra advice offered for our trip. Definitely book with Mandy again.
Sent by G Carty
Donegal Town 06/09/2025
Mandy was excellent. Very accommodating. Nothing was a problem. She also came up with some original ideas to enhance the trip, and some excellent suggestions to do during the holiday. Would use her again for other trips and highly recommend her to my friends and family.
Sent by O McNelis
Donegal 06/09/2025
Mandy was very helpful and knowledgeable. She provided us with great ideas and tips when she was organising our trip. I would highly recommend using her again.
Sent by D & A Espie
Fivemiletown 06/09/2025
Mandy has been so helpful when booking our Cruise. We have travelled around the globe for years & have never had such amazing service from any individual. I have already recommended Mandy to a lot of our friends.
Sent by R Adair
Banbridge 06/09/2025
Mandy has been absolutely out of this world and has looked after us incredibly well! Will certainly be using Mandy again.
Sent by K Boyd
Newtownards 06/09/2025
Mandy was excellent to work with, she asked about our family, what we like to do , what we want from our holiday. She listened and came up with a fantastic 2 centre holiday, we are really looking forward to our family trip in September. Thoroughly recommend Mandy Ellis.
Sent by Lynda D
Donegal 06/09/2025
We would never have managed to pull this trip together on our own and I have already recommended Mandy to friends and family. Mandy's straightforward manner, without applying any pressure to book made the process feel so relaxed and the follow up has been great, keeping us informed along each step. Excellent
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My Blog
I absolutely live and breathe travel and I love to write about my experiences! Please take a look through my posts - you might find your own holiday inspiration.
Postcard Perfect: Our Journey Through the Seychelles’ Most Magical Islands
16 December 2025
A quick insight into my 6 night trip to the Seychelles.
All roads lead to Indy!!!
23 May 2025
Indiana hospitality at its finest! The beginning of a new chapter is always exciting and even more so when it’s a new flight route from Dublin! I was lucky to be on the inaugural flight from Dublin to Indianapolis operated by Aer Lingus which touched down to a fanfare of shouts and cheers by the many people wearing green eagerly awaiting the arrival at the gate. At just over 8 hours the service
There is more to Nevada than Las Vegas
07 April 2025
Road Trip to Nevada The trip began at Dublin Airport with the new seasonal direct flight from Dublin to Las Vegas with Aer Lingus. This flight leaves in the afternoon, so all the morning US departures were already gone and this left getting through the US immigration process very quick. I had completed the MPC app at the airport which again added to the ease of going through immigration very qu
Wonderful Washington!
31 October 2024
A city break to Washington DC has been on the cards for a while so myself and the husband decided to escape for a long weekend in mid-October. We took the late afternoon flight out of Dublin and arrived early evening in Washington Dulles airport. The metro train station is located at the airport, you can download an app and pay as you go using your phone, but we decided to purchase a metro card
Marvellous Mauritius
20 September 2024
Marvellous Mauritius In 2019, I was lucky to have been taken to Mauritius on a work trip courtesy of Beachcomber Tours. This was a short 5-night trip, but our group got the opportunity to visit Beachcombers stunning 8 hotels on the island and experience their dining and spa facilities. In the short time I had in Mauritius, it left such an impression on me, that I knew I would be back. Fast forwar
Marching Band Groups
03 September 2024
Marching Band Groups As a member of a marching band for over 30 years combined with many years’ experience in the travel industry, I have an in depth knowledge of what is required to create a band trip of a lifetime! Whether your band is competing in a competition, taking part in a tattoo or attending a parade globally, I along with the expertise of our local destination management companies a
Cruising with Azamara
30 August 2024
Refined cruising along the Spanish Coast I’ve been lucky to have cruised quite a lot and sailed on the major cruise lines such as Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and MSC. When a beautiful Spanish intensive itinerary was spotted, myself and a friend decided we would give Azamara Cruise line a try. We started off by flying out to the gorgeous city of Lisbon in Portugal for one night before
Road Trip through the Canadian Rockies
30 August 2024
Road trip through the Canadian Rockies in style I’m no stranger to Canada, I’ve visited 6 times and have been right across the country from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. So when my husband Robert had a big birthday to celebrate, I surprised him with a road trip through the Canadian Rockies. We took a direct Air Canada flight from Dublin to Vancouver at the start of September and arrived dur
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