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About Us
David and Arlene Brown pictured at a dinner to mark the 30th anniversary of the opening of the The Foynes Flying Boat and Maritime Museum on the Shannon Estuary.
Don Moloney, 2019
Expert travel guidance
Hello and welcome to The Savvy Traveler!
Its origins date back to the mid-1990’s when we were living in Europe and exploring the world. Working there, we were traveling constantly, so everywhere we went we always tried to take a little time out to learn more about the country and explore the sights.
Documenting this in pictures and stories quickly became a hobby, and The Savvy Traveler was born. We found tools that would enable our visitors to book accommodations and things to do, so the site became a kind of reference / self service travel log providing expert travel guidance.
We quickly found that our travel departments didn’t do the greatest job in making our routes and accommodations work the way we wanted. So we learned for ourselves, starting with some of the tools on this site! Arlene is a consummate travel investigator, and when we are not traveling ourselves and experiencing new locations and sites to see firsthand, she is often researching travel subjects. Over time the site has grown to be more than we ever imagined!
Now back in the US, we are putting our knowledge to use to help others plan trips that will become lifelong memories. We have developed a process that takes a lot of the work out of trip planning. Starting with our past experiences and leveraging our large group of contacts and travel partners, we work closely with our clients to ensure that their travel experiences exceed their expectations. We are affiliated with one of the country’s largest travel agencies and have hundreds of preferred relationships. Both our agency and our industry consortium provide specials, discounts and other perks regularly that we can make available to our clients.
We would love to help you plan your next getaway. Why not contact us today and let us help you plan your perfect trip?
Thanks again for stopping by, and we wish you safe and happy travels!
The Savvy Travelers
David & Arlene
Expert travel guidance
Our Services
We have been traveling internationally for 40+ years, and as you might imagine, we have seen a lot and learned a lot. This site, which we began in 1995, is a result of our travels and experiences. We’ve learned, sometimes the hard way, what works and what doesn’t. Now it’s time to take all that experience and put it to work for you!
Why Travel Agents?
We had always hoped that one day we might be able to get into the travel business. It seemed a natural progression for us. Our work career was spent introducing high value products and services to our clients. But as we progressed, we found ourselves doing more managing than dealing directly with customers ourselves. We missed that, but now we have the time to combine our travel experience with our love of helping our clients find the right products and services. We do what you may not want to do – all the background detail, searching and working with vendors to find you the best possible experience for your travel budget.
Why work with us?
If you have dealt directly with vendors or even other travel agents, you may have noticed that you don’t always get the same person. We don’t know about you, but we have found that frustrating. If you are dealing with us, you will get us – Arlene or David, and we will know about your trip, your needs and all the details you like taken care of when creating a travel experience. Best of all, it costs you nothing to use our services. Some agents add a service fee to help compensate for their time, but we do not. And we are affiliated with one of the top agencies in the country who bring us the buying power of over 11,000 agents. With that kind of clout, we have access to an unbelievable number of vendors, including all the major tour and cruise lines.
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