Mary McKenna started Tour America in 1995. Dublin/Cork/Orlando. Tour America & Cruise Holidays and now the 5 star worldwide luxury brand THE TRAVEL SUITE
7 years ago Mum with Dementia. Now she can’t talk, walk and doesn’t recognise us, confined to a special wheelchair. Dementia is heartbreaking for families. To anyone out there who is caring for a loved one with this awful disease I am thinking of you all.
@DementiaFriends
Just got my car insurance renewal, €100 more expensive than last year. No claims, no points ever, etc, etc. Haven’t really used my car in a year. How is this possible.
@InsuranceRefIre
? Are many other people getting the same? We need change in this country fast.
@LeoVaradkar
A year ago today I went on a journey of change. 1 stone and half lighter - I just changed some bad habits - no milk replaced with oat milk, no sparkling water, cut out the junk, didn’t eat after dinner and continue my routine of exercise. I am chuffed with myself today.
Today 25 years ago I started
@TourAmericaTV
from my sitting room with no money. Here’s to travel in 2021. Thank you to my staff (fantastic team), customers who have travelled with us and our suppliers.
Thinking of my Mum who is in a nursing home with advanced Dementia
@DementiaFriends
who has just been diagnosed with the corona virus. She is strong and well loved there, she hasn’t seen us in over 5 weeks. So please god she will be ok.
Very excited this morning, get to hold Mum’s hand today. Can’t wait to see her at 11 am. Been a long time. Thank you to all the wonderful staff in her nursing home who have been so loving to her.
@DementiaFriends
So sorry to hear that
@JohnHaysTravel
has passed away. He was a gentleman who will be so missed. Thinking of his wife Irene and his daughter. The travel industry has lost a legend. RIP John
@HaysTravel
Thinking of my Mum that we can’t visit at the moment. And to all the wonderful staff who are minding her with this horrible decease Dementia. Hope she is ok. Thinking of all who are not able to visit their very special parents at this crazy time in the world.
I have to thank all my Tour America team, who are now staying behind in the office to assist customers now as the USA has banned all travel to the USA from Ireland and the UK on Monday night. They are doing such a fantastic job under such pressure to take care of our customers.
How amazing to see my Mum yesterday from a distance, haven’t seen her since early March. She is some strong woman, got through the Corona Virus well. A great
@themayonews
woman. Thank you to the wonderful staff in her nursing home. Mum has advanced
@DementiaFriends
. Hugs nexts
@olivercallan
Don’t agree with you
@olivercallan
my mum is in a nursing home with Covid 19. And I care what happens to her. From a business point of view as an owner it is hard!
We are nearly there,
@TravelSuiteIE
will open in about 3 weeks, so excited about this wonderful 5 star luxury holiday brand and a sister company of
@TourAmericaTV
which is nearly 28 years old, a company I started from my sitting room. I love travel.
@poloconghaile
@philipnolan1
These guys are my hero’s for life. This means everything to our family. We haven’t seen Mum in over 4 weeks and to know she is getting so much love from all the wonderful staff makes us so happy.
@DementiaFriends
My lovely Mum. It is so hard for families when your loved one has Dementia. Terrible disease.
#DementiaAwareness
. Always be nice to everyone you never know what they are going through.
Thinking of my Mum who is in a nursing home with advanced Dementia
@DementiaFriends
who has just been diagnosed with the corona virus. She is strong and well loved there, she hasn’t seen us in over 5 weeks. So please god she will be ok.
Can’t wait to see my Mum soon, she has advanced
@DementiaFriends
and is doing well even though she has Covid 19. Haven’t seen her in over 7 weeks. It is not easy as you worry about her. Thinking of everyone who has a family member in a nursing home, and the wonderful staff. 💔
My beautiful Mum, can’t wait to hold your hand again.
@DementiaFriends
Thank you to all the wonderful staff who are taking such great care of her. And I am always thinking of all those families who lost their loved ones during COVID in nursing homes.
The joy of seeing my mum who has advanced
@DementiaFriends
she is in great form even though she has covid. A big thank you to the staff in her nursing home. They have been just brilliant 💓💕💕🇮🇪
My wonderful dad Frank McKenna who was only 55 when he died. He had a major impact in my life and I followed his career into travel. An Irish man who left for the USA and met and married my Mum from Mayo there.
@IrishTimes
I am sick of these cases. No one has responsibility for themselves any more. A culture of claim. Why can’t we just do the right thing in life. Accidents are accidents.
Next week I am flying business class to Miami on
@AerLingus
and staying at the fabulous
@1Hotels
south beach. Please follow me where I will be giving updates for our brand new company The Travel suite launching in November - 5 star luxury holidays worldwide.
@TourAmericaTV
Gorgeous lunch today at the
@theshelbourne
hotel where
@JetBlue
airlines announced their new direct service from
@DublinAirport
to both New York and Boston starting the 14.03.24
Haven’t been able to touch my gorgeous mum since March. Covid has been tough. Thinking of the families of 7 patients who lost there lives in her home and unable to attend there loved ones funeral.
@Kelly64kg
@eir
Do you still need an upgrade? I am sure we will all be buying you a mobile phone. You are so inspirational and Ireland is so proud of you. Hope your Sunday is one of joy and happiness, and your hard work paid off. You are a true role model.
Delivery our signed petition to government today behalf of all travel agents in Ireland and the support that this industry needs.
@ITAATweets
@cooper_m
@conor_pope
@poloconghaile
@rtenews
thank you to all the media that covered this today.
@GerHerbert1
@InsuranceRefIre
@LeoVaradkar
Well that worked by going on as a new customer it is only €10 more than last year. This is a total game. Thanks
@GerHerbert1
very helpful indeed, you saved me €80. Still more expensive than last year. The cost should be going down instead of up.
My lovely wife Steph. Thank you for all your amazing support always.
@EOYIreland
what a great night. Congratulations to all the winners. Well deserved.
I am so proud of the Irish team they are up against a professional Dutch team who are paid to play hockey. They all work or study, so we have to put it in context.
@irishhockey
they have been brilliant.
Today was the day I was planning for a year and a half to take my 2 sisters away on holidays with all our families, to celebrate 25 years in business as both of them worked with me. Another time Geri and Suzanne. Xx
Tour America have just won Travel company of the year 2018. Thank you to my amazing staff, our wonderful customers who have full confidence to book with us year after year, and our fantastic suppliers.
THANK YOU
Off to Singapore tomorrow, on board
@British_Airways
and staying at the
@FourSeasons
, please follow me as I report on this destination, the service and seats on board BA and the hotel.
@TravelSuiteIE
this is my first trip to Singapore, and looking forward to seeing the airport.
Delighted that on the Late Late show last night that we at Tour America in conjunction with our partners Aer Lingus are able to send Mia and her entire family to Orlando to stay at LEGOLAND.
Found these pictures of my parents today going through some of Mums stuff. They were gorgeous parents as well as a lovely couple. They are with each other now again.