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Launched in September 2007, myguideNewEngland is the latest brand from myguideTravel, aimed at providing Guests with the very best tailor made holidays to the historic region of New England in the United States.
As part of myguideTravel, myguideNewEngland is dedicated to creating a unique travel experience for independent travellers or groups to our destination, using knowledgeable and passionate local Guides.
myguideNewEngland was formed as a company in July 2007, after a merger in November 2006 between Ireland based parent company myguideTravel and U.S. based Crystal Travel, a company with an established 25 year history in providing quality travel to and from Boston.
The merger opened up the possibility of launching a company dedicated to inbound travel to New England, using Boston as a gateway and taking advantage of the city’s rich heritage and its lower sales tax (VAT), easier airport access and cheaper hotel room rates than neighbouring New York.
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, myguideNewEngland is staffed by people who live and breath New England. We live here, we work here, we play here and we know Boston and New England better than anybody else. Contact us here.
The head office of parent company myguideTravel is in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland.
The myguide Brands
Along with myguideNewEngland, the other brands from myguideTravel are:
myguideIreland – The first brand launched in 1999 (originally 1 2 Travel) bringing thousands of Guests each year to Ireland from the United States, Canada, the UK, France, Germany and Japan.
myguideBritain – Launched in 2004, with offices in South Wales, Great Britain catering for Guests from the United States who wish to visit England, Scotland and Wales.
myguideTravel History
myguideTravel, was established in 1998 as 1 2 Travel by three Irish friends; Conor B. Buckley, Conor Buckley (no relation) and Cormac O’Neill. The three had spent four years working and studying in Philadelphia, U.S. and returned to Ireland via a round the world trip booked through a travel agent they had found on the Internet. Realising the potential for Internet based travel services, the three set up an online travel company on their return home, selling the country they knew and loved – Ireland.
In May 1999 myguideIreland made its first sale to a honeymooning couple from America and the myguideIreland Dream Vacation was born. In 2000 myguideIreland launched websites for the British, German, Canadian and Irish markets, which were followed in 2001 with the launch of websites targeting the Japanese and French markets.
With the vision and experience of its directors and the drive and enthusiasm of its employees, myguideIreland achieved over IR£1 Million in sales in their first full trading year.
In 2004 myguideTravel established a second destination brand – myguideBritain to emulate the success of its Irish operations and to offer Guests who had already travelled with the company to Ireland, a reliable option for customised holidays to Britain.
Meanwhile over in the States, Crystal Travel & Tours Inc. had been providing travel between Boston and Ireland since 1985. Crystal Travel & Tours was founded by Jim & Teresa Kelly in Wakefield, Massachusetts after both had emigrated from Co. Galway, Ireland to Boston in the early 1960s. Jim had worked at Aer Lingus (Irish Airlines) for 20 years and Teresa worked for Eastern Airlines before opening up Crystal Travel.
From humble beginnings, the company grew rapidly to become the market leader in the US for the most competitive airfares & car rentals to Ireland, initially serving mainly the emigrant communities in Boston & New England before expanding to offer vacations for other Americans to Ireland as well. Their ventures included operating multi-million dollar summer charter flight series to Ireland in 1995 that ran through 2000, opening up Ireland with better access as well as making the country more affordable to fly to.
In November 2006 myguideTravel merged with Crystal Tours and in July 2007 myguideNewEngland was established.
Over the last 8 years myguideTravel has experienced huge growth with 50% or greater year on year and the company now employs over 60 people with offices in Ireland, Wales (Great Britain) and Boston.
Our Mission Statement:
"To create with our Guests and partners, the best holiday experiences, using knowledgeable passionate local guides."
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 We will organise and co-ordinate your complete itinerary from start to finish - flights, accommodation, transport and any special requirements you have. myguideNewEngland can help build your group vacation, customised exactly to suit the wishes of your Group. Click for more ..
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