Podcasts about tour america

The number of people travelling from Ireland to the United States fell by 27 per cent in March when compared to the same month last year, figures show. The trend is the same across many other EU countries, caused by Donald Trump's administration and ongoing trade tensions…To discuss, Andrea is joined by Daniel Mulhall, former Irish Ambassador to US, Patti Shields, Chairperson of Democrats Abroad, Mary McKenna, Tour America and Jenny Maguire, Trinity College SU President and Trans Activist.

Send us a Text Message.Produced by Jetbooks, Chartered Accountants Ireland.In Series 7, Episode #054 of the Irish Business Builders podcast, Conor Kearney interviews Mary McKenna, founder and CEO of Tour America and The Travel Suite. Mary shares her entrepreneurial journey, influenced by her father's passion and values, highlighting her resilience through challenges like September 11th, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a near-fatal accident in 2004. She discusses maintaining work-life balance and fostering a culture of empathy. Mary also delves into her methods for creating a customer-focused company culture, emphasizing respect, communication, and addressing customer concerns promptly, ensuring zero complaints.CONNECT WITH CONOR:LinkedInTOUR AMERICA:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInSupport mental health awareness with Brent Pope's “Elephant in the Room” initiative. Join the movement to de-stigmatise mental health conversations in the workplace and beyond. Adopt an elephant sculpture and show your commitment to creating a supportive environment for everyone. Visit www.elephantintheroom.ie to learn more and get involved.

Mary McKenna is the CEO & Founder of Tour America & Cruise Holidays / The Travel Suite, one of Ireland's most successful travel agencies. Founded in her sitting room almost three decades ago, the company has gone from strength to strength, despite a number of setbacks through the years, including the 9/11 attacks, the recession and most recently, the pandemic. In this wide-ranging interview with Róisín Ingle, McKenna reflects on her career journey, her life outside of business and why, nearing 60, she's feeling stronger and happier than ever.In this episode, we also hear from comedian, singer and actor Síomha Hennessy who is performing at this year's Dublin Fringe Festival, with her show The Coil's Lament. It's an hilarious exploration into online dating, isolation and celibacy, told through stand-up and song. Hennessy talks to Ingle about the inspiration behind the show and performs an exclusive song for us: 'It's not love'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of Inside Business, Director General of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, and Founder and managing director of Tour America and Cruise Holidays, Mary McKenna, join Ciarán Hancock to discuss where the aviation sector finds itself post-Covid.Has air travel demand fully recovered? Are fares going to continue to rise? And will sustainable aviation fuel be the key to net zero emissions across the sector by 2050? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of Inside Business, Director General of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, and Founder and managing director of Tour America and Cruise Holidays, Mary McKenna, join Ciarán Hancock to discuss where the aviation sector finds itself post-Covid.Has air travel demand fully recovered? Are fares going to continue to rise? And will sustainable aviation fuel be the key to net zero emissions across the sector by 2050? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Notes U.S. destination marketing organizations are eager to increase their marketing activities in China later this year. So how successful will those efforts be? Global Tourism Reporter Dawit Habtemariam writes that any success depends on flights between the countries returning to pre-pandemic levels.  Gloria Lan, CEO of tour operator Tour America, said a lot of destination marketing organizations are planning to travel to China to start soliciting business. Habtemariam cites Visit California as one travel brand sending representatives to China in the near future. However, weekly flights between the two countries are far below 2019 levels. Habtemariam adds some destination marketing organizations don't plan to invest heavily in China until air connectivity improves, citing Meet Boston as one example. We turn next to a comparison between hotel giants Marriott and Hilton. Skift Research's new report examines the fierce competition the two companies are engaged in, especially in areas such as net unit growth. Senior Research Analyst Pranavi Agarwal writes Skift Research compares Marriott and Hilton and analyzes the differences in net unit growth, segment mix and profit margins coming into the second half of 2023. While Marriott is the largest branded hotel in the U.S., Agarwal notes its pipeline isn't growing as fast as Hilton's.  Finally, India's aviation industry is poised for a major hiring surge, writes Middle East and Asia Reporter Amrita Ghosh in Skift's India Newsletter.  Ghosh reports that Air India recently announced it would hire more than 1,000 pilots to support its fleet expansion. That comes after its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express hired more than 280 pilots and 250 cabin crew during a recruitment drive across three major cities. In addition, India's civil aviation ministry has created more than 1,200 new jobs — close to 800 of which are to help overcome a shortage of air traffic control officers. 

The In The Hunt Team has landed in America with their whiskey tour. The team is going to taste the highest proof whiskey with wild turkey rare breed. , which you can learn more at ⁠⁠https://wildturkey.com⁠ .⁠ WE will be releasing the other 4 stops on our world tour over next 3 weeks, but if you want to watch them now, login to ⁠⁠videos.mygameforge.com⁠⁠ and create a free account. You have access to all these videos. Enjoy.....

A panel of travel agents talk to Bobby about how January 2023 has been strong for their industry, looking at new trends since the pandemic. Customers are willing to spend more on holiday packages, with more people opting for cruises than ever before. Paul Hackett, CEO of ClickandGo.com, John Galligan of John Galligan Travel and Mary McKenna the Managing Director of Tour America all share their opinions.

The role of the travel agent. Overcoming 9/11, recession and Covid impacts on the business. A near death experience in a car accident and the impact of her father's death at a young age. The importance of marketing during a downturn. The founder and chief executive of Tour America, Mary McKenna, joins us.

A group representing major North American airlines has written to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan demanding urgent action after “significant delays” and other issues that have hurt their services to and from the capital. To discuss further this morning Pat was joined on the show by Mary McKenna, MD of Tour America and also Kevin Byrne, Retired Lieutenant Colonel and Airport Safety and Security Auditor.

Mary McKenna is a maverick. She is a travel boss who has never sold a holiday. Learn her contrarian strategies in this week's masterclass with one of Ireland's best entrepreneurs.  Find out how Mary guided her business, Tour America, through natural disaster, terrorist attacks & now a pandemic. Mary shares the full story of how she has grown a company that spans continents and decades with incredible success.  Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/3rIhmEx  

2.00" This story is nothing short of extraordinary. And it's real.Jason Lynch, COO of startup Equal1, based at NovaUCD. Their business is quantum computing and if, in the next two years, they achieve their targets, we may have quantum computers as laptops. And, if you don't know anything about quantum computers, all you do need to know is that they are MILLIONS of times more powerful than what's sitting on your desk today. Jason explains how 'the band got back together' to form this exceptionally exciting small company that may be about to revolutionise personal computing. The team is vastly experienced, sporting PhD and Professor badges, so there's nothing flaky about them. They've also been scrutinised by some serious investors including Atlantic Bridge, btov Industrial Technologies, 808 Ventures and Enterprise Ireland, who have pitched €10 million at the company to date. Jason explains what their expansion plans are (they're hiring) and over the course of the interview the true magnitude of this project is revealed. We may be looking at something akin to a new Apple. In Ireland. Really. They're already in talks with IBM.Not surprising so that Jason's 'hire in a heartbbeat' is the Woz, Stephen Wozniak, co-founder of Apple.25.00" Mary McKenna, founder of Tour AmericaWe had invited Mary on to That Great Business Show to tell us how she and her company keep winning any 'best managed' awards available, and have done so for many years now. But that invitation was sent before President Biden announced the opening of the US borders, allowing your business to start the necessary travel to sell your goods and services to the world's largest economy. So, opportunistically, we decided to ask US born Mary, who has made a highly-successful career from 'selling America' to tell us her many top tips on how to best to travel, where to find the best airline deals (not necessarily booking directly!), using Revolut to save up to 2.5% every time you buy something, upgrading your hotel for $20, the benefits of various airport loyalty schemes...and so much more. And of course we asked her about winning those awards and also, the elephant in the room, what it was like not to have ANY BUSINESS AT ALL for the last year and a half. Top listen. Mary's 'hire in a heartbeat'? Journalist, panellist, barrister and Tour America video maker, Aileen Hickey. Find out why. 51.00" Marc O'Dwyer and Catherine Lockhart, Big Red CloudTeamGBS likes FREE so when Big Red Cloud offered free gifts to TeamGBS listeners who choose to use their services then, naturally, we had to have them on. Marc and Catherine explain how your business can get free transaction costs on your first €5,000 value of business done, if you use their new Square integration and if you are a first time buyer of their accounting software then you'll also be getting a free tablet. All because Big Red Cloud backs TeamGBS.And, of course, being That Great Business Show we also head down a couple of rabbit holes, such as what it takes to be an Iron Man, the wonders of IADT College in Dublin, tips for women to climb the greasy corporate pole, and so much more.Listen and save your business money.Marc's 'hire in a heartbeat' is John Purdy, non-executive chair at ErgoCatherine backed a woman, choosing Marissa Carter, founder of Cocoa Brown Tan, as her 'hire in a heartbeat'.That Great Business Show is proudly sponsored by www.DeFactoShave.com - the world's best shaving oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All week Bobby and the Down to Business team were in Killarney at the annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat where finalists heard from speakers from across the world of politics, business, and sport. Partner lead of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Roger Wallace joined Bobby to chat about how the retreat aims to support, inform, and challenge entrepreneurs through inspirational talks from international, political, and thought leaders. Alastair Campbell, former press secretary to former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, joined Bobby to discuss, among other things, the possible winter of discontent facing the UK, where and when we might see the light at the end of the tunnel with Brexit, and his long-standing relationship with Ireland. Brody Sweeney, the founder of Camile Thai Kitchen, Brian O'Sullivan of Zeus Packaging, and Mary McKenna, founder of Tour America on why resilience is the key to being a successful entrepreneur. Rosaline Blair of AMS chatted to Bobby about her life and journey through business. High-Performance Advisor, Gary Keegan, on why sport and business are very similar. Listen and subscribe to Down to Business with Bobby Kerr on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

It's good news for those of you who are California dreamin'... There are only a few weeks to go now before Irish tourists can jet off to the USA on their holidays.   Mary McKenna from Tour America, joined Kieran live on the show as we broadcasted from Kilarney with EOY Ireland... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn has urged people to "do just that little bit more" to fight Covid-19. But, lots of people who feel they can't do any more were frustrated by his comments. We spoke to some of them today including Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Correspondent with the Sunday Independent, David Hall Owner of Lifeline Ambulances and Sheila O’Flanagan, Author. As well as, Paul Treyvaud, Restaurant Owner and Mary McKenna Managing Director, Tour America and Cruise Holidays.

 Mary McKenna, CEO of Tour America and Eoghan Corry of Air and Travel magazine joined Kieran to take a closer look at the travel industry and the prospects for 2021. 

During this episode of Fantastic Female Fridays, we're going to focus on a sector that has been very hard by COVID19 restrictions namely travel. The jaw-dropping decline in passenger travel revenue and long-term expectations for this industry have sent waves through the stock market.I've invited Mary McKenna, CEO, Tour America on to the show this week to talk about the future of travel. Does every travel-related company need to reconsider its entire strategy, or does she think things will pendulum swing back to normal? Personally, I will then analyze some stocks in the sector as well as take your questions in this action-packed session.Every episode of Fantastic Female Fridays is an opportunity for you to get your questions answered, learn from other people who chat live throughout and embrace the supportive environment where we focus on women and investing.

Liam Griffin, Griffin Hotel Group and Mary McKenna, Founder of Tour America speak to Pat about the crippling cost of insurances for SMEs.  Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Today we hear from two seasoned entrepreneurs in two different industries about how they are dealing with the fallout from Covid-19 and the opportunities that will hopefully begin to arise as the economy begins to reopen. How does this compare to past disruptions they have experienced, and what lessons can be applied to this new situation? Rachel Doyle founded Wicklow garden centre Arboretum in 1977 and the family business has since expanded with another store in Carlow. Mary McKenna is one of the country's leading tour operators, of Tour America and Cruise Holidays.

Today we hear from two seasoned entrepreneurs in two different industries about how they are dealing with the fallout from Covid-19 and the opportunities that will hopefully begin to arise as the economy begins to reopen. How does this compare to past disruptions they have experienced, and what lessons can be applied to this new situation? Rachel Doyle founded Wicklow garden centre Arboretum in 1977 and the family business has since expanded with another store in Carlow. Mary McKenna is one of the country's leading tour operators, of Tour America and Cruise Holidays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg chats with CEO and Founder of Tour America and Cruise Holidays, Mary McKenna. To say Mary is a survivor is an understatement - 9/11 is a total disaster when your business is bringing people to America and then there was a near death experience where she was literally rolled over by a jeep behind her office. During the recession that wiped out 50% of the travel operators in Ireland, Mary started Cruise Holidays. This ultimate survivor, lives her life according to a very special set of values, many of which were passed down to her by her dad, Frank who she absolutely adored. Enjoy the show!  

Mary McKenna opens up about her incredible journey over the past 23 years of building the travel business that we all know and love Tour America and Cruise Holidays. This year Mary was selected as a finalist on the EY Entrepreneur of the year program with 23 other business people. Mary expressed her tremendous pride in this achievement and discussed her relationship with her Father and how he Mentored her, before mentoring was cool or emotional intelligence was a thing, he advised his daughter to ‘find what you love’ the passion and do that. Her father passed away in her early 20’s and it forced her to grow up overnight. Mary’s sister was involved in a horrific car accident and during this time their Dad went to hospital for a procedure and tragically passed away. Mary maps this moment to the beginning of her resilience and as the knocks came in business as they do she learned to take them and get back up again and again. These blows involved 9/11 where her business took a massive hit and she was forced to let 11 staff go. She does admit to feeling sorry for herself for a few weeks. Then she decided to launch Cruise Holidays and hired 10 of the 11 back. I think the cool term for this is a ‘Pivot’Resilience is a must to survive and Mary urges us to work on the Business not in the Business. Everything is about the core values of the Company and creating the right company culture. Culture starts with the leader, be happy in your work and be kind to each other, leave moods at home. In 2012 Mary hired through JobsBridge a government scheme which was abused by other businesses, Mary reminds us that you ‘only die with your conscience’ and gave her team the freedom to be creative and to innovate. Some more knocks later more ups and downs Mary did not follow the crowd during the recession instead of making staff redundant and cutting Marketing she doubled the spend on Marketing and grew sales by 70%Finding opportunities during the recession Mary purchased an amazing premises forThe Cork Tour America branch. So much gold in this Podcast Survival instincts, a very serious car crash 50/50 chance of surviving. The Ash cloud hits the travel industry. Mentoring is a passion for Mary she is actively involved in mentoring programs. A female program called Going for Growth’ and on the Task force of Dublin Chamber. Mary has a habit of achieving her goals, she writes them down and ticks them off one by one. Today family values are top priority, the team are encouraged to work hard but not to miss out on key family events. Tour America has achieved Deloitte best managed company 9 years running. As a leader she is constantly working on inspiring her team. Her advice to her 20 year old self is to not sweat the small stuff, self care and Health are paramount to success. She compares the connections between Sport and Business on having a succession plan and talent spotting. We just had to give Mary a massive LifeForce Mentors Pat on the Back. What an amazing journey and an absolute lady, so generous and supportive of other entrepreneurs. A life changing 52 minutes from a LifeForce Mentor. 

In this week's show Fionn discusses Orlando with two enthusiasts Conor Pope and Veronica Ahern from Tour America.