Travel Department Reviews 5,347

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Review summary

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Looking at 510 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent organization of their holidays, noting that everything from tours to hotels and food is superb and well-planned. Many highlight the exceptional quality of the staff and tour guides, who are described as knowledgeable, helpful, patient, and dedicated to ensuring a memorable experience for everyone. People also appreciate the fantastic locations and the overall quality of the hotels and services provided, often describing their trips as holidays of a lifetime. However, some customers also noted occasional issues, such as long transfer times from airports or less appealing main courses at dinner, though breakfast and starters were generally well-received. A few other people also felt that changes to flight times and destination airports negatively impacted their short breaks, leading to late arrivals and reduced time at their destination. Additionally, some reviewers experienced problems with hotel accommodations, including issues with cleanliness and staff behavior, which affected their overall enjoyment.

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Location

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm just back from one of many holidays with the Travel Dept. This holiday was to Nerja, Granada and Costa del Sol. Fabulous trip, hotel in Almunecar was amazing. Great location and facilities. Tour g... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything was already organised by T Dept, we just turned up n enjoyed. Our guide Jeremy Poole was superb, so knowledgable n patient, our driver Laurence, so competent n funny n clearly loved being w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The week on the lake como trip was excellent . A little hiccup in Milan when we hit the wrong day as a demonstration was taking place most things were closed. But overall all days were fantastic and a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

just recently returned from the Travel Deptartment Discover Provence Arles/Nimes/Avignon trip with a group of 15 from the Skerries and Tallaght Historical group. The hotel was lovely and in an excell... See more


Company details

  1. Tour operator
  2. Cruise Travel Agency
  3. Cultural tours provider
  4. Sightseeing Tour Agency
  5. Travel agent
  6. Travel deals

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We've been providing our customers with expertly crafted travel experiences for over 30 years. From hot spots to hidden gems, we offer guided holidays to 100s of destinations worldwide. Our holidays typically include flights, accommodation, transfers and guided excursions. We carefully plan your trip, so you experience the best holiday highlights accompanied by an expert local guide.


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4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Croatia Holiday

The hotel was immaculate, a wide range of facilities, excellent food and fabulous cocktails. Every trip was very well organised, the entire holiday was completely stress free with a great range of activities and trips. It is an excellent location and our trip coincided with a three day music festival in Vodice, the range and standard of music was superb. The was an extensive range of shops selling clothes, jewellery, souvenirs and artisan products. There was a wide range of bars and restaurants to choose from with multilingual, friendly and helpful staff. Overall a fantastic holiday.

20 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I chose this holiday because of it's…

I chose this holiday because of it's wonderful itinerary in one of my favourite countries. I was'nt disappointed. The hotel was ideally situated in Cannes. Lovely food, accomodation was great, -very clean and well maintained.
Our tour guide had exceptional knowledge of each place we visited both when we arrived and anything interesting or relevant en route.She was very pleasant and interesing. Making sure everyone was safe crossing busy streets and offering advice on where to visit on our free times, train/ ferry times etc.

18 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trip to French Riviera

Just returned from 7 nights holiday in the beautiful Cote d’Azure with the very well organised Travel Department. Booking was easy and straightforward online- updated with timely emails in order to check in for flights etc. Stayed in Eden Hotel, Cannes. Lovely location as central to browse the beautiful shops and a short 10 min stroll to the promenade and beach. Staff in hotel very welcoming, buffet breakfast delicious with plenty of choice , hotel spotlessly clean. Rooms very comfortable, however I would strongly suggest that a mirror is placed over the dressing table like piece of furniture - one dimly lit bathroom mirror not sufficient for customers sharing a twin room. Also, I do not agree that there should be a €20 per day fee to avail of the rooftop pool- should be part of the service.
Our tour kind Anke was absolutely wonderful-a real gem- such a lovely lady who looked after us all so well from pick up at airport until the day we departed. She was very informative- had all the history and information we needed for day trips to our various locations - and delivered it all with a sense of humour! Thankyou Anke and Travel Department for facilitating such a lovely holiday.

18 June 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bath too difficult to get into for…

Bath too difficult to get into for older people plus having to pay 20re to sunbathe in hotel ridiculous. Fantastic Guide, so interesting and a bit of fun, so well organised for every trip and Anna’s knowledge was a great bonus. Lovely comfy hotel and well positioned and best of all fab brekki buffet, yummy. Such a beautiful place, wud like a few more solos but great crowd

19 June 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast, TD Active, stayed at Hotel Paradiso, Castellamare Di Stabia. Meals very very poor quality, quite unacceptable. Would not recommend. Also, there were 33 people in our group, so too many for a "walking" holiday.

18 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Laura our tour guide was absolutely.

Laura our tour guide was absolutely fantastic and looked after all our needs with a smile and laugh. Luccia was also a breath of fresh air and led us in singing Nessun Dorma during our tour.Fantastic people. The Tuscany Tour should be on everyone’s bucket list.

10 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Grand Hotel Menaggio in Lake Como…

The Grand Hotel Menaggio in Lake Como was amazing mainly due to the spectacular views. The hotel itself was lovely and the staff were great. Overall all of our excursions started promptly on time and lived up to expectations. Our main guide Carol was excellent, gave just enough and clear information throughout, with a bit of humour thrown in. Our guide in Milan was also excellent as were all the drivers. Would recommend the Travel Department trips based on this, my first one with them.

18 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Maderia walking holiday

Very well organised, from the moment we met our guide at the airport the holiday ran very smoothly with no issues, hotel was fantastic, the bus was modern and clean, packed lunches were very good and Sergio our guide who was native to Maderia couldnt have been any better.
would gladly book another holiday with TD Travel.

17 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely being met at the airport

Lovely being met at the airport. Claudia was an excellent guide, as were all the guides in each city we visited. The hotel in Montecatini was wonderful and all the staff were very friendly and helpful.

13 May 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Italian experience

From the time of booking the holiday at T.D. in Arnotts i found it to be a very friendly and professional experience. The holiday itself was idea for a solo traveller and for anyone looking to sample what Italy has to offer. It was excellent.

Can you confirm this time please, why the name Michael Barry comes up on my submission. Please let me know.

27 May 2026

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