22 | LUXlife Magazine Irish Tours for You: Luxury with Heart on the Emerald Isle Established in 2014, Irish Tours for You aims to help visitors from all over the world see Ireland through Irish eyes. Striving to deliver as authentic an experience as possible, the company was founded to fill a gap for a tour operator that took an interest in its customers – one that would treat them as individuals rather than just numbers. With this as its guiding belief, it should come as no surprise that the company is today the country’s premier tour operator, as seen through it being recognised as the Irish Tour Operator of the Year 2025 in this feature. Rather than just guiding travellers across Ireland, the 100% Irish team behind Irish Tours for You infuse every step of their journeys with heart, heritage, and an infallible passion for sharing the magic of their home country with the world. Beyond this, the company is well aware that a customer’s time and money are both precious, so it strives to go above and beyond to ensure that every tour it delivers is not only exceptional value for money but also defined by both a personalised experience and a sense of effortless luxury. The company’s drive to help travellers experience Ireland the way locals do is more than just a marketing slogan – it’s also both its mission and the fuel that drives it. Complementing this is a set of core values – authenticity, customer-first service, personalisation, sustainability, and a passion for Ireland – that shape the design of every trip. These are seen through initiatives like skipping the tourist traps and staying in local, familyowned B&Bs, ensuring customers don’t just see Ireland, but that they fall in love with it. All of this is reflected through Irish Tours for You’s definition of luxury, which is not about expensive price tags or bragging rights, but about ease, comfort, and revelling in the extraordinary moments of a unique, carefully curated trip. Be it sampling a rare Irish whiskey in a centuries-old distillery, walking the ruins of a historic castle with an expert local guide, or viewing the spectacular Cliffs of Moher from the front seat of a helicopter, every element of these tours is designed to redefine the experience for travellers. Diving deeper into the tours themselves, Irish Tours for You offers self-drive, privatechauffeured, and small-group coach tours across the country. All of these tours are entirely customisable, and they range from six-day ‘tasters’ through to 14-day experiences where the entire country is covered. The company has also branched out to Scotland, where it similarly offers tours from six days right the way through to ones 13/14 days long. Across all of the options comprising this portfolio, the standout for the company are its small-group coach tours, which are famed for the blend of intimacy and connection they deliver. Numbers are limited to 12, which is the perfect size to ensure that visitors can take a deep dive into Ireland’s beautiful landscapes, history, and hidden gems – all without ever feeling lost in the shuffle as part of a faceless mob trapsing around tourist hotspots. These coach tours have previously been celebrated by us in their own right, with Irish Tours for You being recognised as the Best Group Coach Tour Provider – ROI in our Travel and Tourism Awards 2023. Not only does this ongoing acclaim underpin the care and innovation inherent in every journey, but it also highlights the friendships and memories created on these coach tours, which remain long after the coach makes its final stop. “These tours were inspired by our most popular chauffeur and self-drive experiences and redesigned for travellers who want connection without compromise.” On the back of the strengths of these encompassing excursions, Irish Tours for You’s next steps revolve around sustaining its current growth trajectory – expanding into new markets whilst continuing to solidify its position as Ireland’s premier luxury tour operator. More specifically, pipeline projects include exciting new tour themes – from culinary to cultural – and the refining of its online systems to streamline the booking experience. Ultimately, the company stands firm as Ireland’s best tour operator as a result of its belief in the magic of the people, places, and stories of its homeland. Having built a business around these cornerstones – and prioritised delivering unforgettable and accessible experiences – this is a company more than deserving of being named as the best in its class. It may not be the biggest, but Irish Tours for You is certainly the most thoughtful. Contact: Catherine Higgins Company: Irish Tours for You Web Address: https://irishtoursforyou.com/
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