You might remember my last blog being a little melancholy due to a large national operator moving in competition to us but as you might guess by the title (thanks to Chumbawamba!) we are back on a mission and our moods are defiant yet buoyant!
One thing that cheered us up was we went on a tour of all our friends in hotels and B&B s last Friday just to spread the word that we are open for business and hungrier than ever, we were welcomed with open arms and I guess we hadn’t realized the support that is out there for our little enterprise – after all we have been in Limerick through thick and thin for over 12 years and we like think that we contribute our little bit to the local economy but it was at times overwhelming to hear peoples words of support – to all of you thank you, we would never still be here without your support and encouragement over the years – heres to another 20 years!
Also we have found a great level of goodwill from our precious customers, I never really gave this much thought but with globalization of business and the spread of big brands and larger companies people really do like supporting the little local company, particularly if they also happen to be offering a great product like ours! Because of this I’am delighted to say we are now number one attraction inLimerick on the Trip Advisor website – again to all of you who reviewed us, thank you!
It has been a fairly busy week which was helped by a booking for a group from a US university who we had the privilege of looking after last year, this meant that on Wednesday I did a Cliffs tour then dropped the group in Galway before returning empty home – a long day but a change of scenery and good fun!
With the volcanic ash problem finally seeming to calm down business is a little better but our business from Dublinhas declined, we are therefore poised to make a vigorous attack on that market so look out for a new product that will offer unbeatable value and really show how a budget short break can and should be done!
Things are progressing well at home and most of the heavy building work is completed but now our newly decorated rooms look so nice we have decided to give some other rooms a spruce up so we are not finished with the smell of paint yet! Talk of our home life gave me a great idea the other day we are going to show you behind the scenes at Barratt Tours and show you how a typical day goes for your favourite tour operator so watch this space!
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