For more than 50 years, a group of friends shared memories, meals and the means to bring out the best in each other. They also shared business ideas that over twenty-five years has evolved into one of the leading entities in their field; one with its finger on the pulse of the travel industry providing stellar service to both the mainstream and the millennials.From humble beginnings with three employees to now a certified Caribbean business contender with over 100 employees and offices in four territories regionally, their name is now synonymous with services that have revolutionised the way they do business. Indeed, no one does it quite like Trafalgar Travel.
To hear one of its founders Dennis Young tell it, the company was established out of a basic need to be sustainable while reintegrating himself back into the Jamaican system. “I was living overseas but my uncle got ill and I decided to come back to care for him and got bit by the Jamaica bug. I realised I wanted to live back home again. So I resigned my job and came back to Jamaica and started looking at the various possibilities that existed and one day in a meeting Peter Monteith said “Why not travel?”
This is business backed by genuine friendship and real friendships are forever hence, we have never been a traditional organization; we have always been family.
Thereafter the company was formed, named after both its proximity to the Trafalgar Park area and being off Trafalgar Road. 8 Garelli Avenue became their first base and many of its first directors grew up together having formed an unbreakable bond at Wolmers Boys School. The major players who including Conrad Graham, Peter Monteith, Tyrone Foreman and Derek Young, transitioned their childhood friendship into a fledging business as they each came from various business backgrounds ranging from travel to banking and construction. “One of the best lessons I take away after all these years is that you can operate without crossing over into gray areas. You can be legitimate and not compromise your business ethics.”Our services include (but are not limited to):- Flight, hotel (local and overseas), car and cruise bookings
– Visa and passport services
– Customized travel packages (Sports, Food, Adventure)
– Concierge services
– Special events (school trips, weddings, family reunions, conferences, retreats and more)What was once a small company with 3 employees, is now a travel management company boasting over 100 staff members with offices outside of Jamaica in Trinidad, St Kitts and Barbados. As Young shared Trafalgar throughout the years has always been dedicated to providing the best service to their customers as evidenced by their motto: ‘Quality Service, Quality Relationships’. “We want to highlight the past 25 years and how it has shaped us. This is business backed by genuine friendship and real friendships are forever hence, we have never been a traditional organization; we have always been family.”
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For more than 50 years, a group of friends shared memories, meals and the means to bring out the best in each other. They also shared business ideas that over twenty-five years has evolved into one of the leading entities in their field; one with its finger on the pulse of the travel industry providing stellar service to both the mainstream and the millennials.From humble beginnings with three employees to now a certified Caribbean business contender with over 100 employees and offices in four territories regionally, their name is now synonymous with services that have revolutionised the way they do business. Indeed, no one does it quite like Trafalgar Travel.
To hear one of its founders Dennis Young tell it, the company was established out of a basic need to be sustainable while reintegrating himself back into the Jamaican system. “I was living overseas but my uncle got ill and I decided to come back to care for him and got bit by the Jamaica bug. I realised I wanted to live back home again. So I resigned my job and came back to Jamaica and started looking at the various possibilities that existed and one day in a meeting Peter Monteith said “Why not travel?”
Thereafter the company was formed, named after both its proximity to the Trafalgar Park area and being off Trafalgar Road. 8 Garelli Avenue became their first base and many of its first directors grew up together having formed an unbreakable bond at Wolmers Boys School. The major players who including Conrad Graham, Peter Monteith, Tyrone Foreman and Derek Young, transitioned their childhood friendship into a fledging business as they each came from various business backgrounds ranging from travel to banking and construction. “One of the best lessons I take away after all these years is that you can operate without crossing over into gray areas. You can be legitimate and not compromise your business ethics.”Our services include (but are not limited to):- Flight, hotel (local and overseas), car and cruise bookings
– Visa and passport services
– Customized travel packages (Sports, Food, Adventure)
– Concierge services
– Special events (school trips, weddings, family reunions, conferences, retreats and more)What was once a small company with 3 employees, is now a travel management company boasting over 100 staff members with offices outside of Jamaica in Trinidad, St Kitts and Barbados. As Young shared Trafalgar throughout the years has always been dedicated to providing the best service to their customers as evidenced by their motto: ‘Quality Service, Quality Relationships’. “We want to highlight the past 25 years and how it has shaped us. This is business backed by genuine friendship and real friendships are forever hence, we have never been a traditional organization; we have always been family.”
Read more in our Vol 10 #4 Edition
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