Why Us? |
Who are we? |
"Thank you again for helping me out when I needed it. It was really important and good to know that someone was there and really trying to improve my experience, even if it meant putting in some work." Yasmin, Sept 2017
Totally Travel is an independently owned, family operation that we launched with a simple vision – to provide personal, specialist travel advice to the travellers of Australasia wishing to head overseas and do something more meaningful with their travel time, whether on a week or two of annual leave or an extended adventure. At Totally we believe wholeheartedly in connecting with communities overseas as a way to broaden horizons and gain a balanced view of life beyond our shores. We are absolutely certain that by meeting and interacting positively with people of different nationalities, religions, cultures and race the world can become a better place – there is no better way of breaking down popular and negative misconceptions than through the realisation that most people of the world share exactly the same hopes and dreams as we do – that we are more the same than we are different. We believe in the power of travel – Totally ! Our promise
At Totally Travel, we commit to providing you - our traveller and our customer - with the very best in service, expertise and travel experiences. We will offer you a select range of tried and tested programmes – and if we don’t have exactly what you want, we will do our very best to find it for you. Honesty and reliability are our cornerstones, if we believe you are better booking with another company then we will tell you so – and then hope you come back to us next time, or tell a friend. You’ll get no laminated sales pitch from us – your travel happiness is our happiness!
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Formed in 2015, Totally Travel is a fairly new kid on the block, however behind the name is a small but awesome team of travel industry professionals who have, for the last 20 years, been organising travel experiences for people just like you - students, young and often first-time travellers or more seasoned adventure seekers.
Our team have previously been a part of large national and global travel companies who experience frequent staff turnover and therefore have trouble maintaining consultant expertise; these experiences convinced us that we could do better by focussing on the personal touch, by staying boutique and always accessible to our customer. By Australians, for Australians. We know the sorts of things you want out of your experience, and we know how to provide it for you, always with your safety at the forefront of what we do. We have bucket-loads of first-hand travel under our belts, with many years spent visiting and exploring all the awesome places we will send you, and many more! 68 countries at last count, across Asia, Africa, South and Central America. Our partners overseas – those who will look after you on our behalf - are all well established operations who we trust to keep you safe and happy, each with many years in the business of looking after young customers. Booking with Totally Travel, you are in safe hands – guaranteed! |
Going solo?Don’t sweat it ! Three quarters of Totally travellers travel solo – not only do we NEVER apply a single supplement, but in the vast majority of cases you’ll be joining others on your experience. Where accommodation is twin or triple share you’ll be roomed with someone else of the same gender, or you’ll get your own room if it works out that way. We say again – no single supplement. EVER!
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Private GroupsPlanning an overseas trip or expedition for your corporate, student or community group? Are you looking to include charity / development work, community building or conservation activities as part of the trip?
At Totally Travel we will tailor your own trip according to the needs of your group |
VisasPretty much all of our trips are accessible on a simple tourist visa – sometimes you’ll need to arrange it in advance, though in most cases you get it on arrival at your destination (some countries are free, others require a payment). Whilst ultimately it is your responsibility to get your visa, we are happy to point you in the right direction.
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A message from our Founder
Immediately after high school in England, a friend and I took off for a month around Europe by train – those magical days exploring the delights of France, Spain and Italy started me on a journey which continues today, and ultimately inspired me to form Totally Travel. I went to Uni, making full use of the long holidays to further explore Europe from Paris to Prague, from the Alps to the Greek Islands.
Following graduation, an overland adventure through Africa, India, Nepal and Asia brought me to Australia for the first time. Once this 2 year travel adventure came to a close, it was clear that what I was best qualified to do for a career was to share these experiences with other young travellers – as a consultant, branch and regional manager and national product manager with STA Travel I did just that. More recently, I led the Australian division of another student travel and international volunteering company, in partnership with Australia’s main travel agency chain, and have been responsible for the travel experiences, safety and happiness of thousands of young Australians, mainly individuals but also school group tours.
As a traveller, an Australian travel industry professional and a parent I know the kinds of experiences you are looking for and I understand the concerns your parents may have, with your safety being no.1. Totally Travel's network of operational partners overseas are there to provide support and structure to your experience, and it is they who will deliver the Totally Travel promise.
Experience international travel with Totally Travel….you are in safe hands !
Following graduation, an overland adventure through Africa, India, Nepal and Asia brought me to Australia for the first time. Once this 2 year travel adventure came to a close, it was clear that what I was best qualified to do for a career was to share these experiences with other young travellers – as a consultant, branch and regional manager and national product manager with STA Travel I did just that. More recently, I led the Australian division of another student travel and international volunteering company, in partnership with Australia’s main travel agency chain, and have been responsible for the travel experiences, safety and happiness of thousands of young Australians, mainly individuals but also school group tours.
As a traveller, an Australian travel industry professional and a parent I know the kinds of experiences you are looking for and I understand the concerns your parents may have, with your safety being no.1. Totally Travel's network of operational partners overseas are there to provide support and structure to your experience, and it is they who will deliver the Totally Travel promise.
Experience international travel with Totally Travel….you are in safe hands !
Matt
