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• Monday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Saturday: Closed
• Sunday: Closed

World Travel Centre is one of Ireland’s leading long-haul travel agencies. We offer flight only through to the most complicated tailor-made itineraries...

Modern Slavery is a problem that is growing and one that we at WTC are committed to addressing. The rise in globalisation has brought with it a rise in exploitation including people trafficking, forced labour debt bondage and child marriage. The International Labour Organisation estimates that approximately 21 million people are in forced labour globally. At WTC we endeavour to ensure there are no Modern Slavery risks within our own business or our supply chains.

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Fantastic experience: Absolutely the best service ever. Our family of 5 have travelled to New zealand twice in the past 3 years I cannot thank Helen and her colleagues enough for all the support and assistance. Negotiating covid restrictions and flight connections at a very competitive price is not easy. Top marks to this Agency. Michael

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Dublin firm World Travel Centre steps up with Core Travel

Dublin firms World Travel Centre and Core Travel are merging to form a business with revenues of about €190m and 190 staff.

Core Travel, which trades as E-Travel, will merge into World Travel Centre, which is majority-owned by James and Yvonne Lennox. David O’Grady, the founder of Core Travel, is taking a stake in the enlarged World Travel Centre, with no cash changing hands.

World Travel Centre is run by Aidan Coghlan and deals mainly with travel agents and corporate bookings, but also arranges trips to locations such as Machu Picchu. It had turnover of €142.6m in the year to the end of October and made €2.5m pre-tax profit.

Core Travel, a cruise and flight specialist, had revenue of €45.9m and profits of €1.1m in the year to the end of October 2017. Coghlan said more than half of the business of the merged group, which will have 65 staff in Dublin and 125 in Belfast, would be from the UK.

Dublin location ranked one of the world’s best ‘hidden gems’ by travelers

According to a new study, ireland is one of the top three countries in the world with the most highly acclaimed but lesser known tourist destinations..

Drimnagh Castle has been revealed as Dublin's top ‘hidden gem’ location according to a new study.

Research conducted by Tour Operator Software Provider Bókun (part of the Tripadvisor family)  has uncovered local ‘hidden gem’ locations around the world, according to tourists.

Bókun examined over 1,000 local destinations using Tripadvisor reviews containing the phrase "hidden gem." Their analysis revealed the best places to travel worldwide, according to real consumers. 

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Ireland was one of the top three countries with the world's most "hidden gems." The Emerald Isle ranked the third most likely place to spot a "hidden gem" location worldwide, claiming 6% of the total wonders. Taking first place was England with 33% of total wonders, closely followed by the United States of America in second place with 31%.

Dublin, Ireland's capital, made a remarkable impression on tourists, with a total of nine destinations appearing on the global list of "hidden gem" spots. From the nine that made it to the list, Drimnagh Castle emerged as the front-runner. Claiming the top spot in both Dublin and Ireland overall, 19% of all reviews called the historical site a ‘hidden gem’ location. 

Among the nine acknowledged spots in Dublin were Casino Marino, Marsh’s Library , Dublin City Gallery , and Richmond Barracks. This recognition shines a spotlight on Dublin as a city with huge cultural significance, placing it amongst some very esteemed wonders worldwide.

And following behind Drimnagh Castle in second place in Ireland overall was Kilfane Waterfall and Glen in Co. Kilkenny , with 19% of reviews overall mentioning its noteworthiness. Ireland's third-best hidden gem was the National Botanic Gardens in Kilmacurragh (14%).

Read below for the top hidden gems in both Dublin and Ireland overall.

Hidden Gems in Dublin:

• Drimnagh Castle
• Casino Marino
• Marsh's Library
• Richmond Barracks
• St. Audoen's Church
• Chester Beatty
• Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
• 14 Henrietta Street
• The Little Museum of Dublin

Top 10 Hidden Gems in Ireland

• Kilfane Waterfall and Glen
• National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
• Dooks Golf Club
• Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre
• Victor's Way
• Old Irish Ways
• Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens

For more information on Bókun's study of "hidden gems" worldwide, click here .

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Hepatitis A

This is a virus which is spread by food and/or water that have been contaminated. Travellers to most Developing Countries should be vaccinated for this disease.

Hepatitis A is not such a serious infection in young children (mortality: 0.15%) but becomes much more serious in middle age (mortality: 1%) and older people (mortality: 2%).

Hepatitis A, countries or areas at risk. Map used courtesy of WHO.

Hepatitis B

This is a viral infection of blood/body fluids. It is found in about 10% of the population in Africa, China and South-East Asia.

It is transmitted sexually, by bites from humans (e.g. from a child with behavioural difficulties in an orphanage setting) and by incompletely sterilised medical/dental equipment. It is also transmitted by incompletely screened blood transfusions.

Hepatitis B vaccine has been part of the standard vaccines given to babies in Ireland since 2008. In our clinic, we have the version of the vaccine used in those aged 16 years and older (we do not stock the version used in those aged under 16 years).

The kind of person for whom Hepatitis B vaccine is of particular importance are those:

• engaged in volunteer work with people (e.g. in orphanages, schools, clinics and hospices)
• staying for periods of more than a few weeks in the developing world (longer stay implies higher chance of interacting with the local medical/dental services)
• who might be at risk of unprotected sexual contact while abroad.

Hepatitis B, countries or areas at risk. Map used courtesy of WHO.

MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella)

In our clinic, we restrict ourselves to administering this vaccines to those aged 16 years and above only.

The vaccine is given in Ireland from age 1 year and older, via General Practitioners and via the H.S.E. school immunisation programme.

If you were born in Ireland before 1978, you should already be protected for MMR (life-long immunity through having been infected).

If you were born after 1978 and you're not sure that you received the MMR vaccine at age 1 year and again at age 5 years, the simplest thing is to be vaccinated with the MMR vaccine now, with a 2nd dose being done in one to three months from now - this will provide life-long immunity against Measles (and Mumps and Rubella). Vaccination now (even if you are already immune) is safe and a less expensive alternative to doing blood tests to check your immunity.

The proportion of those who fail to develop full immunity follow two childhood shots of MMR vaccine are: Mumps 12%, Measles 5% and Rubella 5%. If you are planning to spend a long time overseas (moving for months/years to a developing country for work reasons) or spend a short time working with children (orphanages/volunteering in schools) or working with young adults (e.g. TEFL), will often recommend a precautionary extra MMR vaccine shot, to try to maximise the chance that you have full Mumps - Measles - Rubella immunity prior to going to environments where these highly contagious infections are circulating more commonly than in Ireland.

A bacterial infection (a member of the salmonella food poisoning family) transmitted by contaminated food and/or water. Vaccination against this disease is recommended for travel to many Developing Countries, particularly in South Asia and Africa.

Meningitis ACYW-135

This vaccine provides five-year protection against four types of bacterial meningitis. It is given to teenagers in the U.S. prior to College entry.

Children living in Ireland have been receiving this vaccine only since Sept. 2019 (one shot in the first year of secondary school). Prior to that, they were vaccinated for Meningitis C (but not for the A, Y and W-135 types, all of which are more common abroad). The four-type (ACY and W-135) vaccine is also known as the 'quadrivalent vaccine'.

This vaccine is particularly important if you are going to volunteer with children in crowded settings (schools, orphanages) in the countries coloured orange in the map below (e.g. Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia).

Evidence of vaccination (in the form of a vaccination certificate) with a version of the quadrivalent/tetravalent conjugate vaccine (e.g. 'Nimenrix' or 'Menveo') within the previous five years is required by Saudi Arabian authorities for pilgrims visiting Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage or for the Umrah.

Japanese Encephalitis

* Update - 19th April 2024 - this vaccine is now in stock again *

Japanese Encephalitis is a viral infection (formerly known as 'Japanese B Encephalitis') transmitted by one kind of mosquito in the areas indicated on the map below. The disease is not a significant risk to most travellers. It should however be considered in those who are making repeated visits to, or prolonged stays (e.g. >1 month) in affected regions (see map, below), especially if staying in rural areas.

The vaccine ('Ixiaro') consists of two doses, given at least 7 days apart with the 2nd dose being given ideally 7 days or more prior to travel. It can be administered from the age of 2 months and older. Initial immunity lasts for 1 year. A single booster dose of vaccine will extend immunity for a further 10 (ten) years.

Japanese encephalitis, countries or areas at risk, 2012. Map used courtesy of WHO.

The information which follows is based on the HSE's Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland (March 2019 Rabies chapter update):

Pre-travel, Rabies vaccine can now be given as shots on either:

• Days 0, 3, 7 (providing partial protection for one year, with one top-up shot at one year leaving to life-long partial protection in most patients) or
• Days 0, 7, 21 or more (providing partial protection for life in most patients)

Rabies is a viral infection that can affect warm-blooded animals (dogs, cats, monkeys, bats...). A few countries - mostly island nations - are rabies-free or free of rabies in terrestrial animals (Ireland, UK, New Zealand). Most other countries are affected. The disease is transmitted from infected to non-infected animals via saliva (bites or scratches, typically). An animal can look normal but be in the early stages of infection and be capable of transmitting it to humans.

For an infected animal to transmit the infection to a human, its saliva must penetrate the skin of the human (via a bite, scratch or lick to broken skin of the human or via a lick from the animal to the human's lips or eyes). The vaccine for rabies provides partial protection. No full-protection vaccine exists. In the event of possible exposure to rabies, two scenarios exist:

( * As of March 2019, a change to Ireland's HSE Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland allows for the vaccine to be give pre-travel on days 0, 3, 7 - providing partial protection for one year with a 4 th dose being done on day 365 to provide life-long partial protection in most categories of patients).

Doctors usually err on the side of caution when dealing with a patient who may have been exposed to rabies and if in doubt, treat the patient according to the treatment schedule described above.

Is it worth being vaccinated if you are going to have to seek medical attention anyway, regardless of whether you have been already vaccinated or not? Sometimes, yes. A patient who is not already vaccinated and who had been potentially exposed to rabies now needs to:

• be able to access a hospital within 2 days (this could be difficult if they are travelling in a remote location)
• in order to be reliable, the hospital has to have a continuous power supply (to power the fridge in which the vaccine must be stored at a temperature of 2°C - 8°C)
• the hospital must have 'RIG' in stock.

The above three conditions will be difficult to meet in large parts of Africa, and remote parts of Latin America and Asia. On the other hand, it should not be too difficult to meet the criteria in major cities in most of Latin America, Asia and some parts of Africa.

In short, the vaccine is of greatest relevance to those who will be travelling to remote areas or to very poor countries where basic services do not function reliably.

Rabies, countries or areas at risk. Map used courtesy of WHO.

Varicella (Chickenpox)

This vaccine is given mainly to Health-Care Workers who do not have a history of having had a Chickenpox infection in childhood and who test negative for the disease on blood testing. Two doses of vaccine given at least one month apart leads to life-long immunity.

More information on who should receive this vaccine is available here in the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland . Although this vaccine is used from age 1 year and above, in our clinic we feel it is appropriate that patients under the age of 16 years be given this vaccine by their General Practitioner. In our clinic, we restrict ourselves to administering this vaccines to those aged 16 years and above only.

Cholera (oral vaccine)

This bacterial infection is contracted by consuming contaminated food and/or water. It often results in extreme diarrhoea. The infection does not pose a significant risk to the vast majority of travellers but it is important for travel to some resource-poor countries. The vaccine can be worth doing if you are likely to have difficulty in accessing clean water and/or be engaged in hands-on work in basic conditions, surrounded by significant poverty.

The oral Cholera vaccine (Dukoral®) comes as a pleasant-tasting drink, not a traditional injection. Patients should be fasting for at least one hour before receiving the vaccine and remain fasting for at least one hour after drinking it.

Up-to-date guidance on the countries most affected by Cholera can be found here (E.U. Centres for Disease Control): https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/all-topics-z/cholera/surveillance-and-disease-data/cholera-monthly

Influenza (Seasonal Flu)

We offer this vaccine from 16th October 2023 to 30th April 2024.

The Seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccine is a vaccine that becomes available in September of each year. It is intended to provide protection against the Flu virus that appears every year in the Autumn/Winter. There are two types of flu vaccine in use in Ireland for autumn/winter 2023/2024:

• A traditional arm injection vaccine for adults aged 18 years and older: 'quadrivalent inactivated' / (non-adjuvanted) 'QIV'. We are doing this in our clinic.
• A nasal spray vaccine ('Fluenz Tetra') for children aged 2 years to 17 years. We are not offering this at our clinic; most GPs will however do it.

The cost of the vaccine for those aged 18 years and older is:

• €45 if it is administered during a regular Travel Vaccination consultation
• €85 if you come in to the Clinic just to have the Seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccine only.

The Flu virus changes with time. As a result, a different kind of Seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccine is made each year to protect against that year's flu virus.

From mid-October 2023, you will be able to make an appointment to receive the Seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccine by e-mailing [email protected] .

Tick-borne encephalitis

This is a viral infection, spread to humans by the bites of some ticks in forested areas of Europe (see map below) from the late Spring to early Autumn each year. The infection is also found across the central steppe of Asia (central Russia, Kazakhstan, parts of Mongolia and China).

A report on recent (5th April 2023) cases in the U.K. is here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tick-borne-encephalitis-detection-in-england

The infection does not pose a significant risk to most travellers. Vaccination can be worth doing if you are planning to spend time trekking in forested areas, where you might be at risk of tick bites.

The vaccine can be given to those aged 1 year and older. Two shots, given at least two weeks apart, will provide protection for several months. A third shot given five to 12 months later will provide protection for three years.

More detailed information on the number of cases of the infection recorded in individual countries can be found on the website of the company that manufactures the vaccine, Baxter Ltd .

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Although you were vaccinated for Pertussis as a child (if you were born after 1952), your immunity disappeared by age 20 years.

It is now estimated that 30% of adult winter cough cases lasting more than two weeks are due to re-acquisition by the (under-immune) adult of Pertussis virus.

Protection against Pertussis is available as part of a combined Tetanus/Diphtheria/Whooping cough (Pertussis) single-shot vaccine. 1 shot provides protection against all three diseases for 10 years.

Pertussis immunity should be boosted every 10 years.

Dengue Fever vaccine (updated 28th March 2024):

Dengue Fever is a mosquito-transmitted viral infection, found in much of South Asia, South-East Asia, Latin America and parts of Africa. Affected countries can be viewed on this interactive map https://www.healthmap.org/dengue/en/

About 70% of cases occur in South/South-East Asia, 20% in Latin America and the remainder in Africa.

The infection causes several days of fever, headache, joint pains, fatigue and sometimes rash. The average risk of picking up the infection during travel and knowing you have it is about one in 1,000 travellers per month of travel. About one in five people who have symptoms will need some hospital treatment (intravenous fluids, by drip) for a few days. The death rate from Dengue Fever infection is very low.

The Dengue Fever vaccine (brand name: ‘Qdenga’) has been available in Ireland since April 2023 and can potentially be used in those aged 4 years and older. The vaccine consists of two doses separated by at least 90 days. The first dose of the vaccine provides some protection within 2 weeks. 

Based on emerging consensus among experts on how this new vaccine should be most safely used, the vaccine appears to be most safe to use and of most benefit in these categories of patients:

 - anyone who has had a proven Dengue Fever infection previously, regardless of the patient's age, as long as they are aged 4 years and older now

- children aged 4 years to 16 years, even if they have not had a Dengue Fever infection previously, regardless of the duration of their upcoming trip

- those aged 17 years to 60 years, who have not had a Dengue Fever infection previously, if they are embarking on a trip of 6 weeks or more to affected Asian or Latin American countries.

Until the long-term risk/benefit balance of this new vaccine becomes clearer, we will normally not tend to use the vaccine in those over 16 years who have not had a previous Dengue Fever infection and who are on trips of less than six weeks to risk areas of the world. In addition, we will not yet be usually administering the vaccine to those aged 60 years and older.

The long-term duration of protection provided by the vaccine has not yet been determined i.e. it unclear when, in the future, a booster dose of vaccine should be given; information on this will be published by the manufacturer and by national licensing authorities in due course.

The vaccine is a ‘live’ vaccine; other 'live' vaccines are those that protect against Yellow Fever, Measles-Mumps-Rubella, Varicella (‘Chicken Pox’), Varicella-Zoster (‘Shingles’) and Tuberculosis (‘BCG’). Dengue Fever vaccine can be given either on the same day as, or else four weeks or more after, another 'live' vaccine. The vaccine cannot be administered to those who are immunosuppressed or who are pregnant.

As of late March 2024, the vaccine is available or approved in countries including Rep. of Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil & Argentina.

Malaria is an infection transmitted by one particular kind of mosquito. There is no vaccination shot that protects against malaria. Protection involves measures to minimise the amount of mosquito bites to which you are exposed plus the taking of protection tablets, designed to stop you developing the disease.

Country-specific malaria risk information is available at this link from our colleagues in NHS Scotland https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home (the H.S.E. does not currently provide country-specific risk advice for malaria).

The following malaria distribution map is used courtesy of the Malaria Atlas Project .

No or minimal malaria risk = white, light grey and dark grey areas. Malaria risk = pink, red and black areas. Darker colours = most intense risk.

Tuberculosis (TB) Screeing

Mantoux (ppd / heaf) skin test.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection usually affecting the lungs. It does not represent a significant risk to most travellers. A vaccine against TB (the BCG vaccine) exists and was administered almost exclusively to infants by the HSE's Public Health service, prior to supply issues since 2015, which have made the vaccine unobtainable in most cases. The vaccine is not normally given to those travelling abroad.

The Mantoux (PPD / Heaf) skin test is a skin test that is sometimes done in order, among other things, to confirm that a patient is free of TB infection. The Mantoux Test is most commonly done in the following situations:

• As part of immigration requirements to some countries (e.g. student visas for the USA)
• To check for or to confirm the absence of TB in healthcare workers
• To check for or to confirm the absence of TB in aid agency staff who have been working in Developing Countries.

The Mantoux test produces a result 2 - 3 days after being done. A more detailed explanation of the Mantoux skin test can be found in the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland , which can be accessed here .

Quantiferon (IGRA) blood test

An alternative method for confirming the absence of TB is the 'Quantiferon (IGRA/T.B. Spot Gold)' blood test, which produces a result about 10 days after being done. We do not perform the Quantiferon Test at our clinic.

Tuberculosis, estimated new cases, 2010. Map used courtesy of WHO.

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