UK & Ireland Group Travel Specialist

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland

Twelve people. Two families. One castle staircase in Wales.

We climbed to the top of Conwy Castle together — kids scrambling ahead, adults catching their breath — and when we reached the high point and looked out over the town and the sea, nobody said anything for a moment. We just stood there. The next day brought Liverpool, and the best Korean BBQ any of us had ever eaten. And when the trip ended and the two families went their separate ways, our teenagers were bored without their new friends. So were we.

That trip taught me something about group travel that no certification can. When it's planned well, people don't just see new places. They come home closer than when they left.

I'm Brian Whitacre, a UK group travel agent based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in custom group trips to Britain and Ireland. Since 2019, I've coordinated group air contracts, managed multi-traveler logistics, and built itineraries that actually hold together when real people with different ages, energy levels, and wish lists are involved.

I hold 4 destination specialist certifications across the British Isles — and for every corner of this region, I work with vetted local partners who bring insider access no guidebook provides. That combination means your group gets genuine expertise on the ground, not a generic itinerary pulled from a template.

Group travel Ireland, UK family reunions, multigenerational trips, friends who've always said "we should do this someday" — this is the work I love most. If you're the one holding the group together, let me be the one who handles everything else.

Contact me today. Let's start planning.