Honeymoon & Luxury Holiday Upgrades

Our luxury holiday & honeymoon service goes way beyond just booking your flights, hotels and transfers.

upgrade your holiday with exclusive extras

Arrive in style with a luxury limousine transfer
Take a helicopter or speedboat transfer where available
Fast track through the airport with private security clearance
Enjoy treats on arrival, like champagne in your suite to gourmet dinners on the beach
Go all out with a private charter jet or helicopter
Relax in comfortable airport lounges with great amenities
Book unique activites and experiences like cooking classes or private museum tours
We'll go above and beyond to ensure your luxury holiday is out of this world

No matter what your desire, our concierge service is on hand to help. Keep reading to learn more.

Email luxury@shandontravel.ie or call us on 0818 427 050 to see what we can do for you!

Arrive in style

If you want to start your holiday in style, let us arrange a luxury transfer from your home to the airport. We can offer a reliable service with immaculately presented chauffeurs and luxury cars, taking all the stress away.

Depending on your destination, we can also organise speedboat and helicopter transfers for an extra-special experience.

Car parking & airport hotels

If you’re planning to drive to the airport, we offer excellent rates for airport parking. If you’ve got an early morning flight and want to stay nearby the night before, we can book a convenient airport hotel for you.

Fast track

In many of our destinations we can now offer a fast track service which will whisk you through a fast track lane at immigration and have you on the beach in no time.

airport Lounge passes

Start as you mean to go on by taking it easy pre-flight with lounge access at Cork, Dublin, Shannon or connecting airports.

Cork Airport

Book your place at Cork Airport's Aspire Lounge to enjoy a tranquil space offering great food, complimentary beverages, newspapers & magazines and free internet access. Please ask our travel advisors for more information and pricing.

Dublin Airport

Flying from Dublin? Enjoy the Platinum Services luxury terminal with its dedicated car park, private terminal entrance, fast track check-in and more. This is a great way to start your luxury holiday in style. Please ask our travel advisors for more information and pricing.

Shannon Airport

Ború Lounge is available to passengers who have cleared US Customs and Border Protection, while the Burren Lounge is open to those travelling to destinations outside the US. Please ask our travel advisors for more information and pricing.

Out & about

If you’re looking to do more than top up your tan on the beach, we have plenty of ideas to keep you busy. Choose from incredible, unique experiences like:

A private guided tour of the Vatican
A trip around the empty Louvre
Visiting New York's MOMA before it opens
A romantic dinner at the top of the Eiffel Tower
and many, many more incredible experiences

Whether you want to try the fastest roller coaster in the world in Abu Dhabi, quad biking in Mauritius, swim with sharks in Mexico or watch whales in Dominica, we can pre-book your favourite activities for you.

There are 1000's of unique experiences available worldwide- just tell us what you've always wanted to do and we'll find it.

Car hire

Although the majority of our holidays include transfers, you might want to consider hiring a car for all or part of your stay.

Why not consider hiring a Jeep 4x4 for an exciting off-the-beaten-track experience? Or choose a classic Cadillac convertible for that US road trip.

Whether you want to drive a Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Porsche or Jaguar, we can pre-book car hire for you. Some destinations offer an incredible choice of vehicles, ask us for more information about what's available where you're going.

We can also arrange to have your car dropped off at your hotel at the time of your choice.

Love to drive?

Ask our travel designers for suggestions of some of the world's best road trips- from the California coastline to South Africa's Garden Route, from Sardinia's Emerald Coast to New Zealand's South Island Circuit.

Don't want to drive yourself? No problem!

Let us arrange a chauffeur-driven service with your dedicated, friendly and perfectly presented driver.

Surprise treats

From Champagne and flowers in your room when you arrive, to dinner on the beach and couples’ spa treatments, the list of what we can arrange for you is endless.

Enjoy a private tour with a professional photographer, soar in a hot air balloon, take afternoon tea at the top of the Burj Khalifa and more!

Foodie heaven

Holidays are all about good food, and being a team full of foodies, we’re happy to share our knowledge and make your reservations for fantastic food tours & tastings, vineyard tours & tastings and unique cookery classes worldwide.

Just tell us what you want to experience, and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Nanny services

In some destinations, our on-the-ground partners abroad work with a specialist nanny agency supplying high calibre childminders to accompany families on holiday.

The agency tailors the nanny to each family, carefully matching skills, qualifications, personalities and talents to the family they are accompanying and the children they will be looking after.

Alternatively, many of the hotels we work with offer a babysitting service which we would be delighted to book for you prior to arrival.

An increasing number of honeymooners are choosing to take their children along, and we don't believe this means you should sacrifice your alone time. In addition, many single parents use these services to get some alone time while away with their kids.

Ask our travel designers about our services for parents travelling with children.

Luxury hideaways

The Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Arabia and Europe boast plenty of beautiful bolt holes and hideaways, some of them offering such luxuries as private plunge pools and four poster beds.

Best of all, many of them have great offers especially for honeymooners. So let us do the hard work and make sure your honeymoon is extra special.

Villa living

Although a number of the resorts we work with offer villa rentals, we’re not restricted to those. You tell us what your dream villa looks like and we’ll help you find it.

Villas are a great option for families looking to spend some time together, particularly those spread right across the globe. Tell us which country would suit you all to meet, and we'll find your ideal home away from home.

Upgrade Your Flight Home

Many clients choose to go economy or premium economy on the outbound journey, then upgrade to business or first class on the way home... Stretch out in flatbed seats, enjoy extra legroom, fantastic service and an extra baggage allowance.

Airport Lounge Access

At the end of your holiday, cheer yourself up with a lounge pass at your departure airport, and enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks in more peaceful surroundings. This can be pre-booked at a selection of airports.

Travelling with disabilities

We are committed to making sure travel is accessible to all, but not all of our destinations are suitable for travellers with disabilities. Please speak to us about any special requirements you have - our experienced team will find accommodation that is right for you, and can arrange additional services.