2020 was the year Wallace Travel Group celebrated our 50th Anniversary in business. As you can imagine we had great plans for events and celebrations! The first of which, was a photo shoot with all the team at The CCD, where we took lots of photos to use throughout the year. Sadly this was to be the last time we were all together, COVID 19 struck, and we were all suddenly at home, cancelling, postponing and learning more about contracts than we ever knew before!
Aside from the small matter of keeping the business afloat during the worst crises ever to hit our industry, we also learnt some new skills - Roisin picked turnips, Elina honed in on her painting skills, Mike taught you all how to make the perfect Irish Coffee, Lydia was busy perfecting her baking, and Derek realised that maybe this was the perfect time to retire, in a very low key fashion.
Mike O'Shaughnessy has now taken over as Managing Director of the company with Derek as founder, still very much involved in the background. The company has pivoted to virtual events, and although we love these new ways of engaging with our clients, we really can't wait to see you all in person, hopefully very soon!
We sincerely thank our wonderful, loyal customers and our dedicated suppliers and contractors for the cooperation and resilience you have shown over the past ten months, it truly has been an honour and a life changing experience to work with you all during these crazy days. This time last year we were looking to a very bright and busy 2020, and although 2020 didn't turn out as planned we realised how resilient, inventive and creative we all can be, no matter what is thrown own way.
We look forward to working with you all in 2021, hopefully in person and we wish you all a wonderful Christmas break, and we look forward to a positive new year!
Mike and all the team at Wallace Travel Group.
