Travelbiz E-Zine
31
October
2025

Travelbiz and Travelfinders Announce Dynamic New Partnership with Chalk and Cheese Travels

Travelbiz and Travelfinders Announce Dynamic New Partnership with Chalk and Cheese Travels

Don Shearer (MD Travelbiz and Travelfinders) is delighted to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Chalk and Cheese Travels, Ireland’s fastest growing travel media company. Headed up by Paul Micheau, John McGarry and Maria Eduarda Uchoa, the team are taking the travel Industry media space by storm with innovative and highly energized content.

“Specialising in high octane social media content, their expertise, energy and enthusiasm will deliver an elevated Travelbiz and Travelfinders experience for all our valued subscribers and followers.” said Don.

“Travelbiz has always taken pride in delivering a more personalised trade focused message on behalf of our valued trade partners. We are a trade support organisation delivering across established brands that have grown to over 16,000 travel industry followers and 130,000 consumers in Ireland.

Our partnership with Paul, John and Maria brings together two passionate teams and will deliver a unique collaboration of travel related content and interaction with a group of young and lively entrepreneurs who have already established a huge audience in the travel space via social media and web creativity.

“We recognise that the digital landscape is evolving by the minute. To stay ahead, our brands, content, and engagement strategies must evolve too,” added Shearer.

The Travelbiz Team of Jim O’Brien (Technology Director Travelbiz and Travelfinders), Peter O’Hanlon (Sales Director), Jacinta Mc Glynn (Senior Trade reporter), Declan Mescall (Features Editor), Marian Benton (Trade reporter) and Ita Hendrick (Digital Trade Content executive) and I welcome Paul, John and Maria to our Travelbiz family creating a truly unique product offering the travel trade an unrivalled level of support in all that we do.

#Traveltradetogether

Don Shearer

Group Managing Director

Travelbiz and Travelfinders

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