Brennan Vacations - Value, Quality & Service

Robert F. Brennan - Founder and Current President

In early 1978 Robert F. Brennan, then a ten-year veteran of the travel industry, founded Brennan Tours with a clear vision: to create a deluxe, escorted tour company that would feature in-depth experiences in select destinations while providing the very best in value, quality and personalized service.

In the Beginning

In April 1978 Brennan Tours began offering five, deluxe escorted motorcoach vacations to the majestic Canadian Rockies, mostly originating in Seattle. Through the early years Brennan built its expertise in western Canada - Alberta, British Columbia and Vancouver Island. By 1983 conditions were ripe to expand into eastern Canada, and two tours were added. These new vacations showed guests the cities and countryscapes of Ontario and Quebec, plus a journey through the Maritime provinces of Atlantic Canada.

The 1990s

In 1990, Brennan moved south into the United States to offer two exciting vacations focusing on America's Old West history and grand national parks. The highlights of these new adventures focused on Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon.

Brennan moved still further south in 1993 by adding a vacation to Mexico's famous Copper Canyon in the wild and rugged Sierra Tarahumara. This vacation brought a new mode of integration for Brennan Tours by adding a full two-day rail experience to the motorcoach portion of the tour. This fostered considerably more internal-modal travel experiences throughout the Brennan product line - rail, motorcoach, Snocoach, riverboats, cruise ships.

By 1999, Brennan Tours offered over 20 premier escorted motorcoach vacations throughout North America. Now a year-round tour operator, Brennan created unique escorted snow-season vacations in both Yellowstone National Park and Western Canada.

Into a New Century

In 2000, Brennan Tours expanded its vacation offerings outside the borders of North America for the first time to include Ireland, the Emerald Isle. At present there are seven diverse itineraries highlighting the history and the people of this enchanting island.

There was much more to come! Travellers are ever seeking exciting new experiences, and Brennan rely on their feedback to develop new destinations and new ways to meet their desires. Thus was born 'Canada a la Carte, Independent Vacations.' Brennan used their experiences and contacts to create an independent vacation division covering all of Canada. A la Carte guests craft their own custom vacation experience through a wide variety of destinations, hotels, transportation modes, even sporting activities.

Today Brennan Tours has become Brennan Vacations. Brennans is family owned and operated approaching the end of our third decade of operation. In 2004 they became part of the Globus family of tour companies, whose worldwide scope encourages dreams of ever more far-flung adventures for the guests of Brennan Vacations. Within the Globus group they are the leader in Premium Travel.