Something that makes Welcome to Travel different to a lot of tour companies is, the founders are the same as you. Adam and Darryl are friends from school that came to Australia as backpackers on a working holiday visa. From there, things have taken a few exciting twists and turns along the way, check out the story of Welcome to Travel below.
September 1999
Adam and Darryl first meet playing for the same football team together in Scarborough, UK.
June 2010
Adam and Darryl start their adventure at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa
August 2010
Adam and Darryl land in Australia and complete 4 months of farmwork.
January 2012
Adam and Darryl start working in travel for the first time, and fell in love with it
April 2017
Adam and Darryl leave their jobs in travel to focus on giving travellers a new experience when arriving in Australia
July 2017
The Welcome to Travel website goes live for the first time.
January 2018
Operate the first ever Welcome to Travel Tour, Welcome to Melbourne
March 2018
Launch and operate the first ever Melbourne Mini Pack.
April 2018
Things Never Said By Backpackers video is released, and goes viral, with 7m views in 7 days.
September 2018
Launch the Great Ocean Road Add On Tour
November 2018
Welcome to Melbourne wins Best Tour in Victoria at the Adventure Tourism Awards
October 2019
Welcome to Melbourne reaches Number 1 on TripAdvisor for tours in Melbourne, 500+ 5 star reviews
November 2019
Welcome to Melbourne wins Best Tour in Victoria at Adventure Tourism Awards for the 2nd time.
February 2020
Launch Mid-Semester and End of Semester East Coast Tours
March 2020
COVID19 means we run no tours, but focus on how we can improve customer experiences in Australia
April 2021
Launch Welcome to Sydney, Sydney Mini Pack and Blue Mountains and More Add On
The Future
The plan for the future? To give as many travellers like you the best possible experience in Australia.