""At that stage, I was doing all this just as a hobby for free, there was no cost. I didn't charge for the first year-and-a-half, two years. It actually came about from a Facebook post where I said, 'Thinking of charging €10 a year, I'm going to quit my job, I want to go full time with this - would anyone pay it?' "I think there were like 50 comments, people being like 'absolutely'. So, for €500 I quit a really good job and went all in on it and I haven't looked back.""
""We've now got two memberships," Mr King says. "The regular membership, we send two emails a week, and between 20 and 30 offers a week. "These offers could be hotel stays in Ireland, attractions, cruises, international holidays, family holidays, couples' holidays. Our goal with every offer we put out is to save the customer much more than €12. "A recent offer we did with Travel Department, a brilliant brand based here in Ireland, our members were saving upwards of €300 to €500 on a seven-night trip to Sorento per person. So, people pay us €12 and some of the couples save €1,200. It's a great return.""
Rory's Travel Club began as a free hobby and later introduced a paid annual subscription that enabled the founder to quit his job. Membership grew rapidly from an initial €10 price to around €12 per year, approaching 250,000 paid members. The club aims to inspire more travel among people in Ireland while delivering substantial savings. Two membership tiers exist; the regular plan sends two emails weekly with 20–30 offers covering hotels, attractions, cruises and international holidays. Typical offers aim to save members far more than the annual fee, with examples showing hundreds of euros saved per person.
Read at Irish Independent
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