WHO ARE WE?
Luxury Travel Fairfield County Connecticut ~ The Travel Bureau offers full concierge travel services and great value for your vacation budget.
The Travel Bureau is a boutique travel firm based in Fairfield County Connecticut, specializing in worldwide travel for both the luxury and budget markets. The Travel Bureau has been a Wilton, CT institution since 1962, providing personalized travel planning services to a portfolio of clients that include discerning travelers, executives, celebrities, and musicians.
The Travel Bureau are experts in senior-friendly travel and are proud to be a preferred travel agent of The Retirement Living Information Center.
The owner of The Travel Bureau, Ted Riegel, has traveled extensively from the U.S. National Parks to the far reaches of the South Pacific, Africa, and many points in between.
The Travel Bureau is a proud member of Ensemble Travel Consortium, a network of luxury travel agencies, with preferred partnerships with top hotels, cruise lines, tour operators, and more. An Ensemble travel advisor knows how to get the best value for your time and money, thanks to their global connections.
The goal of The Travel Bureau is to transform your travel dreams into reality, at a price you can afford. We will help plan your air travel, cruises, hotels/resorts, tours… or just about anything when it comes to travel. Insurance plans are available, and we will advise if visas, immunizations, or other travel documents will be required for your trip.
WHERE TO NEXT?
Our team of experts offer mouth watering special offers. From adventurous elephant trekking to awe-inspiring beaches, our collection of destinations is irresistible.
“Just wanted to send a massive thank you for planning our trip. We are heading home today and the trip has been exceptional, start to finish. Everything came off without a hitch and your recommendations for hotels and New Zealand activities were wonderful – we couldn’t be happier!
We were most impressed with the Azur Lodge in Queenstown – truly exceptional, both for its views and totally amazing service. We were unable to do the Mt Cook flight due to weather, but instead did a helicopter hike on the Tasman glacier, which we all found to be an incredible highlight – happy accident!
Thanks again for everything, we are truly grateful for all your hard work!”
“Over the years, Ted has not only recommended hotels and restaurants that we’d like but also unforgettable cruises that we might not have known about.
Technology can never replace Ted’s knowing us – our preferences, our tastes, our tolerance levels. So he uses technology to delight us with surprises – and save us considerable money. And he’s always there to help us – in case of emergency.
We are grateful customers – and plan to remain so for many, many years.”
“My family and I have had the good fortune and privilege of having Ted Riegel as our travel consultant and booking agent for more than 15 years.
During that period he has suggested vacation destinations for my wife and me, as well as destinations when we travel with our children and grandchildren. In each instance, his arrangements, the properties, and the experience have always met or exceeded our expectations.
Thanks to Ted, and his sincere, personal service, we have accrued many years of fond, family vacation memories that are often the topic of discussion and pleasure long after the experience.
I would not think of making a travel decision without his input and involvement.”
“I have consistently dealt with Ted Riegel and his Travel Bureau Inc. since the mid 90s. He has arranged trips for us to over 30 countries and has always done an excellent job.
Ted’s experience allows him to suggest great and convenient hotels and advise us on things to do or see that go beyond the obvious. Ted follows up to make sure our arrangements are consistent and efficient, and if we find ourselves with a problem, he is there to help us out. His is a personally owned business and he cares personally about and for his clients. ”
“Have you ever had to change plans? Running my own businesses, my schedule is rarely set in stone and nothing can beat his assistance changing flights, hotels or rooms, or dates. I shudder to think of dealing myself with the airlines to change flights or locations nevermind hotels where you rarely deal with the location but rather a switchboard for their numerous properties. I never travel without his assistance.
We all know that the internet offers dozens of opportunities to shop for travel. Nothing can beat experience. Ted can not only recommend better route planning to save money but also has knowledge of hotels and resorts all around the country and the world.”
“Ted has been great to work with these past several years. My wife and I have been on several around the world cruises and Ted assisted us with tricky visas, advice on immunizations, travel advisories, itineraries, and so much more.
He also urged us to purchase travel insurance. If we hadn’t listened to him, we would have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to medical emergencies. We also would have missed one of our cruises due to weather cancellations, but he re-protected us on other flights so that we could make our cruise on time. Many others were not as fortunate.
I wholeheartedly recommend his free services to anyone, regardless if they like to do their own planning. His assistance is essential to any trip – at least for peace of mind.”
“I would highly recommend The Travel Bureau. On my last trip, the first leg of a very important business trip was delayed due to weather and I was not going to be able to make my connection. When I landed, I received a text from Ted that he had already re-booked me on another flight so that I could make my meeting. Most of the others on my flight had to spend the night in the airport because they didn’t use a travel agent.”