On August 27, 2000, Pam Carroll officially purchased Gadabout Travel, the South Side travel agency originally founded by Rose Lynn, an Irish immigrant from Belmullet, County Mayo.
Even though Pam had worked at Gadabout since 1986 and knew the travel business inside and out, she recalls being a “nervous and scared little kid” that day. Now, 25 years later, after weathering the 9/11 terrorist attacks and related travel downtown, the Great Recession, the advent of social media and internet travel bookings, and the COVID-19 global pandemic, Pam is excited to mark the 50th anniversary of Gadabout Travel with a special celebration in the storefront and a raffle for a tropical vacation.
