January is a great time of the year to book your next holiday, and with flight sales, hotel offers, and plenty of early booking discounts available, 2015 could be a bumper year for both travellers and the tourism industry. The newly released Travel Trends Report by ABTA and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office suggests that…
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A New Year – A New Opportunity to Work on Your Travel Destination Bucket List
Happy New Year Blogosphere! I hope you all had a very happy festive season and that 2015 brings you everything you could possibly wish for! A New Year provides us all with a clean fresh slate and endless opportunities, so why not make 2015 your year to do something amazing! Climbing Kilimanjaro, Running the Two…
Low Oil Prices = Half Price Holiday’s and Flights in 2015
A strong pound (GBP) and low oil prices = good news for travellers in 2015, with some airlines set to slash the cost of flight tickets by 50% for spring and summer travel. Escalating oil prices have been a real problem for airlines and cruise lines over the past 10 years, but now that oil…
Meet ‘Oupa ‘– The Friendliest Seal of Walvis Bay
If you are heading to Namibia on a self-drive holiday or overland safari adventure in 2015, there is one special activity that should be on your travel itinerary, and that is a boat trip in Walvis Bay. There are lots of different trips and tours available, you can take a speedboat, a catamaran or a…
The World’s Best Cities & Countries – Which will you visit in 2015
The results of the Telegraph Travel Survey 2014 were released earlier this week, and if you want to spend your 2015 holiday in the world’s best city or the world’s best country, you need to head below the equator to South Africa or New Zealand. Almost 90,000 people voted for their favourite travel destinations in…
It’s Ski Season – Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
Well, the skiing season officially got underway in the Austrian Alps last weekend, but sadly, the snow has yet to arrive in many ski resorts! The temperatures have dropped considerably over the past two weeks, but with no snow forecast between now and Christmas, it looks as though many skiers will need to head to…
Travel Designers – Creating Tailor Made Holidays Just for You
If you have spent hours searching the internet and browsing the latest travel brochures for the perfect holiday, but are struggling to find the right itinerary for your preferred travel dates or destination, it might be time to contact a Travel Designer. A Travel Designer may sound expensive, but a tailor-made holiday could work out…
Friday’s Photo Shoot – Lion’s Head Mountain Cape Town
Lion’s Head Mountain has become an Equatours tradition, and in order to stretch our legs after the Cape Town Cycle Tour (and recover after our infamous Cape Argus after party!), we make our way to the top of Table Mountain’s little sister, to enjoy spectacular vistas over the Mother City. Unlike Table Mountain, Lion’s Head…
The Best Capital City in the World to Spend New Year’s Eve is…
Are you looking to spend New Year’s Eve in the best capital city in the world? Well, if the recent TripAdvisor survey is anything to go by, you should be heading to our very own capital of London! Voted the most popular city in the world for a New Year’s break by both British and…
New Uni-Visa for Zambia and Zimbabwe to make Victoria Falls even more Accessible!
One of the hardest decisions you have to make when visiting the world-famous Victoria Falls, is which side should you stay on, the Zambian side or the Zimbabwean side. Both sides are equally beautiful, and both sides offer a wealth of luxury accommodations, activities and excursions along the Zambezi River, but unless you want to…
More Holidays or a Pay Rise – Which Would You Choose?
If your boss offered you a choice between more holidays or a pay rise, which would you choose? Well, according to a recent survey by Expedia, one in three Britons would choose extra holiday time, and 61% of us would be motivated to switch jobs if a new position offered more days off. The survey…
Awesome Auckland – Winelands, Wildlife, Walks and all the Water Activities you possibly wish for!
Auckland is an action-packed holiday destination, and if you are planning to visit New Zealand anytime soon, a trip to the largest Polynesian city in the world should most definitely be on your travel itinerary. Home to over 1.5 million people, Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and most diverse city, and no trip to the…
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