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Travelling With Family @ My Travel Expo
Many people don’t think that they can travel with family, they dread the thought of looking after kids as they struggle to sight see and get themselves around, and as a result many people who end up wanting to travel end up putting it off until after their children have grown.
We are here to tell you that waiting for the kids to grow up before enjoying your travel dreams is not necessary!
For those travelling with Kids under 5, or just wanting a relaxing break the easiest option for your travels with family is to do a Cruise or Resort Stay Holidays where the kids can be looked after by the Kids Club while you chill, indulging in the occasional day tour or adventure.
With companies like Sunlover Holidays, NCL Cruises, Qantas Holidays and Princess Cruises there are a world of options out there where you can get away, relax and leave the majority of looking after the kids to the professionals, while you kick back and relax. Though you should recall that most kids clubs need children to be at least 3 years of age.
For those with kids over 5 that is still an option, but there is a world of travelling opportunities out there that are specifically built for families, and will still allow you to get out and see your dream destination – like Peru or Kenya or Vietnam – and bring the kids along on what would be a fantastic journey.
Some operators like Trafalgar, Peregrine and Intrepid have family specific tours. Other companies like G-Adventures, the Africa Safari Co and Adventureworld can prepare tailor made itineraries for you and the family to have a fantastic holiday away that will keep you all enthralled.
Many options can be prepared to be fully escorted – so you have someone else (usually a guide) to help with the kids ! Or you can mix a self drive adventure with some escorted arrangements.
So if you have ever thought of travelling with Children, now is your best opportunity to look into it as we have twenty of our industry experts gathered for one night – most of whom can look after trips with families, be they small children, or teens. So for all the family travel information you want we suggest that you join us for ..
My Travel Expo.
4pm til 7pm, 22 September 2016,
@ Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemans Club Worrigree.
Call (02) 4421 5577 for more information
Register Here For Quick Entry!
Exhibitor Intro: Princess Cruises
One of the Cruise Lines that many people seem to know the name of for Cruises in and around Australia, as well as for the Inside passage is Princess Cruises – though their sailings cover more than those areas! We are excited to announce that Princess Cruises will be one of the Exhibitors that will be at My Travel Expo on the 17th March 2016 at Worrigee Ex-Servicemans Sports Club from 5pm.
Princess Cruises offer a fantastic array of voyages from Australia to New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, around Australia up into South East Asia and beyond. They have regular cruises operating in Alaska and Canada journeying up the Inside passage, they have ships stationed in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and throughout the world at any given moment. Princess Cruises also annually offer the traveller an opportunity to Cruise The World – leaving and departing from Sydney on a voyage of over a hundred days.
While Princess Cruises run smaller ships than the mega-liners that are starting to come to Australia, the level of indulgence, facilities and on-board activities rival them making room for a more intimate and less crowded cruising option, and while children are welcomed aboard and have a fantastic kids club available, Princess do limit the number of children on each sailing making it the perfect cruise for the elderly couple, young honeymooners or those seeking a break away from their families. Princess Cruises combines casual elegance with day to day comfort in an appealing blend that will have you appreciating the small things that make your cruise more enjoyable.
Which in a way is what Princess Cruises is all about, a great voyage, fantastic sights and an experience to remember. Whether it is dining on a recipe developed by their celebrity chef Curtis Stone, or relaxing to a hot rock massage in their Spa Facilities, or simply enjoying the pool-deck and a cool drink, with Princess the Voyage is as important as the destination.
Princess Cruises also regularly work in tandem with tour suppliers like APT, Scenic and AAT Kings so that you can combine a Princess Cruise with incredible land tours. Combining Top end and Queensland Cruises with the Red Centre and Ghan Tour Programmes, or combining Inside Passage Cruises with Rocky Mountaineer Rail Journeys.
Princess Cruises are an incredible way to discover destinations, or voyage between them in style, comfort and good company!
So if an experience with Princess Cruises sounds like something to consider then why not come and see the Expert from Princess Cruises at at My Cruise Expo, on the 17th March 2017 at Worrigee Ex-Serviceman’s Sports Club from 5pm till 8pm!
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Added Benefits Cruising With Princess
If you have ever wanted to get away on a cruise then this is the day and age to do so, with more cruise lines coming and going from Sydney and other Australian Ports than any time in the past. With cruises to suit all manner of people Princess stands out as a cruise line for a more discerning market.
Up until the 29th February 2015 there is a fantastic sale aboard a select number of Princess Cruise voyages and Sailing that will (dependent on the trips duration, destination and category) give up additional inclusions beyond the normal for a Princess sailing including up to $600 on board credit, up to $500 of Shore Excursion Credit, and Specialty Dining Credit for two.
That is a fantastic amount of savings with Princess Cruises and well worth the investment of booking aboard their cruises which tend to to be aboard an incredible arrange of mid-size cruise ships that have something aboard for almost everyone!
So why not book aboard a Princess Cruise today and explore the world with added Extras!
If a cruise with Princess Cruises though does not appeal there are a slew of other specials available that are currently in process with lines like P&O, , Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, Royal Caribbean , Carnival and more.
Terms and conditions apply see in store for more details.
My Travel Expert & Shoalhaven Solo Sisters
(02) 4421 5577 or nowra@mytravelexpert.com.au
Oh What A Night! My Travel Expo – A Review & Specials
What a fantastic roll-out we had for our Travel Expo yesterday, the largest we have had yet, and in the best venue to date, if I do say so myself!
For those Solo Sisters members that attended that we didn’t get a chance to speak with, I hope that you had a chance to talk to some of the providers we are working with on our 2015, 2016 and 2017 departures. I hope that you are excited as we and our travel partners are about some of the upcoming trips from Africa to Kangaroo Island- including the three we revealed on the night: Mississippi Experience in May 2016, Rhine & Rhone Experience in September 2016, and our Mekong Encounter in February 2016.
My Travel Expo Only Deals!
We have a number of specials and deals exclusive to My Travel Expert – most of these Expire between the 27th March 2015 and the 2nd April 2015 so if you want to take advantage of them the time to act is now! A brief of our Expo specials is as follows:
AAT Kings: Save 10% on selected Guided Australian Holidays and 15% on Selected New Zealand Guided Holidays (Specials available until 2 April)
APT: Save up to AU$400 per couple on APT Tours (available until 2 April)
Backroads Touring: Save up to $300 per couple with Backroads touring (available until 2 April)
Captain Cook Cruises: Save 35% on selected departures (specials available until 2 April)
Insight Vacations and Trafalgar Tours have a fantastic special available until the 31st March where you can save AU$100 per person on tours under 15 days and AU$200 per person on tours over 15 days. In addition to these My Travel Expert will offer a further 2% discount on all Insight and Trafalgar tours booked before the 2nd April!!
We also have a host of other special deals and offers available from our Expo from 10% off special departures to the Greek Isands, Italy and Croatioa with Sun Island Tours, Super Savings on selected properties with ClubMed, Vietnam and Mongolia tours with Wendy Wu, as well as Singapore stopovers from $1. We have African Safari Specials and a Ladies Only Tour from the Africa Safari Co. There are some fantastic deals with APT for river cruising in Europe, and Princess Cruises have some fantastic flash fares which are bound to sell out within the next two weeks. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara Club Cruises have a range of specials available with savings and bonuses worth thousands of dollars available. We have some great specials with Captain Cook for harbour cruises in Sydney and longer cruises around Australia. Qantas Holidays have some great specials for Texas, Hawaii, the Northern Territory and the Australian Open, and their partner company Viva Holidays have some incredible deals to get away and relax in Malaysia, Thailand, Bali and Fiji or to hit the Ski Fields of New Zealand!
My Travel Expo Specials!
Click Here To Download Now!
The downloadable PDF file linked above contains all of the specials and spot deals from the Travel Expo, it is a fairly large file though so may take some time to read, and we wouldn’t encourage you to kill trees by printing the whole thing!
From the Expo itself and in regards to the Shoalhaven Solo Sisters we do have some fantastic news, reveals and travel requests for the classifieds, all of which will be revealed in the coming days. In the meantime, our thanks to everyone who visited, as well as our industry partners for making this a fantastic Expo, and dont forget …
Act Now
To Take Advantage
Of Our Expo Deals!!!
2014 CLIA Cruise Week Specials
Good Morning to our dedicated readers! Just a quick post to start off this week for you all.. the CLIA Cruise week for 2014 has kicked off with specials from a number of fantastic cruise lines ranging from APT to Windstar Cruises. The basics can be seen below, but for more details give us a call on (02) 4421 5577
Cruise Week Is Coming!
Looking at going on a cruise? Looking at joining one of ours? 01 September to 08 September 2014 is CLIA’s International Cruise Week here in Australia and we will have dozens of specials available from dozens of cruise lines. We will be posting as many as we can here for the single travellers but if you want to get away with a friend or family, by all means give us a call to see what is on offer
CRUISE WEEK
1 to 8 September 2014
March Travel Expo Deals
Good Morning Friends,
Wow, what a turn out for the Travel Expo last night, a fantastic evening. We do have a number of specials that are available only for the next 7 days or so for those that attended (or wanted to but were prevented by inclement weather) and I will run down those specials in a moment, full details are available on contacting our office for all of them.
Before I do that though just a brief update on the Pre-sale and Discount offers on our Tours please note that:
- European River Cruise, if you book and pay the $250 per person deposit today (28th March) you will still get the Pre-sale price. From Saturday Morning the price jumps by AU$1130 per person in share twin
- The Canada and Alaska pre-sale is still ongoing but we do advise that anyone interested make a deposit payment and book in as soon as they can to avoid trying to do so at the last minute when the end of the pre-sale is announced
- We are extending our discount on the Hong Kong Shopping Tour (AU$576) for another two weeks until April 21, so if you want to book in on this tour we recommend doing so soon.
Now, for all our Travel Expo deals please review the list below this following image ..
TRAVEL EXPO DEALS
We have a number of specials available from our recent Travel Expo for those that attended, and those that wished to but were unable due to inclement weather. These are for limited duration and applicable mostly until the 3rd April, special terms and conditions apply for each and full details can be given by the staff at My Travel Expert.
Scenic Tours
Save $500 per couple,on 2014 European River Cruises and Tours, Russia River Cruises and Tours, France River Cruises and Tours, Canada, Alaska, USA, Africa, South America Tours and 2015 Antarctica Tours
Save $300 per couple, on any 2014 China and Jordan Tours, and any 2014/2015 Burma, Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos and Vietnam Tours
Save $200 per couple, on any 2014 Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania & New Zealand Tours over 11 days duration.
APT Tours
Save AU$400 per couple, on any APT or Travelmarvel Tour or Cruise of 7 days or More.
Globus
Save AU$100 per couple,on any 2014 Globus or Cosmos Tour, Monograms Independent City Stay or 2014 Avalon Waterways European River Cruise.
Insight Vacations:
Save up to AU$200 per couple,on any tour of 14 days of less departing in 2014 from any Insight Brochure
Save AU$400 per couple, on any tour of 14 days or over departing in 2014 from any Insight Brochure.
Azamara Club Cruises
Select from 85 voyages in 2014-15 and choose 1 of these 3 offers:
- Choice 1: US$1,000 onboard credit per stateroom
- Choice 2: AU$1,000 Air Credit per couple
- Choice 3: Free Upgrade, Interior to Oceanview or Oceanview to Verandah
Captain Cook Cruise
Save 25% on Selected Departure Dates
4 Night Outback Heritage Cruise, Outside Cabin from AU$1069.25 per person
Normally AU$1645 per person. Departing Monday 1630 from Mannum, South Australia, disembarking Friday 0900
Selected Dates: 14 April 2014, 05 May 2014, 12 May 2014, 19 May 2014, 26 May 2014
Includes: All meals, An exciting selection of shore-side tours, guided nature walks and eco-excursions, onboard presentations, use of Spa & Sauna & Gym, Captain’s Dinner & Cocktail Party, Live Entertainment, 24 hour self-service tea and coffee bar, complimentary scenic coach transfers in Adelaide or car parking in Mannum.
Celebrity Cruises:
Book and Oceanview Stateroom or above on one of our ex-Australia voyages and receive one of the following four amazing perks:
- Free Classic Beverage Package for Two
- Up to US$300 onboard Credit
- Free Gratuities for two
- Up to AU$600 Air Savings
Princess Cruises
Receive a 50% reduced deposit and bonus onboard credit for bookings made on any Princess Cruise before 03 April.
AAT Kings:
Limited time Early Bird Specials for New Zealand bookings paid in full by the 28th April 2014 including the Best of New Zealand, New Zealand Vista, Northern Discovery and Southern Spotlight
Bench International
5% off Holidays to South Africa,as featured in the Bench International 2014 Africa Brochure for Travel between March and October 2014.
Essentially South Africa,16 Days from AU$1945 per person share twin, for departures 18 May, 15 Jun , 13 July and 17 August. Full details available from My Travel Expert
Contiki
Save up to AU$100 per booking, on any bookings made with Contiki for Europe, Asia, Latin America, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Driveaway Holidays
Save 10%, on any bookings made by the 3rd April
Intrepid
Save 10% on the Intrepid Group Tours including:
- Vietnam Express Northbound, was AU$937 per person, now AU$844
- Best of Morocco, was AU$1046 per person, now AU$942
- Sacred Land Of The Incas, was AU42695, now AU$2426
For all brochure departures until 30 November 2014.
Peregrine
Save 10%on any Peregrine tour by booking and paying a deposit by 4 April
For Further information contact:
My Travel Expert
129-131 Junction Street, Nowra, NSW 2541 Telephone: 02 4421 5577 e-mail: nowra@mytravelexpert.com.au
My Travel Expert and Shoalhaven Solo Sisters 