Get some inspiration for your next holiday or your client’s next trip, with some of the best travel deals of the week.
1. Two-night Wolgan Valley retreat
To celebrate the warmer weather and longer days, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia’s ultra-luxury conservation-based resort, is offering a two-night Summer Retreat* package.
2. Cruise for free on your b’day!
MSC Cruises is offering travellers the chance to cruise free if they celebrate their birthday on board in 2015 as part of their new ‘Happy Birthday’ Promotion.
The promotion, the first of its kind, is valid when the birthday guest is sharing a cabin with a full-paying adult, thus enabling two passengers to cruise for the price of one.
The promotion is applicable across a number of incredible itineraries spanning the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Caribbean and MSC Grand Voyages and is valid until the 31st of March 2015.
Cruise options in the Mediterranean include an incredible 14-night adventure aboard MSC Opera departing from Venice and visiting Italy, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Greek Islands including Santorini and Mykonos, as well as Croatia. West Mediterranean choices include 7-nights aboard the newly enhanced MSC Armonia departing from Venice and visiting France, Spain, Malta as well as Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast in Italy.
Due to the myriad of options available, MSC Cruises advises interested travellers to contact MSC Cruises’ reservations department to find out which applicable cruises correlate with their birthdays.
3. Scenic’s best deals ever
Scenic has launched its 2016 prerelease on luxury Europe river cruises with its best deals ever.
Guests are being urged to book now so they can enjoy all that this amazing region has to offer in 2016 at 2015 prices plus free cabin upgrades on selected departures and itineraries.
Guests who book early with an all inclusive luxury experience in 2016 at 2015 prices will enjoy the ultimate river cruising experience at the best price which is only available for a limited time. In addition, there are some fantastic prerelease only offers including free return flights to Europe, including taxes.
Plus on selected departures Scenic guests can benefit from flying business class to Europe for only $2,995 and no single supplement for solo travellers.*
4. Blissful Bali prices
Book a trip to Bali and save with Creative Holidays’ range of fly and stay deals. Price includes competitive Virgin Australia sale fares with baggage and inflight meals and accommodation at the most popular Creative Club hotels. All packages valid for sale until 30 January, 2015.
Among the savings it a five-night for the price of four deal. Priced from $715 (per person, twin share) including flights (departing Perth), five nights at 4-star Ramada Bintang Bali Resort, breakfast daily and stay five, pay four offer. Valid for travel 3 – 31 May, 16 – 31 October, 2015.
There’s also the Nusa Dua package – fly to Bali and stay six nights for the price of five. Priced from $965 (per person, twin share) including flights (departing Adelaide), six nights at 5-star Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso, breakfast daily and stay six, pay five offer. Valid for travel 1 – 27 May, 16 – 31 October, 2015.
5. Easter specials with Carnival
Carnival Cruise Lines has released some ‘eggscellent’ fares for its April school holiday cruises, for families looking to escape over Easter.
Fares start at $599* per person twin share for a four-night round trip cruise to Tasmania sailing on Carnival Legend and departing Sydney on 16 April 2015.
The shortbreak cruise includes a full day free to explore Hobart’s sights, from its stunning Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) to its towering Mount Wellington.
For those keen to head north to the Pacific, fares on Carnival Legend start at $1100*per person twin share on its 11-night roundtrip cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Departing Sydney on Easter Sunday 5 April, this itinerary features visits to Port Vila, Mystery Island and Noumea as well as plenty of fun Easter activities onboard, including an Easter egg-and-spoon race, a ‘Golden Egg Hunt’ and an egg diving team challenge in the main pool.
6. Emirates’ global sale
Emirates Airline customers who are looking for new adventures in 2015 can now fulfil their New Year’s resolutions with some very appealing fares in both Business and Economy Class with extended booking dates till the 21 January 2015.
Economy Class return fares from Australia begin at $362 to New Zealand, $719 to Asia, $1,098 to India, $1,575 to Europe, $1,680 to South Africa, $1,761 to the UK, $1,883 to Dubai and $1,974 to North America.
Business Class return fares from Australia start at $1,242 to New Zealand, $2,978 to Asia, $6,029 to India, $7,019 to South Africa, $7,673 to Dubai, $7,738 to Europe, $7,980 to the UK and $8,875 to North America.
New destinations have been added to the Emirates network since the beginning of 2014, including Chicago, Oslo, and Brussels, which adds to the roster of 147 destinations in 84 countries.
Emirates also continues to add the latest aircraft to its fleet which now has 55 A380s, one third of all A380s currently in the skies. The airline has launched nine new A380 destinations in the past 12 months, including Mumbai, Frankfurt, Dallas and Kuwait. Perth will also welcome the A380 in 2015.
Bookings to all destinations across Emirates’ network should be made before 21 January 2015, for travel between 16 January and 30 November 2015.