Whether you have a few minutes or an hour or two, a book can inspire you to travel to faraway lands whilst sipping a cuppa in your favourite armchair. What better time to open a book and set off on a new adventure. Here are my Top 8 books to help you to travel without...Read More
As we head into the last final weeks of a pretty crummy winter we thought it might be nice to share a little bit of colour and light to brighten your day and to get you thinking about your travels once the restrictions are lifted. The following is a list adapted from the article from...Read More
Maybe you signed up to the card because it had a discounted or free first-year annual fee? If you’re not sure whether to keep the card for a second year or not, the researchers have done their work and prepared a handy step-by-step guide to determining exactly how much value you are getting.Read More
The concept of “revenge spending” emerged in China in the 1980s with descriptions of burgeoning consumer demand following the poverty of the Cultural Revolution. In the past few months, researchers have reapplied it to the resurgent spending on luxury goods, as strict stay-at-home orders eased across China. In April, for example, a single Hermès store...Read More
For the first time in Australian history, our borders are closed and the opportunity to pack our bags and travel beyond our shores seems like it will be limited for the majority of 2020. We’ve compiled a list of the top must do’s to relieve a little bit of wanderlust while we all sit it...Read More
Let’s think about what an agent actually does and what it means when things go wrong - especially with the current global pandemic. No one could have anticipated this current situation we are all dealing with and in my almost 30 years in the travel business when things do go wrong, a good travel agent...Read More
Good food is a cultural treasure that is handed down through generations. Many of the world’s oldest businesses are restaurants for the simple reason that delicious, familiar food never goes out of fashion. Everywhere in the world, we eat variations on centuries-old recipes embedded in the place we come from. Restaurant culture tells us who we are, where...Read More
Amaco Travel have announced newly enhanced COVID-19 related protocols and hygiene standards for all their Conferences and Small Group Tours once domestic and international travel resumes. Amaco has completed a review of the sanitation and hygiene measures around guests’ experiences and interactions while on their Conferences and Small Group Tours, from the moment they meet...Read More
Irrespective of your class of travel and your destination, all passengers will have some form of luggage restriction. Airlines have different luggage allowances depending on where you're flying to, your class of travel and your membership or status level.Read More
Not too long ago the 6,000 passenger cruise ship mark was passed and industry watchers began to speculate on just how large it was possible to go with future cruise ships. At the same time, the backlash against over-tourism was beginning to affect popular ports like Venice, Dubrovnik and Barcelona. Perhaps unfairly, mammoth ships in...Read More
