New Zealand’s Paparoa Track
April 24, 2021
A new walking/biking track has opened on the South Island of New Zealand, and Barry’s excited to share some of the highlights with us.
A new walking/biking track has opened on the South Island of New Zealand, and Barry’s excited to share some of the highlights with us.
Barry shares some of the highlights of his travels to beautiful Croatia, especially visits to Mount Dinara.
Barry shares with us a visit to lovely Broome, a relatively remote spot on Australia’s northwest coast.
Barry shares some of the features that make a safari trip in South Africa one of the most memorable of your life.
Stockholm is set to welcome the first Hyatt property in Sweden, with the group currently carrying out extensive refurbishments to the existing Hotell Reisen. When completed, the hotel will join the ‘Unbound Collection’ as a Hyatt branded hotel in July 2021. Located on Stockholm’s beautiful waterfront in the heart of the Old Town, the hotel building dates back to the 17th century when it was a coffee house run by a Dutchman. Not only does its location mean the hotel is within walking distance…
The Seychelles Tourism Board has reported that the country will reopen to tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not, from March 25. However, visitors from South Africa will remain barred from entry, with this decision set to be reviewed in the coming weeks. Visitors will now only be required to present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure. There will be no quarantine requirement or restriction on movement upon entry into the Seychelles. The minimum…
Barry discovers and explores Ystad, a charming Swedish town on the Baltic.
Egypt’s train services are about to receive a major boost with two new initiatives in progress. New trains built by a Russian-Hungarian consortium are joining the existing network and a brand new high-speed train line will be built, all adding up to a vastly improved experience for tourists who like to travel by train. Egypt was the site of Africa’s first railway in 1854 and although there have obviously been numerous upgrades since then, the network is starting to show its age. Accidents…
Australian national airline Qantas has pushed back its planned resumption of international flights from July to October 2021. This means that Australia will remain off limits to international tourists for a little longer and its citizens still not permitted to travel overseas for non-essential purposes. However, a one-way travel bubble is in place with New Zealand which allows citizens of that country to enter Australia without having to undergo a period of quarantine. A reciprocal…
As countries around the world look forward to a post-COVID world one day, Cook Islands Tourism has launched Kia Orana Plus, a rapid training program to prepare the tourism sector for the eventual re-opening of its tourism industry. The national tourism organisation is developing a set of training modules that will form the basis of the Kia Orana Plus program. The modules will be released in the form of short online videos, to encourage remote training and allow the industry to train staff on…
A new walking/biking track has opened on the South Island of New Zealand, and Barry’s excited to share some of the highlights with us.
Barry shares some of the highlights of his travels to beautiful Croatia, especially visits to Mount Dinara.
Barry shares with us a visit to lovely Broome, a relatively remote spot on Australia’s northwest coast.
Barry shares some of the features that make a safari trip in South Africa one of the most memorable of your life.
Stockholm is set to welcome the first Hyatt property in Sweden, with the group currently carrying out extensive refurbishments to the existing Hotell Reisen. When completed, the hotel will join the ‘Unbound Collection’ as a Hyatt branded hotel in July 2021. Located on Stockholm’s beautiful waterfront in the heart of the Old Town, the hotel building dates back to the 17th century when it was a coffee house run by a Dutchman. Not only does its location mean the hotel is within walking distance…
The Seychelles Tourism Board has reported that the country will reopen to tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not, from March 25. However, visitors from South Africa will remain barred from entry, with this decision set to be reviewed in the coming weeks. Visitors will now only be required to present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure. There will be no quarantine requirement or restriction on movement upon entry into the Seychelles. The minimum…
Barry discovers and explores Ystad, a charming Swedish town on the Baltic.
Egypt’s train services are about to receive a major boost with two new initiatives in progress. New trains built by a Russian-Hungarian consortium are joining the existing network and a brand new high-speed train line will be built, all adding up to a vastly improved experience for tourists who like to travel by train. Egypt was the site of Africa’s first railway in 1854 and although there have obviously been numerous upgrades since then, the network is starting to show its age. Accidents…
Australian national airline Qantas has pushed back its planned resumption of international flights from July to October 2021. This means that Australia will remain off limits to international tourists for a little longer and its citizens still not permitted to travel overseas for non-essential purposes. However, a one-way travel bubble is in place with New Zealand which allows citizens of that country to enter Australia without having to undergo a period of quarantine. A reciprocal…
As countries around the world look forward to a post-COVID world one day, Cook Islands Tourism has launched Kia Orana Plus, a rapid training program to prepare the tourism sector for the eventual re-opening of its tourism industry. The national tourism organisation is developing a set of training modules that will form the basis of the Kia Orana Plus program. The modules will be released in the form of short online videos, to encourage remote training and allow the industry to train staff on…