Category - Did You Know

27
Mar

S.S. Maria Theresa

Recently Vision Travel Executive Vice President Stephanie Anevich was honoured to attend the christening of Uniworld Rivers Cruises newest ship, the S.S. Maria Theresa.                 The ship was christened by Godmother, Princess Anita von Hohenberg, during an elegant ceremony in Amsterdam. Princess Anita, a direct descendent of Maria […]

5
Mar

Bike and Barge

Bike and Barge…in France Here’s a great big myth-of-the-week:  that cycling holidays are for the Lance Armstrong types who want to sleep and eat on their bikes.  How does a week of leisurely cycling on quiet roads in the heart of France’s scenic Loire Valley sound? Even better, your accommodation will travel with you. That’s […]

26
Feb

Top 10 Destinations for 2015

Here is a top 10 list with something for everyone.  Virtuoso has complied a list of top destinations by category for example their top Honeymoon/Romance destination is the Maldives. Europe for Less: The Balkans   Honeymoons: French Polynesia or Maldives Culture: Milan Safari: South Africa The Emerging Destination: Myanmar City Escape: Paris Supernatural Nature: The Galapágos Family […]

13
Feb

Split Graded Holidays

She likes to combine a little activity with a lot of relaxation.  He’s jazzed for the full adrenaline tour.  How can they find a holiday that suits them both? Luckily, in the active travel sector many of the tour companies give you an activity ranking on their tours.  This may be from Leisurely, entailing cycling […]

14
Jan

4 Reasons to book your 2015 Active Holiday now

Now that we’ve finally turned the page on 2015, I’d like to suggest you start thinking seriously about this year’s active holiday (or, perhaps – lucky you – holidays).  Here’s why:   1) The brochures are all out, and the tours are all loaded into the operators’ respective websites for your research. Everyone is accepting […]

1
Dec

Active Travel:Food, Glorious Food

Food glorious food! Before most of us disappear into our traditional December food coma, I thought I’d shed some light on food-related active travel. Culinary tourism has really become a huge trend in the past few years. Lots of people want to not just eat well when they travel, but learn about world cuisines as […]