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Goway Offers Summer Vacation Ideas

Feb 4

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Goway Travel has departures of their Holidays of a Lifetime small group touring experiences which are geared specifically for those travellers who like to take their vacations during the summer months. These departures will be especially perfect for teachers, educators and their families who are looking for this type of vacation.

There are 5 tours with departures in July. The 22 Day Waltzing Matilda to Australia and New Zealand from CA$7999, the 21 Day Magic of Africa visiting South Africa, Botswana and Victoria Falls from CA$9899, the 18 Day Splendours of China including Tibet and a Yangtze River Cruise from CA$5049, the 17 Day Splendours of South America to Chile, Argentina and Brazil from CA$7339 and the 20 Day Magical Ecuador and Peru which features the Galapagos Islands and a visit to Machu Picchu from CA$8229. All prices are per person twin share and are land only.

All Goway’s Holidays of a Lifetime include the services of a professional Tour Director, First Class or Deluxe hotels, most meals, tipping (except the Tour Director), twin share guarantee for single travellers, fun themes (a different one for each departure), a quality comprehensive Travel Companion Book and neck pillow.

Goway’s Small Group Touring in the Middle East

Jan 4

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Goway has expanded its offering of Egypt, Jordan and Israel, three countries with amazing contrasts as well as spectacular highlights, in its Middle East Treasures, a 22 day tour from North America.

Highlights in Egypt include the Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, a Nile Cruise, a visit to Abu Simbel and a visit to the unique scenery of the Sinai Peninsula including the famous St. Catherine’s Monastery. New is a stopover for 2 nights in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh to give passengers a refreshingly different experience.

In Jordan, there is a Jeep tour of Wadi Rum and a full day at Petra plus visits to the Dead Sea, the ancient Roman site of Jerash and a stop in the capital, Amman.

Israel offers Jerusalem including a viewing of the Dead Sea Scrolls, a side trip to Bethlehem, time to float in the Dead Sea, and a visit to the ancient site of Massada, a visit to a Kibbutz, a cruise on Lake Galilee plus Nazareth, Haifa and Tel Aviv.

As always, Goway includes its trademark inclusions such as Exclusive Fun Themes including Food and Wine, Geography and History, Lifestyles and Local Culture, all tipping (except the Tour Director), a quality Travel Companion booklet with a wealth of destination information which is provided before departure, a souvenir group photograph at the end of the tour and a single share option. The maximum size of any group is 20 passengers.

Goway prides itself on having the very best professional tour directors, and this is not just another tour but one of the HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME series. Prices are from CA$8999 per person from Toronto. Prices from other Canadian cities are available on request.

Goway’s Latin America HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME

Nov 17

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Goway Travel, the specialist wholesaler for long haul destinations, announces that the MAGICAL ECUADOR & PERU HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME price remains the same for 2011.

“HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME are Goway’s flagship tours that carry the company’s promise of something special. Only 10 trips have been granted this designation. These trips reflect the highest level of service, unique inclusions and offer the best of the country in which they are based.”

“Our Magical Ecuador and Peru experience has proven to be extremely popular in 2010 and next year’s departures are already selling well”, states Don Forster, Product Manager for the Latin America division.

“With this popularity, we are now holding our prices for 2011 to entice travellers to journey on one of the best itineraries to South America. GOWAY’S HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME are inclusive vacations where our professional tour director takes care of all the day to day details. All accommodations on our HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME are First Class or better. Many meals are included as is virtually all touring along the way.” continues Forster.

Goway’s HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME are unusual, original and very competitively priced and the maximum number of passengers on any Latin departure is 20.

HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME accommodations are carefully selected. Goway understands the importance of choosing first rate accommodations with central or scenic locations and excellent facilities. Every hotel has been personally inspected by Goway to ensure that it meets the company’s exacting standards.

To order your copy of the LATIN AMERICA Travel Planner please call 1-888-469 2955, email info@goway.com or visit www.goway.com

Goway’s Small Group Touring Experiences Offer Something Different

Nov 12

Posted by PressRelease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Downunder, Holidays of a Lifetime, India, Latin America, New Zealand, Product Updates, South Pacific | No Comments

Goway Travel operates 10 different escorted tours covering 4 continents.  Every tour contains unusual or different events, sightseeing and meals in addition to the expected sites and inclusions. “We want our passengers to return not only satisfied with their tour but also to know they experienced something that they can say was unexpected and memorable”, says Goway President, Bruce Hodge.
Examples of these are the following.

22 Day Waltzing Matilda to Australia and New Zealand from CA$7779

  • Spend one night with a “Kiwi” family in Rotorua including a home-cooked meal
  • Travel on an amphibious army duck into the Kuranda Rainforest in Cairns
  • Get to meet Goway’s adopted Koalas, Matilda and Walter
  • Enjoy dinner under the stars in the Outback
  • Take a camel to breakfast in Alice Springs
  • Try a traditional Aussie meat pie from a vendor’s stall in Sydney.

21 Day Magic of Africa to South Africa, Botswana and Victoria Falls from CA$9899

  • A visit to Mandela’s former “home” on Robben Island in Cape Town
  • Try South African wines in the Cape Winelands
  • Watch dolphins and whales at Knysna Lagoon
  • Cruise the St. Lucia Wetlands
  • Visit a local pre school in Zimbabwe
  • Have dinner on a luxury steam train while on board in Victoria Falls.

22 Day Middle East Treasures to Egypt, Jordan and Israel from CA$8999

  • An overnight stop in the Sinai Peninsula including a special Bedouin dinner and show plus an optional hike to the top of Mount Sinai, site of the ten commandments
  • Travel in a 4 wheel drive jeep into the sand dunes in Wadi Rum
  • Swim (or float) in the Dead Sea
  • Visit to a winery in Carmel
  • Lunch at a Kibbutz
  • Visit a mystical Druze Village near Haifa
  • Visit to the Bauhaus Museum in Tel Aviv.
  • The 19 May 2011 departure includes an outdoor performance at Masada in Israel of Verdi’s opera, Aida.

18 Day Splendours of China and Tibet from CA$5629

  • Visit the Olympic site including the “Bird’s Nest” stadium and the “Water Cube”
  • Panda Centre near Chengdu
  • Tang Dynasty dinner and show in Xian
  • Tour of the old city of Ciqikou, near Chongqing
  • Spend 3 nights in the unique destination of Tibet

18 Day Splendours of India from CA$5299

  • Visit a working people’s laundry and have tea with a local family in Mumbai
  • Dinner with a distinguished Indian family in Jaipur
  • Visit to Mother Teresa’s orphanage in Agra
  • Ride on the famous Shatabdi Express train

14 Day Splendours of Indochina to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from CA$5479

  • Spend half day in Hoi An with well-known Vietnamese chef, Ms.Vy when travellers help to prepare a typical local meal
  • Pedi Cab ride through the old streets of Hanoi
  • Overnight stay on a luxury junk in Halong Bay
  • Visit the UNESCO protected World Heritage site of Luang Prabang
  • Visit the notorious “Killing Fields” outside Phnom Penh.

20 Day Magical Ecuador and Peru from CA$8649

  • Lunch taken at a restaurant overlooking an extinct volcano near Quito
  • Ride on a private train from Otavalo to the Sacred Valley
  • Spa stay in Papallacta Hot Springs
  • Cooking lesson in Pisac,
  • Trip aboard the 5 star luxury train, the Hiram Bingham to arrive at Machu Picchu in style
  • Meet the local indigenous natives who live on the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake.

17 Day Splendours of South America to Chile, Argentina and Brazil from CA$7369

  • Special wine tasting outside of Santiago
  • Cross the Andes by private motor coach and ferries
  • Coffee at the famous traditional Café Tortini in Buenos Aires
  • Day trip to Colonia Del Sacramento in Uruguay from Buenos Aires
  • Optional helicopter ride over Iguassu Falls
  • Night of Samba in Rio de Janeiro.

All tour departures are land only sharing basis and include tipping, special dinners and Goway’s twin share guarantee a benefit for single travellers. Goway will match them with someone of the same sex avoiding the single room supplement. If this option is taken up and there is no one else wishing to share, a single room is provided at no additional cost. Additionally a quality Travel Companion booklet with a wealth of destination information and a souvenir group photograph at the end of the tour are provided.

For more information on Goway’s “Holidays of a Lifetime” small group escorted touring experiences, request a copy of the Downunder, Africa/Middle East, Asia and Latin America travel planners by calling 1-800-387-8850 or by visiting our online brochure rack

To view more about Goway’s Holidays of a Lifetime, visit www.goway.com/hol/index.html.

Goway iPad Giveaway

Aug 10

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Goway Travel, North America’s leading long haul wholesaler, has announced that agents booking qualifying tours will be rewarded with a free iPad, in addition to generous commission payments!

Goway’s unique incentive is based on sales of select dates on Goway’s HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME, their signature small group escorted touring experiences designed for globetrotting travellers. Of the thousands of travel ideas Goway offers, only 10 are classified as HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME and include top quality touring and first class hotels, and are led by Goway’s professional North American Tour Directors.

The FREE iPad incentive is valid for the following 2010 trips for new bookings between now and 31 August 2010:

10 day BEST OF NEW ZEALAND – 14th October 2010: All the top sites of the North and South islands

20 day MAGIC OF AFRICA – 10th September 2010: South Africa including Kruger, Swaziland, Garden Route, Cape Town, Victoria Falls

18 day SPLENDOURS OF CHINA & TIBET – 8th September 2010: Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, Chengdu (Pandas), Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai

21 day MIDDLE EAST TREASURES – 4th November 2010: Egypt, Jordan and Israel

20 day MAGIC OF ECUADOR & PERU – 28th September 2010: Quito, Galapagos Islands, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Lima

For prices, itineraries and all the many inclusions please go to www.holidaysofalifetime.com. For any help selling these fabulous trips please email info@goway.com or call 1-800-387-8850

Goway Offers Something Different

Jul 21

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Under the banner HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME®, Goway offers unique and distinguished small group touring experiences.

“There are tours in the marketplace which offer, as we do, first class accommodation, viewing the highlights of the destination, tour escorts etc”, says Robert Glazier, Product Manager, Holidays of a Lifetime, “but we give travellers an experience that they will always remember with something totally different”.

Included in all tours are unusual and unique features carefully planned to fulfill Goway’s “Promise of Something Special” such as Goway’s FUN THEMES. These are undertaken by the Tour Director and are based on interesting subjects associated with the destination being visited. Examples are:

  • The Wine Industry in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina.
  • Animal and Plant Life in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ecuador.
  • Lifestyles and Culture, History and Geography in all destinations.

Goway also features special unique events and meals, including:

  • Take a camel to breakfast (Alice Springs, Australia)
  • Private cooking lessons with a renowned local chef (Hoi An, Vietnam)
  • Private train ride alongside Victoria Falls while enjoying cocktails
  • Dinner at a Bedouin Camp “under the stars” (Jordan)
  • Dine on the rim of a volcano in Ecuador
  • Meet a local family and have tea in Mumbai, India

A quality Travel Companion book is also provided as soon as a passenger reserves their place. The comprehensive book includes specific tourist information on the country/countries together with practical travel information (what to wear, weather, health, shopping tips etc) plus suggested reading matter, local recipes and insights into famous people. The book also features a daily diary for passengers to keep notes in as they travel.

All tipping is included so that passengers do not have to worry about this aspect of their trip (exception is the Tour Director).

Twin share guarantee is a great way for single passengers to save money. If Goway can’t match a person up with a compatible travelling companion, then a single room is provided without supplement.

Goway’s group sizes are always small and personable. 20 passengers is the maximum on any given departure (the South Pacific departures are an exception at 30).

This year is Goway’s 40th Anniversary. To celebrate, all 2010 departures include a special dinner and party with champagne or wine included.

For more information in Goway’s Holiday’s of a Lifetime, go to www.goway.com/hol or call 1-800-387-8850 or e-mail info@goway.com.

Goway’s Escorted Tours are Unique… and FUN!

Apr 6

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Only Goway offers an escorted tour series branded HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME. To substantiate this claim, Goway’s destination Product Managers draw on years of experience to carefully select hotels and sightseeing experiences. To enhance the series further, Goway includes Fun Themes on each of their departures.

Departures are allocated a specific Fun Theme which is incorporated into the experiences. These themes provide an opportunity to highlight aspects of the destination.

Sample themes include “Lifestyles and Native Culture” which may introduce the indigenous peoples such as the Zulus and Xhosas on the 20 day Magic of Africa tour to South Africa, Botswana and Victoria Falls. The “Cuisines and Food” theme includes trying an Aussie Meat Pie “Floater” on the 22 day Waltzing Matilda tour of Australia and New Zealand. During theSplendours of China 18-day tour, the “Cuisines of the Region” theme offers the opportunity for travellers to try Sechuan, Shanghainese, Hot Pots and other types of Chinese food. And for travelers on the 17 daySplendours of South America tour to Chile, Argentina and Brazil, one of the themes, “Lifestyles and Native Culture” introduces Spanish and Inca Civilizations and the story of the Rio Carnival

Goway’s professional North American Tour Directors accompany the groups and know these destinations intimately, having been there repeatedly. For more information on Goway’s Holidays of a Lifetime, visit the website at Goway.com/hol, or request a copy of the South Pacific, Asia, Africa or Latin America travel planners by calling 1-800-387-8850, or by visiting Goway.com/brochure.

Goway Introduces South America Escorted Tours

Mar 8

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Goway Travel has now introduced 2 new fully escorted tours to South America. This is an expansion of the Holidays of a Lifetime brand which also includes tours to the South Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The 20 Day Magical Ecuador and Peru highlights the Galapagos Islands with a 5 Day cruise and Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas”. It also features visits to Quito, Otavalo, Lima, Cusco and the Sacred Valley. The accommodation includes 4 designated Stays of Distinction properties (Goway’s classification for specially chosen unique and distinguished hotels). There is the opportunity to take a flight over the Andes, experience a cooking lesson in Peru and visit the local native tribes at Lake Titicaca.

Prices start at CA$8109 per person.  Departure dates for 2010 are 8 June and 28 September. In 2011, the departure dates are 19 April, 7 June and 27 September.

The 17 Day Splendours of South America highlights 3 distinctly different countries – Chile, Argentina and Brazil. It includes visits to Santiago with wine tour, the beautiful Lakes District of Chile, the summer and winter resort of Bariloche, Buenos Aires with a day tour to Uruguay, Iguassu Falls (in both Argentina and Brazil) and Rio de Janeiro. The accommodation includes 2 Stays of Distinction.

Prices start at CA$6889 per person. Departure dates for 2010 are 2 July and 22 October. In 2011, the departure dates are 18 February, 1 July and 21 October. The 18 February departure allows for a stopover in Rio to experience the Carnival.

Both tours are fully escorted by professional tour directors and include First Class and Deluxe hotels, most meals, tipping and quality companion book. Also offered are Goway’s Fun Themes (alternating by departure – History and Geography/Lifestyles and Ethnic Cultures/food and Wine).

This being Goway’s 40th Anniversary, there will be suitable celebrations on all departures including a special dinner and party.

For more information, go to www.goway.com or ask for Latin America brochure. Call 1-800-387-8850 or e-mail info@goway.com.

MAGIC OF AFRICA

Jun 4

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Goway’s premier 20 day fully escorted tour to Southern Africa is the ‘Magic of Africa’. It is one of only 6 fully escorted tours Goway operates and which have the special designation, ‘Holidays of a Lifetime’”.  It is also one of two escorted tours Goway features for Africa.
The regular departures of the ‘Magic of Africa’ feature air travel with South African Airways who fly directly from  North America to South Africa allowing for less jetlag than flying via Europe.

Visits to three different countries are included in the itinerary with South Africa being naturally the main feature. This destination is covered in depth with visits to Cape Town, the Winelands, the Garden Route, Zululand, Swaziland and a game safari in Kruger National Park.  To enjoy a different perspective while on safari, there is a visit to Chobe National Park in Botswana followed by a grand finale in Zambia to view the spectacular Victoria Falls.

Southern Africa has such a diverse range of attractions that the interest level is continually rewarding.

What makes the ‘Magic of Africa’ a special tour? Not only does Goway really know Africa having been offering travel to this part of the world for a large number of years but included are additional features which are not usually found in other tours. An example is the Fun Themes which vary according to the departure such as Food and Wine, Geography and History, Lifestyles and Native Culture and Animal and Plant Life.

All tour departures include tipping; special dinners and Goway’s twin share guarantee a benefit for single travellers. Goway will match them with someone of the same sex avoiding the single room supplement. If this option is taken up and there is no one else wishing to share, a single room is provided at no additional cost. Additionally a quality Travel Companion booklet with a wealth of destination information and a souvenir group photograph at the end of the tour are provided.

Goway’s professional Tour Directors who accompany the groups from North America know Africa intimately having been there repeatedly.

Goway does not hesitate to call The ‘Magic of Africa’ the best escorted tour from North America to Southern Africa. Prices start from $10,849 per person sharing basis from Toronto. Prices from other Canadian cities available on request.

For more information on Goway’s “Magic of Africa’, request a copy of the Africa travel planner by calling 1-800-387-8850 or by visiting  www.goway.com/brochure.

Agent Incentive for selling Goway’s Holidays of a Lifetime

Jan 19

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There are tours, fully escorted tours and then there are HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME®. Goway Travel is the only company to offer this range of exclusive tours to Africa, Asia and DOWNUNDER.

Goway’s AFRICAExperts is offering agents the opportunity to earn cash for their sales. For all new bookings made between 17 January until March 31, 2009 agents can earn up to $200 per booking ($100 per person) on Goway’s 18 Day Treasures of Africa (Kenya and Egypt) 12 June, 14 August & 06 November 2009 departures. The equally popular 20 Day Magic of Africa (South Africa, Swaziland, **Botswana & Victoria Falls – Zambia) 01 March, 25 July, 12 September, 10 October and 14 November 2009 departures are also available for this promotion.

Virtually everything is included on Goway’s HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME; international and domestic airfare (excluding taxes), specially designed fun themes, unique dining experiences, a twin share guarantee, sightseeing and first class hotels. Goway’s professional tour guide meets the group at the North American Gateway and escorts the tour throughout.

“We frequently see a large number of repeat clients on these fully escorted tours due to high passenger satisfaction” stated Christy Fraser, Africa Product Manager of the 39 year old company. “It is not unusual to see past travellers booking on three or more itineraries over the years. We’ve received requests to create more HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME itineraries” she continued, “and they are very easy for agents to sell in the first place, offering very lucrative commissions”.

The incentive payment will be credited to the agents’ Goway Reward Card, which enables agents to spend the incentives at a wide variety of establishments in North America. The incentive will be credited once final payment is received by Goway Travel. This offer is not valid with any other offers or incentives.

Full details of Goway’s HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME® tours, visit the extensive website at Goway.com. For more information call 1-800-387-8850 or email info@goway.com.

**not included in the 01 March 18 Day departure Magic of Africa.