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SMART QUOTE

"Get out there, and do your
best, and don't think!"

--Judy Rankin,
professional golfer

DID YOU KNOW

The tallest waterfalls in
the world are Angel Falls
in Venezuela. At 979 m
(3,212 ft).

TRAVEL LAUGH

In the early 1930's, a
farmer and his wife went
to a fair. The farmer
was fascinated by the
airplanes and asked a
pilot how much a ride
would cost.

"$10 for 3 minutes,"
replied the pilot.
"That's too much," said
the farmer.

The pilot thought for a
second and then said,
"I'll make you a deal.
If you and your wife
ride for 3 minutes
without uttering a sound,
the ride will be free.
But if you make a sound,
you'll have to pay $10."

The farmer and his wife
agreed and went for a
wild ride. After they
landed, the pilot said
to the farmer, "I want
to congratulate you for
not making a sound. You
are a brave man."

"Maybe so," said the
farmer, "But I gotta tell
ya, I almost screamed
when my wife fell out."

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TRAVEL TIPS
Air travel tips

Luggage Labeling
Don't put your home address on your luggage label when you are flying out. It can easily be ripped off your luggage by a thief who knows where you live (and that you are away). Use your destination address.

Advance Attention to Safety
When boarding the aircraft, make a mental note of all exits, and count how many seat rows you pass from the exit to your row. This will expedite your escape route in case of an emergency landing if there is smoke and/or power loss in the cabin. And by all means, pay attention to the flight crew! No matter how boring or uninteresting it may sound, their instructions are vital ... and read the aircraft emergency procedure manual completely before takeoff. These are located in the pouch right in front of you. Do this - it pays to be prepared for flight. Knowledge is power, and armed with the basics you can sit back and enjoy your flight.

Advance Seat Assignment
When buying airline tickets online, call the airline to get seat assignment immediately if no seat assignment is given. If you arrive at the ticket counter without seat assignment on an overbooked flight, you probably will get bumped off the flight and forced to take a later flight - which can be several hours or even a full day later. Due to overbooking, getting seat assignment in advance can reduce the risk of getting 'bumped'!

Air Quality
The air that you breathe inside an airline cabin isn't nearly as good as what you will find most other places. The cabin is pressurized, since the air is so thin at altitude. However, they don't pressurize it to sea level; it is substantially weaker. (This is part of why air travel can be so draining; you can end up with mild altitude sickness!)

Furthermore, the air is very very dry. This can lead to dehydration, which can also make you feel lousy. I strongly advise bringing a litre or two of water with you, and guzzling that non-stop throughout the trip.
Long stay parking at the airport or a taxi to the airport?
Is it cheaper to drive to the airport and using long stay parking or take a taxi to the airport? For example if you’re quoted £80 for a taxi to Heathrow, considering the on airport parking costs £60 for a week and a car park 8km away from Heathrow costs £37 for a week, if you going for a week this is cheaper. But if you’re away for a fortnight it might be cheaper to spend a night at a airport hotel and leave your car there. It will cost about £75 for a one-night stay and with 15 days parking at a three star hotel. The longer you leave it to book, the pricier the parking. But hotel deals often stay the same price, making them a better option.
AIR FARES
Air India Nairobi to Mumbai $350 + Taxes valid for 1 month and till 31 March 2007.

SN Brussels Airlines - Special $449 Economy Class Offers to any SN operated destination in Europe. Ticket valid for 1 month and travel before 31 January 2007.

INCREASE OF UK AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAX

This is to bring to your attention that, effective 01st February 07 the British Government will increase the airport departure tax (GB tax) from the current GBP 20.00 to GBP 40.00 for economy class and from GBP 40.00 TO GBP 80.00 for Premier class. Please take note of this increase that all tickets issued for travel on or after 01st February 07 will reflect this.

SAFARI AND BEACH EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL BREAKAWAYS

 

Meltz Mega
Factory Stores

 

Sandton Square

 

The Mall of Rosebank

 

Victoria / Alfred
Waterfront

 

Canal Walk

 

Pavilion

 

Gateway


SUPER SHOPPING ESCAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA…
AND BRING THE CHILDREN ALONG TOO – THERE IS LOADS TO KEEP
THEM ENTERTAINED
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Whether you are visiting South Africa for business or pleasure - or a combination of both, take a look at our CITY STOPOVER packages below - there is sure to be something to suit every client.

We have focused our CITY STOPOVERS in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, for the great shopping element and the wealth of entertainment available for children.

Our packages include:
  •    A Meet & Greet on arrival in Johannesburg.
  •    Accommodation for three nights on a bed & breakfast basis.
  •    Return transfers from airport to hotel.

We have selected a range of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels, in each city, that are centrally located and offer good value. In the attached document you will find packaged rates and a description of each property. All packaged rates are nett and non-commissionable and are quoted in South African Rands.


SHOP ‘TILL YOU DROP!
To sweeten the offering, Holiday Bazaar have secured EXCLUSIVE SHOPPING DISCOUNTS for our passengers!

Johannesburg, Cape Town & Durban – Meltz Mega Factory Stores (‘Label’ designer clothing at a fraction of the price!) 15% Discount Voucher off your purchases! One voucher per Holiday Bazaar booking. Valid at any Meltz Store countrywide, October 2006 – April 2007.

Cape Town – the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Shopping Complex – Victoria Wharf Discount vouchers at numerous retail outlets within the shopping complex to the value of R12 500.00! One discount voucher envelope per Holiday Bazaar booking. Vouchers are valid for a period of one year. Holiday Bazaar clients will be provided with a Holiday Bazaar voucher that is swopped for their discount voucher envelope at one of the Victoria Wharf’s information kiosks on the ground floor. Kiosks are open from 09h00 to 21h00 daily.

In all three major cities in South Africa, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, we have numerous retail outlets for the “serious shopper”. To whet your appetite, we have described a few of the more well-known malls in each of these areas.

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Durban

Sandton Square - Sandton City is one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated shopping centres in the country. It features a variety of shops offering international standard brands and clothing, a choice of restaurants,theatres, entertainment venues and cinemas... You literally can shop ‘till you drop. The square is an outdoor area, where patrons frequent night and day for the great dining and night life, that spills out onto the pavement alfresco.

Victoria Wharf – V&A Waterfront: This is unique shopping environment,l as the Victoria Wharf Mall is situated within the V&A Waterfront which is a working harbour. There are an abundance of shops, from designer boutiques to food stalls, 2 large craft markets, and dozens of restaurants. With the sea and buzz of the harbour to keep you entertained, and with the backdrop of Table Mountain, this is a really wonderful shopping experience.

The Pavilion - Within a 15 minute drive of Durban’s CBD, the Pavilion has a multitude of shops to tire the most experienced shopper. There are also loads of restaurants, bars and coffee shops, as well as cinema theatre. The Pavilion is a popular mall for Durbanites and has a busy vibe day and night.

The Mall of Rosebank - The moment you enter The Mall of Rosebank you realise that you are in a different world: sophisticated, tranquil and decidedly cosmopolitan, and offers a little something for every discerning taste. The Mall of Rosebank is home to some of South Africa’s most contemporary stores and adventurous entertaining attractions. The Mall includes three storeys of shopping levels totaling over 30,000 square metres, accessed from four levels of parking. There is also a formal bazaar style African Craft Market located at the main entrance to The Mall and offers the widest range of handmade products from the four corners
of Africa .

Canal Walk - is a 125 000 m² shopping centre in Cape Town, South Africa, built around a series of canals. The centre forms the heart of a mixed-use development known as Century City , which includes office blocks, residential areas and the Ratanga Junction theme park. Canal Walk is dedicated to providing the ultimate shopping experience for visitors - both local and international. With over 400 speciality stores to tempt you, including fashion, homeware, gifts, jewellery, shoes, leather ware, music, arts and more, Canal Walk offers a comprehensive shopping experience in Cape Town all under one roof.

Gateway - One of the biggest shopping retail outlets in Africa. Shoppers can also enjoy unequaled recreational services and outdoor activities, such as the Surf and Extreme Sports centre Wavehouse that features the world’s first left and right-breaking wave. For adrenalin junkies there is also the tallest indoor climbing wall in the world that stands at 24m. Other unique and entertainment features of the centre are: the Barnyard theatre, KwaZulu-Natal’s only Imax theatre, and a science centre, which offers both entertainment and education.


FAMILIES – WE’LL KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED
Again, in all three centres, there is loads to entertain the family…

Johannesburg
…is not only your passport to shopping pleasure, but there is also so many excursions that are great for the whole family. Holiday Bazaar offers the following optional day excursions, which repeatedly receive rave reviews from our passengers. Why not take your family on one of these tours - there is a great mix of history, culture and fun.


Cape Town
…caters for the families like no other – with so many exciting options for the kids: Table Mountain; the beaches, fun in the vineyards - yes kids too can enjoy the wine farms – with space to run around and gardens to explore, and some of the wine farms like Spier Estate especially cater for children, with a bird sanctuary and cheetah breeding project. 

Durban
… is just a wonderful destination for kids, with a warm sunny climate year round, the surf and sand beckoning – any child will exhaust their energy along Durban’s miles of beachfront – and the parents will have great fun to. uShaka is Durban’s hottest attraction! With a myriad of retail outlets and restaurants, a themed water park with exhilarating rides (some that even float past a shark tank), as well as a snorkel pool, aquarium deep within the bowels of a shipwreck, and a dolphin and seal show – this is a fantastic venue to loose yourself completely for the whole day! Down on the beach in front of the theme park, one can take a helicopter flip off the edge of the pier, or hire kayaks and head out into the blue yonder – there is just so much to entertain you.

We do hope that we have given you a taste of the fun to be had... not to mention the retail therapy one can indulge in, especially with our fabulous shopping discount vouchers, exclusive to Holiday Bazaar. Please let us know if we can help you further.
3 nights package at Pembury Plaza Hotel (Johannesburg), including airport transfers
Validity Validity Adult Single Child Extra Night Adult Extra Night Single
01 Jan 07 31 Oct 07 US $540 US $620 US $375 US $80 US $110
Park Inn Greenmarket Square (Cape Town),including airport transfers
Validity Validity Adult Single Extra Night Adult Extra Night Single
01 Jan 07 31 Oct 07 US $260 US $390 US $90 US $130
Graden Court South Beach Hotel (Durban),including airport transfers
Validity Validity Adult Single Extra Night Adult Extra Night Single
01 Jan 07 31 Oct 07 US $270 US $420 US $90 US $140
DUBAI
Dubai Shoping Festival
1st January 2007 - 2nd Febuary 2007
Every year, Dubai Shopping Festival lives up to its promise of staging the most exciting activities for the whole family inspired by the theme One World, One Family, One Festival. As universal brotherhood, happiness, excitement, joy and adventure became the signature trademarks of Dubai Shopping Festival. Dubai Shopping Festival is basically a shopping paradise. Dubai is know around the world as such a paradise throughout the year, but they really lay out the red carpet during shopping festival month, with over 2,300 retails outlets participating, that offer everything imaginable from gold, perfume, haute couture, cars, electronics to handicrafts and textiles. Most hotels and appartments also get involved offering special offers during the period, even the world famous Burj Al Arab is included in the hotels. With all these special discounts available many would feel that would suffice, but Dubai goes quite a few steps further. They are scores of raffles that offer very attractive prices, and Emirates and most other airlines flying out of Dubai offer discounted airfares and much needed excess baggage allowances during the festival. There are other events as well, including international fashion shows, children's events, streetside performances, nightly fireworks, film festivals, and many other cultural events that reflect the emirate's cosmopolitan character. Plus one of the biggest events of them all, the Dubai World Cup also takes place during the festival, and with a staggering US$ 12 million purse that makes it the richest horse race in the world - not something to miss.
The Circus is coming to town…
"Quidam"
Cirque du Soleil
04 Jan to 18 Feb 2007

Under the Grand Chapiteau – Ibn Batutta Mall – Dubai

We are pleased to advise that 'Cirque du Soleil' has come to town during the Dubai Shopping Festival and will be performing 'Quidam' for the next 6 weeks.
Cirque du Soleil shows have been seen by over 50 million people in 135 cities across the world. With more than 50 performers from 15 countries, Quidam is a thrilling combination of acrobatic artistry, technical expertise, extravagant design and original live music.The famous blue and gold Grand Chapiteau, or circus tent has been constructed in front of ‘India Mall’ at the Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall in Dubai for the first ever showing of Quidam in the Middle East region.

Europe
Rail Europe
 Holiday Bazaar are the Rail Europe agents in Kenya
Rail Europe is your one source for European travel. They have the widest range of European rail products to fit your every need. In addition, they are the exclusive providers of rail in France and Switzerland and have been serving clients for more than 75 years in North America.

Not only do they provide the famous Eurail Global Pass Eurail Select Pass, for travel in continental Europe, they also offer a complete line of British products, plus point-to-point tickets on any route in Europe. They offer the most extensive line of European rail and rail-related travel products, covering 35 European countries. In addition to other exciting journey trains, they give you Eurostar, the popular international standard in rail travel, which offers service between London, Paris and Brussels through the Channel Tunnel.

Clients can also select from their heralded "Rail 'n Drive" packages, which are to Europe what the fly/drive concept is to America, combining rail passes with rental cars. In addition to rail options they offer several add-on city products from city transportation options, museum passes, bus or day tours. Experience the real Europe by rail!

CRUISE UPDATE
CELEBRITY CRUISES TO TAKE GUESTS TO THE WONDER DOWN UNDER

Exotic Product Offering Expands Significantly with Australia, New Zealand Sightings of koala bears, kangaroos and kiwi birds await holiday makers sailing with Celebrity Cruises this year as the line sets sail for the first time in Australia and New Zealand beginning 2007.
“This marks a significant expansion of our product portfolio, and is particularly exciting because it’s a market our guests and agency partners have told us they want to experience with Celebrity,” said Dan Hanrahan, president, Celebrity Cruises. “Based on that valuable feedback and our extensive research, we’re looking forward to a very successful inaugural season there next year.” Celebrity's Mercury will offer six 14-night open-jaw sailings between Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia from December 2007 through March 2008. Among Celebrity’s destinations “down under” are Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound, and Milford Sound, New Zealand, along with Melbourne, Newcastle, and Sydney, Australia, and Hobart, Tasmania. The line's first calls on Papeete, Tahiti; and Moorea and Bora Bora, French Polynesia, will precede Mercury’s six Australia/New Zealand sailings on a 16-night voyage departing Honolulu on 23rd November 2007, concluding in Auckland.“Pairing such exotic destinations as these with the extraordinary service and experience we offer onboard every Celebrity ship is an unbeatable combination,” said Hanrahan.

CELEBRITY CRUISES INTRODUCES AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CRUISING

14 Night Auckland To Sydney Cruise on Mercury 09 Dec 2007
 
 
 
Date
Port/City
Activity
Description
Day 1 Auckland, New Zealand Boarding    Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 2 Tauranga,New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 10:00 PM 
Day 3 At Sea      
Day 4 Napier, New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 5:00 PM 
Day 5 Wellington, New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 6 Christchurch,New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 7 Dunedin, New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 5:00 PM 
Day 8 Dusky Sound Cruising  Arrive 9:00 AM  Depart 10:00 AM 
Day 8 Doubtful Sound Cruising  Arrive 11:30 AM  Depart 1:00 PM 
Day 8 Milford Sound, New Zealand Cruising  Arrive 4:30 PM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 9 At Sea      
Day 10 At Sea      
Day 11 Melbourne, Australia Docked  Arrive 8:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 12 At Sea      
Day 13 Newcastle, Australia Docked  Arrive 8:00 AM  Depart 7:00 PM 
Day 14 Sydney, Australia Docked  Arrive 9:00 AM   
Day 15 Sydney, Australia Departure   


14 Night Sydney to Auckland Cruise 23 Dec 2007

Sydney to Auckland 

Date
Port/City
Activity
Description
Day 1 Sydney, Australia Boarding     
Day 2 Sydney, Australia Docked    Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 3 At Sea      
Day 4 Melbourne, Australia Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 5 At Sea      
Day 6 Hobart, Tasmania Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 7 At Sea      
Day 8 At Sea      
Day 9 Milford Sound, New Zealand Cruising  Arrive 8:30 AM  Depart 10:00 AM 
Day 9 Doubtful Sound Cruising  Arrive 1:00 PM  Depart 2:00 PM 
Day 9 Dusky Sound Cruising  Arrive 3:00 PM  Depart 4:00 PM 
Day 10 Dunedin, New Zealand Docked  Arrive 8:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 11 Christchurch,New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 12 Wellington, New Zealand Docked  Arrive 7:00 AM  Depart 5:00 PM 
Day 13 Volcanic White Island, Nz Cruising  Arrive 5:00 PM  Depart 7:00 PM 
Day 14 Tauranga,New Zealand Docked  Arrive 9:00 AM  Depart 6:00 PM 
Day 15 Auckland, New Zealand Departure  Arrive 7:00 AM 

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