JANUARY 2018 BleisureTravel Planner WHETHER IT'S BUSINESS OR LEISURE, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED. Bleisure Travel Bleisure has become the hottest buzzword (and trend) in travel. Bleisure is a combination business and leisure travel. It’s the latest, greatest thing for people who squeeze the most they can out of life, scheduling their business trips and calendars to coincide with a little leisure tourism. Pitch to a multi-million dollar prospective client today? Courtside seat at Roland Garros or Wimbledon tomorrow. Negotiating mining rights on Friday? Front seat in the great migration safari vehicle on the banks of the Mara over the weekend. If you too would like to get the most out of your business trip and join the bleisure revolution, speak to your travel manager today about adding one of the these escapes to your upcoming travel for 2018. 2 corporatetraveller.co.za 0877 40 50 90 Contents 04 January 05 February 06 March 07 April 08 May 09 June 10 July 11 August 12 September 13 October 14 November 15 December CALL US TODAY 0877 40 50 90 *Prices and availability are correct as at 21 Nov 2017 and are subject to change without notice. Package, cruise, tour, rail and hotel prices are per person, based on double occupancy for total length of stay unless otherwise stated. Prices are subject to availability for select departure dates and subject to fluctuations. Errors and omissions can occur. Prices quoted are on sale for a limited period unless otherwise specified or sold out prior. Some prices are based on payment by cash in store only. Group rates may differ and are available on request. Resort Credit and Added Value varies per resort. Various tours may be age specific, depending on the supplier. tRefer to flightcentre.co.za. for more information on our Lowest Airfare Guarantee. All flights, where included, are per person return from Johannesburg in economy class unless otherwise specified. Bleisure Travel Planner 3 Cape Town 2 nights R * self-drive from 1780 • Stay at the Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore • Breakfast daily Add return flights and 2 days Avis car hire˚ ex Jnb from R2490* ex Dur from R2380*. Valid for travel 15 Jan – 31 May '18 Durban R * 2 nights 5-star self-drive from 2580 • Stay at the Fairmont Zimbali Resort • Breakfast daily Add return flights and 2 days Avis car hire˚ ex Jnb from R1710* ex Cpt from R2380*. Valid for travel 15 Jan – 29 Mar '18 January Dubai R * Airfare + 3 nights from 9990 • Stay at the Ibis Deira City Centre Hotel The Dubai Shopping Festival is the largest shopping and entertainment extravaganza in • Breakfast daily the Middle East. The festival is held across Dubai for the duration of January, and you’ll find • Tourist visa included promotions and special offers at most shopping malls and the Global Village, the city’s leading • Return transfers and approximate taxes family entertainment and cultural attraction. It has been described as an event of shopping and glamour, festivity and lights, fun and adventure, multi-cuisine food and cosmopolitan culture. Ex Dur from R11980* ex Cpt from R12370*. The 12th Cartagena International Music Festival takes place in Colombia from 5th to 14th This new modern hotel is directly opposite one January. A musical repertoire portraying the links between European and Latin American of Dubai's largest shopping malls the "Deira City classical music has been chosen for this year’s festival. Prepare yourself for a musical voyage Centre". starting in late 15th-century Spain and continuing to the Americas, retracing the path of Valid for travel 18 Jan – 18 Mar '18 Christopher Columbus, which led to the integration of beliefs, customs, languages and sounds of the Old and the New World. One of the greatest cities to visit in January, is Madrid which is the highest capital city in Europe. After the 7th January, the city quietens down and the sales season starts. This is a perfect time Flamenco and Tapas in to visit Madrid if you are looking for a relaxing holiday in beautiful surroundings. On the 5th January the year’s biggest celebration for children takes place, Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos. Madrid This parade through the city is a very popular family event and celebrates the arrival of the R * Airfare + 5 nights from 12860 Three Kings. • Stay in Madrid at the Ganivet Hotel> Melbourne in January is full of fun and festivities. On the 4th January, the South Melbourne • Breakfast daily night market celebrates its 10th birthday. Over 8 Thursday evenings, market goers can enjoy • Return transfers and approximate taxes eating, drinking and dancing to live music. This is also the place to look out for great bargains on jewellery, homeware and clothing. BONUS Flamenco evening at the Torres Bermejas Restaurant with Tapas dinner. Ex Dur from R15470* ex Cpt from R14670*. DID YOU KNOW? During an average lift off, a commercial jet takes off at between 804 and 933 kilometres per hour. Valid for travel 20 – 26 Jan '18 (Sun – Thu). >or similar Melbourne Airfare + 3 nights 4½-star Events R * from 15990 • New Year’s Day: 1 Jan • Tennis – Australian Open: 15 – 28 Jan • Pay for 2 nights and get 1 night FREE at the Oaks South Yarra • School starts: 17 Jan • Approximate taxes • Chinese New Year: 16 Feb Ex Dur from R16150* ex Cpt from R15990*. • Cartagena Music Festival: 5 – 14 January • Dubai Shopping Festival: 26 Dec 2017 - 28 Jan 2018 Valid for travel 22 – 25 Jan '18 (based on mid-week travel) 4 corporatetraveller.co.za 0877 40 50 90 Zambia – Victoria Falls Airfare + 2 nights 4-star R * from 8990 • Stay at the David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa • Breakfast and dinner daily • Sunset cruise on The Lady Livingstone • Return transfers and approximate taxes Add return flights and 2 days Avis car hire˚ ex Dur from R10290* ex Cpt from R10990*. Valid for travel 15 Jan – 16 Mar '18 New York R * Airfare + 3 nights from 15250 • Stay at the Holiday Inn Times Square Hotel> • Return transfers and approximate taxes Ex Dur from R17550* ex Cpt from R17660*. Valid for travel 4 – 15, 18 – 22, 24 – 28 Feb '18 (Sun – Thu) February >or similar. Weekend surcharge applies. Phuket – Karon Airfare + 8 nights 4-star R * from 18370 If you are looking for romance, you can’t go wrong with a Valentine’s weekend getaway at the • Pay for 5 nights and get 3 nights FREE at the David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa in Zambia. Enjoy a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River and Old Phuket Resort visit the Victoria Falls for a breath-taking experience of nature in all her glory. • Breakfast daily Ready to dance? Head to Brazil for the Rio Carnival, which starts on 9 February and lasts five • Return transfers and approximate taxes days. It’s the biggest and best carnival in the world, a tradition that dates back to 1723 and sees BONUS Phuket Dine Around Card which millions of revellers taking to the streets to watch the impressive floats go by, and see some of entitles you to 20% – 25% discount at selected Brazil’s finest samba schools strut their stuff in elaborate costumes. restaurants. R750 Resort Credit per room per Every February, New Orleans hosts Mardi Gras so if you are looking for the biggest party of stay for food and beverages in hotel outlets plus the year, this is the place to be. The streets are filled with extravagance, magnificence, beads FREE Wi-Fi and more. and feathers. The mood is all about fun and having a good time. Mardi Gras 2018 takes place on Add return flights and 7 days Avis car hire˚ ex Tuesday 13th February and the parades usually start about two weeks before this. Dur from R19360* ex Cpt from R18990*. Take a bite out of the Big Apple and hit the streets of New York City in February. This city is on Valid for travel 13 – 28 Feb '18 so many people’s bucket lists and it’s easy to see why. From hailing a taxi on a crowded street corner to a walk through Central Park, everything is a larger than life experience. Take in the sights and sounds of Times Square which is New York City’s most instagrammed location. New Orleans Mardi Gras Phuket, Thailand, offers picturesque surroundings, relaxing days on tropical beaches, night-time R * Airfare + 3 nights from 24680 parties and spiritual journeys. The land of smiles welcomes you to its shores with river markets and shopping bargains. So, if you love shopping, beaches and people, then Phuket is the place • Stay at Le Pavillon Hotel> for you. • Return transfers and approximate taxes Ex Dur from R33690* ex Cpt from R32150*. FUN FACT: More than 800 languages are spoken in New York City Valid for travel 10 – 14 Feb '18 (Sun – Thu). >or similar. which means that 4 out of every 10 households speak a language other than English. Rio Carnival Airfare + 4 nights R * from 31460 • Stay at the Windsor Martinique Copa> Events • Breakfast daily • Valentines Day: 14 Feb • Return transfers and approximate taxes • New York Fashion Week: 8 – 16 Feb BONUS Grandstand ticket, sector 9 for the • London Fashion Week: 16 – 20 Feb 11th of February to experience the Parade of • Milan Fashion Week: 21 – 27 Feb the Samba Schools in the First League including • Ultra Music Festival: 9 – 10 Feb return transfers to the Sambodromo, the venue for the Samba parades. • Rio Carnival: 9 – 14 Feb Ex Dur from R31460* ex Cpt from R31460*. • New Orleans Mardi Gras: 13 Feb Valid for travel 8 – 13 Feb '18.