Exciting cosmopolitan cities, swathes of untouched virgin land, snowy peaked mountains piercing the skies, absorbing urban lifestyles... Canada is where nature and man’s finest efforts merge to create a utopian haven. A Canada holiday offers up numerous options for every discernible traveller with vibrant, diverse metropolises as Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa enticing the ...

Over one million guests have rediscovered the pleasures of train travel at its best since Rocky Mountaineer began its now world-famous excursion trains through the Canadian Rockies in 1990. The blue, white and gold trains with bi-level cars, viewing domes, open verandas and gourmet cuisine have been universally praised for the quality of the experience they offer, helped enormously by th...

Aboutmygeneration.com Peter Morrell goes on a spectacular rail journey and finds Winnipeg is full of very interesting revelations.Many people have told me about the ‘Hermetic Code’ of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Canada. The building, at the geographic centre of North America, is based on the layout of King Solomon’s Temple and ancient symbols are hidden in plai...

Although it is generally accepted that people use smartphones to research holidays, recent figures confirm that, since the launch of the new mobile optimised website, Travelbag customers are also booking holidays on their devices. Travelbag’s new mobile website has had a notable impact on bookings. According to figures taken from Google Analytics, smartphone conversion rate is almost 4 times...

As you probably would have guessed, at Travelbag we are passionate about travel!    Our consultants travel extensively to make sure they have firsthand experience of the destinations. Over the years, they have come across some interesting and sometimes strange facts and habits. We have put together a fun quiz to test your world travel knowledge. Are you a seasoned traveller or an occas...

I was lucky enough to be one of the Travelbag sales consultants on the Dubai familiarisation trip for a whistle-stop tour of the Jumeirah Beach and Atlantis Palm hotel zones.  We flew out with Etihad Airways from Heathrow Terminal 3 to the new Abu Dhabi International Airport, a 6 hour 55min flight that was hurried along by the airline’s impressive array of entertainment options and imp...

One of the most popular destinations amongst Travelbag customers and travel consultants alike, Dubai is also one of the most exciting and luxurious cities in the world.  With frequent routes from all of the UK’s major airports, you also have the choice of flying into Dubai and Abu Dhabi International Airports, the latter offering regular 45min shuttles from arrivals right into Dubai ci...