Anna, our PR Manager, reports back on a recent press trip she took to Abu Dhabi   Dubai is known by many to be a wonderful year-round holiday destination but have you thought about visiting its neighbour Abu Dhabi? The capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi lies just over an hours drive from the centre of Dubai. Although tourism development has been slower in this Emirate, there are some fantastic ...

Magic FM's Breakfast presenter Verity Geere recently took a trip to Las Vegas with a friend. Here she reports back for Travelbag on her time in entertainment capital of the world.   Neon lights, the constant cha-ching of slot machines, huge billboards, and a breath-taking heat was my lasting memory of Las Vegas, after visiting aged 15. More recently, as a 33 year old broadcast journalist fo...

…and the world’s your oyster’ goes the hit song from the musical ‘Chess’. Well, almost…Before musical connoisseurs implore me to check my facts, I am fully aware the correct title is ‘One Night in Bangkok’, but my sentiment remains intact. Indeed, Kuala Lumpur (KL between friends) shares much in common with its south-east Asian counterpart, both ci...

The High LifeIt takes a very special man to break the speed of sound armed only with a spacesuit, a can of his favourite energy drink and perhaps a prayer or two, but Felix Baumgartner is undoubtedly such a man.In case you missed it, Felix literally jumped into the record books by completing the highest freefall in history and just a quick glance at the statistics –128,100ft (24 miles) above...

Zara Kitching, manager of our Brighton store, reports on her recent trip to The Bahamas.   FridayThere is nothing quite like starting your day wearing your winter warmers on a chilly Friday morning at Heathrow and ending it with a strawberry daiquiri in hand, relaxing beneath the bronzing rays of the bountiful Caribbean sun just a few hours later… It is a culture shock of the very be...

Holed up in a Ho Chi Minh street-side café, slurping (unashamedly loudly) my way through a bowl of noodles and casually spectating at the fast-paced sport that is Vietnamese daily life, I plot my next move.It’s a trickier task than it sounds because as soon as I step into the sea of pedestrians and motorcyclists, I am committed to participating in the game – no time for second t...

Travelbag consultant Neil Darby reports back on his recent trip to the Maldives. I was fortunate enough to recently take part in a Travelbag Educational trip to the Maldives. Although it is one of the perks of the job, as you can see from my blog, we work hard on the ground to do as many site visits as possible, thus ensuring that we can talk with first-hand experience when organising your all im...