June 2009

October Half-term ideas to Egypt, Jordan, Nepal, Morocco and more...

Family Travel Calendar - top tips on where to go and when...

Europe Activity Trips Great value multi-activity breaks

Sally Jeffris, from our Sales team, travelled with her son to Jordan in May.
Click here to see what they thought.

“We had an amazing time on your Nile Cruise and Red Sea Holiday. The children said it was the best holiday ever! Thank you”.
Emma G

Read more customer feedback here

Chameleon Club Loyalty

If you have travelled with us, or a sister company before, you can save up to £100 per person off your next holiday booked with Families Worldwide or any company in Chameleon Worldwide. Click here for full details

Something to look forward to...

Having something to look forward to, like a holiday, can really help you when times are hard. Just counting down the days, shopping in preparation or simply discussing your trip with the family can create a sense of euphoria that can be almost as beneficial as the holiday itself. Once it is booked, no matter how doom-laden the newspapers and TV news is, you know that on a certain date you will be packing the bags and heading for the airport for a well-earned break.

While we still have some holidays available in July and August (see Late Availability and Low Cost Activities) many clients are opting to spend the summer at home and now planning to travel in October Half Term . Weather-wise it is the perfect time of year for many of our top destinations, airfares can be a lot less than in the summer and the £ sterling is strengthening so your money will go further. As always the message in school holidays is the earlier you book the better...think ahead and give your family something to look forward to...

Winter Activity Trips

We are very pleased to be offering a wider range of snow based activity trips. So if you fancy trying your hand at dog sledding, tobogganing, skidooing, snow-shooing, feeding reindeer or just messing around in tons of snow then have a look at our holidays in Lapland, Austria, Bulgaria or Slovakia.
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Snippets

Visa fees cut Two countries that are making an effort to get more visitors are Kenya and Madagascar. In Kenya the Adult visa fee has been halved and child fee removed all together – Jambo! Tourist visas for Madagascar are currently being issued free of charge.

Child fares cut - Malaysian Airlines have announced a ‘Child goes free’ airfare with two adults and Gulf Air have cut child fares from 75% to 50% of adult rates. Use these specials to take your family to Oman, Nepal, Thailand or Borneo. Bookings need to be made in June so contact us as soon as possible while there’s still availability.

Festival of Wildlife This unique annual festival, operated by our sister company Wildlife Worldwide, has just come to an end. Based in the Serengeti during the amazing wildebeest migration and attended by wildlife lovers, experts and celebrities, it was a roaring success once again. Read all about their adventures here.

Your Photos – We are always on the look-out for great Family Adventure photographs and with our new brochure coming soon this is the time to send them in. The best photograph sent in by 10th July (electronic format please) will win the snapper a PowerMonkey universal charger!