GowayPro Travel Tales

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2025!

A new year promises new opportunities, and today, Goway's Director of Sales, Renee, Director of Product, Reesa, US National Sales Manager, Ian, and Professor Goway will discuss the most popular destinations for 2025.

It's a challenging task, as Goway is on all 7 continents. Still, we will highlight what's hot now, what to look out for, and a few surprising destinations you or your clients must know about.

Belmond is a prestigious brand known for its luxurious hotels, trains, river cruises, and safari experiences. Originally established as Orient Express Hotels Ltd. in 1976 with the acquisition of the iconic Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Belmond has since evolved into a global leader in luxury travel, boasting a portfolio of 47 properties across 28 countries and territories as of 2024.

Overview of Belmond Properties Belmond's properties are characterized by their unique locations and exceptional service, each designed to reflect the culture and heritage of their surroundings. The brand emphasizes craftsmanship and design, creating an authentic experience for guests.

Belmond continues to be synonymous with luxury travel, offering guests unforgettable experiences that blend history, culture, and exceptional service.

Join Don Forster from Goway Travel as he talks to Andrea Valente from Belmond as they take a look inside luxury travel with Belmond.

Sustainable travel holds profound importance for various reasons. It plays a pivotal role in preserving the environment. Traditional tourism often leaves an indelible mark on the ecosystems, contributing to issues like pollution, waste accumulation, habitat degradation, and climate change.

Listen in as Don Forster from Goway and Koinonia Baloyi - Communications & Fundraising Officer, African Bush Camps, as they explore what Impact Tourism is and how it is having a positive impact on local communities and wildlife in Southern Africa.

Tahiti is more than one island. It is French Polynesia. Jin us as we chat to Meg Boyd, Goway’s South Pacific Product Manager and frequent visitor to Tahiti as she and Don delve into what makes Tahiti such a popular South Pacific Island destination.

The Canning Stock Route is a must-do for the adventure traveller. It’s the longest stock route in the world, stretching over 1,700kms/ 1,056mls through the vast open spaces of the Gibson, Great Sandy and Tanami deserts between Halls Creek in the north and Wiluna in the south of Western Australia.

Listen in as Scott recalls the rough and tough, primitive beauty, the deep skies, the challenges and the fond memories as he, Bruce and their buddies took on the world's longest stock route.

Learn all there is to being a "real" Kiwi With Lou Baddiley, Di Reid, Krissy Griggs & Linda McIntosh from Rotorua | Wellington | Christchurch | Queenstown

Join Don Forster and Goway's in-house social media specialist, Mikayla Kuehn, to see why you should invest time in your social media presence to help expand your travel business.

Mikayla is our social media manager by day and influencer/fashion blogger by night. A creative professional who handles all things social strategy, content creation, content calendars, post publishing, and community management for Goway Travel.

Join Don & Mikayla and tap into their collective expertise on ways to further expose you and your travel business through Social Media