Motorhomes Worldwide - June 2005 Newsletter

  
 

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June 2005 Newsletter Issued 01 June

Great Deals below

Car Rental Specials

Renault Car Leasing Spring Special

Citroen Car Leasing

Fantastic Earlybird Specials

Australian & New Zealand Specials

Captain Cook Cruise Specials

Canal & River Boat Specials

Emirates Airfares

Discover Accommodation - Tours

New Products Available

Remember to Pack

Why You should book with us

Tips for Driving in Europe

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Fantastic Specials!!
If you book with us between 1st and 30th June 2005 and pay in full by 30 June 2005,
you will be entitled to a
5% discount on the daily rental rate for the following products

Car Leasing
Renault Leasing
(Europe)

Car Rental

Avis Worldwide, Britz & Maui (Australia, New Zealand), Drive and Go (UK)


Canalboat Rental
Crown Blue, Connoisseur (Europe), Emerald Star (Ireland), Black Prince UK)


Motorhome Rental
Britz, Maui (Australia, NZ, Africa), McRent (Germany), Caraway (France),
El Monte (USA), Freedom (Italy), Drive and Go (UK)

10% Discount on Travel Insurance issued by us - Click here
*conditions apply

Don't forget our Best Price Guarantee which will ensure that you always receive the Best Value !!

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The Motorhomes Worldwide Team

   
        FANTASTIC EARLYBIRD SPECIALS !
   
     

 

 
 

Winter Specials !!
Holland Motorhomes
2 & 3 Month Winter Rentals at
Unbelievably LOW PRICES!
Rates start from $15 (Australian) per person per day!

Valid for rentals between

01 Oct 2005 and 15 Apr 2006
Click here

Cruise 20% Off Specials !!
Fiji Islands Cruises
Murray River Cruises
Click here
for all more information

Australia RV Specials
Choose from a Great Selection
Click here

Germany
2006 FIFA Special

Click here

Ireland
Sep / Oct Special

Click here

 

2005 Renault Earlybird Special !
Receive 12 FREE Days on Clio 1.5 Turbo Diesel
Receive 12 FREE Days on All Scenic models
Receive 7 FREE Days on all other Models
(except Modus, Espace & Nissan X-Trail no free days)
plus
Australian $245 Off Delivery and Return Fees
(except Espace & Nissan X-Trail no delivery discounts)
Click here


2005 Motorhome Specials !!

Africa - Africa 1 - Australia - Australia 1
Canada - Canada 1  - Canada 2 - Canada 3 - France
Germany -
Holland - Italy - New Zealand
New Zealand 1 - Spain - UK - USA

Pay 2005 Rates for 2006 Travel
If you Book and Pay in Full by 30th June 2005 Motorhome Rental - Argentina Motorhomes
Motorhome Rental - Canada - Go West

Motorhome Rental - Canada - Owasco
Motorhome Rental - Canada - Cruise America
Motorhome Rental - Motorhomes Finland
Motorhome Rental - France - Caraway
Motorhome Rental - Holland - Netherlands
Motorhome Rental - Motorhomes Hungary
Motorhome Rental - Italy - Freedom
Motorhome Rental - Ireland - Kamp Easi
Motorhome Rental - Motorhomes Norway
Motorhome Rental - Motorhomes Sweden

Motorhome Rental - UK - Drive & Go
Motorhome Rental - UK - Vivanti
Motorhome Rental - USA - Road Bear
Motorhome Rental - USA - Cruise America
Canal Boat Rental - UK Black Prince

 
     
     
         

To qualify a 25% deposit is required and balance is to be paid as per the conditions
stated on each special. All specials are of a limited nature and are subject to change
and currency fluctuations without notice.



RENAULT Leasing
Click here
2005 Renault Earlybird Special Extended !
BOOK & DEPOSIT BY 29 July 2005
Must book/pay for a minimum of 17 days
Valid for collections to 31 December 2005

Receive 12 FREE Days on CLIO 1.5L Turbo Diesel

Receive 12 FREE Days on ALL SCENIC Models


Receive 7 FREE Days on all other Models
(except Modus, Espace & Nissan X-Trail - no free days)
plus
$245 Discount Off TOTAL Delivery and Return Fees
on all Air Conditioned Models

(except Espace & Nissan X-Trail - no delivery discounts)

 

What is included
with a Lease Car ?

  When leasing a car with Renault, there  are   no  hidden  extra costs! Lease rates  are all   inclusive and incorporate:

  • A BRAND NEW Renault vehicle.
  • Full Comprehensive Insurance.
  • Full Factory Warranty.
  • First Service Free (10,000 kms).
  • Unlimited kilometers.
  • 24 Hour Renault assistance.
  • Maps & Information guide.
  • No Insurance excess.
  • No extra driver charges.
  • No Airport fees.
  • Vehicles can be driven throughout Europe*,  Including Britain and Ireland.



NEW!
Nissan X-Trail Arrives!
Click here for more information
more information here

Plus NEW! Trafic 2.5L Turbo Diesel
7 Seater

Rates information here


European Car of the Year 2003 !!


We also do Citroen Leasing throughout France & Europe
Citroen Leasing
2005 European Summer Special
7 FREE DAYS
C3 & C4 & Picasso, C5
Bonus 8 Models Now include Satellite Navigation
Limited Vehicles & Valid for booking to 30 June 2005
Valid for vehicles collected between 01 June & 31 December 2005

Please Click here for details


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GIFT VOUCHERS
We have gift vouchers available which can be put towards any of our products including accommodation and flights. Your choice of denomination and valid for one year from date of issue and we include a calculator and cap.


ACCOMMODATION Discover Travel & Tours
Discover Bed & Breakfast
programme features a superb selection of over quality Bed & Breakfasts, private homes and guesthouses throughout France, Britain and Ireland. The flexibility of the Go As You Please product enables clients to plan their tour as they travel, confident of comfortable accommodation at the end of each day. Clients are provided with a full colour illustrated accommodation directory. 

Discover Inns of Britain, Ireland, is a selection of approx 480 traditional inns located throughout Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. A warm welcome is guaranteed, and comfort, good food and a friendly local bar are considered paramount. These quality inns offer individual character, history, snug bars, roaring fires and a welcoming host.

Discover Mansions and Manors properties are private family homes and are furnished in gracious and luxurious style, often adorned with antique furniture and old family portraits. Bedrooms are spacious with en suite or private bathrooms and some even boast four poster beds. The public rooms are superbly furnished in tasteful decor and style and in some establishments blazing log fires complement the central heating.

Discover Hotelpass is a flexible, Go As You Please voucher programme offering a amazing selection of independently owned and group hotels. With over 1370 properties throughout France, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, of typically 3 star standard or better , this exclusive programme offers quality hotel accommodation in every town, city and countryside location.


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New Products:

Canal Boat Rental
France Afloat Canal Boat Rental - France - Now you can have the holiday experience of a lifetime, cruising along the waterways of France, in some of the most luxurious hire boats available anywhere. As French Canal specialists we can offer quality hire boat holidays from independent boatyards on France's most beautiful canals and rivers. We look after the essentials while you enjoy the wealth of sights and experiences that only a France Afloat holiday can offer.

Caley Cruisers - Scotland - The Caledonian Canal was engineered by the famous Scotsman, Thomas Telford, and completed in 1822 after 19 years of work. It was built at the time of the 'Highland Clearances' to create employment.

This is the perfect place for a peaceful holiday, well away from the pressures of modern living. You have a choice of dozens of picturesque spots to moor for the night, to go ashore for a drink and meet with friendly locals or eat aboard to the soothing sounds of lapping water.

Motorhome Rental
Candan RV Rentals - Canada - In Super Natural Western Canada, we have the greatest variety of scenery and climate in the world. From sunny coasts and mountain tops, wide open plains and woodland lakes, to sun drenched deserts all filled with an incredible assortment of wildlife. In B.C., a road is not just a road, but a vista to the most spectacular experiences one could hope for in a lifetime.

Time is on your side in a Candan RV. There's no need to rush about trying to meet the next hotel check-in deadline. You go where and when YOU want to go. It's as simple as that! Stay a little longer at that lakeside campground and enjoy freshly caught rainbow trout over your own campfire. Spend your time relaxing by a cold glacier mountain stream that's rushing past your door-step or catch the excitement of one of Canada's premier cities: Vancouver or Calgary- with all they have to offer.


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CAPTAIN COOK CRUISE SPECIALS     (For Australian Residents only)

Save 20% - on 2 and 5 night cruises
Murray River Cruises South Australia

Save 20%
- on 3, 4 & 7 night Reef Escape Cruises Fiji Islands
Be Quick !  ends 30 June 2005

Captain Cook Cruise
 
Click here for all the information on these plus other Great Cruise Specials !!

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FREE Reservation Numbers:
We are please to offer FREE Reservations phone numbers from:

  • - Australia: 1800 338 817
  • - USA + Canada: 011 800 8781 1120
  • - New Zealand: 00 800 8781 1120
  • - United Kingdom: 00 800 8781 1120
  • - Germany: 00 800 8781 1120
  • - France 00 800 8781 1120

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AUSTRALIAN / NEW ZEALAND Car & Motorhome Specials !


MOTORHOMES AUSTRALIA

‘See Australia Rates’
Great Discounts !!
Plus Britz June 5% Discount Special
Click here  

AUSTRALIA 4WD OFFERS
Freedom of use - Travel on any gazetted road or track! Unlimited kms Camping Equipment for hire
No Broome surcharge !!  
  
Click here

  

Britz Motorhome

MAUI AUSTRALIA June 5% Discount Special
Click here

UNITED NEW ZEALAND CAMPERVANS
Book 14 days and receive an additional 7 days absolutely Free !
For every additional 2 days hire over 3 weeks (21 days) a further Free day will apply !
Click here

BRITZ NEW ZEALAND MOTORHOMES Plus Britz June 5% Discount Special Click here
Special Visit New Zealand Rates (available only for Australia & New Zealand Residents)
Click here

MAUI NEW ZEALAND June 5% Discount Special
Click here

WINTER UPGRADE SPECIAL Pay for a 2+1 and receive a 4+2 Pay for a 4+2 and receive a 6 berth
Click here


BETTER BE QUICK
4+2 Berths - $50 6 Berths - $60 a Day NZD!
Click here

GO OUT AND DO IT AGAIN 2Berth $60 2+1Berth $70 4+2Berth $80 6Berth $100NZD!
Click here


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CANAL & RIVER BOAT SPECIALS!   

BLACK PRINCE NARROWBOATS - UK    Click here
June 5% Discount Special plus Pay 2005 Rates for 2006 Travel !
Book and pay in full by 30 June 2005

Other Great Specials !
available all year round.

FRANCE PASSION CANALBOATS    Click here
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium
Great Discounts ! Throughout the year.

LOCABOAT PLAISANCE    Click here
Specials valid throughout the 2005 Season
5% reduction
for cruises of two to three weeks *
7% reduction for cruises of three weeks and more *

10% discount from 22nd Oct to 7th Nov 2005
(Vaild for France (except Brittany), Holland and Germany,

* All these offers can be accumulated up to a maximum of 15% and for the cruises of a minimum of one week.

FRANCE AFLOAT - BURGUNDY - FRANCE    Click here
Discounted Prices on June Departures

NICOLS - FRANCE, GERMANY    Click here
Last Minute 15% June / 10% July Specials

EMERALD STAR - IRELAND    Click here
June 5% Discount Special

Book and pay in full by 30 June 2005

CONNOISSEUR - FRANCE - ENGLAND - IRELAND - GERMANY - ITALY - BELGIUM
Click here
June 5% Discount Special

Book and pay in full by 30 June 2005

 

CROWN BLUE LINE - FRANCE - ITALY - GERMANY
HOLLAND - ENGLAND - SCOTLAND

   Click here

June 5% Discount Special
Book and pay in full by 30 June 2005

Canal Boat in Europe


Email Us for more details on these Great Specials at
sales@canalboatholidays.com


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CAR RENTAL SPECIALS !
Ask for a Best Price Guaranteed Quote today -
sales@drivetravel.com
  

2005 CAR RENTAL
June 5% Discount SPECIAL !
AVIS Car Rental Worldwide
MAUI Australia Car Rental
MAUI New Zealand Car Rental

GREAT UK CAR RATES
From Australian $39 per day, Some have Free Driver, Road Tax & Airport Fees included.

6 companies to choose from. Tell us what you need and we'll match you up with the best deal.
Click here

Email us for more details on these Great Specials at sales@drivetravel.com

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Best Price Guarantee !!

We don't say Lowest Price guarantee because sometimes our prices may APPEAR higher but you have to carefully check out the inclusions. We try and include as much as possible in our rates so that you don't have any 'big surprises' at the end of your rental. Our quotes carefully spell out what is included and what has to be paid at the start of your rental.

A common mistake when clients compare rental rates is that they don't read the inclusions carefully. Sure, some companies say insurance is included but what they omit to say is that it has an excess or deductible of $3000 . We include Collision Damage Waiver which reduces this to a more manageable figure as standard. To buy this waiver will often cost up to 12 Euros per day !

We also include airport fees where we can - in Italy for example some companies add 14% of the rental rate. Other items to check for would be: Road Registration fees, additional driver fees, city and sometimes rail surcharges.

Other reasons why you should book with us - Click here


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AIR FARES SPECIALS !

UK / EUROPE FROM $1579*
(Plus: taxes, fees & surcharges from $249^)
When you spend a minimum of $300 on accommodation, and other land arrangements.

Valid for sale until 30 June 2005.
Valid for travel from 28 May - 15 August 2005.

For all clients travelling throughout the World we have Terrific Emirates airfares available when combined with any of our products. Emirates are a multi award winning airline with the widest seats and most legroom when you fly in economy class. Click here

They fly into the heart of Europe and you can stopover in Singapore or Dubai if you'd like to break your journey. We also offer Emirates into Africa....
Why not try an African holiday for terrific value and fun safaris in the sun! We can package this with a car and accommodation or a motorhome. - Click here

Plus also Great Accommodation Rates for Britain, France and Ireland - from Bed & Breakfasts to Cottages, Hotels & Castles!

please Email us for more details now !!


 

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REMEMBER TO PACK...

  • Calculator - don't get ripped off with foreign exchange conversions.
  • Duct tape - great as fluff remover; to seal a box if you want to send excess
    baggage home; wrap around a travel bag if the zip breaks or as extra security
  • Lip balm - lips can dry out especially if you are not used to being outdoors quite so much
  • Muesli bars - will keep you going until the next meal
  • Notebook and pen... handy especially for language barriers - draw a picture - a bit like foreign pictionary! When you don't know foreign numbers... at least you can understand written prices & to make notes of when and where you took that photo and to write down details of new friends.
  • Pedometer - see how many km's you cover in a day
  • Pocket knife - handy for cutting up an impromptu picnic lunch
  • Plastic plate or frisbee - useful for your lunch, cutting your cheese, salami, tomato etc and for playing with afterwards...fun on the beach
  • Pre printed address labels - instead of taking your address book - just peel and stick labels on your postcards
  • Plastic poncho with hood - looks dorky but at least your hands will be free for taking photos etc whereas an umbrella can be a hindrance - especially in crowded places.
  • Spare spectacles - easy to replace sunglasses but would you be lost without a spare pair of prescription lenses?
  • Safety pins - a hundred uses
  • Travel clock - in case you need to get up early to catch a train, plane or make an early start to avoid the crowds
  • Torch with fresh batteries - lots of uses
  • Travel scrabble / cards - impromptu entertainment - great for breaking the ice in a youth hostel!
  • Tissues ... if not for you, for the kid next to you with the runny nose or sticky fingers
  • umbrella can be a hindrance - especially in crowded places.
  • Various sized Glad bags for fruit (squashed banana in your backpack is NOT fun), for leftovers, damp clothes, messy things.
  • Wet wipes - instant hygiene and ideal for after lunch clean up.

Got any more travel tips? Let us know and we'll pass them on to your fellow
travellers. A windcheater, cap and calculator for the best tip received.


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WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK WITH US

We save you the time and effort of calling several different companies to find the best rate and vehicle to suit your needs. We have the largest selection of any company worldwide. We are expert niche specialists.

Did you know???
That the price you see is not always the price you end up paying?
You have to consider Taxes - are they included or not?

One way fees - they can vary by hundreds of dollars between companies. When you need a one way rental, we automatically check every company we represent to find the best one way fee. Why call nine companies when one call to us does it for you...

Petrol or diesel? - We know which is best! The cost of fuel? - We know that too...

CDW & PAI & SLI...you get offered these -Do you know which you need and which you don't? We do.

Some companies have a minimum/maximum age - some charge extra if you fall into this category. We know which do and which don't.

Some cars & motorhomes can go into Eastern European countries - some can't.
Only cars from certain countries can enter Eastern Europe. We know the answer to both.

A second driver fee can be $10 per day... some allow it free - same with airport / city / station fee. Guess who know this too !!

Do I need an International Drivers Permit... If you have a drivers licence in English eg. Australian, New Zealand, USA etc you do not need an International Drivers permit.
If your licence is in a foreign language, we do recommend that you get an International Drivers Permit


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TIPS for DRIVING IN EUROPE

1. If your rental is under 21 days - car rental is generally more cost effective than leasing.

2. Car rental prices vary from country to country - so a slight adjustment of your starting point can save you heaps eg. a 1.4 L Megane picked up in Spain would cost you Australian $60 per day but just go across the border to France and you will pay Australian $45 per day for that same car !

3. If you are under 25 - avoid paying the young driver surcharge which can be an Australian $25 per day by doing a car lease.

4. If you want a minibus, an automatic vehicle or need a vehicle for more than 28 days - look at car leasing which is the tax free program which is sanctioned by the French government to encourage tourism. Leasing includes absolutely everything with no additional driver fees, airport fees and even the comprehensive insurance does not have an excess. Cars can be leased for up to 175 days with prices starting from Australian $24 a day per car. Have a look at
http://www.drivetravel.com/carlease/index.shtml . We are the only operator that offers leasing with all three companies that offers leasing.

5. Do all that is possible to get a diesel vehicle as diesel can cost up to a third less than petrol in some countries. Note that with a rental car - you most often will receive a petrol driven car. With leasing you can order a diesel car.

6. If you are taking a rental car - the insurance which is included, does come with an excess of approximately Australian $1,000 and whilst you could take out excess reduction waivers at the car counter - do check your travel insurance policy as quite a few of them offer "Rental vehicle insurance excess cover" - which means you don't have to take out those waivers as your travel
insurance will cover this. Click here for a quick quote.

7. If on a budget, consider taking a Motorhome instead of a car. This would be your accommodation and transport in one and you can save so much by cooking your own food and making your own sandwich lunches. See www.motorhomesworldwide.com for comprehensive info. Motorhomes are offered in 32 countries.

8. Car hire & Motorhomes are often priced on a seasonal basis whereby the pick up date determines the rate for the entire rental so if you want a car on 30 September - it may be worthwhile to wait one day and start on 01October when the rates drop.

9. If you do a fly/drive package - you often get the car or airfare at a reduced rate. Have a look at www.europeshoppe.com.au

10. Lastly - most companies in Europe charge an airport fee - in some places like Italy, this can as high as 14% of your TOTAL hire cost, so consider taking a taxi to a downtown location and avoiding the fee. Incidentally, airport drop off's do not incur the airport fee.

11. Want to travel to Eastern Europe eg. Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and your car hire company won't allow it? Start in Germany or Austria and you can or alternatively, lease a car. They allow it with full insurance and no excess.



    
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