It's jazz and blues time in Fiji

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Dan Ilves
fiji music festivalTravel vacation packages to Fiji make for wonderful luxury family vacations or romantic getaways or dive vacations. We love sending customers to Fiji. Now for music fans, there's a special reason to plan a trip to Fiji: the 2nd Fiji International Jazz and Blues Festival.

This year's four-day event attracted about 2,000 visitors, quite a crowd for Fiji. Taking place May 10 - 13, 2012, Fiji hopes to ensure this blues and jazz festival is the premier event of the pacific.  Scheduled for next year's bash are Australian guitarist Kevin Borich, acoustic maestro Paul Ubana Jones from the UK, jazz diva Julie Mason, New Zealand blues guitarist Billy TK jnr, as well as local Fijian artists like Dejavu and Tom Mawi.

With so many attending the event, it's best to plan your Fiji vacation package early if you want to be part of this special event.  Our Fiji experts really know the ins and outs of this destination.  Read more about Fiji vacations.

Fiji’s International Jazz & Blues Fest

Monday, March 14, 2011 by Dan Ilves

Imagine a tropical paradise inhabited by some of the friendliest people on the planet… Now imagine an international music event where this tropical wonderland is filled with awesome music to enrich your spirit. Perhaps it’s time to consider a Fiji vacation, because Fiji is hosting world class jazz, blues and soul music during its 2011 International Jazz and Blues Festival, May 12 – 15, 2011, at Port Denaru.

Over 100 musicians from around the world will perform,  with a line-up that includes leading jazz and blues musicians from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, American Samoa and the United States, including: Billy TK Jnr (Kiwi guitar hero), Hammond Gamble, Tony Painting (UK blues guitarist), Phil Broadhurst (internationally acclaimed jazz pianist), LA crooner, Diana Harris and many others!

Read more about Fiji vacations, or contact one of our travel agents to assit with booking your trip to paradise.

TravelStore experts make Travel + Leisure A-List of top travel agents.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by Dan Ilves

It is with great pride we announce two of TravelStore’s  travel specialists were selected among the 121 top travel agents in the 2010 Travel + Leisure A-List:

 Katie Cadar was selected as one of the 121 top travel agents in the 2010 Travel + Leisure A-List.

Susanne Hamer was selected as one of the 121 top travel agents in the 2010 Travel + Leisure A-List.

Following  is an excerpt from the Travel + Leisure press release:

“Every year, the travel landscape grows more complicated. An expert guide can make all the difference in your travel planning experience — from getting the best rates to finding the perfect destination for your next trip. With that in mind, Travel + Leisure editors evaluated thousands of travel agents for its ninth annual 2010 A-List of 121 Top Travel Agents featured in the October issue. This selective list organizes the agents by region of expertise and profiles each agent with details such as years of experience, other specialties, consulting fees, and contact information.”

Katie Cadar was listed as a top agent for Africa vacations. Katie recently returned from Morocco and you can read her posts appearing in this blog. Susanne Hamer was chosen as a top expert for Tahiti vacations/ French Polynesia. Susanne has traveled to Tahiti and Fiji numerous times, and just returned from a trip to India. Our congratulations to both of them!