I've Been Feeling A Little Wicked

It’s true, I have been feeling a little wicked. For those of you who follow our Twitter stream, you will recall I was tasting cocktails recently as part of creating a new package (well that’s my excuse) – A Wicked Night Away. The package is now open for sale and it seems a lot of people are already liking a little wickedness.

What To Pack

No, I’m not talking about what to put in a suitcase but rather what to put in an accommodation package. Does it really matter what’s in a package or are people now just buying based on price alone? Maybe the breakfast, room upgrade, drinks, massages and the like aren’t really desired anymore, or are they?

The Eggs Are Coming

Easter is coming and if you’ve been in the shops lately you will have by now noticed the appearance of Easter Eggs. I have to confess, I have already sampled a chocolate or two, I blame it on the fact that we recently created a special package for Easter and I needed some Easter eggs to put myself in the right frame of mind!

Happy Mardi Gras!

The Sydney Mardi Gras season is in full swing. The festivities run over a three week period packed full of culture, entertainment and social events. The theme this year is “Nations United”. The jewel in the crown is the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The parade has grown to become a major cultural event with over half a million Sydneysiders and thousands of international visitors turning out each year to cheer. Celebrate with us, the parade commences at 7:45pm on Saturday 7th March and heads along Oxford Street. The sequins, feathers, tiaras and the like are not to be missed!

V Day - Romantic Or Too Commercial?

We ask the question, has the traditional day of expressing love become too commercial?

According to Wikipedia, Valentine’s Day is a day of mutually exchanging love notes in the form of “valentines”, the sending of which was fashionable in nineteenth century Great Britain.

Has this day lost its meaning? Valentine’s Day cards now creep into the shops right after Christmas. Advertising encourages spending. Should affection be measured by the amount you spend? Does your significant other expect the roses, the chocolates, the night in a hotel or for some, that thrilling blue box from Tiffany’s?

There was a bar in Sydney holding an Anti-Valentine’s Day event, it was very popular although held a couple of nights before the actual day. Was this a way of two bites of that commercial cherry by holding another event on the night?

It seems expected that hotels have a special offer available for Valentine’s Day. Our “Be Our Valentine” two night package was indeed successful. Are we buying into the commercialisation or just providing what we’re being asked for? What do you look for in a romantic hotel package – a suite, dinner, champagne, breakfast in bed?