Jacki MacWilliams - East Ivanhoe Travel

24/06/2024

Today I booked Palau for the first time in my career... how exciting for the travelers to be visiting such a unique and unspoiled paradise in the Pacific! 🌴🌴🌴

Palau, also known as Belau, is a Pacific Island nation made up of over 300 islands and is part of the region of Micronesia. Palau consistently earns its place among the world's top dive destinations, enticing adventurers with stunning underwater scenery, lush landscapes, pristine beaches, and a vibrant cultural legacy. Dive into Palau's underwater wonders, explore its cultural trails, and venture beyond the dive sites.

This could be the perfect next destination to add to your bucket list!

11/06/2024

Just had a group of friends travel to India to do an EPIC Motorbike trip!! What an incredible once in a lifetime experience for them 😀😀😀

20/05/2024

I seriously love client holiday photos and these ones are AMAZING!! Bucket list stuff 🤩 Paul Gauguin Cruises Tahiti & Cook Islands

03/05/2024

Just sharing some Friday afternoon travel inspiration!😍 Cook Islands

Spend your whole holiday with that kick-off-your-shoes feeling. Freedom awaits atcookislands.travel.

01/05/2024

Some lovely feedback & photos from a recent traveler's trip to Japan including Okinawa for a karate camp!
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Hi Jacki,

Thank you for helping me arrange this epic adventure. You made it so easy and it was great to have a number to call when Qantas IT systems failed. The hotels you recommended were so central and it made it really easy to get around.

I saw amazing things and met incredible people along the way.

Two things I learned was that the limousine buses in both Tokyo and Kyoto are a great way to get to and from the airport and they are really cheap. If you have an IPhone, you can download the Suica app and add it to your Apple Wallet and top up there. It gives you access to public transport across Japan (except Okinawa) and you can use it at vending machines as well.

I'll be in touch for my next adventure!

21/04/2024

How fantastic getting an email first thing Monday morning from a lovely client who has always dreamed of swimming with sharks (friendly ones of course!) and was able to tick that off her bucket list while visiting Tahiti, French Polynesia onboard a luxury Paul Gauguin Cruise 🦈🦈🦈🌴🌴🌴

11/04/2024

The Gold Coast never gets old for a FABULOUS family holiday and what better way to see the spectacular coastline than by helicopter! 😀🚁

I love seeing photos from clients holidays! ❤️

If your looking for a brilliant family friendly resort with heaps of activities, watermarks, kids club, movies and more you can't go past Turtle Beach Resort 🐢🐢🐢

08/04/2024

Here is a snapshot of some of the incredible destinations I have been booking this week! 🤩

Can you guess where they are??

Here are some clues:

1. This awe-inspiring structure stands tall atop the Corcovado mountain, overlooking the vibrant city below

2. The tallest peak in North America is located here

3. A family friendly resort in the beautiful Pacific Islands

4. A film location from Eat, Pray, Love

18/03/2024

Cook islands seem to be the flavour of the month, lots of enquiries and bookings the last few weeks! It really is a truly special place with the most incredible beaches and laid back island vibes 😍

Give us a thumbs up if you have been before 👍 or leave a heart if it is on your bucket list! ❤️

07/03/2024

Back to reality after a wonderful getaway on-board Resilient Lady 😃 I have cruised on many ships in my time and absolutely loved Virgin Voyages!

The ship was just beautiful - well designed, laid back but luxurious, fun, quirky and incredible food coupled with brilliant entertainment...

It felt more like a boutique hotel experience at sea, modern sleek rooms with super comfortable beds and some cool touches like mood lighting in your cabin and a hammock on the balcony 😎

Lots of varied entertainment options from stage shows to trivia, a DJ on deck, health and wellness classes, bouncing yoga, running track, a tattoo parlour and heaps if space to getaway and chill if that's your thing...

The dining was next level and my highlights were Korean BBQ including fun drinking games at Gunbae and the most beautiful 3 course breakfast at the Wake along with a zillion beautiful made to order casual dining choices including a pizzeria which is open until 2am and free flowing water, tea, coffee and soft drinks...

I just loved this experience and was refreshing to find a luxury cruise geared to a more middle aged market and child free! Pure bliss ❤️

03/03/2024

Onboard Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady 🙂

29/02/2024

This weekend the whole team is off on our very long-awaited Christmas Party / Team Bonding / Cruise Learning adventure upon the lovely Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady.

The office will be closed on Monday the 4th March however we will be back to port on Tuesday the 5th March where we will attempt to work remotely in the afternoon once we have our land legs back again.

Virgin Voyages has some of the best Wi-Fi at sea so, if you have an emergency, email will be best during this time either direct with your consultant as per usual or you can also use the [email protected] as this is distributed to all consultants.

If you need immediate assistance though, again please only in case of emergency, please try to WhatsApp Susie on 0419 132 924. If that fails, Jannene will be on standby for emergencies on phone 0417 328 391. But hopefully the world can continue to turn without us for 24 hours!

We look forward to sharing some pics and our reviews with you when we return!

12/02/2024

Viking are such beautiful, contemporary, understated luxury ocean ships... what a pleasure to check out Viking Jupiter in Melbourne today! 😃

07/02/2024

Booking a bucket list trip for some VIP clients today 😍 I have serious holiday envy!! Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort Cook Islands

16/01/2024

With 2024 travel planning and bookings in full swing just a timely reminder to take out your Travel Insurance sooner rather than later to cover for unexpected changes/cancellation before departure as well as for medical coverage whilst abroad!

No one expects they will need to cancel or change though you would be surprised how often it happens🩼😯🚑 Be it a broken bone , death of a close relative or even your house flooding before your departure - best to be safe than sorry!

11/01/2024

Just dreaming of some of the AWESOME destinations I have been quoting this week... where I'd rather be!!

Can you guess all 5 of these locations?

08/01/2024

I'm now back in the office after a wonderful Christmas break visiting Bright 🌞👒

We always stay local at this time of year and swap aeroplanes ✈️ for driving 🚗

Where is your favourite local getaway?

20/12/2023

And that's a wrap for 2023, what a fabulous year of travel it has been!

The office is now closed until early January and I am taking a break, returning to the office Monday 08th January 2024.

Best wishes to everyone for a Merry Christmas & wonderful New Year!

For any urgent emergency assistance while the office is closed we will be monitoring emails so please send to [email protected]

17/12/2023

Not sure how I feel about this! 😯 Would you stay here?

11/12/2023

Some pics from a clients recent trip to Guatemala & Belize 😀 I have serious holiday envy!!

11/12/2023

Researching and discovering new places is something I have always loved about being a Travel Consultant! Today I am taken to the picture postcard town of Berchtesgaden, Germany for clients interested in a guided walking tour through this beautiful region 💜💜💜

25/11/2023

Woohoo! Made the top 10! 🏆🏎 MSC Cruises you've made my day! 😀

24/11/2023

23/11/2023

Checked out the beautiful pool at Sofitel Gold Coast but I took advantage of the solo time to hit up the shops and got a massage instead! ❤️👌

23/11/2023

The airport is my happy place! 😀✈️❤️

10/11/2023

If anyone is looking for a recommendation for a brilliant nanny in Bali, hit me up for contact details! Our nanny Kumang was an absolute gem on our recent trip keeping Ellie entertained, so we could have some time to ourselves... pure bliss! 🙌❤️

31/10/2023

I'd love to have been on this flight 🎃✈️👻 Virgin Australia bringing the fun! 👏
Give a thumbs up 👍 if you agree!

27/10/2023

Return fares from Melbourne to Nadi, Fiji starting at $759.00* per adult return including taxes! ✈️🏝

From Melbourne to Tonga from $739.00* per adult return
From Melbourne to Apia, Samoa from $835.00* per adult return
From Melbourne to Narita, Japan from $1019.00* per adult return
From Melbourne to Hong Kong from $1359.00* per adult return

Hurry Sale ends 17th November unless sold out prior!

*Conditions apply
*Return adults fares inclusive of taxes. Travel via Fiji
*Lite fares not inclusive checked luggage - can add luggage additional cost

17/10/2023

Got my updated CLIA Cruise Master certificate today 😀 I'd love to know which cruise line is your favourite?? Comment below 👇👇👇

Hmmmm my best cruise experience is a toss up between Mexican Riviera with Princess or Coral Expeditions from Cairns to Townsville, both totally different and equally awesome! 💕

16/10/2023

Tonight I'm learning all about a new worldwide guided touring product for the Australian market 'Titan Travel' 😀🛩🌏 a well established UK based operator who offer soo many AMAZING itineraries to Europe, USA and beyond!