Helloworld Travel Parkdale

28/05/2024

Some important information for our travellers heading over for the European summer.

Are you planning a European summer adventure? If you’re visiting the Schengen Area, know how to calculate your visa free days. If you’re staying longer than 90 days, make sure you get the correct visa.

For more information on staying in the Schengen Area, visit our website: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/schengen

18/04/2024

Travel to Europe to experience the spectacular Northern Lights & Christmas Markets with Selena from Helloworld Travel Parkdale. Our 16 day/15 night tour starts in Norway on 23rd November, finishes in Germany on 8th December and highlights these 2 amazing European experiences.

For further details, please contact us on
☎️ 03 9580 9111
📧 [email protected]
🏃🏻‍♂️ But hurry, limited seats available !!🏃

We are locally owned & operated and love looking after our locals and their travel needs!

24/03/2024

Morocco is a beautiful, vibrant country full of stunning landscapes & architecture, delicious cuisine, bustling cities and warm welcoming people. Richard from our team travelled there recently with Intrepid on their 13 day Morocco Uncovered tour and rated it as one of the best travel experiences he’s ever had (and there have been many!)
Intrepid have this same tour on special at present so please contact us if this special destination is on your travel bucket list 🇲🇦 🐪 🌍
Phone 9580 9111
Email [email protected]

17/03/2024

Happy St Patrick’s Day one & all 🍀 🇮🇪

For those who aren’t familiar with St Patrick's Day, it’s a global celebration of Irish culture and particularly remembers St. Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints.

Ireland is one of our clients favourite countries to visit and as these photos show, it’s a beautiful place full of history, wonderful little towns, lots of fun and a Guinness or two! Our agency owner Selena spent 12 days there last year which she absolutely loved so if Ireland is on your travel bucket list, we can help you make it a reality!

07/03/2024

This is fantastic news for all us “fur parents” !!

Thanks Virgin Australia 🐶 ❤️ 🙏🏼

25/11/2023

Selena & Libby are attending the Helloworld Frontliners conference on the Gold Coast this weekend and it’s a fantastic event for networking with colleagues and our travel industry trade partners. It’s always great to learn new things, refresh some old things & have a bit of fun along the way.
Here are a few shots so far!

22/11/2023

Hello to all our fabulous Facebook followers 😃

Selena here and I'm so excited to present to you the next group tour I'll be escorting travelling to Europe and visiting some of their beautiful Christmas Markets as well as experiencing the spectacular Northern Lights! This tour takes place in pretty much in one years time exactly, starting on 23rd November 2024 in Kirkenes Norway and finishing in Frankfurt Germany on 8th December 2024.

For many years it's been on my travel bucket list to visit Europe in their winter months so to combine these 2 wonderful events was a no brainer, and I hope it may appeal to some of you as well ❄️🎅

Please feel free to contact me for further information but I will stress that spaces are limited so get in quick!!
Phone 9580 9111 or email [email protected]

15/11/2023

One of the “perks” of our job is getting the opportunity to inspect cruise ships when they are in port and that’s exactly what Libby did last Thursday when she headed down to Station Pier to embark on the Carnival Splendor who was here for a special Melbourne Cup Cruise from Sydney. As the crowd dressed for the races disembarked in their colourful fascinators ready for a big day at Flemington, Libby joined other agents for a special tour of the ship, followed by a spectacular lunch in the Black Pearl restaurant.

The ship brilliantly caters for families with endless kids activities, water park and kids clubs, whilst the parents can escape to the adults only retreats. This ship certainly has something for everyone!

And the good news is that Carnival Cruises 2025/26 sailings are now available to book 🛳🥳

Featuring a new Sydney to Fiji sailing on Carnival Splendor, plus additional domestic and New Zealand cruises from Sydney.
For those looking for options from Queensland, Carnival Luminosa will offer additional Great Barrier Reef cruises and 3-night getaway sailings from Brisbane.
Carnival Splendor, homeported in Sydney, will offer a range of exciting itineraries to much-loved destinations across Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef, Moreton Island, Tasmania and a Melbourne Cup cruise, as well as idyllic international destinations such as Fiji, South Pacific islands, Singapore, and New Zealand.

From Brisbane, Carnival Luminosa will sail to domestic favourites like Airlie Beach and the Great Barrier Reef, along with tropical South Pacific paradises including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu 🤿🛳🌊

Contact us for bookings on
📞 9580 9111
📧 [email protected]

23/10/2023

Well every day we’re getting closer to the end of 2023 so it’s definitely time to start thinking about your 2024 travel adventures!

However let’s recap some of our teams 2023 travels and we’ll start with Libby who travelled with her family to Europe, in particular to Italy and the areas of Puglia, Cinque Terra & Sicily. We have to admit that Italy is one of our favourite countries as it really does offer amazing scenery, culture, history, beaches and of course the food & wine 🍝 🍷 😍

If a trip to Europe is on your 2024 radar, please contact us asap as it will definitely be another huge year over there! And as the old saying goes “the early bird catches the best airfares from Helloworld Travel Parkdale “ ✈️ 😉

11/10/2023

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting the Cook Islands, you know exactly what a wonderful place it is, especially the stunning island of Aitutaki!

Selena from our office visited there a few years back and can attest that it is indeed one of the most beautiful places she’s travelled to with the beaches full of golden sand, the water that amazing shade of blue, absolutely crystal clear and so very very inviting 🩵 👙 🏝️

If this appeals to you (and why wouldn’t it!), please contact our office for further details!
Phone: 9580 9111
Email: [email protected]

08/10/2023

Wonderful meal tonight here at Neo Thai in our fabulous Parkdale Village.

With all the Skyrail works happening, it’s so important to support our local traders at this time. And with beautiful meals such as this, you’d be crazy not to!

Thanks Neo Thai Restaurant, amazing food & service tonight 🇹🇭 👌🏼

24/08/2023

A big hello, bonjour, ciao & hola from Europe!

It’s been a little while since we updated our page here, mostly due to all you wonderful folk keeping us busy with all your bookings! But now we’d like to share some of our travels with you starting with Selena who is currently travelling with Avalon Waterways on their Magnicifent Rivers of Europe river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam ⛴️🩵

Selena, along with another 23 of our other fabulous clients, started the cruise in the beautiful city of Budapest, the Hungarian capital. Lots to see and do including a very informative sightseeing tour around the city finishing high on the Buda side at Buda Castle.
There were a few optional excursions on offer and Selena decided on “Wine Tasting in the Hungarian Countryside” which she a few others from our group thoroughly enjoyed.

Our gorgeous vessel, the Avalon Visionary, departed from Budapest at 9pm after a delicious welcome dinner, and cruising along the Danube at night in this stunning city was a perfect way to start our 16 day journey.

Onwards now to Bratislava today, Vienna tomorrow and lots more beautiful cities & towns to see along the way!

19/03/2023

The team from Helloworld Travel Parkdale onboard the P&O Pacific Adventure. It’s our “team building” “belated Christmas party” “educational” or just plain “fabulous weekend away” trip and we are all enjoying a few days break after an enormously busy few months.
See you back in Melbourne on Monday arvo!

22/12/2022

Hi folks!

Today is our last day of trading before we take a very well earned break.

We’d like to thank our wonderful clients for their continued support this year. It’s been so great coming off 2 very lean covid years to now be as busy as ever and helping to again create some amazing travel memories for you all.

Best wishes for the Festive Season and we look forward to seeing you in 2023.

Cheers from Selena, Rich & Libby 🥂

07/11/2022

As some of you may know, our Owner/Manager Selena is travelling at the moment in South America and has just completed a 7 day tour of the Amazon rainforest where she sailed aboard the small motor yacht Tucano 1 along the Rio Negro River.

What an experience it was and here is a small selection of the many photos Selena took!

23/09/2022

A little piece of Italy right here in Parkdale 🇮🇹 ❤️

Thanks for a lovely & delicious night out Buono Restaurant & Bar 🙏🏼👌🏼

28/08/2022

Italy - oh how we love this country ❤️ 🇮🇹 ❤️

This fabulous Collette tour celebrates the beautiful southern part of the country.

On this 12-day tour you will journey through a crossroads of civilizations in Sicily and on to the spectacular coastlines of Southern Italy. Allow the unique culture to capture your heart and get a glimpse into an age-old heritage composed of ancient monuments and cultivated lands.

✔️11 day premium guided journey beginning in ,
✔️Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 6 dinners
✔️Experience the excavated ruins of at the foothills of
✔️Tour a vineyard and cellar in Taormina with an expert guide
✔️Experience Mt.Etna Volcano National Park with a local expert

From $3,959* per person twin share or $4,815* for solo travellers! Book with Helloworld and SAVE $439* per person twin share or $535* for solo!

https://bit.ly/SouthernItalySicilyAug22

Contact our store on
☎️ 03 9580 9111
📧 [email protected]

04/08/2022

Well some things never change.

As the old saying goes “ If you can’t afford travel insurance, you can’t afford to travel”. And now with flight cancellations aplenty and the risk of contracting covid still very apparent, this couldn’t be more relevant.

We at Helloworld Travel Parkdale use 3 different travel insurance companies to meet the specific travel insurance needs for our clients so please feel free to contact us for a quote.
☎️ 9580 9111
📧 [email protected]

: If you booked international travel in the early 1980s, you’d check flight times in the paper and receive your tickets by mail.
A lot has changed since then, but our advice on travel insurance hasn’t. In our ‘Hints for Australian Travellers’ booklet from 1981, we were advising you to get insured against the unexpected, just as we continue to do today.
Read our current advice for tips in 2022: www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/resources/travel-smart

03/07/2022

Good news!! One less thing travellers arriving into Australia have to do 👏🏼👏🏼

23/06/2022

No one likes to talk about returning home after a holiday overseas.

But there’s one thing that Aussies need to keep in mind in addition to duty-free shopping – the Digital Passenger Declaration.

Quick tips:
✔️create an account and download the app or visit the webpage before you travel
✔️fill it out up to 7 days prior to boarding your flight home to Australia.

Read more:
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid19/digital-passenger-declaration

Credit smartraveller.gov.au

14/06/2022

One of the most amazing ways to experience breathtaking European scenery is undoubtedly by cruising along the iconic Rhine & Danube rivers and we are delighted to announce that Selena from Helloworld Travel Parkdale will be escorting an Avalon Waterways 16 day “Magnificent Rivers of Europe” river cruise in August 2023.

From Budapest to Amsterdam, and in many exciting stops along the way, you’ll be immersed in the culture of Central Europe in a unique way on this timeless European river cruise holiday.

We invite you to attend a free information session on Monday 27th June where the lovely Sarah from Avalon Waterways will be in attendance to give a short presentation about the cruise plus answer any questions you may have about river cruising in Europe.

Numbers are limited so please RSVP by calling 9580 9111 or email [email protected]

10/06/2022

BREAKING NEWS: 🚨

The USA is dropping their international COVID testing requirements for travel into America.

Travellers to the U.S.A. will no longer have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country.

The testing mandate will end effective midnight on Sunday, June 12.

Great news for our travellers to the USA!! 🇺🇸 ✈️ 😎

24/04/2022

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them.

18/04/2022

Welcome back Cruising!! 🚢 ❤️

14/04/2022

It’s been a pretty big week for Helloworld Travel Parkdale as we have successfully relocated to our lovely new office at 143A Como Parade East, and for those of you who know our Parkdale Shopping Village, we are almost directly opposite our old location just across the railway line.

Selena & Rich have done an awesome job in not only getting the move done, but also keeping up with the strong demand from our clients for their future travel plans. And yes, we can safely say that travel is definitely back!

Huge thanks go out to our trades who have all been so efficient and accommodating in getting this all done in a 4 week timeframe, Kris, Theo, Jon, Giles, Ryan & Nick, plus the help from our loving family members Rich senior, Jeff & Matthew.

We are looking forward to many years here on the East side of the tracks and hope to see you in our new digs soon to book your next travel adventure! ✈️ 🚢 🌍 😁





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