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Daily Archives: 9 September 2026

Follow I-65: The Heart of America

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America The Beautiful: One Adventure At A Time

Follow I-65: The Heart of America

Travel USA: Oak Alley Plantationy

From Chicago’s impressive skyline to Kentucky bourbon country, Nashville’s live music, Alabama’s powerful history and the unmistakable atmosphere of New Orleans, Get your Vibe on I-65 show-cases the extraordinary.

The 17-day self-drive adventure presents clients with incredible variety during just one American road trip, with different narratives unfolding all along the way.
Begin with four nights in Chicago before hitting the road for Indianapolis and Louisville, where Kentucky brings together horse racing, bourbon, baseball and Muhammad Ali. Continue to Nashville for three nights of music, Southern flavours and the Grand Ole Opry, then follow I-65 into Alabama. Birmingham and Montgomery to reveal stories from America’s Civil Rights Movement before the journey continues to historic Mobile and the Gulf Coast. From here, head west to New Orleans for four nights of jazz, Cajun and Creole flavours, French Quarter character and Louisiana bayous. It’s the kind of journey that reminds clients why exploring America by road can be so rewarding, with each stop revealing another side of the country. Book it as featured or let Travel USA tailor the route, experiences and length of stay to create an I-65 adventure perfectly suited to your clients.

. . . Experiences

There are plenty of highlights built into the journey, from Chicago’s iconic attractions and the Kentucky Derby Museum to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame, RCA Studio B and Ryman Auditorium.
In 12South, clients can discover Nashville’s food scene before experiencing the Grand Ole Opry with a backstage tour. In New Orleans, highlights include the French Quarter and major attractions, Oak Alley Plantation and an airboat adventure through Louisiana’s bayous. View the full itinerary HERE.

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America The Beautiful
Travel USA Chicago River and Skyline

Travel USA has teamed up with Brand USA for America The Beautiful: One Adventure At A Time, an eight-week campaign showcasing the variety of experiences waiting across the USA.

Each week explores a different way to experience America, brought to life through a Travel USA itinerary. As New Zealand’s only dedicated USA travel specialist, Travel USA helps travel advisors turn inspiration into memorable holidays for their clients.

Take to the open road with Get Your Vibe on I-65.

Beyond The Obvious
Kentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs

Chicago, Nashville and New Orleans may be familiar names but following I-65 connects clients with places and stories they might otherwise miss. Indianapolis brings a taste of the American Heartland and motorsport heritage, while Louisville reveals Kentucky through Churchill Downs, bourbon, baseball and hometown legend Muhammad Ali.


Alabama adds another dimension. Birmingham played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, while Montgomery’s Rosa Parks Museum tells the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Then discover Mobile, one of the Gulf Coast’s oldest cities, where historic architecture, Southern character and maritime heritage provide another change of pace before New Orleans.

Together, these stops turn a road trip between famous cities into something richer, revealing different chapters of American history, culture and everyday life that clients might otherwise never experience.

Uniworld Egypt

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Uniworld: The Finest In Luxury Travel

Kiwi Agents’ Nile Adventure Begins

Uniworld In Egypt Sep 2026

It was a day of both bucket list moments and recreating past memories for the 30-plus members of the Kiwi delegation on Uniworld’s 50th anniversary mega famil to Egypt.

The itinerary officially began with a trip to Egypt’s famed Giza pyramids followed up by a visit to the world’s biggest museum dedicated to a single civilisation. And despite the hype, and a repeat visit for some, many of the Kiwi agents were still in awe. The agents are not alone. Alice Ager Uniworld md ANZ says Egypt and the Nile ‘is having a moment with Kiwi travellers’. Uniworld’s Egypt sales are up 300% on last year for New Zealand alone.

“It’s been amazing to see it come back to life in such a short period of time.” And given that growth, Ager says it’s incredible to be able to host the Kiwi agents, and their plus ones, ‘to experience the Uniworld difference on the Nile first hand’.

The regional Uniworld boss says Kiwis tend to be intrepid travellers keen to explore, to taste local flavours, and learn about the culture. “This itinerary is going to share the wonder of Egypt’s ancient history with them in style and luxury…they are in for a wonderful experience! We love investing in our Kiwi agents; we want them to feel, live and breathe what we offer and how Uniworld is different.”

. . . Starting Strong

Uniworld’s Egypt itinerary starts and ends with two nights in Cairo and includes a half-day at the new Grand Egyptian Museum.
“It’s a whopping museum full of things that have rarely been seen before,” says Ager. “Many of the pieces have been moved from the Original Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but there are also thousands of pieces that have been kept in archive for decades. It’s a great day as the museum brings together all the stories and history of ancient Egypt that you learn through the voyage.”

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Five Star Luxury

Clients on Uniworld’s Egypt itinerary stay at the five-star Ritz Carlton or the Four Seasons Nile Plaza.
Suggest those staying at the Ritz Carlton hotel visit the nearby old Egyptian Museum. “While the [Grand Egyptian Museum] is modern, clean, air conditioned, the old museum is like stepping back in time and a sight to behold in itself,” says Alice Ager.

“There are some gaps where key pieces have been moved, but they have a replica of the original Rosetta Stone which unlocked the code of language. Without that tablet, we wouldn’t be able to translate many of the ancient languages including hieroglyphics, which blows my mind!”

When To Visit

Depending on how clients handle the heat, the ideal times of year to visit Egypt are during autumn to spring, says Uniworld md ANZ Alice Ager. “Summer is too hot and dry and we don’t operate during the hottest months of Jul and Aug. I once visited in Dec and didn’t pack a jumper so spent the week on the Nile wearing my husband’s sweatshirt.”

Ager says the winter months are a dry 25 degrees in the day time, but notes that temperatures drop when the sun goes down, with a cool overnight and early morning. Pro tip: Christmas really is the best time if you want to avoid the high temperatures, she adds.

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