After a difficult year, we wanted to remember the silver linings of 2020. Our team share their heartwarming tales.
Travel Community
Hear stories and anecdotes about the importance of travel in South and South East Asia, from and about ETG’s travel community. You might read an article about or by an ETG employee, client, in-country partner, or hotel owner…all of whom share a passion for making travel count.
Our travel community is so important to us at ETG HQ. Everyone plays a huge part in creating a rewarding and memorable travel experience for travellers, guides and local communities. The more we can work together the more we can spread the benefits of curious travel and develop long last relationships.
For accounts of specific trips and accommodation experiences, we recommend checking our the traveller’s tales archive.
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Our CEO recently spoke on a Natwest-sponsored podcast, ‘Tough Conversations’ hosted by Steph McGovern, on how challenging it has been in the travel game since COVID-19.
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Experience Travel Group launched a prize draw to celebrate the heros of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which hero has won a holiday to Sri Lanka?
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Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaThe ETG Take On Travel
Siberia or Chernobyl? ETG’ers in action
by Sam ClarkFind out why a photograph of pianos in Chernobyl sparked debate among the Experience Travel Group community.
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Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaThe ETG Take On Travel
How we are REALLY doing: a message from our MD & co-founder
by Sam ClarkHow have we survived the COVID crisis? An update from Sam Clark, MD of Experience Travel Group.
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Latest Travel News and Views from Asia
Survey Results: How you feel about travel in the time of Covid
by Sam ClarkWe asked our community of passionate travellers how they feel about travel in the time of Covid-19. Discover how they responded.
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Discover how Husna-Tara Prakesh left a career in academia in England for love in Bengal, and ended up opening two of the region’s most beautiful hotels.
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Discover Susan Vernon’s life-changing travels through Asia as organised Experience Travel Group.
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With tourism in lockdown, how are our partners in Asia making use of their newfound free time?
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After a lifetime of travelling short-haul, ETG traveller Tony made his first trip to Asia in 2017. Suffice to say it changed his life.
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Dee Gibson travelled with ETG to Sri Lanka in 2016. She and her family explored their Sri Lankan roots and were so inspired by the country that they opened the Kalukanda House along Weligama’s coastline.
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We are surrounded by horror stories from across the world. But is the world really becoming a scarier place to live? Experience Travel Group invesigates.
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The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel sits amongst the jungle in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Read about David Swarbick’s experience acquiring & renovating the property.
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What happened when travel expert Becky’s family decided to trade in mince pies and snowy Scotland for the tropical sunshine of Malaysia?
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Family TravelYour Travel Story
Have kids, will travel: a parent’s perspective on family travel in Asia
Even for the very well-travelled, going long-haul with kids for the first time can seem a daunting process. Here, former independent traveller, Anneke, shares her experience of the first time booking with ETG.
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Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaSri Lanka
ETG support the Amelie and Daniel Linsey Foundation Ball
by Sam ClarkFind out about the inspiring work of the Amelie and Daniel Linsey Foundation and why Experience Travel Group supported their fundraising ball.
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Find out why travel consultant Toni, who was born and raised in Asia, still can’t get enough of exploring the boundlessly captivating continent.
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Thailand is far from “over”. Here’s how to find special spots that are an inch off the map and reveal a side to the country you didn’t know existed.
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Travel photographer, Damon Wilder, shares his favourite (and most photogenic) places to visit in Kerala, one of India’s most peaceful and beautiful regions.
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Family TravelYour Travel Story
Travels with my teenage son: surf and safari in Sri Lanka
by Alice BaylyDiscover how our Head of Family Travel, Alice, found common ground with her teenage son on a holiday to Sri Lanka.
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Find out why you need to visit Bhutan now, as described by two ETG travellers, Steve and Joanna. See the amazing traditional culture, before modernisation takes hold.
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On a recent research trip to India, ETG was lucky enough to meet with Isa Heini. After working as a nurse for 13 years in her native Switzerland, Isa visited…
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After working for several years as a travel consultant with ETG, Lucy Reeve chose an admirable new path. Combining her love of travel, desire to work in the humanitarian sector…
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Dark tourism has been around for years. But since Netflix jumped on board with their new documentary series, Dark Tourist, the concept has seen a surge of interest and, unsurprisingly,…
Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaThe ETG Take On Travel
The power of booking a holiday now
by Matt Brazier
In the time of Covid-19, booking a holiday in advance could have more of an impact than you think. Could forward planning save travel?
Do you know someone who has been a true hero in the face of Covid-19? You could enter them into a prize draw to win a well-deserve holiday to Asia!
After years of exploring India, James finally experienced the beauty of the Taj Mahal for the first time. Is it worth the visit or can it be skipped?
Simon’s love affair with Southeast Asia began in 2009 and doesn’t seem to be fading. Here’s why this remarkable region has him hooked for life.
Are you a traveller or a tourist? And, really, what’s the difference between them? Find out from the holiday experts at ETG.
Family TravelSri LankaYour Travel Story
Expectations vs. Reality: My family’s first trip to Sri Lanka
by Abi Northage
Abi had high hopes for her first trip to Sri Lanka with her family in tow. But how did her expectations compare to the reality of being there?
Will you help support the Sri Lankan chauffeur-guides? We have set up a JustGiving crowdfunding page to help support both the chauffeur-guides during this difficult period and a brilliant local…