Topdeck Travel Blog

Get your voting hats on! Topdeck’s ‘Don’t waste winter’ campaign made it into the short list for the British Youth Travel Awards 2009 for ‘most innovative marketing’!

It is a fully integrated campaign including print advertising, social networks and a dedicated micro site www.dontwastewinter.com

To actually win the award, we need your votes!  If you are happy to support us, please follow the link & vote for Topdeck!

Topdeck is looking for a band or singer to entertain our passengers during Topdeck’s Christmas and New Years Ski Package at Les Deux Alpes in the French Alps.

We’re looking for a singer or (maximum) 4 piece band who can get our 18 to 30-something passengers rocking the night away to all the usual pub favourites in our French ski resort!

Here’s what your ride includes:

Accommodation from in a 4-share ensuite hostel room right in the heart of Les Deux Alpes from 20 December 2009 to 2 January 2010

Return overnight coach travel from London (departing 19 December 2009, returning 3 January 2010)

Return ferry crossings from Dover to Calais

All meals at Les Deux Alpes (breakfast, lunch & dinner) included

Free lift pass with access to 3 resorts

Free ski hire (snowboard available BUT must be pre-arranged)

12 hours of free lessons

Guaranteed natural snow

Free leisure pass (access to swimming pool and ice rink)

Here’s what you need to bring:

Band equipment

Sound equipment

Excellent party tunes

Ski clothing

A great attitude!

Topdeck is known throughout the world for its great value trips with loads of extras and inclusions while also giving you plenty of free time to go and explore on your own. And our skiing trips are no exception! If you want to experience guaranteed snow, more meals, longer ski pass periods, and get your band’s name known to adventurous 18 to 30-somethings, then Topdeck Ski is for you!

Check out our fabulous ski packages!

How to enter the competition:

1. Make a video clip of your band’s musical skills (make it memorable!)
2. Upload it to YouTube with the following title:
   “[SINGER / BAND NAME] has the Topdeck T Factor“
3. Email the link to: marketing@topdecktravel.co.uk

The winners will be announced on 1 December 2009, and must be available from 19 December 2009 to 3 January 2010 (inclusive).

Topdeck have many hidden gems scattered all over the internet… Some you might know about, but many you probably won’t. Check out www.topdecktravel.eu for a closer look at Topdeck’s network of websites, blogs and other online media.

Who knows what you might find!

Topdeck has defied the ‘doom and gloom’ of the current economic crisis, and is heading into its best season ever!

James Nathan, Managing Director, Topdeck said,
“Since last week, we’ve guaranteed all but six departures from our entire Europe summer program. To keep up with demand, we’ve added extra departures to some shorter and mid-duration trips. We know that today’s 18-30 something travellers are ever more discerning and we have left no stone un-turned in our efforts to design a new product range that cater for those increased expectations.
There are also differences between Topdeck’s trips and those of its competitors. We continue to include more meals and more independent free time, have a no expected tipping policy and importantly, the accommodation we use is closer to the city centre than other group operators,” he said.

Topdeck offers three accommodation styles: Hotel trips stay at typically European hotels in great locations; EuroClub trips use multi-share accommodation in cabins, castles, yachts and hostels and the budget-friendly EuroCamping trips stay at Europe’s best campsites which feature twin-share dome tents and air mattresses.

Discover Croatia and discover great value at Topdeck’s brand new Croatia Sailing website specifically designed to cover all aspects of a Croatia Sailing tour!

It’s hard to believe that Topdeck have been providing some really unforgettable travel experiences since 1973! But despite the changes around us, the sense of adventure from travelling by bus with a bunch of happy like-minded travllers has never altered! We went along with one group of travellers to film and capture the spirit of a Topdeck Tour!

Check out more videos from Topdeck’s travel adventures

Getting ready for your Big OE? Come and see us at a travel show near you & get some great travel deals with Topdeck!

The Topdeck team will be in Dunedin, Christchurch, Hamilton, Auckland and Wellington throughout March 2009.

More details of the TNT travel show…

Visit Topdeck at Stand 13 at the annual TNT Travel Show in London. Massive savings exclusively during the show on the 7th of March only!

Free prize giveaway: enter our competition for the chance to
win a 22-day trip around Europe worth up to £1030!

More details about Topdeck at TNT 2009 and this offer…

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