Sara Day at Hays Travel

04/07/2026

🇺🇸 You can only choose one from each pair, so where is the road taking you? 🇺🇸

🇺🇸 Where does your American road trip take you? ❤️

03/07/2026

🩵Rhine Gorge & Cologne Discovery River Cruise 🩵

✨ From just £899 per person ✨

Be among the first to sail aboard the brand-new Riviera Resplendence and experience one of Europe’s most spectacular river cruises

Cruise through the breathtaking Rhine Gorge, one of the world’s most scenic river stretches, and explore the charming towns and historic cities of Rüdesheim, Koblenz and Cologne

🌟 Your holiday includes:
▪️Flights or return Eurostar travel & transfers
▪️3 nights aboard the brand new Riviera Resplendence
▪️FREE all-inclusive drinks package
▪️Choice of spacious cabins with window or French balcony
▪️4 included excursions & experiences
▪️Expert Riviera Cruise Director & Host
▪️FREE Wi-Fi
▪️All taxes included

🌟Cruise Highlights:
▪️Sail through the stunning Rhine Gorge, lined with castles, vineyards and dramatic scenery
▪️Explore picturesque Rüdesheim with a guided tour or visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet
▪️Discover historic Koblenz on an orientation walk
▪️Enjoy a guided tour of magnificent Cologne with a local expert

🗓️ Departure Dates & Prices:

📍 07 November 2026 – From £999pp
🛫 Dublin, Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted, Gatwick, or Aberdeen
🚆 St Pancras by rail

📍 10 November 2026 – From £899pp
🛫 Dublin, Birmingham, Heathrow, Manchester or Stansted
🚆 St Pancras by rail

Based on two adults sharing. Subject to availability at the time of booking. All taxes included. Price based on a lower deck stateroom.

01/07/2026

😂 I BOOKED MY OWN HOLIDAY ONCE. ONCE. 😂

It started so well.

“How hard can it be?” I said.
“I’ll save a fortune,” I said.
“Travel agents are unnecessary,” I said.

At 11pm, surrounded by 31 browser tabs, three conflicting TripAdvisor reviews, a spreadsheet I made at 9pm that no longer made sense, and a cold cup of tea I didn’t remember making —

I began to question my life choices.

The hotel had a “partial sea view.”

Partial. 🌊

What they meant was: if you opened the bathroom window, stood on the edge of the bath, ignored the smell, and looked left past the air conditioning unit — you could see what might have been the sea.

Or a car park puddle on a good day.

The transfer was listed as “approximately 40 minutes.”

The driver had a different philosophy about time. 🚐

And roads.

And speed limits, apparently.

Two hours and forty-five minutes later, I arrived at a hotel that looked nothing like the website. The website had clearly been photographed from a helicopter. In 2009. Before the building next door was built.

“Free breakfast included!” the listing had promised. 🍳

One yoghurt.

Warm.

A single, warm yoghurt.

Flavour: disappointment.

Meanwhile my friend Sara — who used a travel agent — was sending me photos from her actual sea view, on an actual beach, having been met at the airport by an actual human being holding an actual sign with her actual name on it.

Sara and I don’t talk about that holiday.

Here’s the truth nobody tells you:

A travel agent doesn’t just book things.

They’ve been there. They know the room on the third floor with the view. The transfer company that actually shows up. The “hidden gem” restaurant the internet hasn’t ruined yet.

And if something goes wrong at midnight in a foreign airport? ✈️

They answer. Sara’s travel agent answered.

Mine was a website. Websites don’t answer.

Don’t be me. Be more Sara 😎

👇 Drop me a message. Tell me where you want to go and I’ll handle everything — and I promise, your eggs will be warm and your yoghurt cold 😄

😂 ✈️ 🙌

09/03/2026

🇮🇹 Dreaming of Italy? Rest & Relax 🇮🇹
🇮🇹 𝗣𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 - 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 🇮🇹

𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯-𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘯-𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 '𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭'.

🔹8 Days
🍝 14 Meals Included
🎟️ 5 Included Excursions
⭐️️ 4* Hotel

𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺.

🔹Spend seven nights beside the brilliant blue Adriatic Sea
🔹Join an optional excursion to enchanting Monopoli and Polignano a Mare
🔹Discover the UNESCO-listed wonders of Matera's Sassi cave-dwellings
🔹Witness hilltop Ostuni’s white walls gleaming in the Italian sun
🔹Take in Alberobello’s traditional, conical trulli houses
🔹Explore Lecce's Baroque buildings and Roman ruins
🔹Visit the medieval village of Cisternino
🔹Discover the UNESCO-listed wonders of Matera’s sassi cave dwellings, inhabited from the Paleolithic Period right the way up to the 1950s
🔹Have the chance to visit the Castellana Caves and Locorotondo on an optional excursion

🗓️21st April 2026
𝗡𝗘𝗪📍𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥 - £1215pp
📍𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤 - £1332pp
📍𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 - £1535pp
📍𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 - £1292pp
📍𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 - £1044pp

To book or for further information......
☎ Call/WhatsApp 01256 581850
📩 Email [email protected]
📲 Send me a direct message

N.B Hotels: A room tax of approximately 3.00€ between 1/4 - 14/6 and 16/10 - 31/10 per room per night is payable locally, and 15/6 - 15/10 3.50€ per room per night is payable locally.

27/02/2026

Friday Fun Facts!

Did you know that Zebras are the only mammal that can see in colour, but the only colour they can't see is orange?

Also, their stripes are as individual as fingerprints, they are all unique and no two are the same!

26/02/2026

🦒🦒LOVE GIRAFFES? This property is iconic and sells quickly. If your clients are interested in Giraffe Manor ask to put the room on hold.🦒🦒

🦒 Kenya’s Most Iconic Stay: Nairobi & Giraffe Manor
7 Nights in Kenya From £4,500 per person based on 4/02/27
Other dates available on request (Travel: 01 Feb – 31 Mar 2027)

✈️ from London Heathrow with Kenya Airways

Deposit £1857pp
🦒 There are luxury stays… and then there’s breakfast with giraffes.
🧡 Set on the edge of Nairobi’s indigenous forest, Giraffe Manor is one of the world’s most extraordinary boutique hotels - a 1930s stately home where endangered Rothschild’s giraffes roam freely across 140 acres of private grounds.
✨ Awarded three Michelin Keys for exceptional hospitality, this ivy-clad manor offers just twelve individually styled rooms, vintage elegance, canopied beds and unforgettable wildlife encounters that simply can’t be replicated anywhere else in the world.
🌆 Your 7-Night Kenya Escape
🌙 5 Nights – Nairobi | PrideInn Azure Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Enjoy stylish city comfort with time to explore Nairobi’s vibrant culture, history and conservation attractions.
🦒 2 Nights – Giraffe Manor (Full Board)
Wake to the sight of a giraffe stretching its long neck through the breakfast room window. Feed them from your hand, watch them gather on the verandah, and capture once-in-a-lifetime moments in an intimate and magical setting.
Every detail is seamlessly arranged, including return international flights with Kenya Airways (baggage allowance 23kg per person), airport and hotel transfers, and AMREF Flying Doctors cover so you can focus entirely on the experience.
❤️ Travel That Gives Back
For every passenger travelling:
£10 is donated to the Mara Rianda Charitable Trust
£10 is donated to the East Africa Character Development Trust
Your journey supports meaningful community and youth development initiatives across Kenya.

To book......
☎ Call/WhatsApp 01256 581850
📲 Send a direct message
📩 Email [email protected]


T&C's Prices are fluid and subject to availability. Price based on 2 adults sharing. No tourist tax in Kenya and prices are correct at time of posting 17/02/2026.

25/02/2026

✨ Zero Deposit Offer ✨
🛳️ Alaskan Discovery From Vancouver 🛳️
😍 Secure your dream getaway NOW and spread the cost with monthly direct debit😍

📅 15 September 2027
🌙 10 Nights in total
🚗 Private transfers included
🛌 4* Auberge Vancouver | Room Only | 3 Nights
🛳️ Discovery Princess | Interior Stateroom | Full Board | 7 Nights

🌎 Cruise Itinerary: Vancouver, Canada > Inside Passage (scenic cruising) > Ketchikan, Alaska > Juneau, Alaska > Cruise by Endicott Arm And Dawes Glacier> Skagway, Alaska > At sea >Vancouver, Canada 🌎
Fare code: FXD
💎Receive UPTO $500 On Board Spending Money per Stateroom - amount varies dependent on stateroom category booked
💎 Option to Upgrade to Princess Plus and receive Plus Drinks package, Wi-Fi, Medallion Class Experience, Crew Appreciation and much more.

✈️Prices based on 2 adults flying from London Heathrow
🛳️ Interior Stateroom from £2,499pp
🛳️ Ocean View Stateroom from £3,149pp
🛳️ Balcony Stateroom from £2,999pp
🛳️ Mini Suite from £3,197pp

💳 Book today for a ZERO deposit
💳Followed by 17 monthly payments from £147pp
🛡️ Add Travel Insurance from £72pp

To book this amazing trip......
☎ Call/WhatsApp 01256 581850
📲 Send me a direct message
📩 Email [email protected]

20/02/2026

🇪🇬 Unforgettable Egypt 🇪🇬

🔍 Explore ancient treasures and famed sights 🔍

🧭 Egypt: The Majestic Nile - 10 day Escorted Tour
📍 Cairo - Luxor - Nile River Cruise
🚢 MS Royal Viking
📆 16th May 2026

Price includes:
✈️ Return flights from Heathrow
🚌 All internal travel
🏨 5⭐️ accommodation
🍴 23 meals
📷 8 excursions
🙋 Expert local tour guide
👟 Intermediate pace

⭐️ Embark on a seven-night cruise along the mighty Nile, visiting riverside cities and ruins along the way
⭐️ Enjoy a full-day tour of Cairo led by a professional Egyptology guide
⭐️ Witness the awe-inspiring Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, and Tutankhamun's golden mask
⭐️ Journey to the Temples of Horus, Karnak, Kom Ombo, and Philae
⭐️ See Aswan from a traditional 'felucca' boat
⭐️ Experience the Colossi of Memnon and Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor

💷 From £2325pp
🛡️ Don’t forget to ask about insurance for comprehensive cover!

For more details or to book:

☎️ Call/WhatsApp 01256 581850
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19/02/2026

13/02/2026

🐘🦏 On Safari in South Africa – Elephant Lodge 🦁🦒
🔍 In Search of the Big Five 🔎
🧡 From £2453pp - A saving of £432pp 🧡

✈️ Flying from London Heathrow
📆 Departs 11th May 2027
☀️ 10 Days in total
🍽️ Full board basis

🛏 Seven nights’ carefully chosen full-board accommodation at the four-star Sebatana Elephant Lodge, Lephalale, plus two nights on the aircraft
👮 Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager and wildlife specialist
✈️ Return flights to Johannesburg

🔒 Secure today with a deposit of £395pp followed by 13 monthly direct debit payments of £159pp

🛡️ Add comprehensive travel insurance from £70pp

For more information.......

☎ Call or WhatsApp 01256 581850
📲 Send a direct message
📩 Email [email protected]