Estravelleri arhiiv

Summary in English

Estraveller is Estravel's customer magazine with an ordinary circulation of 11,000 copies. 9,500 copies of Estraveller are sent by direct mail to Estravel's loyal customers, the Estravel Kuldkaart (Gold card) owners, and partners, and the rest is distributed through Estravel's sales offices. Estraveller contains material about destinations, many facets of Estravel and the services and products offered as well as travel stories by our clients. In 2001 six issues of Estraveller will be published, all of them full colour 100 pages

Autumn has arrived so suddenly that it is hard to accept it and many of us would want to reverse the clock, prolong the summer and have some more sunshine. In the cover story of this issue Estraveller gives some advice where to travel to catch the sun.

Wine is inseparable from France and Rhone is the vineyard of the world's leading wine country. Tea Lajal had a most interesting tour to Rhone and now shares with our readers her travel experiences in France.

It is the highest time to plan your winter holidays. In this article, Estraveller introduces the most popular ski resorts in France: Meribel, Val Thorens and Val d'Isere.

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is the most artistic city in Spain. The city is full of Gaudi's works, famous Spanish architect. Kaido Einama, editor of the computer column in the Estonian business daily Äripäev, recalls his last visit to the city that never fails to attract tourists.

Olga Müürsepp is a travel agent in Los Angeles, California. She moved from Tallinn to LA thirteen years ago. In this exclusive story, Olga is telling us about her interesting life, and about the tourist attractions of California.

Ülo Suursaar went backpacking in India. It was a unique experience and some years later, he repeated the adventure together with his wife, "You either hate it or fall deeply in love with the country and its people," he says.

The clear waters of the Red Sea and the colourful underwater world in Hurghada attract divers and snorklers from all over the world and from there one can take tours to Luxor and Cairo. Says Andres Jõesaar from telecommunication company TELE2: "I never believed that my dream would come true. But it did and there I was, standing in front of the pyramids at Giza and visiting the Valley of the Kings."

Estraveller's cruise writer Timo Kauppinen continues his feature series about international cruises. This time he went on a voyage to the Amazon and tells our readers about the life both aboard and ashore.

Some people may remember Croatia only from the war news years ago and think it is a dangerous place. Tarvo and Inna Stint thought differently and enjoyed a superb motoring holiday on the Adriatic coast of Croatia.

Estravel's sales of holiday packages of Fritidsresor, the popular Scandinavian tour operator, grew 32 per cent during the first six month of this year. In this article we thumb through the Fritidsresor's winter catalogue and look at their new destinations.

Roosta Holiday Village is situated on the beautiful coast of the Baltic Sea in the north-western corner of Estonia. One to three bedroom cottages have all modern facilities, including small kitchenettes. The beach is covered with fine golden sand and the village offers many interesting activities.

Kuldkrediit is a new exciting credit plan offered by Estravel to our loyal customers, Kuldkaart owners. No collaterals, no letters, no embarrassing questionnaires. One must only be Estravel's customer and hold a valid international credit.