Imaginative Traveller Press Office

Suzanne Seyghal - PR Manager

About Imaginative Traveller PR

Suzanne Seyghal has the perfect job. As a travel PR expert her work with Imaginative Traveller combines her insatiable appetite for exploring the world with her love of languages and travel writing.

Having enjoyed an enviable 12 year career in public relations, representing more than 30 destinations in the process, she has also spent two years living in France, Spain and Costa Rica.

In her spare time Suzanne relishes the great outdoors and takes pleasure in everything from cycling along her local Thames towpath to trekking in the Atlas Mountains. Adventure highlights including kayaking through South African mangroves, scuba diving with whale sharks, Bedouin camping in Jordan, swimming through Hawaiian lava tubes and - most recently - learning to paddle a Dragon Boat with a view to racing in China, where the sport originated over 2000 years ago.

If you are a member of the press who would like to discuss a story idea, join us on one of our hosted media trips or be inspired to become more imaginative with your travels, please get in touch.

Suzanne Seyghal
Adventure Division PR Manager
Kings Place
12 - 42 Wood Street
Kingston-Upon-Thames
Surrey KT1 1JY

Direct Line: +44 (0) 20 8939 5370
Mobile: +44 (0) 7944 168 697
Email: suzanne.seyghal@tuitravel.com

www.imaginative-traveller.com/press-office

Press Article Archive

1,001 Arabian sights

Saturday, February 13, 2010
After decades of being shunned by cautious Westerners, Syria is finally gaining the recognition it deserves as a fascinating holiday destination. . . . Read full article

Divine guidance

Saturday, February 13, 2010
A scorching hot afternoon in rural Rajasthan and across the vast expanse of sun-caked fields not a creature is stirring. The only sounds to be heard are the tiny splashes made by the diving swallows as they dip their wings into the cooling water of the swimming pool. . . . Read full article

'We don't eat people anymore, honest!'

Sunday, February 07, 2010
The warriors come over the ridge like a tidal wave, a fast-moving wave of 12ft spears, bows and arrows and wicked looking stone axes . . . Read full article

Active families searching adventure

Saturday, January 23, 2010
High street agents who have failed to keep abreast of rising demand for adventure holidays risk missing out on a line of business which could treble in value by 2013, says a new report . . . Read full article

Syria's crusade for tourism

Saturday, October 24, 2009
It is more than 900 years since the Crusaders captured Krak des
Chevaliers overlooking the valleys of central Syria – lugging blocks of
limestone up the steep hillside to build a fortress that still looks
pretty impregnable – so lunch under the Gothic arches of its great hall
is a treat that packs a powerful historical and culinary punch. . . . Read full article

The Insider - Imaginative Traveller Operations Manager

TNT Magazine, June 30, 2009
My most memorable travel experience was . . . Looking down over
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives and seeing how close some of the
most holy sites of the world's major religions are to each other . . .
Read full article

Indian Summer

EADT Suffolk Magazine, June 29, 2009
Rajasthan can be filthy,
fantastic, frenetic, fabulous and very third world. It’s definitely
hot, hot, hot; a bit harrowing at times and, often, hilariously funny.
Welcome to India, says Victoria Hawkins . . .
Read full article

Take a Magical Mystery Tour

The Northern Echo, June 24, 2009
The Imaginative Traveller
Mystery Tour: All you're told is the departure date, how long you'll be
away and what you need to pack . . . Read full article

Peru Passes

The Daily Telegraph, June 20, 2009
Passes for the Inca Trail in Peru are still available despite strict limits on the number of visitors to the UNESCO site. . . Read full article

Anyone for a Magical Mystery Tour?

Liverpool Echo, June 16, 2009
You would think the last thing on anybody's mind at the moment would be
spending money on a holiday without knowing where they were going. But
you'd be wrong. . . Read full article

Romance of the Maharajahs

Western Morning News (Cornwall), June 15, 2009
With exotic paintings on loan to the British Museum this summer from
the Meherangarth Museum in Jodhpur, why not get a taste of where these
vividly illustrated Indian epics come from?. . . Read full article

School's Out . . . Ideas for Adventurous Families

The Times, June 13, 2009
Families with children over 10 can feed and bathe elephants in Thailand
with other volunteers at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai. . . Read full article

Golden Opportunities

Travel Weekly, June 12, 2009
With prices dropping, and some great deals available, India's classic
Golden Triangle itinerary still has what it takes to attract
travellers. . . Read full article

Win a 9-day Felucca trip for two

Sunday Times, May 24, 2009
Win a nine-day Felucca Sailtrek tour in Egypt for two, with Imaginative
Traveller. The winners will join an escorted tour of the Nile Valley. .
. Read full article

Gong for Tour

TNT Magazine, May 11, 2009
Imaginative Traveller has been awarded a 2009 Tours of a Lifetime award
by National Geographic Traveler Magazine for it's India tour Amongst
the Maharajahs . . . Read full article

Ram Ram Rajasthan

East Anglian Daily Times, May 11, 2009
India is an extraordinary mix of everything you can imagine from the
depths of Slumdog Millionaire to the evocatively romantic images of A
Passage to India and the Raj – plus many a surprise in between . . . Read full article

Press Release Archive

Open your mind to Imaginative Traveller's Adventure Book 2010/2011

Monday, November 23, 2009
As another wet British summer fades into the distant past, it’s time to think towards more thrilling adventures overseas. Imaginative Traveller specialises in small group adventure travel for those in search of discovery and cultural tours, walking and trekking trips, wildlife and
safaris, polar journeys and family adventures  . . . Read full press release

Mongolia travel: Ghengis Khan and those marvellous men in their fighting fashions

Friday, October 23, 2009
It's not a point I would have made to Genghis Khan, obviously - he was known to be a touch intolerant to criticism.  But bluntly put, the Mongolian wrestlers who had suddenly appeared in the stadium looked, well, a bit camp .
. . Read full press release

Countdown to Christmas with a Biblical tour through history

Thursday, October 22, 2009
With just 64 days until Christmas, there is no better time to explore the ancient biblical sites of Jordan and Israel while getting some winter sun in a short-haul destination . . . Read full press release

Making Christmas tracks with gorillas

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Making Christmas tracks with gorillasMaking Christmas tracks with gorillas  20 October 2009  Travel to see the mountain gorillas and enjoy one of the most incredible experiences you will ever have . . . Read full press release

Posh camping and hidden India . . .

Friday, September 11, 2009
Travel to the remote north east and discover the fascinating cultures of the unseen India. . . . Read full blog article

Chandelao village: off the beaten track in well-trodden Rajasthan

Friday, September 11, 2009
Rajasthan is one of India's most visited states, and deservedly so. Tourists travel the manageable distance from Delhi to admire dazzling saris offset by the parched desert and colourful turbans bobbing on heads alongside awesome monuments . . . Read full article

The Magical Mystery tour is waiting to take you away . . .

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Imaginative Mystery Tour: All you're told is the departure date, how long you will be away and what you need to pack. You could be going to your dream destination. . . . Read full press release

Slumdog Millionaire

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Get into the swing this year and travel to some of India's most enchanting cities in the colourful state of Rajasthan.. . . . Read full press release

Imaginative Traveller wins National Geographic Traveler magazine award

Thursday, April 30, 2009
Imaginative Traveller has been awarded a 2009 Tours of a Lifetime award for their classic Indian tour "Amongst the Maharajahs". . . . Read full press release

Imaginative Traveller helps donkeys go AWOL in Egypt

Monday, April 20, 2009
Imaginative Traveller, offers small group adventure holidays worldwide, is proud to announce its sponsorship of a groundbreaking animal care initiative in Egypt. . . . Read full press release