May 23
Apollo Blog
We have some great travel stories that we receive from our guests and staff which we share on our Apollo Blog. If you want to see what other traveller’s trips are like or get ideas on where to go be sure to head to our blog www.blog.apollocamper.com |
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April 08
USA Factory Relocations are back!
Apollo have some great relocation rentals available from Indiana through May and June. Drop off locations include Las Vegas, Denver, San Francisco and Los Angeles. With some travel expenses and up to 2,500 free miles it’s a great way to take part in a USA self-drive adventure! See http://www.apollorv.com/factory-special.aspx. for details |
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January 21
Ultimate Motorhome Prize winner announced!
For the past year we have been running the “Ultimate Motorhome Competition”. Over the months we received thousands of entries of blogs, photos and videos. People where asked to share their idea of the ultimate road trip holiday, for their chance to win a grand prize with Apollo worth $20,000! Big congratulations to our winner Damian Livesey from the UK. His blog entry, photos and video really showcased the true road trip fantasy! |
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December 04
Apollo Manufacturer TALVOR has launched TALVOR USA
TALVOR is the RV manufacturing company for Apollo in Australia and New Zealand. We have recently launched TALVOR USA. See the full press release on the TALVOR press page http://www.talvor.com/rv-news.aspx |
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December 04
Ultimate Motorhome Competition- November Prize winner
Rob franks has won the November $50.00 Amazon.com voucher for his great entry into our Ultimate Motorhome Competition. Congratulations Rob! You can read the full entry and watch his video on our entry page under the "About Us" tab. We only have one more month in the competition until the ultimate winner is announced! |
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October 16
September Ultimate Motorhome Competition winner
Congratulations to Kim Leha of Australia, Our September monthly winner in our Ultimate Motorhome Competition!! Kim has won a $50 Amazon.com voucher.
http://www.apollocamper.com/happycampers/leha-family-go-north/1580-1
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September 06
Max Anderson Explores the USA in an Apollo
Max Anderson -Journalist for Australian Newspapers the Sunday Morning Herald and The Age recently embarked on a roadtrip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas via San Francisco. Read all about his trip in our Apollo US Wanderer here http://www.apollorv.com/rv_rentals_press.aspx |
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June 20
June Feature Sponsor for the Ultimate Motorhome Competition!
This month we have been featuring through social media our June Prize Sponsor for the Ultimate Motorhome Competition - Fantasea Adventure Crusing, in QLD Australia. They have been cruising the Whitsundays for almost 30 years and are the leading marine tourism and transport operator. For our competition which has been running from January and will end in December they have provided a great prize to add to our prize pool. A Reefsleep experience at Reefworld on the Great Barrier Reef valued at $1,600! Here you can explore the Great Barrier Reef and instead of heading back to the mainland stay in their permanent marine accommodation allowing for breathtaking sunrise and sunset views. For more information on the ReefSleep Experience see our Things to do QLD, under “travel Info” on our homepage http://www.apollocamper.com/campervan-hire-things-todo.aspx
Be sure to enter out Ultimate Motorhome Competition for your chance to win this amazing ReefSleep Experience plus many more prizes! |
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June 15
Reservations Call Centre open now 24/5 !!!!!
In the aim to provide our customers with the best possible service, Apollo Motorhome Holidays has extended its opening hours of its Reservations Call Centre to 24/5 – 24 hours a day from Monday to Friday.
You can reach our Call centre either by dialling 1800 777 779 within Australia, 0800 113 131 from New Zealand, +800 3260 5466 from selected overseas countries or simply by dialling +61 7 3265 9200. Once connected please follow the prompts.
Please use the "contact us" tab on the homepage if you have any questions |
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May 31
Apollo on the Great South East!
CEO of Apollo Motorhomes, Luke Trouchet, his wife Angie and son Riley show Laurel Edwards from The Great South East - Australian TV show, why an Apollo Motorhome is the perfect family holiday option. Watch their holiday tips here http://tinyurl.com/72yg8tn |
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May 24
Epson International Pano Awards 2012 announced!
Apollo has again sponsored a Motorhome holiday prize for The EPSON International Pano Awards. This award is dedicated to the art of panoramic photography. Advances in digital photography and software such as PTGui, Adobe Photoshop, Kolor Autopano and Easypano Panoweaver has resulted in an explosion in image stitching, especially in the panoramic format.
The EPSON International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography.
2012 is the third year of the competition, and with a prize pool over US$30,000, it attracted 3853 entries submitted from 893 photographers in 55 countries.
The standard was high, with 60 Gold awards, 214 Silver awards, and 2,877 Bronze awards achieved.
The overall Open winner was Craig Bill from the USA, for his stunning image of a spectacular storm.
Sergey Semenov from Russia took out the overall Amateur prize which included Apollo´s Motorhome holiday in which he can choose form a self-drive trip in USA, NZ or AU. He submitted an amazing aerial photograph of Central Park in New York.
The VR/360 competition was won by Eric Herrmann of the USA for his wonderful ‘movie style’ image called ‘The Chase’
A big congratulations to all winners |
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March 29
2012 International Pow Wow held in Los Angeles
This industry travel show is held annually in the USA and this year it is being held in Los Angeles, California. This 5day tradeshow showcases tourism operators in the US and promotes the USA as a travel destination. This year Apollo will be attending to showcase our great line of US vehicles as well as introducing the newest brand to the Apollo family "Star RV". We are looking forward to promoting our Australian owned and operated company to the US market and making a great impression. |
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March 08
USA Festivals are coming up- Book your RV!
April is huge for festivals in the US with Coachella- the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and StageCoach -the California Country Music Festival on! Coachella runs over 2 weekends - April the 13th- 15th and then April the 20th-22nd! With a great line up its a perfect weekend away in one of our RV´s! StageCoach is a 3 day festival running from the 27th of April through the 29th - tickets for the event are sold out however you still have time to book your RV to have your place to stay throughout the 3 day event. We have great availability and even greater rates available so don´t delay- book today! |
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March 05
Part 1 of Richard Truesdell´s American RV Adventure!
Ever dreamed of a road trip in the US? Well this is the blog post for you!
Follow Richard Truesdell, noted RV’ing journalist from the UK’s Discover Touring, as he explores the beautiful state of California in his 40ft Apollo RV
http://www.apollorv.com/media/ApolloRV_USHoliday_RichardTruesdell_Part12402201293223.pdf
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January 27
Biggest RV purchase in US rental history
Exciting news! Apollo Motorhomes has just made, what is considered to be, the largest purchase of recreational vehicles in American RV rental history.
Apollo is experiencing strong demand in the US RV rental market from Euopean and Australian travellers and has consequently boosted its American fleet considerably to accommodate this.
Fleetwood RV and Majestic are the two major manufacturing beneficiaries of Apollo´s mammoth purchase. |
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January 04
"The Ultimate Motorhome Holiday Competition" offically has launched!
This is the biggest competition we have had ever! The Ultimate Motorhome Holiday Competition is offering Monthly Prizes - $50 Amazon.com vouchers plus a grand prize of an Australian Motorhome Holiday valued up to $25,000 . With A massive prize pack with 5k worth of flights included why not try your luck and enter today! All you need to do it submit a blog, video or post promoting the Motorhome Experience in one of the countries we operate. This is open worldwide which means anyone can win!
*Terms and conditions apply
Click the link above for details on how to enter |
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December 01
Apollo Wins 5th Q400 Award for Top Tourism & Hospitality Company
Apollo Motorhome Holidays has won its 5th Q400 award for Top Tourism & Hospitality Company at the Queensland Business Review´s Q400 Awards 2011.
The awards were held in Brisbane, Australia on November 25th and there to accept was Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet - “Winning this award points to the amazing efforts of our team,” Mr Trouchet said.
With the fleet being expanded in 2012 to include 3 brand new vehicle types and upgrades to the current fleet, the Apollo team are looking forward to a very exciting year ahead.
See the full story on our press page on the Apollo website
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September 27
Employment Opportunity
TALVOR our RV manufacturer is looking for a Production Supervisor/Manager to join their Brisbane facility.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia, Experience in managing staff and production flow is essential. Experience in vehicle building is highly regarded.
To Enquiry please contact employment@apollocamper.com.au
http://www.talvor.com/
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April 28
Apollo Motorhomes Opens New Denver Branch
Apollo Motorhomes is proud to announce the opening of its Denver branch in Colorado. This is Apollo’s 4th USA branch with 20 more branches located in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
The location is just minutes away from Denver International Airport, with nearby hotels, restaurants, and shopping. Its central US location means that Apollo now has significant coverage of the Western portion of the country. This opens up many additional popular destinations and one-way options for Apollo customers, including several National Parks and Monuments (Yellowstone National Park, Grand Tetons National Park, Colorado Rocky Mountains and Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills).
The Denver branch has only recently been built and has immaculate facilities. The branch capabilities include automotive maintenance and repair, body shop (panel beaters), and trained motorhome repair technicians.
Both Apollo Motorhomes and Cheapa Campas can be hired from this branch located on 3280 Chambers Road, Aurora 80011, Denver.
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June 23
Become a fan of Apollo on Facebook
We´ve just launched a brand new Facebook fan page. We´ll be talking about special offers, promotions and sharing blog posts with great travel tips and stories here. Become a fan today! |
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March 09
Apollo Invests 100M in Worldwide Fleet
Apollo will invest AU$100 million expanding its RV fleet by a projected 1500 vehicles over the next 12 months.
CEO Luke Trouchet said “our investment will ensure an even more modern fleet of rental vehicles is enjoyed by our valued clients." |
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March 04
Apollo RV Launches Blog
Apollo has started a brand new blog. We will share staff experiences, campervanning tips and happy camper stories here. To contribute, email us or post a comment. |
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December 22
Apollo Sponsors International Pano Awards
Photographers could win a free Apollo RV Holiday as part of the inaugural EPSON
International Pano Awards.
Competition curator and award winning photographer David Evans said "we are delighted that Apollo is providing such generous support." |
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August 25
Apollo and CanaDream Partnership
Apollo Motorhome Holidays and CanaDream announced today that they are partnering in the Canadian RV rental market.
CanaDream is a well known and market leading RV rental operator in Canada. Started in 1995 as a private company, CanaDream went public in 1998. It has rental locations across Canada in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Whitehorse. |
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August 03
Apollo announces 50% RV Fleet Increase
Apollo has announced a dramatic 50% increase in RV production because of strong forward bookings. Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet attributed the company´s latest success to Apollo´s "great relationships with our travel industry partners and a philosophy of continuous innovation." |
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