eBucks is running travel specials in the months of February, March and April, with loads of special offers and the chance to win a holiday of a lifetime, worth R50 000!

It's still early in the year, and yet it already feels as if the December holidays were a lifetime ago. More depressing, the next holiday feels as if it's more than a lifetime away.

But if you're an eBucks member, the good news is that your next holiday could be just a click or a call away. Because South Africa's favourite rewards programme is running travel specials for the months of February, March and April – and one lucky member stands the chance of winning a holiday of a lifetime, worth R50 000! What's more, ten lucky FNB credit card customers who are also eBucks members, will stand the chance of winning R10 000 spending money for their next holiday booked through eBucks!

To enter the travel competition worth R50 000, all you need to do is tell the team at eBucks where in the world you would like to go if you had R50 000 to spend on travel. Pick a continent, or tell the team about your specific dream destination, and they will tailor-make an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime trip for you and your partner.* The competition closes on 30 April 2006.

But before you enter, and perhaps before the travel bug bites, take a look at the existing specials on offer…

If it's international travel you're after, why not consider a package to the cities of Singapore and Beijing? Discover Tiananmen Square, the Palace Museum, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall of China and the Ming Tombs. Your tour also includes a visit to the extraordinary Summer Palace and a boat ride on Kunming Lake.

If that's a little too city-centric for a South African sun worshipper, how about the exotic island of Zanzibar? For only eB65 000 per person, you and seven friends, you could indulge in five luxurious nights in an exotic private villa on a powdery white beach near Fisherman's Cove. Chill out in the hammocks, swim in the pool, enjoy the mouth-watering meals that your two private chefs whip up in the gourmet kitchen or just explore the reefs to your heart's content.

If the ocean has got your attention, why not give some thought a cruise on either the Monterey or the Melody, where you can experience first-hand the life of the rich and famous through sumptuous meals, nightly entertainment or simply lounging on a deck chair in the midday sun. If you book before July 31st, your partner travels at half price!

If you're after less ocean and more land, experience a true African getaway in 9000 hectares of pristine bush at the Kuname River Lodge. Bordered by the towering Drakensberg and set in game-rich, lush riverine vegetation, Kuname River Lodge offers the ultimate in luxury and some of the best big five game-viewing in Southern Africa. Until June 30th, Kuname is offering 10% off their normal rates, exclusively for eBucks members.

Finally, if all you really need is just one day out of the city, one day to yourself, how about a day of pampering at Mangwanani Private Day Spa? Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the spa is offering 15% off its Revitalisation Day Package, which includes indulgent treatments such as a full body massage on the banks of the Hennops river, a revitalizing facial, traditional African royal foot and hand massage, full body cleansing, North African head massage, crystal spa bath and mineral jacuzzi. It also includes breakfast, lunch and transfers to and from the spa from Johannesburg.

Has the travel bug bitten you yet? Remember, holidays aren't reserved for December only. They're treats that you and your family should enjoy all year round, and with eBucks, you can.

And, even if you think you can't, because you don't have enough eBucks, remember that you can top up your eBucks with rands.

For more details and all prices, go to www.eBucks.com or call 0861 11 52 52

* This competition is only open to eBucks members.

About eBucks:

eBucks, the rewards programme offered by First National Bank (FNB) and RMB Private Bank, is acknowledged as one of South Africa's leading rewards programmes with highly active members spending in excess of 80% of the eBucks earned in any given month.