familiarization trips
CLIA and Iatan cards are accepted for the following, except where
noted:
NETHERLANDS-BELGIUM
CRUISE
Trip: A roundtrip cruise from
Amsterdam aboard the Saint
Odile with port calls in Arnhem,
Middleburg, Rotterdam and
Utrecht, Netherlands; and Ghent
and Antwerp, Belgium.
Departure: April 11 from Amsterdam, cruise only.
Length: Seven nights.
Sponsor: Europeanbarging,
Houston.
Cost: $1,399 per person, double. Includes outside cabin accommodations, all meals, wine
and beer with lunch and dinner,
five excursions and port taxes.
Noteworthy: Companions and
group leaders are eligible at the
same rate.
Contact: (888) 869-7907; email:
jan@europeanbarging.com; Web:
www.europeanbarging.com/fam
trips.htm
TOUR OF TURKEY, ISRAEL
AND JORDAN
Trip: Visits Istanbul; Tel Aviv,
Jerusalem, Jericho, Caesarea, Haifa, Tiberias and Nazareth, Israel;
and Pella, Jerash, Amman and Petra, Jordan.
Departures: March 7 and Oct.
29 from New York Kennedy to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines.
Length: 12 nights.
Sponsor: Flo USA, Lake Mary,
Fla.
Cost: From $2,545 per person,
double. Includes international
airfare, air travel from Istanbul to
Tel Aviv, all arrival and departure
transfers, some meals, sightseeing as indicated in itinerary, all
entrance fees, services of English-speaking tour guides, motorcoach
transportation and all local taxes
and service charges.
Noteworthy: Companions are
eligible for $495 additional; the
single supplement is $595. The
cost does not include airport
taxes of $443, visa fees, tips or trip
insurance.
THAILAND TOUR
Trip: Spends three nights in
Bangkok and four nights in Chi-ang Mai, Thailand.
Departures: Daily through
Dec. 15 and from Jan. 15 to April
15 from Bangkok, land only.
Length: Seven nights.
Sponsor: FT-Tours, Los Angeles.
Cost: From $888 per person,
double. Includes hotel accommodations, some meals, transfers
and sightseeing.
Noteworthy: Companions are
welcome for an additional $158.
Thailand taxes are $78 per person
additional.
Contact: (800) 350-0487, Ext.
36, or (310) 402-5435, Ext. 36;
email: donna@ft-tours.com
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EUROPE CRUISE
Trip: Cruise aboard the Lirica
from Civitavecchia (Rome) with
ports of call in Sorrento and Genoa, Italy; Istanbul; Yalta and
Odessa, Ukraine; and Piraeus
(Athens), Greece.
Departures: March 26 and
April 17 and 28 from Rome,
cruise only.
Length: 11 nights.
Sponsor: Sterling Vacations,
Austin, Texas.
Cost: From $699 per person,
double. Includes inside cabin accommodations, all meals and
snacks onboard the ship, educational talks about each port with
maps and cancellation waiver up
to 30 days prior to departure.
Noteworthy: Companions are
eligible for $100 additional; the
single supplement is 85% additional. Prices do not include port
taxes of $219 per person. Cabin
upgrades are available. If deposits
are received by Nov. 30, rooms are
upgraded to ocean view.
Contact: (866) 345-7755; email:
info@sterlingvacations.com
PERU TOUR
Trip: Spends two nights in
Lima and four nights in Cuzco.
Departures: Weekly Saturday
departures through 2013 from
Lima, land only.
Length: Six nights.
Sponsor: Sunny Land Tours,
Palm Coast, Fla.
Cost: From $549 per person,
double. Includes hotel accommodations, an excursion to Machu
Picchu, a city tour of Lima, daily
breakfasts, transfers and government taxes.
Noteworthy: Companions are
eligible for $649; the single supplement is $275. Hotel upgrades and
airfare can be arranged. Travel
agent employees and affiliated independent contractors are welcome; a
valid IATA card and copy of IATA
list signed by the agency owner/
manager are required. Peru departure taxes of $31 are not included.
Contact: (800) 783-7839;
email: tours@sunnylandtours
.com; Web: www.hotfamtrips.com
YACHT CRUISING
Trip: Choose from 10 yacht
cruise itineraries visiting Greece,
France, Italy, the Seychelles, West
Africa and more.
Departures: Various departure
dates through Jan. 19, cruise only.
Length: Seven nights.
Sponsor: Variety Cruises, New
York.
Cost: From $200 per person.
Includes double cabin accommodations and cocktail reception/
information session.
Noteworthy: Port taxes and
gratuities are not included. Cabins are assigned on run-of-the-house basis. Family companions
are eligible at a 50% discount on
regular cruise rates for a maximum of two cabins. There is
no single supplement available.
Shore excursions and onboard
expenses are discounted at 50%.
Contact: (800) 319-7776; email:
infousa@varietycruises.com; Web:
www.varietycruises.com
Please forward all familiarization trip announcements to Michele Garth at mgarth@ntmllc
.com.
FEATURED FAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY PROMOTES HOTEL DISCOUNTS
Trip: Discounted room
rates at participating properties in the Palm Beaches
in Florida through Dec. 31.
Sponsor: Palm Beach
County CVB, West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Cost: From $45 per night,
depending on the property.
Properties include Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham,
Hilton Garden Inn Palm
Beach Gardens, Hilton
Suites Boca Raton, Hyatt Place West Palm Beach/Downtown, Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, Stay Inn West Palm Beach Airport Hotel, the
Brazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club, the Breakers Palm Beach, the
Chesterfield Palm Beach, the Colony Hotel Palm Beach, the Omphoy
Ocean Resort, the Seagate Hotel & Spa and Wright by the Sea.
Noteworthy: Depending on the property, other incentives may be
available. Blackout dates and special restrictions may apply. Agents
may be required to present credentials upon arrival.
Contact: Web: www.palmbeachfl.com/travel-trade/tarates
