familiarization trips
CLIA and Iatan cards are accepted for the following, except where
noted:
CHINA
Trip: Visits Shanghai, Xian,
Changsha, Shaoshan, Zhangjiajie
and Fenghuang.
Departure: Sept. 7 from New
York Kennedy via China Eastern
Airlines.
Length: 12 nights
Sponsor: Sunshine Travel USA,
New York
Cost: $1,390 per person, double. Includes roundtrip international and domestic airfares,
accommodations, meals, coach
transfers and tours.
Noteworthy: This trip is for
travel agents only. China visa fees
and tips are not included.
Contact: (212) 268-6886;
fax: (212) 268-6688; Web: www
. sunshinetravelusa.com
availability). A single supplement
is available for $148.
Contact: (800) 227-1393; email:
brian@iqotc.com
Rhone River and Provence itinerary.
Length: Seven or 14 nights
aboard Peter Deilmann Cruises’ Cezanne or Princesse de
Provence
Sponsor: France Cruises, San
Antonio
Cost: From $1,965 per person,
double, for Grand Exploration
of France; from $990 for Seine
River and Paris; and from $885
for Rhone River and Provence.
Includes all meals, a captain’s
welcome, nightly entertainment
and a farewell champagne reception.
Noteworthy: Companions are
eligible for the same rate. Port and
fuel charges are additional.
Contact: (866) 498-3920
Isramworld’s Russia tour visits Moscow and St. Petersburg. Pictured, the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
ENGLAND
Trip: Visits Oxford, Burford,
the Cotswolds, Chester, the Lake
District, Yorkshire Dales, Ripon,
Cambridge, Lavenham and Long
Melford.
Departure: Nov. 1 from London, land only.
Length: Six nights
Sponsor: In Quest of the Classics, Escondido, Calif.
Cost: $796 per person, double.
Includes accommodations in
historical inns, most meals, escorted motorcoach tours, taxes
and service charges and all sightseeing.
Noteworthy: Companions are
eligible for same rate (subject to
EUROPE
Trip: A river cruise aboard Peter Deilmann Cruises’ Mozart,
departing Passau, Germany, with
stops in Durnstein, Melk and
Vienna, Austria; Budapest; and
Bratislava, Slovakia.
Departures: Oct. 4, 11 and 18
from New York to Passau, via Austrian Airlines.
Length: Seven nights aboard
the Mozart
Sponsor: Europeanbarging,
Houston
Cost: $2,695 per person, double. Includes roundtrip airfare,
train transfers from Vienna to
Passau, outside cabin accommodations, meals, five sightseeing
excursions, taxes and a post-cruise
hotel stay in Vienna.
Noteworthy: Companions eligible for same rate. A cruise-only
option is available for $1,675.
Contact: (888) 869-7907; email:
jan@europeanbarging.com; Web:
www.europeanbarging.com
/ famtrips.htm
FRANCE
Trip: Agents can choose between Grand Exploration of
France, Seine River and Paris or
Rhone River and Provence cruise
itineraries.
Departures: Aug. 15 for the
Grand Exploration of France
itinerary; Aug. 1 and 22 for the
Seine River and Paris itinerary;
and July 15 and Aug. 15 for the
LAS VEGAS
Trip: For overnight stays
through Aug. 31.
Sponsor: Renaissance Las Vegas
Hotel, Las Vegas
Cost: 40% off rack rates, per
person, double.
Noteworthy: Ask for the travel
industry discount or use the promotion code TVL when making
reservations online.
Contact: (800) 750-0980; Web:
www.marriott.com
Length: Eight nights
Sponsor: Pacific Holidays, New
York
Cost: $1,894 per person, double. Includes roundtrip airfare,
accommodations, some meals,
transfers and tours.
Noteworthy: Companions
are eligible for $2,095; the single
supplement is $380. A two-night
extension to Singapore can be arranged.
Contact: (800) 355-8025; fax:
(212) 629-8882; email: sales
@ pacificholidaysinc.com
RUSSIA
Trip: Visits Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Departure: Nov. 5 from New
York Kennedy to Moscow via Air
France.
Length: Eight nights
Sponsor: Isramworld, New
York
Cost: $1,556 per person, double. Includes accommodations,
roundtrip airfare, transfers, most
meals, rail transfers from Moscow
to St. Petersburg and some taxes
and fees.
Noteworthy: Companions are
eligible for $1,756; the single supplement is $300.
Contact: (800) 233-7460, Ext.
1, then Ext. 3
Please forward all familiarization trip announcements to Michele
Garth at mgarth@ntmllc.com.
FEATURED FAM
RSVP VACATIONS CRUISES GERMANY
ON A GAY AND LESBIAN CHARTER
Trip: A gay and lesbian charter cruise in
Germany from Trier
to Nuremburg with
stops in Cochem, Koblenz, Rudesheim,
Frankfurt, Miltenberg,
Kelheim, Wurzburg
and Bamberg.
Departure: Aug.
10 from Trier, cruise
only.
Length: Seven nights aboard AMA Waterways’ Amalyra
Sponsor: RSVP Vacations, Minneapolis
Cost: $699 per person, double. Includes outside twin or double cabin accommodations.
Noteworthy: Companions are eligible for the same rate. Cabin upgrades are available. Port taxes and gratuities are not included.
Contact: Charlie Rounds at (800) 328-7787; email: charlie@rsvp
vacations.com; Web: www.rsvpvacations.com
The Frankfurt skyline.
MEXICO
Trip: Overnight stays at Barcelo Hotels & Resorts properties
in Mexico from Sept. 1 through
Oct. 31.
Sponsor: Barcelo Hotels & Resorts, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Cost: $50 at Tucancun Beach
and Costa Cancun, Maya Beach
and Maya Caribe Beach (
Riviera Maya), Huatulco and Ixtapa
Beach; $60 at La Jolla de Mis-maloya (Puerto Vallarta), Maya
Tropical Beach and Maya Colonial Beach (Riviera Maya) and
Karmina Palace (Manzanillo);
and $70 at Maya Palace (Riviera
Maya). All rates are per person,
per night, double.
Noteworthy: Companions
are eligible at the same rate.
Children ages 2 through 12 stay
for an additional $20 per child,
per night. Third and fourth
adult guests may be added to
an agent’s reservation for an
additional $30 per person, per
night.
Contact: (800) 227-2356 and
refer to the travel agent rate
MYANMAR
Trip: Visits Yangon, Bago,
Bagan, Mandalay, Heho and Inle
Lake.
Departure: Nov. 4 from San
Francisco to Yangon via Singapore Airlines.
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