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More excursion choices - that's one big difference in river cruise lines.  That's one of the many things we review with our clients that are interested in river cruises.  We just got our documents for an upcoming AmaWaterways cruise and thought it's a perfect example to share.  Here's the sailing schedule with an overview of all the excursions offered.

Recently ASTA, the American Society of Travel Agents changed their name to the American Society of Travel Advisors.  In the press release, they state:

Ever Google "Travel Deals?"  You get all sorts of interesting things.  In this post, we'll explore if it makes sense to search for travel in this way.

Trips within North America have become very popular recently with many Americans.  Tauck is one of our favorite tour operators. Why?  Simply we have never, ever gotten a complaint back from any of our clients that use Tauck.  As I recently told a prospective client - if you have the ability to go with Tauck, you absolutely should.  They are not trying to be the lowest cost supplier and they always offer some special experiences along the way to make their trips memorable.

Way back in 2014, we posted the What is the Best River Cruise Itinerary blog.  In it we discussed the many factors that might determine the best itinerary for you - including: when you want to go, what your interests are, previous vacations and cost.  And there's lots more good stuff to review in that post.

Thinking of where to go next - try some different destinations?  Here's some ideas from our friends at Insight Vacations. And the good news is that these each have promotions with special pricing available (August 2018).

We love to think that we sell travel experiences - not just trips.  For the most part we do - when we talk to our customers, it's the experience they are looking for.  But does buying "travel experiences" really make sense in the grand scheme of things?

Is Travel a commodity or an experience?  That's a question that Peter Greenburg recently (June 2018) raised at the Collette Future of Travel conference. Collette a premier land tour operator, is celebrating 100 years of business.  Peter Greenburg is the Travel Editor at CBS news and was one of the speakers - we heard his talk via the web.