We have added additional departures for our 15-day Heart of Europe Circle Tour. The new dates are September 28 & October 13. Pricing can be found here.  Please let your clients know that we still have September & October departures available!

That’s right our 52nd Annual tour is now available and at really low Tour & Air inclusive prices. To see the full Dates & Prices Guide go here. These really low prices will ONLY be available until July 13th, 2011 after that our prices are very likely to increase. Please call the clients that have inquired about 2012 and let them know you have the Dates and Prices available for them.

Please inform your clients that airline check-in agents may charge baggage fees for domestic flights even when connecting to/from an international flight. When clients check-in for their domestic flight, they should always show their international e-ticket number/air schedule because airline agents may waive the baggage fee when clients are connecting to/from an international flight. We have, however, noticed an increase in the number of check-in agents that are charging the baggage fee for the domestic flights and therefore clients do need to be prepared to pay for baggage fees, which are currently approximately per person in each direction. This information is being noted on Final Invoices and is also provided in the client’s documents, but it would be a good idea to inform your clients of what to expect if they are departing from a city other than JFK.

Our newspaper advertising program is over for the 2011 tour season and now it’s time to start planning for the 2012 tour season.   We will begin advertising our 2012 tours in October.  You can view our newspaper advertising program here.See which newspapers are available here. What better way to advertise than to have someone pay for half the cost? To get your newspaper reserved for your travel agency please call 800-968-9161 and ask for Justin (ext 253).

Are you looking for a cost effective way to get clients’ attention and persuade them to book something?  If you are, we have the perfect tool for you. It’s our Europe Mailer . . . four pages and two colors with your agency’s logo and contact information shown on two separate pages.  To see a sample of a previous mailer, click here. For as little as .23 cents a piece, you can get product directly in front of your clients’ eyes with this professionally-designed, direct mail piece.  This is also the perfect way to follow up with your sales leads.  We do all the work — design, printing, and mailing.  You just send your mailing list to our 3rd party mailing house (we can help you access your list from your computer if you don’t know how to do it).  To sign up for the next mailer going out in the fall which will feature the Spring 2012 tours, click here.

Our current special that we are promoting is Savings of 0 per couple on our October 19th departure of the 15-day HEART OF EUROPE® Circle tour, if your clients book by July 13th. As many of you have requested, we will be sending a promotion designed to be forwarded to your clients via e-mail. It will follow this Update in a separate e-mail with the subject line of; “Current Europe Special”Click here to see a sample of the “Current Special”