OBERAMMERGAU 2010: A ONCE-IN-A-DECADE TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY

03/11/2009
OBERAMMERGAU 2010:
A ONCE-IN-A-DECADE TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY

Globus Reduces Prices on 38 Tours & Cruises Featuring the Passion Play


LITTLETON, Colorado – March 11, 2009 – As the first and one of the only large tour operators to embrace faith-based vacations, having created a religious division in 2004, Globus is leading the industry in religious travel offerings.  For 2010, the Globus family of brands has unveiled nearly 40 tour and river cruise itineraries featuring a journey to Oberammergau to witness a 400-year-old tradition: The Passion Play.  Now, Globus is putting this unique travel opportunity within reach for even more travelers, reducing prices on Oberammergau vacations, providing an average savings of 15 percent.

“Surrounded by majestic mountains and meadows, Oberammergau sits 60 miles southwest of Munich, Germany, said Mike Schields, director of group sales and emerging markets for the Globus family of brands.  “And, if its setting isn’t incentive enough to visit this picturesque village, the Passion Play – a performance portraying the Passion of Christ, from the entry into Jerusalem to the Resurrection, and an experience that only happens every 10 years – gives travelers the perfect excuse to book a European getaway in 2010.”

Featuring an excursion to Oberammergau to view the Passion Play on an open-air stage, framed by magnificent alpine scenery, Globus and Cosmos tours and Avalon Waterways river cruises range from eight to 28 days.

“While some of our travelers are interested in delving deeper into their faiths while on vacation, many others want to see and take part in the Passion Play tradition coupled with non-religious exploration,” said Schields. “Our 2010 Oberammergau itineraries offer travelers a great mix of faith-based and non-religious vacation itineraries.”

Prices of the Globus family of brands’ Oberammergau offerings are as diverse as the travel styles and all-inclusive offerings, starting at $2,209 (land-only), down an average of 15 percent. 

Sample Globus family of brands’ Oberammergau vacations:
Globus Religious Vacations

Globus European Vacations

Cosmos European Vacations

Avalon European River Cruise Vacations
Four-night cruise extension packages available weekly from May 19 – September 29, 2010 with the following river cruise itineraries for $1,834 land-only.  (More itineraries available)
  • The Romantic Rhine
  • The Legendary Danube
  • Burgundy & Provence
  • Windmills, Vineyards and Paris

Three-night cruise extension packages available weekly from May 16 – September 26, 2010 with the following river cruise itineraries for $2,140 land-only.  (More itineraries available)
  • Central European Experience
  • Blue Danube Discovery
  • Jewels of Central Europe
  • North Sea-Black Sea Cruise

For more information, go to www.globusjourneys.com or view the Globus family of brands’ Oberammergau e-brochure at http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=ffhwr.

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About the Globus family of brands
Littleton, Colorado-based Group Voyagers, Inc. is the privately held company that markets and sells the Globus family of brands within the United States.  Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways offer travelers unparalleled tour, independent travel package, river and small ship cruise options.  Considered the world’s largest tour operator, with 80 years of international travel experience, the Globus family of brands is dedicated to enriching the lives of travelers by turning foreign destinations into familiar harbors, where the expense of travel is forgotten and replaced by personal value.  

Consumers can book a Globus family of brands vacation or request 2009 and 2010 brochures by visiting a preferred travel agent or by calling the following toll free number: 1.866.313.2855.  For more information, please visit www.globusfamily.com.