COOL EUROPE GETS HOT AGAIN:

ITALY, BRITAIN AND IRELAND ON TOP FOR 2010 TRAVEL

LITTLETON, Colorado – January 19, 2010 – Plans of traveling to Europe have made a resurgence on “must-do” lists in 2010.  Thanks, in part, to stronger exchange rates, cheaper airfares and deals galore, Europe has become a cool (and affordable) American travel destination once again.

According to the team at the Globus family of brands, travel to Europe is up 61 percent year-over-year with Britain & Ireland, France, Spain and Italy leading the way. 

“Vacation-deprived travelers are escaping to Europe,” said Scott Nisbet, president and CEO of the Globus family of brands.  “And, we’re providing them more ways to stretch their travel dollars with savings of up to 20 percent over 2009 prices, 10 percent lower airfare and for a limited time, an additional 10 percent off the land portion of our tours, when travelers pay in full.”

In addition to unparalleled vacation packages and already reduced prices, both Globus and Avalon Waterways are removing the single supplement on select vacations making traveling solo easier and more affordable than ever.

“Our European vacation packages offer an inclusive-style of travel with unparalleled exploration and enrichment opportunities,” said Steve Born, vice president of marketing for the Globus family of brands.  “With our wide range of destinations, length of stay options and price points, coupled with great service and storytelling, we create experiences for travelers they couldn’t produce on their own. People enjoy leaving vacation planning to professionals and pennies in their pockets.”

DEAL ALERT: The Globus family of brands is offering travelers a plethora of deals to help them get out and get away in 2010.  For more information, visit www.globusjourneys.com.

2010 Sample European Vacation:

GLOBUS:

·       (Family Travel) London & Paris: A Tale of Two Cities (7 days; London and Paris) priced from $1,449

·       (Platinum Collection) Italy at Leisure (10 days; Rome, San Gimignano, Venice) priced from $2,779

·       (Vignette) Enchanting Europe (13 days; England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland) priced from $2,599

·       The Best of Southern England  (7 days; London, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Bath, Brighton) priced from $1,149

·       The Best of Switzerland (8 days; Zurich, St. Moritz, Lugano, Zermatt, Gruyène, Lucerne) priced from $1,629

·       Spanish Fiesta (14 days; Madrid, Vitoria, Pamplona, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Costa del Sol, Seville) priced from $2,279

·       Italian Treasures (10 days; Rome, Lucca, Florence, Venice, Assisi) priced from $1,849

COSMOS:

·       (LeisureScapes) NEW Rome & Sorrento (15 days; Rome and Sorrento) priced from $1,549

·       (LeisureScapes) NEW Costa del Sol (14 days; Torremolinos) priced from $1,229

·       NEW The Magic of the Italian Lakes (8 days; Lake Maggiore, Lake Como, Lake Garda) priced from $999

·       British Panorama (9 days; London, Leeds, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Bristol) priced from $999

·       Prague, Vienna & Budapest  (9 days; Munich, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Salzburg) priced from $989

·       Alpine Adventure & Glacier Express (11 days; Munich, Innsbruck, Lake Lucerne, Lausanne, Zermatt, Lugano, Venice, Salzburg) from $1,479

·       Grand Tour of Spain (15 days; Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, Salamanca, Seville, Granada, Cordoba) priced from $1,675

AVALON WATERWAYS:

·       NEW Paris to Normandy’s Landing Beaches (eight days; Paris to Paris), priced from $2,149

·       NEW Grand France (16 days; Côte d’Azur to Paris), priced from $4,029

·       NEW The Upper Rhine to the City of Music (13 days; Zürich to Vienna), priced from $3,559

·       NEW A Taste of the Danube (four days; Vienna to Budapest priced from $949

·       NEW Christmastime in Germany & Austria (12 days; Frankfurt to Vienna), priced from $2,769

MONOGRAMS:

·       A Week in London (7 days), priced from $723

·       NEW Rome & Sorrento (7 days), priced from $1,343

·       A Week in London & Paris (7 days), priced from $1,105

·       London, Edinburgh & Dublin (10 days), priced from $1,819

·       Venice Getaway  (4 days), priced from $745

·       Sorrento Getaway (4 days), priced from $649

·       Rome, Florence & Venice (10 days), priced from $1,977

·       Budapest, Vienna, Prague & Berlin (13 days), priced from $2,396

·       Vienna & Munich (7 days), priced from $1,563

·       Barcelona & Madrid (7 days), priced from $1,707

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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, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways or Monograms vacation or request a 2010 brochure 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.

Travel agents can request 2010 brochures by calling toll free 1.800.221.0090 or visiting www.globusfamilypartner.com.