It’s an exciting day for me!
Collette Vacations just announced the launch of Collette Family Vacations, complete with new logo, brochure and micro-site.
Collette Family Vacations are kid friendly travel options for parents and grandparents. On the roster of Family Vacations are nine new, specially-crafted itineraries that bring travelers of all ages together to experience destinations ranging from U.S. National Parks and Canada [...]
Imagine your are Retired, sitting at home and dreaming of traveling to Europe. You fought in WORLD WAR II, or grew up during the freeze of the Cold War: East Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw – ALL OFF LIMITS. You yearn to go to all those magnificent cities that lay locked in mystery behind the [...]
It’s our second full day of touring on our Sunny Portugal vacation. Unfortunately today is not sunny and Emily, our tour manager, tells us that rain is forecast. We hope we can dodge the rain drops when we travel to Portugal’s beautiful ‘Silver Coast”. On the agenda: Obidos, Nazaré and Fatima, the world-famous Marian pilgrimage [...]
We traveled north today to the town of Mafra, one of the oldest in Portugal, known for its off-white pottery accented with pale blue designs and, yes, an architectural masterpiece which rivals that of Versailles.
Laura, our step on guide for the day recounted the history of the Portuguese monarchy and she was with us throughout [...]
We arrived early morning and once situated at Hotel Estoril Eden (and the view of the ocean from our room was heavenly), we opted to fight the jet lag with a walk along the promenade to Cascais. Sunny and warm – we worried that we had packed too many cold weather clothes.
There were many people [...]
I’ve just returned from Collette Vacations’ Sunny Portugal tour, a 10-day leisurely-paced journey that took us from the capital city of Lisbon to the Estoril Coast then south to the pristine Algarve.
My travel companion was Lisa from Collette’s Groups department and together with our tour manager and leader, Emily, and a group of 33 other [...]
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Collette Vacations’ Russian River Cruise
Collette Vacations’ Russian River Cruise is an 11-day journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Begin with a tour of Moscow’s landmarks, such as Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, followed by an [...]
Collette’s Explorations brand of small group tours was recently aired in an episode of “What the Stuff”, a half-hour television series that focuses on the products, goods and services that consumers search for…including, of course, travel.
The Baby Boomer episodes aired on the Hallmark Channel on Wednesday, November 10th at 7:30am (6:30am CST), with reruns airing on the Hallmark Movie Channel [...]
Member Spotlight: Jacque Stacy
Ever thought how wonderful it would be to travel for free? As a group leader, you can do just that – but how do you get started and what does it entail? I decided to ask a successful group leader these questions and others in the following interview.
Self-starter and highly motivated Senior [...]
More and more, travelers today want a vacation where food and wine is the main attraction. Knowing this, Explorations have included plenty of wine tastings, culinary classes and opportunities to savor local cuisine in each of its small group tours.
To really get to know a destination, there’s arguably no better way to do it than [...]
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