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Tourism Cares Clean Up of Valley Forge a Great Success

Tourism Cares successfully hosted a recent volunteer day in conjunction with 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
I was honored to be among the over 150 volunteers from the travel and tourism industry who gathered together at the Valley Forge National Historic Park on Friday, September 9th to help save one of the country’s most [...]

Collette in the News

Thanks USA Today for highlighting the following Collette tour in your USATODAY.com Travel Tips section. We love that kind of promotion!
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 [...]

Alaska on my mind

Last week, Alaska was in the news due to the devastating plane crash that took the life of former Senator Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and four others including one of his former congressional aides. In reporting the story, the news outlets have also inadvertently highlighted the vast and undisturbed beauty of our 49th state. And while [...]

Travel News: State Department To Hike Passport Fees

For anyone traveling outside the U.S. who still needs to obtain a passport, you might want to get a move on.
The U.S. State Department on July 13 will raise the price for visas, passports and other consular services to reflect what the department determined is the true cost to provide such services.
Here’s what the little [...]

In the News: Collette expands airport transfer service

Thanks to Travel Weekly for picking up on the exciting news!
You can read the complete press release below:
Pawtucket, Rhode Island (April 30, 2010)…Starting May 1, 2010, Collette Vacations offers complimentary roundtrip home to airport sedan service – including gratuities – on ALL of its air-inclusive tours. This personalized service which launched April 1, 2009 [...]

What’s a traveler (or a travel operator) to do, when a volcano erupts in Iceland?

We’ll have to chalk this situation up to mother nature and be thankful that, even though people are stranded, waiting to come home, or if your home and having to change your arrangements, everyone is safe and there is really only one thing to do. Wait for the dust to clear.

Happy Birthday, Hanoi

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A digital clock in Hanoi’s center counts down the seconds to year 1,000.
2010 is the year of Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday, an event that will be marked by a series of celebrations in this vibrant metropolis – and intriguing travel destination.
Do you remember how you celebrated our country’s bicentennial in 1976? That 4th of July I [...]

Machu Picchu’s importance to region revealed

Machu Picchu is scheduled to formally reopen today, April 1st (no April fooling). This is good news for Peru and the nearby South American countries of Brazil, Chile and Argentina. It seems Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel, is a big draw for travelers to the continent and its closing in January due to landslides and [...]

Machu Picchu update from Collette Vacations

Good news. The train to Machu Picchu is expected to resume operation by April 1st. PeruRail has done a tremendous job repairing the tracks, and most importantly, Mother Nature has been cooperating.
However, because of the existing damage in some railway segments between the Sacred Valley (Ollantaytambo) and Machu Picchu, access to the site will now require a 50 [...]

Collette featured on Travel Talk Radio

Check out Frank Marini’s recent appearance on Sandy Dhuyvetter’s Travel Talk Media program.
Frank, the VP of Sales for Collette Vacations, discusses Oberammergau, Collette’s Big Book (our comprehensive brochure) and the resurgence of interest in travel to Israel .
He also details Collette’s best in the business No Worries Protection Plan and our complimentary roundtrip home to airport sedan service .
Thanks [...]