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Upcoming Meetings Join us at our next informational meeting to discuss all tours, receive additional information, and to answer any questions you may have. BELOIT, WI Saturday, January 11th, 2020 9:00 - 10:30 am Hampton Inn 2700 Cranston Rd. Beloit, WI 53511 2020 Tour Booklets If you or a friend would like a 2020 tour booklet, please request one by emailing [email protected]. Tour Notes Now that it has gotten colder, how do you feel about an all-inclusive stay at a beautiful resort on the Pacific Ocean in Panama? Imagine a white sand beach, 4 swimming pools to choose from, great food and drink, and many wonderful options including a boat ride through part of the Panama Canal. It is a nonstop flight from Chicago to Panama City. The Christmas tour to Omaha was outstanding. We danced Greek dances, toured Boys Town, had an English high tea, feasted at a madrigal banquet, went on a decorations ride, and so much more. A reminder to all of you who do not have a TSA approved driver’s license, you really need to get one. On October 1, 2020 you will not be able to fly domestically unless you have the new license or a passport. Do you have a group of 10 or more family members or friends who would like to travel together? GVG Tours would be happy to help you plan your trip. We can make it easy for you by using our expertise to provide options that you may not be aware of and to arrange the perfect itinerary for your group. Coming soon! The GVG Tours website is in the process of being redesigned to enhance your web experience. We have added many new features. We will send out an email when it is ready. Make sure to check it out! We are actively planning the 2021 tours and when completed, we will get the info out to you. Many of our offerings are based on what you requested in the survey, so many thanks to all of you who participated. Be sure to read Gene’s Column. There are two cabins open on the April Jewels of the Rhine Cruise. If interested, you should contact GVG Tours immediately. Trip Highlight: Winter Getaway- Playa Blanca, Panama Date: February 5-13, 2020 Duration: 9 Days/ 8 Nights Cost Per Person: Courtyard- Double: $2,275 per person Single: $2,585 per person Ocean View- Double: $2,465 per person Single: $2,775 per person Price Includes: Transportation To/From O’Hare, Round-trip Non-stop Airfare on Copa Airlines, Transfers To/From the Resort & Airport, 8 Nights at the 24-Hour All-Inclusive RIU Playa Blanca Resort Brief Itinerary: Join us on a relaxing winter getaway to Playa Blanca, Panama to lounge by the pool or on the beach at the beautiful RIU Playa Blanca. The resort is located on the shore of Playa Blanca, on the central Pacific coast of Panama, in the province of Coclé. The beach is renowned for it’s white soft-sand and calm ocean waters. RIU Playa Blanca is a 24-hour, all- inclusive resort which includes: all meals, snacks, drinks, accommodations, taxes and gratuities. Click Here To View The Full Tour Details Image Credit: https://www.riu.com/en/hotel/panama/p laya-blanca/hotel-riu-playa- blanca/#galeria Trip Highlight: Bayou Country Date: April 2 - 9th, 2020 Duration: 8 Days Cost Per Person: Double: $2,375 per person Single: $2,975 Price Includes: transportation to/from O'Hare, round-trip airfare, deluxe motor coach, lodging, baggage handling, 13 meals (daily breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners), Trip DVD Brief Itinerary: Join us on this 8- day tour into Bayou Country! We will fly to New Orleans and then take a deluxe motor coach for the rest of our journey. We will have three days to explore the Crescent City: architecture, cuisine, culture, and history will come alive. Our tour takes us to Lafayette, Natchez, and Baton Rouge. We will visit several impressive ante-bellum plantations, take a cruise on a steam powered sternwheeler on the Mississippi River, take a Cajun cooking class or visit the World War II Museum, explore the swampland, learn about Creole culture, visit the state capital, discover the rich musical legacy, and learn about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. This is a great tour, you don’t want to miss out! Click Here To View The Full Tour Details Trip Highlight: Israel & Jordan Date: November 4 - 15th, 2020 Duration: 12 Days Cost Per Person: Double: $4,841 per person Single: $6,120 Price Includes: Transportation To/From O’Hare, Round-trip Airfare, Transfers, Accommodations, Admissions, $60 Mayflower Money, 23 Meals (10 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 10 dinners). Brief Itinerary: Walk in the footsteps of prophets. Discover the scenic beauty, fascinating culture and bountiful history of Israel. Stand in awe at the magnificent sights in the nation of Jordan. It is impossible to describe the feeling you will experience when visiting the ancient, Biblical, historical and contemporary sites of Israel and Jordan. Click Here To View The Full Tour Details Gene's Column 2019 provided another fantastic travel year for GVG Tours! Thank you to all of you who made it so. As I reflect on this year, I think about the question I am most often asked. Do you get tired of traveling so much? My answer is no, I love sharing travel experiences with my groups. Even though I have been to most of the destinations (multiple times), I am still excited each time I travel with a new group. As a long-time educator, I believe it is important to continue to learn and expand one's experiences and to share these with others. Travel provides a perfect opportunity to do both. Many of you were kind enough to complete the GVG Tours Survey and I would like share some of the results. Among the highest vote getters were: Eastern Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa), South America, America’s Northwest, Hawaii, Greece, Civil War Tour, and England, Scotland, and Wales. I am actively planning 2021 and you can bet that all of those and more will be in the schedule. Often, when people sign up for a tour, they want to know the details of the insurance policy. For every tour, the insurance policy link can be found on our website at the bottom of each trip page. You can review it to be sure that it meets all of your needs. For 2021, I am working on a Mayflower River Cruise to compliment the Jewels of the Rhine. I believe that it will be Danube Delights which covers basically the rest of continental Europe. We will visit 5 countries including Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, and Czech Republic. As a new decade dawns, I am excited about all the travel opportunities that we can explore together! Gene's Photos- Omaha 2019 Ceiling of St. John's Greek Orthodox Church Ponsettias and Trains at Lauritzen Gardens Madrigal Singers Ponsettias Christmas Tree at Lauritzen Gardens Catholic Church in Boy's Town Statue in Omaha GVG TOURS Phone: 608.295.2141 | Fax: 608.676.6121 | Email: [email protected] www.gvgtours.com.