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The Alumni travelprogram takes Yellow Jackets to exciting locales around the globe. Here, we explore some trips on tap.
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Celebrate the Kentucky Derby, Master's with Tech Alumni For those who've always wanted to witness the Kentucky Derbyfirsthandor marvel at golf's top pros at the Master's tournament but couldn't attend, the Alumni Travel program has you covered.
Package trips to Augusta in April and to Louisville in May 2013 are now available exclusively to Georgia Tech alumni and friends. The Kentucky Derby is known as the most exciting two minutes in sports, and it lives up to that billing. But the race is only one reason to attend. The Derby has been called one of the "top 10 events to experience in a lifetime" by Forbes magazine. The tour includes tickets to the 139th "Run for the Roses," the premier event in thoroughbred horse racing. Other amenities include a welcome reception, tours ofa horse farm and a distillery, souvenirs and giveaways. "It was an o u t s t a n d i n g Derby D8Q
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experience. We loved it all, the horse farm and distillery tours as well as Derby Day at Churchill Downs," said Alice MacDonald, who traveled to the Kentucky Derby with a previous Alumni Travel tour. The Master's is one of golf's premier events, set among the towering pines and stunning dogwoods and azaleas at
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storied Augusta National. The trip includes selected rounds, world-class hospitality at the Executive Club, gourmet meals each day, a complimentary full-service bar and private outdoor patios and lounges. "It was a most memorable experience," said Michael Goldmeier, BC 73, after going to the Master's on a previous Alumni Travel trip, k
Want to attend the Derby or the Master's? More information is available at gtalumni.org/travel, or by calling Martin Ludwig, director of Alumni Travel, at (404) 894-0758.