ASIA-PACIFIC BESTWAY TOURS ANNOUNCES ‘THE BEATLES ON INDIA TOUR’ PAUL SALTZMAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Beatles in India at the Rishikesh ashram where they meditated in 1968. From left, Ringo Star, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon, with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi behind them.
Free-spirited travelers can ‘relive’ part of the sixties and discover wondrous India as The Beatles did on their life-changing 1968 visit there, on “The Beatles In India Tour.” Emmy-award winning film producer and director, Paul Saltzman, who stayed with and exclusively photographed The Beatles during their visit to India, will lead the 18-day tour. “The Beatles wrote 48 songs in 7 weeks on that trip—their single most creative period in their illustrious career,” said Saltzman. Organized by Bestway Tours & Safaris, the fully escorted tour will visit Rishikesh and other spiritual and special Indian sites where The Beatles came together, and will meet Indian musicians who know and performed with members of the group.The tour will start February 11, 2010, in the southern city of Trivandrum and end in New Delhi February 28. There is an optional four-day, mediumgrade Himalayas trek to conclude the trip. North American travelers can fly from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, New York, and many other gateways, with estimated US/CanadaIndia roundtrip airfare of $1,600. The tour costs $7,890 ppdo, excluding airfare to/from India, and includes inter-India airfare, five-star hotel accommodations, and breakfast and dinner on 17 days. An optional four-day trek costs $595, and the single supplement is $2,950. Bestway Tours & Safaris, 800-663-0844, www.bestway.com/itineraries/beatles_india.php, www.bestway.com
REMOTE LANDS JOINS VIRTUOSO TRAVEL NETWORK Remote Lands, an ultra-luxury private tour operator focused exclusively on Asia, has announce it has joined the Virtuoso® travel network. As a Preferred Supplier, Remote Lands will be offering its white-glove services to Virtuoso’s distinguished travel advisors and their high-net-worth clients. Remote Lands’ Asian holidays will now be available to more than 300 preeminent travel agencies across 22 countries and their clients located worldwide. Travel World News • www.travelworldnews.com
“We are thrilled to have been invited to join the ne plus ultra of travel organizations,” said Catherine Heald, co-founder and CEO of Remote Lands. “Virtuoso’s members are the world’s foremost travel advisors. We expect to greatly enhance our distribution with this new B2B approach and take Remote Lands to the next stage of development.” “We are pleased to welcome Remote Lands to our collection of elite travel providers,” said Albert Herrera, Virtuoso’s Vice President of Hotels, Destinations and Tours. “Their thoughtfully crafted, exclusive Asian adventures are exactly the type of high caliber and bespoke experiences that we are proud to present to our discerning clientele.” Virtuoso® is a by-invitation-only luxury travel network whose member agencies generate over $5.1 billion annually in travel sales. Remote Lands, Inc. creates bespoke holidays exclusively in Asia, optionally by private jet or yacht. Virtuoso, www.virtuoso.com; Remote Lands, www.remotelands.com
CHINA YANGTZE RIVER SPECIAL WITH SUNSHINE TRAVEL USA A Yangtze River cruise offered by Sunshine Travel USA will enable passengers to explore China from an entirely different perspective. From the six-star luxury Yangzi Explorer Cruise Ship to the most popular five-star Victoria Cruise lines, Sunshine Travel helps find a cruise for every taste. Even with a low budget, guests can enjoy one of the five-star cruise ship packages. Sunshine Travel recently signed a deal with five-star New Century Cruise Company in China and offers the exceptional five-day cruise tour package for a starting price of only $430 (low season), commissionable to travel agents. This cruise sets sail every Friday from Chongqing to Yichang and every Monday from Yichang to Chongqing. In general, the cruise from Chongqing to Yichang (downstream cruise) is four days/three nights and Yichang to Chongqing (upstream) five days/four nights. Victoria cruise line also offers route from Chongqing to Shanghai (seven days/six nights) and Shanghai to Chongqing (nine days/eight nights). Generally, prices include standard cabin on board (deluxe cabin for New Century Cruise Line) based on double occupancy, all meals on board and all guided short excursions mentioned in the itinerary. Transfers to/from the dock (can be arranged) and gratuities are not included. This year, Sunshine has begun offering new golf and culinary tours. There is also a Yangtze River hiking package designed for hiking and trekking enthusiasts. Sunshine Travel is an official tour operator from China, and has operated in the China travel industry for the past 30 years. They have solid relationship will all major Yangtze River cruise suppliers, and can book any cruise of choice, or combine it with other China tour packagers. All tours are fully customizable. Sunshine Travel USA, 800-850-2958, info@sunshinetravelusa.com, www.sunshinetravelusa.com/china_and_asia_tours/yangtze_river_ cruise.html, www.sunshinetravelusa.com OCTOBER 2009 •
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