Start Planning Your Summer Trip to Europe Now (ARA) – Has visiting Europe always been a dream of yours? If so, make this the year it comes true, but don’t wait till the last minute to start planning your trip.
According to Rena Angell of Image Travel, summer is prime time for travel in Europe, not just by Americans but the Japanese and Europeans as well. “We advise our clients to book their trips at least five months in advance so they can take advantage of discounts, ensure they’ll get the dates they want, and be able to do everything they desire and more,” she says.
Planning ahead definitely paid off for Karen Hintz of Tipton, Mich., a small city in the Southeastern part of the state. “I wanted to make sure I’d be able to do all the things my friends had told me about and then some,” she says. When she first started exploring her options, it didn’t look like that would be possible. “I travel a lot in the United States, but have no idea what the best way to get around Europe would be,” she says.
Realizing she’d need help, Hintz went to a travel agent who explained the value of taking an escorted tour. In addition to volume discounts on airfare and less out of pocket expenses (meals, hotels, travel transfers, and site seeing are included), they also offer travelers the assurance that all the details will be taken care of so they can just sit back and enjoy their trip worry-free.
“It was so nice being in the hands of knowledgeable guides who were familiar with the roads and the language. I felt completely at ease throughout the trip,” says Hintz.
During Image Tours’ 15-day Heart of Europe tour, Hintz got to visit seven of Europe’s most popular countries: Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France, and particularly enjoyed the scenery. “My favorite memories of the trip were the behind the scenes tour of Linderhof Castle in Germany, and when the man steering the gondola we took through Venice let me take the helm for a while,” she says.
According to Image Travel, Summer is the most expensive time of year to travel, but this year there are some amazing specials being offered. Image Tours is currently offering a Europe ‘Summer Special’ with departures in June, July, and August 2008. Depending on your departure city (choose from one of 85 U.S. cities), you can save between $400 and $1200 per couple on air-inclusive tours. Discounted prices for the Heart of Europe tour start at $2990 per person, including air fare.
Bookings for this summer’s Heart of Europe tours are filling up fast. Click here to request a free 92 page Europe brochure that includes the tour itinerary and prices, as well as advice on passports, weather, insurance, meals, tipping and more.
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