FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2008
CONTACTS:
Ati Jain, Cross-Culture Journeys, 413-256-6303 or ajain@ccjourneys.com
Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations, 413-733-7095 or MGAuerbachPubRel@aol.com
CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS RELEASES 2009 "UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES" CATALOGUE OF TOURS
Amherst, Massachusetts--Cross-Culture Journeys has released its 2009 "Unforgettable Experiences" catalogue of 2009 tours and small-ship cruises. Over 40 itineraries with 180 departure dates during 2009 are listed in Cross-Culture Journeys' collection of tours to Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia and small-ship expedition cruises and river cruises.
According to Cross-Culture Journeys' President Ati Jain, the Company will launch new travel programs to Morocco, Tunisia, Israel & Jordan, and a revamped President's Tour to the Adriatic, which will include new stops in Montenegro and Albania.
Cross-Culture Journeys will offer specialty travel programs to Venice for the Biennale, the internationally acclaimed contemporary arts festival; a family-friendly tour to Italy (Rome, Florence and Venice) and "Legends of Gods & Heros" a family small ship cruise from Athens through the Greek Islands across the Adriatic to Rome. Cross-Culture Journeys will offer a golfing cruise to Morocco and Spain's Costa del Sol, visiting some of the golf courses at the Rock of Gibraltar and El Jadida Royal in Morocco. Other tour highlights include: eco-history cruises and tours to The Galapagos, Antarctica, Tahiti and the Marquesas and Society Islands; a Great Lakes cruise from Toronto to Duluth via Niagara Falls and Mackinac Island.
For a free copy of the Cross-Culture Journeys "Unforgettable Journeys" 2009 Catalogue, call Cross-Culture Journeys at 413-256-6303 or 800-491-1148 or email travel@ccjourneys.com.
About Cross-Culture Journeys
Cross-Culture Journeys has been offering a world of travel opportunities and new experiences for over 20 years. For sophisticated and curious travellers, Cross Culture Journeys features all-inclusive, small-group, in-depth cultural travel programs to over 50 unique destinations from Antarctica to Zagreb. From traditional to emerging destinations, from World Heritage sites to picturesque villages, from small-ship cruises to hiking and cycling; Cross-Culture Journey's distinctive itineraries showcase a region's peoples and cultures through their landmarks, museums and fine cuisines. Cross-Culture Journeys customizes itineraries for individuals, families, and groups.
Cross-Culture Journeys has been a group travel partner for public broadcasting stations for over a decade. Its partners include: WAMU/Washington, DC, WFCR/Western New England, KUER/Salt Lake City, WGUC/Cincinnati, and KACU/Abilene.
Cross-Culture Journeys now develops itineraries for some of the nation's most prestigious college and university alumni travel programs including: UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Duke University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Lehigh University, North Carolina State, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, Penn State, Texas A&M, Wake Forest University, University of Washington, Washington & Lee University, and Williams College.
For information, visit Cross-Culture Journeys' website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Interview: Mike Thornton of The Capitol Steps
The Brattleboro Reformer interviewed Capitol Steps talent Mike Thornton in advance of the group's performance at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro on September 14. http://www.reformer.com/ci_10425523
Friday, September 5, 2008
Press Release from Cross-culture Journeys / New Tours to Morocco, Tunisia, Israel & Jordan, and the Adriatic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2008
CONTACTS:
Ati Jain, Cross-Culture Journeys, 413-256-6303 or ajain@ccjourneys.com
Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations, 413-733-7095 or MGAuerbachPubRel@aol.com
CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS INTRODUCES TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO MOROCCO, TUNISIA, ISRAEL AND JORDAN, AND THE PRESIDENT'S CRUISE TO THE ADRIATIC
Amherst, Massachusetts--Cross-Culture Journeys has introduced four new itineraries for 2009. International travellers will have an opportunity to sample new trips to Morocco, Tunisia, Israel and Jordan, and the 2009 President's Cruise from Venice to Athens with stops along the Adriatic coast.
Cross-Culture's new "Discover Morocco: A Cultural Journey", a 14 day/12 night small-group tour visits the cities, deserts and kasbahs of North Africa's exotic country with stops in Casablanca, Marrakech, and Rabat. Tour highlights include guided tours of Rabat's kasbah, masoleum, and Andalucian gardens; the spiritual capital of Fez; a desert camel ride in the Erg Chebbi sand dunes; the Roman city of Volubilis; the Road of a thousand Kasbah in the high Atlas mountains; the gardens and palaces of Marrakech, the coastal town of Essaouira, and a stop at a Berber village. Departures begin in February, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=134
Cross-Culture Journeys ' Archeological and Cultural Treasures of Tunisia, offers another new travel program in Northern Africa. The 12 days / 10 night itinerary combines Mediterranean beaches, the Sahara Desert, the famous Phoenician city of Carthage; infused by the Arab Muslims who conquered the region in the 7th century; the Normans who came along in the 12th century, and the French who followed in the 19th century, and you have Tunisia. The program visits North Africa's largest Medina in Tunisia's cosmopolitan capital Tunis, the ruins of Carthage; a venture into the Sahara by 4-wheel drive and rail, overnight at an oasis; visits to landscapes used in the movies "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Star Wars", and Berber villages, ancient synagogues and mosques, ocal spice markets and bazaars. Departures begin in January, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=143
Cross-Culture Journey's Israel & Jordan: A Journey Through The Ages (14 days / 12 nights) visits the eastern Mediterranean region sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. the tour includes visits to Jerusalem, the center of the three religions' spiiritual history; modern Tel Aviv, the Roman ruins at Caesaria, the buoyant waters of The Dead Sea; Masada and other Biblical sites; and Jordan's ancient rose-hued city of Petra and Madaba, the city of Mosaics. Visitors will stay on an Israeli kibbutz; have a family visit in Petra, and lunch at a Druze village on Mt. Carmel. Departures begin in February, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=152
Cross-Culture Journey's 2008 President's Cruise to the Adriatic received accolades from our participants, a second cruise, accompanied by Cross-Culture President Ati Jain, has been scheduled with a different itinerary. Dubbed "A Voyage of Discovery", the 13 days/ 11 nights cruise aboard the MS Monet, a yacht-sized vessel with luxurious amenities, meanders through the Adriatic and Ionian seas on a course between Venice and Athens with highlights including: the Grand Canal of Venice with its waterfront palaces; the temples and antiquities of Athens; stops in Montenegro and Albania, the Palace of Diocletian in Split, the Oracle a Delphi, and shorelines with gorges and cascades. The tour is punctuated with strolls through the medieval streets of delightful towns from Rovinj, Croatia, to Argostoli, on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Gourmet foods and wines dazzle the senses. The tour departs May 26, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/trip+details/0_306/adriatic+presidents+voyage+of+discovery.aspx
Detailed itineraries, prices, early-booking and pre-payment discounts and registration materials for all four programs are available at Cross-Culture Journeys website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.
About Cross-Culture Journeys
Cross-Culture Journeys has been offering a world of travel opportunities and new experiences for over 20 years. For sophisticated and curious travellers, Cross Culture Journeys features all-inclusive, small-group, in-depth cultural travel programs to over 50 unique destinations from Antarctica to Zagreb. From traditional to emerging destinations, from World Heritage sites to picturesque villages, from small-ship cruises to hiking and cycling; Cross-Culture Journey's distinctive itineraries showcase a region's peoples and cultures through their landmarks, museums and fine cuisines. Cross-Culture Journeys customizes itineraries for individuals, families, and groups.
Cross-Culture Journeys has been a group travel partner for public broadcasting stations for over a decade. Its partners include: WAMU/Washington, DC, WFCR/Western New England, KUER/Salt Lake City, WGUC/Cincinnati, and KACU/Abilene.
Cross-Culture Journeys now develops itineraries for some of the nation's most prestigious college and university alumni travel programs including: UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Duke University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Lehigh University, North Carolina State, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, Penn State, Texas A&M, Wake Forest University, University of Washington, Washington & Lee University, and Williams College.
For information, visit Cross-Culture Journeys' website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.
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CONTACTS:
Ati Jain, Cross-Culture Journeys, 413-256-6303 or ajain@ccjourneys.com
Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations, 413-733-7095 or MGAuerbachPubRel@aol.com
CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS INTRODUCES TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO MOROCCO, TUNISIA, ISRAEL AND JORDAN, AND THE PRESIDENT'S CRUISE TO THE ADRIATIC
Amherst, Massachusetts--Cross-Culture Journeys has introduced four new itineraries for 2009. International travellers will have an opportunity to sample new trips to Morocco, Tunisia, Israel and Jordan, and the 2009 President's Cruise from Venice to Athens with stops along the Adriatic coast.
Cross-Culture's new "Discover Morocco: A Cultural Journey", a 14 day/12 night small-group tour visits the cities, deserts and kasbahs of North Africa's exotic country with stops in Casablanca, Marrakech, and Rabat. Tour highlights include guided tours of Rabat's kasbah, masoleum, and Andalucian gardens; the spiritual capital of Fez; a desert camel ride in the Erg Chebbi sand dunes; the Roman city of Volubilis; the Road of a thousand Kasbah in the high Atlas mountains; the gardens and palaces of Marrakech, the coastal town of Essaouira, and a stop at a Berber village. Departures begin in February, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=134
Cross-Culture Journeys ' Archeological and Cultural Treasures of Tunisia, offers another new travel program in Northern Africa. The 12 days / 10 night itinerary combines Mediterranean beaches, the Sahara Desert, the famous Phoenician city of Carthage; infused by the Arab Muslims who conquered the region in the 7th century; the Normans who came along in the 12th century, and the French who followed in the 19th century, and you have Tunisia. The program visits North Africa's largest Medina in Tunisia's cosmopolitan capital Tunis, the ruins of Carthage; a venture into the Sahara by 4-wheel drive and rail, overnight at an oasis; visits to landscapes used in the movies "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Star Wars", and Berber villages, ancient synagogues and mosques, ocal spice markets and bazaars. Departures begin in January, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=143
Cross-Culture Journey's Israel & Jordan: A Journey Through The Ages (14 days / 12 nights) visits the eastern Mediterranean region sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. the tour includes visits to Jerusalem, the center of the three religions' spiiritual history; modern Tel Aviv, the Roman ruins at Caesaria, the buoyant waters of The Dead Sea; Masada and other Biblical sites; and Jordan's ancient rose-hued city of Petra and Madaba, the city of Mosaics. Visitors will stay on an Israeli kibbutz; have a family visit in Petra, and lunch at a Druze village on Mt. Carmel. Departures begin in February, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=152
Cross-Culture Journey's 2008 President's Cruise to the Adriatic received accolades from our participants, a second cruise, accompanied by Cross-Culture President Ati Jain, has been scheduled with a different itinerary. Dubbed "A Voyage of Discovery", the 13 days/ 11 nights cruise aboard the MS Monet, a yacht-sized vessel with luxurious amenities, meanders through the Adriatic and Ionian seas on a course between Venice and Athens with highlights including: the Grand Canal of Venice with its waterfront palaces; the temples and antiquities of Athens; stops in Montenegro and Albania, the Palace of Diocletian in Split, the Oracle a Delphi, and shorelines with gorges and cascades. The tour is punctuated with strolls through the medieval streets of delightful towns from Rovinj, Croatia, to Argostoli, on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Gourmet foods and wines dazzle the senses. The tour departs May 26, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/trip+details/0_306/adriatic+presidents+voyage+of+discovery.aspx
Detailed itineraries, prices, early-booking and pre-payment discounts and registration materials for all four programs are available at Cross-Culture Journeys website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.
About Cross-Culture Journeys
Cross-Culture Journeys has been offering a world of travel opportunities and new experiences for over 20 years. For sophisticated and curious travellers, Cross Culture Journeys features all-inclusive, small-group, in-depth cultural travel programs to over 50 unique destinations from Antarctica to Zagreb. From traditional to emerging destinations, from World Heritage sites to picturesque villages, from small-ship cruises to hiking and cycling; Cross-Culture Journey's distinctive itineraries showcase a region's peoples and cultures through their landmarks, museums and fine cuisines. Cross-Culture Journeys customizes itineraries for individuals, families, and groups.
Cross-Culture Journeys has been a group travel partner for public broadcasting stations for over a decade. Its partners include: WAMU/Washington, DC, WFCR/Western New England, KUER/Salt Lake City, WGUC/Cincinnati, and KACU/Abilene.
Cross-Culture Journeys now develops itineraries for some of the nation's most prestigious college and university alumni travel programs including: UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Duke University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Lehigh University, North Carolina State, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, Penn State, Texas A&M, Wake Forest University, University of Washington, Washington & Lee University, and Williams College.
For information, visit Cross-Culture Journeys' website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.
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