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Be sure to check out the latest AVAILABILTY AT A GLANCE bulletin, listing the 2009 departure dates still available for sale. This bulletin also notes which departures are GUARANTEED and what DISCOUNT amounts we are offering for each departure date. Please note that our September 14 departure of the Heart of Europe Special is almost sold out, but we do have a September 16 and October 5 departure available. Encourage clients to hold their space as the ‘Special’ departure dates are filling up within a few weeks of opening new departure dates. The 12-Day London, Paris, Rome Tour has been very popular this year. We have sold out the September 11 departure, but still have availability for a September 18 departure and we are currently offering a $400 per person ($800 per couple) discount for land and air inclusive reservations on this departure, if booked before 6/24/09. To see a list of the current discounts available for each departure and a list of guaranteed departures, please click here.

Our current special that we are promoting is Savings of $600 to $1400 per couple on our September 16th & October 5th departure of our 15-day Heart of Europe SQ Special Itinerary, if your clients book by June 24, 2009. As many of you have requested, we will be sending a promotion designed to be forwarded to your clients via e-mail. It will follow this Update in a separate e-mail with the subject line of; “Current Europe Special” Click here
to see a sample of the “Current Special“