PHOTO: Michael Sprute helps travelers across Texas put together their dream vacations.
Got the travel bug?
According to a leading travel company guide, so do a lot of people.
“Because of the economy, a lot people took the year off from travel and now are ready to go somewhere,” said Michael Sprute, District Manager for Collette Vacations. “Travel is definitely back.”
Where are they going? Sprute says he is booking “a little bit of everything.” People want to head out all over the globe - Asia, Europe, South America, Africa.
Collette Vacations is well positioned to get you there. For 91 years they have helped literally millions of travelers, arranging trips for large companies including the “free” vacations won on TV game shows, along with working with local nonprofit organizations like Club Ed. They offer 150 vacation packages on all seven continents.
With all the challenges of travel today, customers gravitate to the “one call does it all” service of travel companies. We are seeing many travelers who are seeking the fully-escorted trip. From booking the bus, through the plane connections, hotel accommodations, meals, site seeing, right up to pulling off that last bag back home, you are under the guidance of a trained agency employee.
“Our clients want to get on a fully-escorted trip,” Sprute said. “From the minute they step on the bus, we take care of everything. All they have to do is have a good time.”
That pampering includes staying at only 4-star hotels and all inclusive pricing - no “nickel and diming” add-ons.
Sprute will be in the Hill Country on Monday, May 17, at 3 p.m., to offer a Free Information Session. These informal and free sessions are a time for prospective travelers to come ask questions and gather details on the trips. Upcoming Club Ed/Collette offerings are Alpine Christmas, an 8-day trip through the traditional Christmas markets of Austria and Bavaria set for December 6, 2010; and New England Back Roads, a 7-day tour of the country store, covered bridges, and rugged coastlines of the Northeast starting October 1, 2010.
Over the years, Club Ed has traveled near and far and in between. We’ve helped families enjoy the fall foliage in Maine, the Calgary Stampede in Canada, the Olympics in China. We’ve filled buses to see the bats at Alamo Springs and ride the barges in San Antonio. A couple of times we sent groups on cruises in the Gulf of Mexico.
In the end, folks who like to travel, travel. According to Sprute, there are always good deals. And 80% of his clients come back to travel again, many year after year.
So next time the travel bug bites, go with it.
“You can’t force people to travel; you can entice them to travel,” he said. “If they go, they go. Our goal is to fulfill your vacation dreams.”
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For information or to sign up, click www.clubed.net, or call 830-895-4386.
Club Ed is the Community Education program of the Kerrville Independent School District. Each year, we offer more than 400 classes throughout the Texas Hill Country, along with online courses, business and individual training, and after-school and summer camps. Comment online at clubedcomments.blogspot.com, or follow us on Twitter @clubedtx.
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