Fresh Asia & Europe Itineraries on Tap for Spring

Trafalgar Offers Early-Booking Europe Savings
A 5% early payment discount is available for 2013 European summer vacations from Trafalgar. The discount provides savings of up to $750 per couple; trips must be booked and paid in full by April 30. Agents can combine the early payment discount with other brochure discounts, including past guest and group discount savings.

Tauck Preps In-Depth Italy Journey
The Heart of Italy, a comprehensive eight-day itinerary from Tauck, explores Venice, Florence and Rome as part of the company’s Culturious collection of small-group journeys. The trip begins with two nights in Venice, followed by a high-speed train ride to Florence. After three days, the journey heads to Rome. The offering is priced from $4,390 per person, double, plus air.

Travel Impressions Slates Summer Savings at Sandals
Travel Impressions is offering discounts of up to 65% on stays at numerous Sandals locations in Antigua, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Saint Lucia; the discounts are available through Dec. 26. Also, through March 31, agents can earn a $25 American Express Gift Cheque for each booking of five nights or more with the Travel Impressions Cancel For Any Reason Waiver.

JOURNEYS Hits Eastern Europe
New programs in the Czech Republic and Albania are available from JOURNEYS International. The 8-day Charming Czech Republic trip, priced from $3,560, and the 9-day Trekking the Albanian Alps journey, priced from $2,545, debut this spring.

Regina Tours Heads to Portugal
Five 2013 departures are available for Regina Tours’ new Catholic and Cultural Portugal tour. The seven-night tour includes stays in Fatima, Lisbon and Oporto. The trip is priced between $2,698 and $3,198 per person, including roundtrip air from New York, area along with five nights of first class hotel accommodations.

Rafting the Grand Canyon This Spring
Arizona River Runners is offering several Hiker’s Special spring rafting trips in April and May. The journey includes extra hikes to side-canyons and less-seen parts of the Grand Canyon. A 10-day hiking trip is available in May as well.

Zegrahm Sets Wildlife-Focused Trips to Mongolia and Namibia
Zegrahm Expeditions has detailed a Wild Mongolia adventure from Aug. 20 to Sept. 8. Priced from $12,980 per person, the trip explores the Mongolian prairie and includes stays on the banks of the Onon River in a yurt camp. Zegrahm’s Ultimate Namibia expedition, scheduled from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2, is priced from $13,980 per person; it will be led by Jonathan Rosssouw, a medical doctor turned wildlife guide.

AdventureWomen Leads Mongolia Journey
A new journey through Mongolia is being offered for active women over 30 by AdventureWomen. The 13-day tour begins in Bayan-Uglii Province at the Golden Eagle Festival and continues through the Gobi Desert and Flaming Cliffs. The trip is priced at $6,395 per person, including internal flights in Mongolia and stays at four- and five-star hotels.

Foreign Independent Tours Details Global Trips
New Egypt, Indian and Morocco tours are available from Foreign Independent Tours, along with several river cruise excursions. A 10-day grand tour of Morocco is offered through October, starting at $1,349 per person. A 15-day Extensive Egypt with Sharm El Sheikh package departs in March and April and is priced from $1,489 per person. An 8-day India Golden Triangle trip departs through April and is priced from $909 per person. All trips are commissionable at 13%.

CMH Summer Adventures Expands Speaker Lineup
Several new speakers will address guests traveling to the Canadian Rockies in July and August with heli-hiking operator CMH Summer Adventures. Guests at the Bobbie Burns and Bugaboo Lodges will hear from: National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis; outdoor adventure journalist and photographer Peter Potterfield; chef John Ash; ornithologist Cam Gillies, and global environmentalist Brian Keating.