Wine Travel

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Before you travel overseas consult the local embassy

Embassies and Consulates: Before you go you should have the address of the American Embassy and Consulate written somewhere safe – Just in case you misplace your passport or need any other help. A list can be found at here.

Links to companies specializing in special interest vacations, personal tour guides, private concierges and adventure travel specialists:

Adventure Travel

La Corsa Tours: Designed especially for avid cyclists, Outstanding challenging bike vacations, designed for seasoned bike riders. They don’t do cooking classes, they don’t do hiking tours, they don’t do 10 mile rides on hybrids, they don’t rent bicycles, they don’t do language classes, they don’t do family tours. They run bike vacations for serious bikers looking to ride the best traffic-free roads with other riders of high caliber, stay at beautiful hotels, eat fabulous meals and receive the highest quality of support. If you’re a serious seasoned cyclist, nobody offers a better challenging riding experience than La Corsa Tours. 935 Washington Street Hoboken, NJ 1800-LA CORSA www.lacorsa.com

Ciclismo Classico: As a specialized “boutique” tour operator since 1988, Ciclismo Classico provides the most authentic, unique and exciting vacations in the adventure travel industry. Well-crafted educational trips in Italy, France, Spain, Austria and New England are active immersions into local art, language, music, folklore and, of course, delicious cuisine. By combining legendary service and rare cultural experiences, the Ciclismo philosophy continues to energize and transform each and every guest. We have been watching this group of all ages pass through our town in Italy for years. The level of enthusiasm and passion from this touring company transcends to all that take part in their groups and make their clients true ambassadors for Ciclismo Classico. Contact them at: 1(800) 866-7314 www.ciclismoclassico.com

The following are top travel agencies and agents that make your travel and vacation dreams come true

Altour: As one of the most sophisticated and savvy leaders in the travel world, Altour has earned its reputation by pioneering cutting edge technology and delivering the highest level of personal attention. Their group of travel related companies manages the corporate, group and individual needs of travelers in such diverse fields as fashion, entertainment, production, finance and leisure travel. As one of the largest travel companies in the United States, they also serve clients through their offices in London and Paris. They boast a team of experienced and client-focused advisors who know how to take advantage of Altour’s unique position in the global travel market to deliver exceptional value and service. Contact them at www.altour.com

Cartolina Tours: Their custom designed tours are created to suit the desires of their clientele, who range from well seasoned travelers to first time visitors. Their personalized adventures are specifically created according to your interests and needs. At Cartolina Tours, They are with you every step of the way as they help you design the perfect custom tour. From air and hotel reservations to car rental, walking tours to cooking classes, wine tastings to shopping trips, they can create the ideal vacation for you. They do not just want to book a trip for you, they want to create a life experience. Contact them at: www.cartolinatours.comLinden Travel: Linden Travel offers its clients all types of travel and travel adventure. Just check out their web-site and find out first hand why they have become leaders in the travel industry. Contact them at www.lindentravel.com

Sally Watkins Travel: The days of great service is back. Sally takes a personal interest in every trip she plans and the results has put her on the Travel and Leisure Super Agent A list since 2004 Contact the Sally Watkins Travel agency at www.sallywatkins.com
Unique Travel of Palm Beach: They believe you take travel to heart and they share in your appreciation for travel by passing along a bit of their personal insider knowledge. Their services go beyond that of a typical travel agency because of their experience and expertise. Contact them at: www.uniquetrav.com

Online Travel Agencies and discount brokers

Expedia: The activities bar at the top of the home page allows you to research and book activities based upon location or theme ( Adventure, Beach, Romance, Wine Travel)www.expedia.com
Orbitz: This is a great source for good airfares and great hotel rateswww.orbitz.com

Travelocity: Hotels and great Airfares www.travelocity.com

Cheaptickets: Great deals from everything from cruises, car rentals, hotels and airfareswww.cheaptickets.comMobissimo: Searches over a 150 sights including online travel agencies, online consolidators (discounters), major airlines and low cost carrierswww.mobissimo.com

Cheapflights: Searches consolidators that specialize in specific locales from Italy to Casablancawww.cheapflights.com
Kayak: The Google of travel. A mega search engine that searches hundreds of other web sites in real time for the best deals on air fares, hotels and car rentals www.kayak.com

Seatguru: What a great web site, it gives you the low down on which are the best and worst seats on various aircrafts and airlineswww.seatguru.com

Frequent-Flier Seats: For an annual fee of $99.00 this site will help you find you seats the airlines say don’t exist by testing out different partners, routings and dates.It like having a travel private detective on your pay roll www.seatguru.com

Hotels

Hotel Locators: www.hotellocators.com

Airlines

Car Rentals

Credit Card Numbers (to report lost or stolen)

Air Freight Companies for information on bringing items home