Dear friends,

I hope that you and your loved ones are staying healthy and optimistic during these difficult times. With the global pandemic ongoing, many of us will miss our usual summer pleasures, including travel. Our industry is still reeling, from the airlines that take you to far flung destinations, to hotels, attractions, restaurants, and every other detail that goes into our trips.

At this time, we have suspended all our travel programs through October 31, 2020. We are hopeful that the virus will soon be controlled enough here at home and abroad so that we can resume soon, but we will only do so if and when we can assure your wellbeing. Meanwhile, we have been working diligently with our partners to enhance our health & safety protocols to ensure that every aspect of our trips will be as safe as humanly possible.

In the meantime, you can continue planning future vacations with confidence with our Carefree Booking policy, which offers you the flexibility to change or cancel your plans without fees or penalties^† until your final payment due date, which we've reduced to 60 days prior to departure on most packages. And with our new lower deposits, you can lock in your dream vacation for only $99 on most packages, and pay the rest later.^†† I invite you to check out our new catalog for some inspiration, including a brand new tour to Alaska and several to new destinations in Europe.

Finally, I want to personally thank you, on behalf of our entire team, for your patience as we have navigated the difficult past few months. We are doing our best to continue providing the excellent service you have come to expect from us, but like many of you, we are working remotely, which makes everything more difficult. We sincerely apologize if you have had to wait longer than usual for us to return calls or emails.

Next March, we will celebrate our 40th anniversary of creating and operating exciting, affordable travel programs. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you in 2021—hopefully on tour!

Stay safe, healthy and keep dreaming, as this, too, shall pass.