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Group tours are a good way to go for     I  M   i ll it _ tant, Brumfield pointed out, because as {
a number of reasons. For one thing, the gilllrnllnly Ol llavellng with Olllel UK many as 50 percent of the persons on   M
major details of how to go and where to Q an iven tri have traveled with the ‘ O
stay are taken care of. lf youlre alone or A elsadvelllege Ol glollp llevelbell Altilmgni Assgciation at least twice   A
timid in unfamiliar places, optional side Somellmes shew llsell el depallllle llllle before. Nancy Jefferson of Lexington Li
lllps can llll your llme and youlll Come Tour companies subcontract for airline holds the lncnrd nnvlnn been On ll I
home hnvlng seen, at least brleflyl the services to fly you over and back. Thus, alumni tours ln Clnlnl L
main attractions. achallel elllllle Wlllcll Only Shllls the ell- Factors affecting the availability of   M
The tours (except those to Russia) of- gllles ell long ellellgll le leluel Ol Cem- destinations is the decreasing buying l  
fer you the option of planning your own ply Wllh FAA lllspecllell legulallells power of the American dollar which is   Li
schedule. Book stores are glutted with ebeul el/elii elehl Cle_i`iS’ may be delayed threatening to put some areas out of  
good (and bad) travel guides. And,   lgellglg ell One ieb le eel _lO yelll reach. Political unrest in the Middle   H
usually, if you talk about your prospec— dla l' Velyelle llleS_tO mlmmlze Such East, Central and South America and l Ji
tive trip, youlll find someone or a friend 9 we The elllmeS’ ll llllellelely ls Sub- Africa restricts travel, too, in that people Li
of someone who has been there before Slenllel’ Wlll pill you ep lll el hotel el are reluctant to go to these places.
with travel tips of their own to share with gnlillsggggzii nfllllgirglgizl Qetliglgre Increasing fuel prices and air fares are
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Price is generally better than if you go poll longergto maximize the cost of the an
it alone. So good in fact, it doesnlt hurt Sbmeiimes Cieiays may be Caused bv fare. More and more trips are being of- i
the pocketbook to spend several nights eqiiipmeni maitunctians bv baienng fered in durations of 10 days or two
ranging wide of your host city in a imbiis Collidms Wim the piane (mails weeks over the previously common l "'
rented car. Talking to people in the happened iwibe in me Assaciatianls ex` seven days-eight nights formula. f
Countryside and On the Street is how perience), air controller strikes, weather Summing up the group travel that the
you get to know and understand a for- and me ieeeni gibiinding at DC'iOlS Alumni Association offers. Brumfield
eign culture. Wnieii nad a iippie eiieei that earned said, "We offer what our alumni want-
Other advantages of group tours is byei ia Omei iypea Oi pianes and enai` a vacation with "friends" to interesting
the ready availability of information and iei ait iines- places with an element gf epnnmnng
f€€0mf¤€¤d6tl0¤s that C0m€ from i0¤Y Another pitfall of group travel comes education as they enhance their knowl-
guides posted in y0Uf hotel and the COD- when the travelerls expectations differ edge of different cultures."
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