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place that year, including the nine-day “Catholic Germany & the Alps” tour. Globus cannot guarantee pricing until Oberammergau tickets are confirmed in May 2008. Globus pays 10 percent commission and advanced reservations can be made by visiting the tour operator’s web site or by calling 877-797-8793. Journeys Unlimited’s (www.journeys-unlimited.com) itineraries include its “Paul’s Pilgrimage of Faith to Greece and Turkey” tour. The 12-day trip first arrives in Athens, where guests will tour the Acropolis and the ruins of the Parthenon, as well as Mars Hill, where Paul once preached. The tour continues on to Corinth, Mykonos, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Izmir, Assos and Istanbul. Departure dates in 2007 are October 16 and November 6, with prices per person, double occupancy, starting at $2,998. This price includes roundtrip airfare from New York, 10 nights of accommodations, 11 breakfasts and dinners, sightseeing fees, airport transfers, taxes and fees, transportation and a guide. Next year’s first departure is May 27, 2008. Reservations can be made at 800-486-8359. Journeys Unlimited pays 10 percent commission. New for this year is a pilgrimage to India, “The Soul of India,” offered by Scared Earth Journeys (www.sacred earthjourneys.ca). On the tour, two of the world’s foremost experts on sacred travel, Phil Cousineau and Anthonly Lawlor, will lead guests to some of India’s holiest places, including those important in Buddha’s life. The trip takes place January 25 through February 11, 2008, and prices begin at $3,899 (double occupancy, land only). Includes are airport transfers, accommodations, some meals, sightseeing tours, lectures and airfare between different cities in India. Sacred Earth Journeys pays 10 percent commission and agents can contact Helen Tomei, president of Sacred Earth Journeys, by e-mail at helen@sacredearthjourneys.ca. —JM Maui Loves Travel Agents …become a Maui Specialist online today! The Maui Visitors Bureau Destination Specialist program is online and you can learn more about this award winning destination free of charge. Training programs are now available for all of Maui County. You can learn about the unique features of Maui, Moloka‘i and/or Lana‘i online. Once you have completed the online course and quiz, you will be certified as an online Specialist. Then you will be eligible to receive newsletters and order marketing materials such as gorgeous posters, postcards and Maui, Moloka‘i and Lana‘i Travel Planners. Your enhanced island knowledge should result in greater sales for you. To find out more go now to visitmaui.com/agents For the sixteenth consecutive year, Maui was voted “Best Pacific Island” in the annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards Poll. SEPTEMBER 2007 Home-BasedTravelAgent 67 http://www.journeys-unlimited.com http://www.journeys-unlimited.com http://www.sacredearthjourneys.ca http://www.sacredearthjourneys.ca http://visitmaui.com/agents http://visitmaui.com/agents

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Home-Based Travel Agent - September 2007

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