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THE INDUSTRY AGENDA Matthias Church in Budapest Calendar DECEMBER Community Marketing’s 8th International Conference on Gay & Lesbian Tourism Dec. 2-5, Fort Lauderdale www.communitymarketing inc.com USTOA National Conference and Marketplace Dec. 3-5, Cancun www.ustoa.com Travel Week, Luxury Travel Expo and Home-Based Travel Agent Expo Dec. 4-6, Las Vegas www.vegastravelweek.com The Travel Institute Conference Dec. 4, Las Vegas www.thetravelinstitute.com Signature Travel Network’s Sales Meeting and Trade Show Dec. 7-8, Las Vegas www.signaturetravel network.com FamTrips BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Tradesco Tours is offering two fam trip itineraries to Budapest: a four-day City Package and a six-day Spa Package, with daily departures until March 31. Agents may choose from three different hotels on the City Package. The rates per person double are $148 at Art’Otel, $220 at the Kempinski Corvinus or $262 at the InterContinental. The plan includes buffet breakfast daily, entrance to the Vegas-style casino in Budapest and a three-day Budapest Card, which is good for free public transportation and discounts on attractions in the city. The Spa Package starts at $316 per person in a twin or $423 single at the Danubius Health Resort Margitsziget (formerly the Thermal Hotel). It includes buffet breakfast daily, unlimited use of the Thermal Bath, a three-day Budapest Card and five spa treatments. Additional days are available for $40 in a twin and $63 in a single. Contact: Tradesco Tours: tel.: 800-448-4321; e-mail: info@ tradescotours.com. SPAIN, MOROCCO AND FRANCE This nine-day fam aboard Louis Cruise Lines’ Coral is available weekly for the remainder of the year. The trip includes visits to Malaga, Alicante and Barcelona in Spain (optional overland tour to Alhambra and Granada); Tangiers and Casablanca, Morocco; Marseille, France; and Gibraltar. Embarkation port is Genoa, Marseille or Barcelona. There will be special onboard activities during the Christmas-week cruise, December 20-28, including a guest appearance by a certain someone from the north in a red suit. Rates per person double start at $799 for an inside cabin and $899 for an outside cabin, plus $225 for port taxes. Contact: Aegean Mediterranean Cruises & Tours: tel.: 877-AEGEAN1 or 888-9680335; e-mail: aegean@aol.com; web site: www.aegeanmedtours.com. JANUARY 2008 Adventures in Travel Expo (ATE) Jan. 12-13, New York City www.adventureexpo.com Deal of the Week U.K.- based European Boating Holidays is celebrating its first holiday season in the North American market by giving the gift of 10 percent off to all U.S. and Canada clients who book a 2008 sailing of one week or more by December 31. Visit www.european boatingholidays.co.uk. MAY TIA’s 40th Annual International Pow Wow May 31-June 4, Las Vegas www.tia.org 98 | TravelAgent November 26, 2007 Suppliers can e-mail fam trips to dbutcher@questex.com or fax 212-895-8215. Send deals info and calendar submissions regarding industry-related events to Debbie Strong (dstrong@questex.com) for consideration. Be sure to include a web link. CONNECTING YOU For more events, visit www.travelagentcentral. com/travelagentcentral/event/eventList.jsp http://www.communitymarketinginc.com http://www.ustoa.com http://www.vegastravelweek.com http://www.thetravelinstitute.com http://www.signaturetravelnetwork.com http://www.aegeanmedtours.com http://www.adventureexpo.com http://www.europeanboatingholidays.co.uk http://www.europeanboatingholidays.co.uk http://www.travelagentcentral.com/travelagentcentral/event/eventList.jsp http://www.travelagentcentral.com/travelagentcentral/event/eventList.jsp http://www.tia.org

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