Vacationers Donate 1,500 Hours to WorldVentures Foundation

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">  <b>More than 500 <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a>™ volunteers vacationing in Cancun donated 1,500 hours to support the Foundation's Mexico-based Impact Partner, the City of Joy, in August.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Furthering its commitment to supporting global change for children, the <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a>organized half-day Service Excursions to the City of Joy (Ciudad de la Alegria), where its vacationing volunteers made much-needed repairs to the 12-acre campus and spent time socializing with residents.</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQt3Q6hGS1SHNjAuRDGAwYatR4zvcyUtzOBfV7P6kgUXN2V3grCAGZCjqhs3Ut_gYhrwp80B_LahmPYDC0iW1xScJOrXP8KP1IhPQuUIwjuV5gtrIIW1InmN6rGH6m3B0IPMRYfh3n7QD/s1600/dreamtrips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQt3Q6hGS1SHNjAuRDGAwYatR4zvcyUtzOBfV7P6kgUXN2V3grCAGZCjqhs3Ut_gYhrwp80B_LahmPYDC0iW1xScJOrXP8KP1IhPQuUIwjuV5gtrIIW1InmN6rGH6m3B0IPMRYfh3n7QD/s640/dreamtrips.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"These generous volunteers transformed the K-12 Scholarship School at the City of Joy into a fresh, inviting environment through maintenance, painting and gardening,"<a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a> Executive Director Gwyneth Lloyd said.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>The volunteers were in Cancun as part of WorldVentures' recent Mega-DreamTrips™, which brought members from across the globe to the resort town for nearly two weeks for fun, relaxation—and the opportunity achieve the third prong of the company's brand promise, "fulfillment." To participate in the Service Excursions, volunteers made donations to the WorldVentures Foundation, which will support the nonprofit in its efforts to create change on a global scale for children.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"Once again, the family of <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://worldventures.com/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures</a> Representatives and DreamTrips Members has exceeded our expectations," Lloyd said.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>About The WorldVentures Foundation:</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Launched in 2010, the <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a> became the philanthropic arm of WorldVentures with a focus on positive global change for children. WorldVentures Independent Representatives and DreamTrips Members are inspired, serving and implementing sustainable economic and environmental solutions within communities around the world.</b></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; height: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;"> <b><br />R</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">ead more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/09/03/5172802/vacationers-donate-1500-hours.html#storylink=cpy</span></div> </div> </div>

World Ventures Dream Trips is this for you?

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: arial, helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips</h2> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Let’s just get to the point. The <strong>World Ventures Dream Trips </strong>opportunity is what people are calling an attractive and very marketable product. Not only do they have a proven track record in their first 5 years being featured in the Success From Home magazine, not once but twice, but they also have a leadership team that members call family.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> If you’re looking into <em>World Ventures Dream Trips</em>, you’re gazing into a legit and ridiculously awesome opportunity that could potentially change your life, assuming that it’s the right fit for you and your family.<span id="more-188"></span></div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> World Ventures is a travel based network marketing company started in Plano, Texas in 2005, and it operates in all 50 states and now more than 20 countries. Some of those countries include South Africa, Israel, United Kingdom, and soon to open Australia and Mexico, to name a few. World Ventures is making dreams come true through Dream Trips as they truly show the world how to “Make a Living…Living.”</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> World Ventures has taken the bulk buying concept of Sam’s and Costco and brought it to the travel industry. Now that just insane! The only difference is now you get paid to travel and shop at the same places you’re already shopping at and more. When is the last time Sam’s or Costco paid you to go in there and buy their products? Probably never, right?</div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips Video</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Check out this video about the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">World Ventures Dream Trips</span> lifestyle, enjoy.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="443" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6LlcTBI3Wjk" width="591"></iframe></div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> So what did you think of it?  Looks like a lot of fun, right?!  If you’d like more information about World Ventures Dream Trips, click the banner below.</div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips Review</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> As you can see, the WorldVentures Dream Trips model is truly amazing and has a product that most people are attracted to. You can definitely live the lifestyle of your dreams, doing all the things you just love doing, and just by sharing the Dream Trips product which is really only telling other about your experience, it’s just comes natural. Then on the other hand, sadly 97% of people that get into this business or any MLM home based business will struggle to make money and usually won’t recruit more than 3-5 people their whole MLM careers.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Look, the internet isn’t going anywhere, and there’s a proven MLM lead generating system that will teach you how to market your business, and more importantly brand yourself as a leader online allowing you to dominate in the World Ventures Dream Trips MLM. There are so many social media sites and ways to get your brand out that you don’t even need pay for advertising anymore. Just follow the leaders in the industry who are doing it already, over and over again and making a fortune.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> This is the exact reason that many, many people are building their World Ventures Dream Trips business online now. By leveraging the power of the internet, social media, and attraction marketing, there are no limits to where your lifestyle and business can go.</div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> Join World Ventures Dream Trips</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> So what are you waiting for? Come join me in exploring the world and make some extra money; while having fun! Look, I’m all in with this, and I’m doing it with or without you, but I’d rather do it with you.  Maybe this business isn’t the right thing for you, and that’s OK.  So forget the business part of it, and just join the club, take your family on a vacation, or just travel for less.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Think about it, what are your fondest memories? I bet a lot of them are when you were with friends and/or family on a vacation or weekend getaway. Those memories stay with you. Let me show you how you can make more great memories. Click the Banner Below:</div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 15px auto; text-align: center; width: 410px;"> <div class="wp-caption-text" style="color: black; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12pt; margin: 5px; padding: 5px;"> <span style="color: #161618; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">I hope you enjoyed this post on World Ventures Dream Trips, please </span><strong style="color: #161618; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">‘like & share’</strong><span style="color: #161618; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> this page so someone else can benefit from it!</span></div> </div> </div> </div>

What is dreamtrips

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <h2 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> What a Trip!</h2> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Your savings may not seem robust enough for you to visit your fantasy destination, but a travel agent may think otherwise. “Travel professionals love finding special deals for clients with value-added amenities,” says Stephanie Turner, president of Brentwood Travel Service, Inc., in St. Louis, MO. “And we know where to go to get the best value.” In fact, she explains, travel agents often learn about bargains before the public does, so they can snag the best offers for clients before they book up. Here, three groups of travelers on a budget and the agents making their dream journeys a reality.</div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><br /><img alt="photos of vacation locations" src="http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/EI/01-dream-vacay-tight-budget-lgn.jpg" /> </span><br /> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span> <h3 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Northern California Family Vacation: The Big Dream</h3> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Travelers:</strong> Shannon Mariani, singer/songwriter, Jeff Gangemi, writer and marketing director, and their one-year-old Maya</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dream trip:</strong> The Burlington, VT, couple met and fell in love in California, so they’d like to visit San Francisco, wine country and outdoorsy Marin County. “This would be our first vacation since we had a baby,” they admit, and they prefer to go the last week of February.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Trip wishlist:</strong> “We want to stay in the heart of San Francisco to be near relatives who want to see Maya and also so we can hop out of the hotel and eat, drink and walk to our hearts’ delight.” Other to-dos: a wine tour and activities for young kids.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Budget:</strong> $3,000 for the whole family</div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/le/02-sanfran-gangemis-lgn-39944856.jpg" /><br /><br /></span><br /> <h3 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Northern California Family Vacation: The Exciting Reality</h3> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The travel agent:</strong> Turner, who’s been in the business for 40 years</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The itinerary:</strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Departure flight: United Airlines from Burlington, VT, on February 22 at 4 P.M. with a 1 hr 40 min layover in Chicago</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> San Francisco hotel: Three nights at the Sheraton ($219 per night) or Hyatt Regency ($259 per night) in Fisherman’s Wharf. “There are lots of places to walk to from here and street entertainers for the little one,” says Turner. Plus, there are many waterfront restaurants, and the cable car begins and ends there. The hotels are fairly priced for San Francisco, and Turner’s relationship with these vendors could lead to free breakfast or a room upgrade. </div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Ground transportation: Hertz charges about $350 per week for a compact car, but “San Francisco parking is pricey, and they can get around easily without a car.” So she suggests they rent a vehicle for four days after the San Francisco portion of the trip.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Wine Country hotel: Two nights at the Sonoma Creek Inn ($115 or $155 per night for a queen or a king room, respectively). “This quaint hotel’s a good buy for the time period,” says Turner. And Sonoma’s less expensive and closer to San Francisco than Napa.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Marin County hotel: One night at the Holiday Inn Express Mill Valley ($150). It’s near the Redwoods, the Marine Mammal Center, hiking and biking trails and the beach. Complimentary breakfast makes it an even better deal. </div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Return flight: United Airlines from San Francisco on February 28 at 10:50 A.M. with an hour layover in Cleveland. Roundtrip airline tickets: $440 per person. </div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Total cost:</strong> Without meals and hotel fees, the trip is just under $2,250 (with the <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">more</em> expensive hotel options), which leaves budget for upscale restaurants, winery tours and other outings. </div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/Ow/03-sanfran-Stephanie-turner-lgn-65605224.jpg" /><br /><br /></span><br /> <h3 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Girlfriends’ Trip to Europe: The Big Dream</h3> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The travelers <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">(pictured from left to right)</em>: </strong>Chris Nicols, school counselor; Dori Cannella, nurse; Sharon Dua, administrative assistant and Dawn Allcot, writer</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dream trip:</strong> These Long Island, NY, girlfriends have been talking about a summer trip to France and Italy for a while.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Trip wishlist:</strong> “Shopping at the finest boutiques, learning about fashion and enjoying great regional food. I’ve also dreamed of seeing the Colosseum, Eiffel Tower and other tourist hot spots,” says Allcot.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The budget:</strong> $2,500 per person</div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/EG/04-europe-friends-lgn-57059098.jpg" /></span><br /> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span> <h3 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Girlfriends’ Trip to Europe: The Exciting Reality</h3> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The travel agent:</strong> Margie Jordan, Travel Consultant at Jordan Executive Travel, Jacksonville, FL</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The itinerary:</strong> Departure flight: Air France from JFK to Paris on June 10, taking off at 7:30 P.M. with one stop, arriving the next day. “I selected less expensive midweek flights as early in the summer season as possible since June is a popular time to visit Europe,” says Jordan. This particular week not only had less expensive flights but also shorter layover times. In general, fares on weekends, Thursdays and Fridays are much higher.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Ground transportation: Included in the package: “a shuttle driver to take the women to their apartments in Paris and Rome,” explains Jordan.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Paris accommodations: Four nights in a two-bedroom apartment, which Jordan can book through one of three travel-agent-only sources, near many popular neighbor­hoods and attractions, like the Louvre Museum and Centre Pompidou ($301 per night). Centrally located Paris hotels can be expensive and small, says Jordan, and an apartment allows the women to save even more by cooking with local ingredients in their rental.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Paris activities: A behind-the-scenes Eiffel Tower tour ($32), with skip-the-line access and private guides, and the Sex and the City Fashion Tour ($200), which visits Carrie’s favorite shoe and couture shops, led by a stylist. “I included this since fashion was important to them.”</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Flight to Rome: On Air France on June 14 at 11:35 A.M.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Rome accommodations: A three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment ($267 per night), near the Baths of Caracalla, the Roman Forum and the train and bus station for easy access around town.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Rome Activities: The Full Day Tour includes entry and skip-the-line access to the famous Colosseum ($66). And a Rome Food Walking Tour ($88) includes nine regional food tastings.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Return flight: On Air France on June 19, leaving at 12:50 P.M. with one stop. Roundtrip flights cost $1,441 per person.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Total cost:</strong> $2,547 per person for everything except meals, shopping and activities not mentioned above.</div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/EV/05-europe-Margie-jordan-lgn-16327240.jpg" /><br /><br /></span><br /> <h3 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Multigenerational Cruise: The Big Dream</h3> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The travelers:</strong> Retiree Violet Engelhuber, her three children, their families and some extended family. All live in the Plymouth, MI, area except one relative, who lives in New York City.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dream trip:</strong> A seven-day cruise on a Royal Caribbean ship with family activities onboard. “We’d like to go during a holiday when the children are off from school,” says Engelhuber. Their last family cruise together was in 2006 (<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">pictured here</em>).</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Trip wishlist:</strong> Dining all together, snorkeling, beach days and the option to go on excursions</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The budget:</strong> $1,100 to $1,200 per person for the cruise  </div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/Vc/06-cruise-family-lgn-62824585.jpg" /><br /></span><br /> <h3 class="slideTitle" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Multi generational Cruise: The Exciting Reality</h3> <div class="imageContent" style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The travel agent:</strong> Amber Blecker, Cruise One - The Blecker Group, Aurora, CO</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Itinerary:</strong> A seven-night Western Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas, sailing from Port Canaveral, FL, on November 24. The ship includes a family water park, rock climbing wall and ice skating rink, with Broadway-style shows, ice shows, parades and character experiences. “Cruising is popular for family groups, as different members have separate budgets and preferences, yet they may all still come together at meals or ashore for quality family time.” When you compare the costs and inclusions to a land-based vacation, a cruise ship offers tremendous value, says Blecker.</div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Total cruise cost (not including airfare):</strong> Depending on the preference for inside or oceanview cabins and the number of guests in each cabin, rates range between $1,000 and $1,130 per person. This does n’t include optional shore excursions, which are typically under $100 per person. Because agents have access to exclusive shore excursion providers, they can often get lower prices than the cruise line can. “I also personally vet independent vendors,” Blecker adds. Booking under a group reservation with the cruise line allows Blecker to offer an additional $50 per cabin credit for things like premium beverages and spa treatments. A group reservation also simplifies dining reservations, so they can eat together.</div> </div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </div> </div>