TOURICO VACATIONS “RIVER CRUISE”

There’s no better way to get to the heart of a region’s history, culture and attractions than by river cruise. Board your well-appointed ship and settle in for a gentle sailing down one of the world’s fabled waterways. Since 1984, Tourico Vactions has helped more than four million vacationers plan memorable trips, and we’ll help you find the perfect river cruise at the lowest possible price!

We represent all major river cruise operators, and we’re able to secure every discount and special promotion available.

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Tourico Vacations – Travel

Taking your family vacation can be hard enough not to mention the planning stage of your vacation. After the fights over where to go there are the fights about what to do once you get there. So how do you make your vacation less stressful when traveling with the family? Tourico Vacations would like to offer you tips on how to better plan and enjoy your family vacation together. Learn how to better involve the family and make more of your vacation by planning together with Tourico Vacations.

Step One – Make Your Choices – This means, choose first the places that you feel will be best for the family and have a couple options in mind when doing so. Most parents want their kids to get more out of a vacation than just sitting around. Pick areas that include places to learn and expand your minds including history sites, museums and other sites that have some learning experience involved.

Step Two – Get The Family Involved – Now that you have the basic destinations narrowed down, let the kids have some say in the decision. Claiming partial ownership of the decisions will help them enjoy the experience more.

Step Three – Learn About What They Want And Share The Experiences – After you have all agreed on a location, you need to talk about what you are all interested in doing. Make a day for each child or at least pick one site for each child to choose if you are shorter on time. Everyone will enjoy each others sites more if they know that they will be enjoying one of their own as well.

Tourico Vacations invites you to enjoy the most you can from a family friendly vacation. In this fast paced world, we already are missing out on life with our kids and those we love most. Travel is an important way for us to make those bonds stronger with those we love and enjoy life. Tourico Vacations invites you to enjoy life more and travel more for less. Enjoy the benefits of a membership to Tourico Vacations today and start saving.

TOURICO VACATIONS TRAVEL TIPS

The travel season is booming and travelers from throughout the United States are packing up and heading out to exotic destinations around the globe. Whether traveling for spring break or just a break, it is imperative that you know certain aspects about your trip before you go. From passports to cultural diversity, knowing what to expect and how to prepare can help ensure that you make more of your valuable time and money. In an effort to assist you on your journey, we invite you to look with us at some of the most important, most popular and most helpful tips and advice on traveling abroad. Learn how to make more of your time and money abroad by spending a small yet valuable moment with us looking at top travel tips to assist you in your endeavors. Travel Preparation Most of us are familiar with items such as passports and visas and are familiar and experienced with getting them when we go, however, it is we believe, necessary to still touch base on this aspect of travel planning as without this, you will not be going anywhere. Therefore, take note of the following tips to assist you, you may just learn something new. Current passport rules require that if you have not already had a passport, you apply in person. However, if you already have a passport which is still valid, you may be able apply for a passport card by mail in a new pilot program. It is possible that some countries can reject your entry into the country if your passport is in poor shape. Ripped or dirty, it is their right to deny you entry if they so choose. It is also important to note, that in addition to passports and visas, some countries require proof of a certain amount of money or a return ticket out of the country for entry as well. Be sure you visit travel.state.gov for more destination specific information to assist you. While You Travel – Avoid Becoming A Victim One common issue reported as an problem by beginning tourists is becoming a target. A target of scam artists and people out to make an easy dollar when traveling abroad. Though it is nearly impossible to assure that you will avoid this happening when you travel, there are certainly, things that you can do to help avoid this issue. One such way in which you may avoid becoming a target is to simply avoid looking like a target. This means looking into the culture, the type of clothing, language and customs of an area in order to see how to better blend in. Note: Americans are notoriously under dressed and unprepared when traveling in many countries. Spend time researching your destination and what not to wear (tennis shoes, tank tops, white socks) before you leave and avoid looking like a tourist.

TOURICO VACATIONS – BOSTON

TOURICO VACATIONS- Visits Boston

boston is a one-of-a-kind American city that offers visitors opportunities to relive history, immerse themselves in the arts, cheer for hometown sports teams, explore museums, discover “hidden” harbor islands and imbibe at a famous brewery or an even more famous bar. If you’re visiting Boston for the first time or if you’ve never spent an extended period in Massachusetts’ capital city, here are my picks for Boston’s must-see sights and attractions.

1. The Freedom Trail

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A walk along the two-and-a-half-mile Freedom Trail is one of the best ways to get acquainted with Boston and to efficiently visit the city’s bounty of historic landmarks. If you’re in a hurry and in pretty good shape, you can cover the length of the trail in as little as an hour, but that won’t really allow you the time to stop and visit any of the sites along the way. Your best bet is to allow three hours or more to walk the trail at a leisurely pace and see all of its Revolutionary

2. Boston Public Garden

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Boston Public Garden, located along Charles Street adjacent to Boston Common, is the nation’s oldest botanical garden. The famous Swan Boats have returned to Boston Public Garden each spring since they were first invented in 1877 by Robert Paget. The business, which operates from mid-April through mid-September, is still operated by descendants of the boats’ inventor. When winter arrives, the pond is open to ice skaters.

3. Quincy Market

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Most people know it as Quincy Market, although its official name is the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Whatever you call it, this indoor-outdoor market is a great place for both shopping and dining.

4. Fenway Park

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On a sunshine-filled summer afternoon, there is perhaps no better place to be in all of New England than Fenway Park, historic home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox. Baseball fans have been energized and agonized by the exploits of some of baseball’s greatest players at Fenway since 1912. If you can’t score tickets to a Red Sox game, look into behind the scenes tours of Fenway Park.

5. Museum of Science

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Boston’s museums are as good as any you’ll find in the world, and the most visited one is the Museum of Science at Science Park. It has more than 400 interactive exhibits including my favorite–the Virtual Fish Tank, an IMAX theater and a planetarium. Take the kids!

6. Sam Adams Brewery

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These days, Samuel Adams is known as much for being a brewer as a Patriot. Tour the Sam Adams Brewery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston for a glimpse at the microbrewery’s beer-making process and a sample of the finished product. The brewery is also home to the Boston Beer Museum.

7. New England Aquarium

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Want to see sea lions smile and penguins play? Head to the New England Aquarium, one of Boston’s perpetually popular family attractions. Once inside, you’ll find yourself immersed in a watery world, where you can wave your flippers at cavorting sea lions and press your nose right up against the glass of the poisonous fish tank–if you dare!

8. Boston Harbor Islands

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Want to swim, hike, explore the ruins of an old fort and camp out under the stars at a national park? Believe it or not, you can do all of these things without leaving the city of Boston. The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area consists of 34 narrow isles scattered in New England’s most historic harbor, and you can visit these “hidden” outdoor spaces by boarding seasonal ferries from Quincy and Boston’s Long Wharf.

9. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The MFA is New England’s largest art museum. It is known for its collection of works by Claude Monet–the largest assemblage of paintings by the French Impressionist outside of France, as well as for its enthralling Art of the Americas Wing, which opened in 2010. It is also home to spectacular changing exhibitions that never fail to attract attention.

10. Cheers Boston (formerly the Bull & Finch Pub)

Famous as the inspiration for the television show Cheers, the former Bull & Finch Pub, now officially known as Cheers Boston, is located in Boston’s Beacon Hill District. It’s definitely a tourist trap with souvenirs galore for sale and overpriced pub food, but it’s still one of those places that fans of the show make a beeline for when they’re in Boston.

Tourico Vacations “Hotels”

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Tourico Vacations vs Timeshare

Should you buy a timeshare or join a vacation club is a question that has been asked by many who love to travel. The more you know about each, the better decision you will be able to make. I am an avid traveler and love to head toward any resort that offers a white, sandy beach. I have also owned several timeshares (and do presently) and also, more recently, now own a vacation club membership. The truth being told, if I had to do it all over again after joining the vacation club, I would never have purchased a timeshare. Many timeshares are very expensive. You need to put money down up front or pay for the entire timeshare purchase. The most expensive timeshares require a lot of money up front but they don’t necessarily require maintenance fees. Even though you pay a significant amount of money up front you still have to pay when you travel. The only difference is that you will save about $1,000 off the week that you book and you will have other priviledges that non-timeshare owners don’t have. You do have great flexibility in when you can travel and how often you can travel with some of the timeshares. Other timeshares don’t cost quite as much and they have what are called fixed weeks. Fixed week timeshares don’t require a payment at the time that you travel but you will be paying maintenance fees every month or every year depending on how your timeshare company sets up your payments. The problem with monthly fees is that they can go up uncontrollably and you are subject to increased payments due to natural disasters. The club membership that I have requires that you pay a one time, lifetime fee up front to join. It is about the cost of a nice one week vacation that you might take your family on to join, however, once you pay that once in a lifetime cost, you are only obligated to pay for the actual weeks that you choose. Those weeks range in price from $298 to $698 on average. Occasionally there will be a more expensive week offered, but there are over 5,000 weeks to choose from that are under $698. There are accommodations for two to four for the same one week price. There are numerous four and five star resorts, including some Gold Crown RCI resorts that are part of the membership club. I would definitely choose a membership club over ever buying another timeshare. The investment I paid up front will pay itself back in my next two or three vacations. Then I am free to travel as many times a year as I want and take as many guests along as I want as well at the same discount price that I receive. The more flexible you are the more money you will save. Can you imagine staying in a five star resort in Hawaii during a “hot week” for $298? or even for $698? How about going on a cruise for $298! It’s true. You just have to know where to go to find out.