As you know we’ve been offering private, personally escorted tours for almost 20 years now. But in all honesty, I’ve never seen us with offerings that compare to what we have for you in 2024.
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Twice last week, while booking brand new customers, they said to me “I’m finally part of The Joy of Travel club”.
What? There isn’t a Joy of Travel club. Or is there?
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No one likes to think about being ill during their vacation, do they? But it happens, and it is better to be ready than ill-prepared.
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It’s impossible to describe or calculate the value travel adds to our lives, isn’t it?
How do I put a dollar value on watching a newborn Thompson gazelle struggle to its feet for the first time on the plains of the Masai Mara?
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I have the sweetest customers, I really do. One lovely couple of mine had booked a trip to Africa that was cancelled due to Covid. It was his “trip of a lifetime”.
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That’s it, the money shot. The picture that made it all worthwhile.
My customers sent that picture upon arrival in their room (5 hours later than expected due to airline schedule changes) on their very first night in Budapest.
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A hundred years ago, when I opened The Joy of Travel, you could travel to Mexico and the Caribbean with just a valid drivers license and your birth certificate. Remember those days?
We had charter flights from both TUL and OKC and when those weren’t full, boy oh boy, the last-minute deals really were a steal. Almost every trip I booked from 2005-2008 was traveling in 60 days or less.
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Did you know The Joy of Travel began in a beautiful little two traffic light town in Eastern Oklahoma? That’s right. My hometown of
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After 18 years in this industry The Joy of Travel has really made a name for itself in group travel. All of my agents are now hosting their own private groups, and we are all having success at filling those to capacity, usually more than a year in advance of the departure date.
Want to know why it’s working?
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I am a huge fan of Europe, we all know that. But when I read any “Exotic” brochure I find myself intrigued by some of the amazing adventures that are out there.
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Are you a light packer or heavy packer when preparing to go on vacation? I have always been the person to check a full size suitcase and carry on a bag and big purse. I always felt like I needed ALL my things to travel out of the country.
Well…last Fall I embarked on a wonderful, guided tour of Portugal and Spain. My friend and I were gone for 9 nights and 10 days. With all the airlines struggling with misplacing bags, I was convinced that I must try to carry on.
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The one question I hear the most after 18 years in this industry is “what’s your favorite destination”?
Greece. For those of us fascinated by history, there’s just nothing like the BC historical sites in Greece to really get the heart thumping. But on top of that, the food, the culture, the scenery. Greece, you’ll look back on your trip fondly, forever. Guaranteed.
For romance, truly inspirational architecture, great food and fascinating history, I love. . .
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