Jason, Author at Leisure Group Travel

Festive Year-End Tour Ideas

Creative tour planners can offer their clients all kinds of holiday-season trips, from Christmas markets in Germany to New Year’s Eve festivities on Rio’s Copacabana Beach

Up a Lazy River: Calm-Water Cruising Rides a Wave

Magazine Features

More and more group planners are latching on to the river cruise phenomenon

More Than Just a Place to Sleep: Hotels That Offer More Than a Bed

Accommodations, Expert Advice

Many hotels with room rates of $500 a night and up may offer dining-only opportunities if your group is well-behaved, interested in the hotel’s rich history, and dressed appropriately.

Trips with a Spanish Accent

Expert Advice

Marty Sarbey de Souto provides a few examples of trip ideas for experiencing colonial Mexico without leaving the US.

Analyze Your Market Before Planning Your Next Trip

Expert Advice

As group travel planners, so often we come across a trip that sounds interesting and we assume our usual tour members will find it interesting also. We commit to a departure date and then embark on a marketing/sales plan – only to be disappointed at the turnout.

Stuck with the Same Old Trips?

Expert Advice

While perhaps we need at least one “tried-and-true” trip on our annual calendar, I think folks look to us for new opportunities…..opportunities to spice up one’s social life, challenge our intellect, or satisfy some hidden yearning.

Eight Don’ts for Planning New Trips

Expert Advice

We often are in such a hurry to get a trip plan going that we forget to take the necessary steps in costing properly and in due diligence before releasing it for sale.

Getting Tour Members More Involved

Expert Advice

One of the secrets of great tours is to get your tour members actively involved in the day’s activities. Just sitting there on the coach listening to you or a step-on guide lecture them won’t do it.