Eurobound Debuts Luxury Family Package Featuring London, Paris, St. Tropez Travel Agent Central – May 9, 2023 Eurobound has designed a new luxury land package for families to London, Paris and the Cote d’Azur. The 12-day, 11-night package begins in London and concludes in Nice, with three nights each in London and St. Tropez, four nights in Paris, and a final overnight in Nice.
Eurobound’s Scandinavia Package Features Private Hiking, Biking and Walking Tours Travel Agent Central – April 14, 2023 Eurobound has introduced a new 11-day/10-night Summer Scandinavia package for active travelers, complete with private hiking, biking and touring experiences. The custom-designed package features deluxe and suite accommodations in distinctive boutique properties and smaller, luxury hotels carefully chosen for their local flavor.
Eurobound Debuts Special New Paris & Provence Program for Families Travel Agent Central – March 10, 2023 Eurobound has created a new 13-day/12-night itinerary to Paris and Provence for families who want to travel in style. The package centers on Paris, with a three-night stay in Aix-en-Provence. Guests start off with five nights in a deluxe, two-bedroom Paris apartment. Then they spend three nights in Aix-en-Provence with a return to Paris for the last three nights. Accommodations in Aix and the return Paris stay are in boutique hotels, each with a junior suite and connecting deluxe room.
Eurobound Offers Positive Outlook for Europe Independent Travel at Higher Prices Travel Agent Central – January 04, 2023 Independent upscale travel to Europe will continue its momentum in 2023, according to Eurobound. Following a banner 2022 travel year, the company is forecasting an even busier 2023. But Brigitte Armand, Eurobound’s president, suggests that clients book early. “Many hotels are already booked up for 2023 high season,” she says. “Clients should not delay confirming their trips or they may risk being left out completely.”
Eurobound Unveils Spain Tapas, Art, and Yoga Group Tour Travel Agent Central – November 11, 2022 Eurobound has designed a new, private group tour of Spain combining sightseeing, food and wine walking tours, museum visits and yoga classes. The 12-night itinerary includes four nights each in Barcelona and Madrid, plus two nights each in Granada and Seville. Throughout, private yoga classes with an accompanying instructor help keep guests of the small-group tour in shape.
Eurobound Offers New Series of Private Family Christmas Tours in Europe Insider Travel Report – September 29, 2022 Eurobound is offering a series of festive private itineraries to Europe in time for the Christmas season. Guests can get into the holiday spirit with family-friendly trips to France, Italy or Vienna and the Czech Republic. All itineraries feature superior and luxury accommodations, daily breakfast, and private touring with English-speaking guides.
Eurobound Celebrates Wines in Italy’s Barolo and Barbaresco Region Insider Travel Report – August 05, 2022 Eurobound is celebrating Italian wines with full-day excursions highlighting Italy’s renown Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions. Travelers visit distinctive wineries, learn about the region’s history and traditions, and enjoy tastings of notable vintages.
Eurobound Makes an Odd Request: Don’t Book Europe This Summer Insider Travel Report – June 30, 2022 Eurobound is advising you to skip summer and book your clients in fall and winter to Europe. The company, which specializes in bespoke travel to Europe, is seeing unprecedented demand and lack of availability, especially in popular destinations such as Paris.
Eurobound Unveils New Barcelona-Provence Honeymoon Pack Insider Travel Report – May 4, 2022 Eurobound is featuring an activity-filled family vacation package to France as the ideal graduation gift. The nine-day/eight-night celebration package, which is designed for first-time visitors, features Paris, the Loire Valley and Provence.
Eurobound Unveils New Barcelona-Provence Honeymoon Pack Insider Travel Report – March 23, 2022 Eurobound is highlighting Mediterranean Spain and France on a new honeymoon package combining Barcelona and Tarragona in Spain, with Aix-en-Provence and Nice, France. The 10-day/nine-night package begins in Barcelona and concludes in Nice.
Eurobound Finds Travelers Spending More and Upgrading Accommodations Insider Travel Report – January 14, 2022 Independent travelers are forging ahead with plans to visit Europe, despite the uncertainty posed by Omicron, according to a new survey by Eurobound, which offers packages and programs to independent travelers. Pent-up demand, a growth in disposable income, and the widespread availability of vaccines are fueling a demand for upscale, independent travel to Europe in 2022, Eurobound says….
Eurobound Sets Programs to Help Travel Advisors Navigate Europe’s Travel Maze Insider Travel Report – July 28, 2021 Eurobound is helping travel advisors navigate the time-consuming maze of entry requirements, protocols and arrangements for trips to Europe so that travelers can enjoy their experience to the fullest…
Eurobound Offers $500 Incentive for Graubünden, Switzerland Bookings Insider Travel Report – February 03, 2021 Eurobound and Graubünden will award $500 to each of the five agents who sell the most Eurobound packages to Graubünden in 2021…
Eurobound Features $500 Spain Travel Advisor Promotion Insider Travel Report – December 17, 2020 Eurobound is celebrating its travel advisors by awarding $500 to those writing the best introduction to eight of the company’s sample custom itineraries to Spain. The ongoing promotion—conducted in conjunction with the Spanish Tourist Board—runs through Dec. 30. Eurobound is inviting travel advisors to create an introduction describing Eurobound’s Spain packages based on their experience of the destination…
Eurobound Protects Travel Advisor Payments During Pandemic Insider Travel Report – July 8, 2020 Eurobound, a specialist in bespoke travel to Europe, says it is continuing to protect travel advisor commissions and client payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. In cases where suppliers have applied cancellation policies, Eurobound has negotiated with the supplier and has offered to protect travel advisor penalties and commissions when processing refunds, even when only a deposit has been paid….
Eurobound Gives 10 Top Travel Advisors $500 in Spain Sales Promo Insider Travel Report – April 28, 2020 Sometimes there is good news out there for travel advisors. Eurobound has just awarded a $500 gift checks to each of its top 10 agents selling travel to Spain. The gift checks represent the culmination of a year-long campaign conducted with the Spanish Tourist Board to promote the destination. The promotion was open to all travel advisors selling Spain through Eurobound, either as a solo destination or in combination with another destination…
Eurobound Protects Luxury Travelers as Holland DMC Goes Bankrupt Insider Travel Report – March 17, 2020 This is less of a news story than a report of a situation handled properly by a tour operator in a time of crisis. Eurobound backed clients and travel advisors when ITB Holland, a luxury DMC in business 40 years, suddenly declared bankruptcy. For clients already booked through ITB, Eurobound set about immediately rebooking services with other suppliers, absorbing the additional cost. The process was friction-less to both the travel advisor and the traveler…
Eurobound Luxury Packages Celebrate Musical Legacies of Italy and Austria Insider Travel Report – Feb 27, 2020 Eurobound has introduced two new luxury packages focusing on the two European countries producing the world’s greatest classical music: Italy and Austria.The “It’s Operatic” Italy package features the opera houses of Milan and Venice, and the violin museum of Cremona, home of the legendary Stradivarius violins. Eurobound guests enjoy a privately guided visit to the Museum of Instruments in Castello Sforzesco, and to La Scala Museum and theater in Milan including its behind-the-scenes workshops…
Italy is top Europe destination for bespoke travel TravelDailyNews-Dec 4, 2019 Eurobound, specialists in bespoke travel to Europe, reports that Italy is the most-requested destination for their independent, luxury travelers to Europe. According to Jeff Roy, Eurobound’s Vice President, Sales & Marketing, year-over-year sales to Italy have spiked 25%, echoing the findings of a recent Virtuoso report citing Italy as the top global destination. While Italy remains on top, Eurobound is seeing Spain, Portugal and Greece trending for the affluent traveler…
Our Private Guided Day Tour of the French Riviera InsiderTravelReport–Dec 2, 2019 Getting a private guided tour of a major attraction or region remains one of the best experiences you can book for a client. Many tour operators have independent units that offer driver guides in certain destinations, including Eurobound, the European-focused tour company, now celebrating its 24th year…
Eurobound Promotes Spain With $500 Gift Card Travel Agent Central –Nov 20, 2019 Eurobound has partnered with the Spanish Tourist Office, offering a $500 gift check to the 10 top agents selling Eurobound packages to Spain through March 31, 2020. As part of the partnership, Eurobound will roll out a series of customizable, all-Spain itineraries, starting with a trio of new regional, independent packages.
Who Are the Top North American Tour Operators Selling Switzerland? InsiderTravelReport–Oct 21, 2019 Switzerland Travel Mart (STM), Switzerland Tourism’s most important travel trade event, being held in Lucerne, three North American tour operators were awarded the Gold Flower Award, a coveted biannual honor that is given out to reward innovation, a high level of professionalism and outstanding cooperation in connection with the promotion and sales of tours to Switzerland…
Eurobound Unveils New Sicily-Amalfi Combo Tour for 2019-2020 InsiderTravelReport–Oct 17, 2019 Palermo, Taormina and Sorrento are the focus of a new vacation package from Eurobound for the fall-winter seasons. The 11-day/10-night independent package includes 4- and 5-star hotel accommodations with breakfast, private transfers throughout, touring and activities. Among the highlights are a street food tour of Palermo, wine tasting in Marsala and a cooking class in Sorrento. Eurobound guests spend three nights each in Palermo and Taormina in Sicily, and four nights in Sorrento…
Eurobound Announces Swiss Promo Award for Agents Travel Pulse–Mar 18, 2019 WHY IT RATES: This is the second time that has teamed with Switzerland to offer the year-long promotion. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer. Eurobound has launched a promotion awarding a $500 gift check to each of the top 10 dollar-producing agents who sell the company’s Switzerland packages in 2019. The year-long promotion marks the second year Eurobound has teamed up with the Swiss in promoting travel to Switzerland…
Eurobound Debuts Three Themed Independent Packages to Italy InsiderTravelReport–Feb 26, 2019 Eurobound has introduced three new themed itineraries to Italy for independent travelers: Luxury Dolomite’s Hiking, Gastronomy and Affordable Tuscany with Rome. The itineraries range from six days/five nights to 10 days/nine nights, and range in price from $2,950 to $5,250 per person double. Each package is fully customizable…
Eurobound’s New “Get Natural” Packages Combine Nature and Comfort InsiderTravelReport–Jan 11, 2019 Eurobound is highlighting the great European outdoors for 2019 with a series of “Get Natural” independent packages. Kicking off the spring-summer season are two new, customizable itineraries featuring the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Each package includes 4- and 5-star accommodations, travel by train, and opportunities for mountain walks and hikes…
France names Eurobound Tour Operator of the Year
Travel Daily News International–Nov 9, 2018 Atout France has named Eurobound Tour Operator of the Year for 2018. The annual award by the French tourism development agency recognizes the company providing the best products and services to France, based on responses from travel agents throughout the U.S…
Eurobound Introduces Three New Winter Packages
Travel Pulse–Oct 11, 2018 Eurobound’s three new packages showcase stunning destinations and unique opportunities including sleeping in igloos and mountain snowshoe tours.—Mia Taylor, TravelPulse Senior Writer…
Eurobound Debuts “Art, Food & Yoga” Small Group Tours
InsiderTravelReport–Sep 21, 2018 Eurobound is introducing “Art, Food & Yoga” small-group tours to France and Italy, slated to begin in spring 2019. The on-demand itineraries will combine yoga classes and fitness walks with in-depth cultural museum visits and wine tastings…
Eurobound Previews Three New Fall Packages
TravelPulse–Jul 13, 2018
Eurobound has introduced three new regional itineraries for fall, focusing on Portugal, Germany, and Budapest-Prague. The itineraries include accommodations in four or five-star properties, private transfers and private tours throughout…
Marie Antoinette Travel Package Celebrates Two Museum Shows
TravelPulse–May 21, 2018
Eurobound, specialists in custom individual and small-group travel to Europe, … In Paris, the Eurobound package features private experiences …
Specialization Wins Over Clients for Eurobound
TravelPulse–May 7, 2018
Business is booming for Eurobound’s independent and small group itineraries to Europe, which are proving more and more popular with a …
US Visitors Head to Portugal in Droves
TravelPulse–Jan 6, 2018
It’s official, Portugal is one of the hottest places to travel right now. Earlier this year, TravelPulse identified a growing interest in travel to the …
Stats: Travel Agent Sales Up 15% In Europe, Says Eurobound
Travel Agent–Dec 4, 2017 Eurobound reports that its travel agent sales in Europe are up 15 percent year over year, with major growth coming from smaller metro areas in …
The rise of customization and small-group tours
Travel Weekly–Nov 2, 2017 … the boutique European tour operator Eurobound, said his company was also seeing more demand for individual and very small group tours…
Eurobound Offers New Privileged Access Program
Travel Agent–Jun 26, 2017 Eurobound is giving agents an inside edge on selling upscale travel to Europe with its “Privileged Access” program. The program provides a …
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Culinary Travel: A Taste of Italy
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Eurobound Launches New Europe Tours for Cheese Lovers
Travel Agent–Feb 14, 2017 Eurobound has announced an expansion of its options for culinary travel to Europe with the launch of new experiences catering to cheese …
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