Archive for March, 2009
Group Air Travel Discounts
March 31st, 2009 by Patrick Connor
Groups wanting to travel via commercial air in March of 2010 may be in luck. Due to a unique combination of business travel cutbacks and temporarily low fuel prices, now may be the best opportunity to book reasonable air travel for groups.
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Hotels, Student Groups, and The Economy
March 29th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
It’s official. We are in the midst of an economic recession. I know this – not because CNN tells me so – or because I have been closely reviewing bailout spending. I know this because hotels that have not returned phone calls from student group travel planners for the last 4-5 years [...]
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The Coppell Band In New York
March 16th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
The Coppell HS band arrived throughout the day on Sunday without incident. After an early evening briefing, the students split into their predetermined chaperone groups and had a chance to tour midtown Manhattan.
This morning (Monday), we are headed to breakfast at Applebee’s, then to the Top of The Rock Observatory to enjoy a spectacular [...]
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Travel Season Has Begun
March 12th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
I spent today traveling to New York and meeting with vendors for our spring break tours. It is exciting to think that after nine months of planning, the travel season has arrived.
Over the next 3 months, I will travel the globe with approximately 3000 band, choir, and orchestra students (not all at the same [...]
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