We started about 20 years ago planning and escorting groups to some great vacation locations every year, and we continue to do that this year.  Already this year we’ve been to London and Ireland, we’ve planned our 20th group to Alaska in July, and we’ll enjoy the Rudy Cruise group in the Western Caribbean in September.

In the fall of 2014, we are planning on doing a Southern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Jewel of the Seas, sailing out of San Juan to St. Thomas, St. Croix, Antigua, St. Lucia and Grenada.  It’s a 7-nighter leaving on Nov. 15-22, 2014.  We would need to hear from you before July 3 with only a $250 deposit. . just a little less than the cost of an inside room!!!

Our 3rd trip to the Holy Land has been confirmed.  We plan to depart Dallas on March 3, return on March 12, 2015.  The pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Stan Allcorn,  will escort the group, and the deposit is only $300 a person to be paid by August 31.  As one guest who went with us in 2012, this trip will impact your study of the Bible as we explore the land where Jesus walked.

Alaska is not too far from our mind when we are thinking about annual groups, so we look forward to taking our 21st group next year on June 29-July 11. You just can’t beat the experience of the tours we get in Fairbanks, the sights we see while staying in the Denali National Park, and riding the train to Anchorage. We’ll be on the Star Princess and just to let you know, these tours always fill up quickly.  We were sold out by the end of February of this year, so make your contact early for this great bucket-list vacation.

We have not arranged a group with the Rudy Cruise for 2015 at this time. . .it is still in the planning stage, but typically we travel in the September time frame, primarily because we are able to negotiate some excellent group rates at that time of the year.  You can always call us and have us put you on the e-mail list when we get the details confirmed.

A wonderful European river cruise awaits “The Gang” on Nov. 14-21, 2015, cruising the Romantic Danube on one of Viking River Cruises new longships, the Viking Freya.  The trip will take you from Budapest through Vienna to Nuremberg, visiting 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites along the way.  Cruise prices start at $1,831 a person, and only $500 holds you a space.  Remember, we sold out our allotment last November 10 months out, so don’t linger!!! https://nci-forum.co.uk

The experienced and professional travel counselors at The Travel Factory, with way over 100 years combined experience, await your call for “Gang” trips or any other vacation that you desire.  Give us a call at 698-1421 or 800-760-4040, or drop in at 4150 Southwest Drive for an eye-to-eye, heart-to-heart visit about your travel dreams. . we’ll help you make them come true.