Top 10 Reasons to travel with your alumni association....

COMPARE:	ALUMNI GROUP TRIP	TRAVELING/BACKPACKING ALONE OR ON BUDGET TRIP
	Travel with other college graduates who have your same interests Network and bond with classmates and new alum Make new friends for a lifetime and share the memories No going it alone	Backpacking is a lot of work Can be unsafe Lonely and frustrating doing it all yourself Hostels and budget tours have mixed age groups
	Superior tourist class/first class hotels Two people per room with private bath Convenient locations No hardships or uncertainties No single supplement if traveling alone	One or two star properties No private bathroom Budget tours require sleeping bags Special stopovers have dorm rooms with six or more people If hostel full – no place to sleep Cabins and camping areas are outside the cities
	AESU Alumni Travel has been arranging educational travel since 1977 Enjoy reliable, quality programs Everything is arranged for you and costs at least 40% less than Eurail/hostel “Do-it-yourself” packages Hotels, meals, guides, transportation and fun events are all included	Many hostels full in summer and you can’t pre book Campsites and hostels are not always safe You spend more as an individual. No group discount
	US and European offices in daily contact with group Qualified staff of experts means trouble-free travel Tour Director with group for duration of program Hotels specifically chosen for safety, location and quality Talk with past participants about program	Don’t always know where you will stay in advance Traveling alone or with small group unsafe Share room with complete strangers Inability to pre book at many European hostels
	Modern deluxe air conditioned coach with professional driver Door-to-door service English Channel crossing by ship Overnight ship from Italy to Greece	Easily get lost traveling on own Eurail second class cabin Sleeping in small cabins with six people. Foreign language issues trying to get directions
	Your luggage goes with you on the bus	You have to lug around a heavy backpack while trying to find a hotel/hostel Hope hotel/hostel has safe place for your luggage while you go sightseeing
	Breakfast daily More included multi-course dinners than other operators. More local cuisine Special meals like French Bistro Dinner and Greek Beach BBQ	Waste a lot of time finding restaurants and don’t know if any good or how to budget Budget tours – less meals and you help cook at campsite
	More fun events included in price Biking in Holland, Rhine River Cruise, banquets in Rome, toga party in Greece and so much more	You pay extra for everything Must research and budget for any special excursion
	Well planned itinerary from decades of research. Shows you most important sites and builds in plenty of FREE time You get the best of Europe – no guess work Informal, action-packed programming	Waste precious time just getting from place to place Can’t relax when trying to organize everything and make yourself understood
	Native European Tour Director for the whole trip showing you their Europe Avoid tourist traps Guides are multi-lingual Local expert guides in major cities show you the sights	Worry about different languages Don't know the best places to go and end up in crowded tourist traps Other companies have non-European guides

AESU ALUMNI WORLD TRAVEL
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Phone: 410-366-5494
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