50+ Travelers Buy One, Get One Free From Saga Holidays; Experience The Kentucky Derby and Travel to Scottsdale or Bangkok for Free.Travel Writers and Feature Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: A photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2000 50+ travelers looking to experience the greatest two minutes in sports will have the opportunity to take advantage of Saga Holidays Two-for-One sale. Book a four-night charter down the Ohio River Ohio River Major river, eastern central U.S. Formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, it flows northwest out of Pennsylvania, and west and southwest to form the state boundaries of Ohio–West Virginia, Ohio-Kentucky, Indiana-Kentucky, and to the 126th running of the Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. aboard the legendary Delta Queen The Delta Queen is an American sternwheel steamboat. The Queen is 285 feet long (86.9 meters), 58 feet (17.7m) wide, and draws 11.5 feet (3.5m). The boat weighs 1,650 tons (1,676 metric tons), with a capacity of 200 passengers. , an authentic steam-powered paddlewheeler and registered National Landmark A National landmark is a site identified by a national authority as one possessing nationally–significant natural, historic, or scientific resources. Typically, it identifies an isolated site and not a landscape or complex of sites better suited to management as a national , and receive a 7-night holiday for free to your choice of Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " or Bangkok, Thailand (land-only, airfare not included). From Secretariat's record-breaking pace in 1973 to Charismatic's surprise win in 1999, each running of the Kentucky Derby brings new thrills to the thousands of spectators that flock to Churchill Downs in May. Along with the prestige of attending the oldest, consecutively held Thoroughbred race in America, travelers will enjoy onboard festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. including a champagne reception, a southern-style Grand Derby Ball and a Bon Voyage Mint Julep/Hurricane Party with commemorative keepsake glasses. Prices start at $2,999 per person, double occupancy including round-trip airfare on regularly scheduled airlines, accommodations on board the Delta Queen, all port taxes, all meals aboard ship, special onboard activities, medical, flight and baggage insurance, the services of a Saga Holidays tour director, and reserved Grandstand seats to the Kentucky Derby, complimentary racing forms and a souvenir program. Departure is May 5, 2000 from Cincinnati, Ohio. The free trip must be taken before December 31, 2000 on regularly scheduled departures, and travelers must provide their own air arrangements. Departures for Scottsdale are May - October and for Bangkok are September - December. For more information and reservations, travelers can call Saga Holidays at 1-800-952-9590. Saga International Holidays is a Boston-based travel company specializing in serving the 50-plus market. It develops, markets, sells, and operates both international and domestic holidays to and for the 50-plus traveler. Saga International Holiday is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Kent, England-based Saga Group, Ltd., which was founded in 1952. Photo is available at: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031000/bb4 |
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