IF PRICE IS NO PROBLEM, THINK DELUXE TRAVEL GIFTS.Byline: Daily News Wondering what to get for the traveler who has everything? A trip could be just the thing. The American Society of Travel Agents ASTA, short for the American Society of Travel Agents, claims over 20,000 members in 140 countries. Its members include travel agents and companies who offer travel products, such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. in Alexandria, Va., says 82.6 percent of surveyed agents report getting requests from their customers for gift packages or gift certificates around holiday time. And another ASTA survey of 1,008 travelers say 40 percent of both men and women want to find a gift-wrapped vacation under the tree. (Twenty-four percent said cruises are favorite yuletide gifts.) Now, there are many travel bargains. But if you're dipping into a bottomless bank account, you might find some of the following gold-plated trips to be just the thing to drop into a stocking. British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. offers a lodgings-and-sightseeing package that includes round-trip travel on the Concorde, a chauffeur-driven limousine for sightseeing and airport transfers, a champagne reception and three nights' lodgings at one of eight deluxe hotels in London This article describes the hotels in London, England. Hotels are an important part of London's tourism industry. History Before the 19th century there were few if any large hotels in London. . Prices start at $5,869 per person, double occupancy. Theater tickets add $189. Information: (800) 359-8722. For pampering on the ski slopes, check out the ``Pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. Extreme'' package at the Lodge at Vail, Colo. Included are a day of heli-skiing, four nights' lodgings for four people, an hour's massage for each of the four guests, breakfast daily, and a two-day life pass on Vail Mountain for each skier. Price: $16,999. Information: (800) 331-5634. Indulge star-struck giftees with a springtime trip to London organized by Whispers Celebrity Tours. They'll sip champagne at Althorp House, childhood home of Princess Diana Noun 1. Princess Diana - English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) Diana, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales ; visit Highgrove, Prince Charles' home, plus castles and palaces; dine with earls and countesses; dish the dirt Verb 1. dish the dirt - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" gossip talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" with the British nobility British nobility refers to the noble families of the United Kingdom. General history of British nobility The nobility of the four constituent home nations of the United Kingdom has played a major role in shaping the history of the country, although in the present day , a celebrity writer and Britain's most famous astrologer; and shop at boutiques frequented by royalty and movie stars. Included are air fare and lodgings. Price: $4,745 to $5,545, double occupancy. Information: (800) 235-3158. Indulge your yen for music with a trip to Vancouver that includes tickets to the Three Tenors concert on New Year's Eve. Included are two nights' lodgings at the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver, a pre-concert dinner gala, two $650 tickets to the concert and a New Year's Eve celebration. The price tag: $2,700, not including air fare to Vancouver. Information: (800) 937-1515. Abercrombie and Kent will take you around the world by private jet on a tour departing March 11 for Easter Island Easter Island, Span. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (1992 pop. 2,770), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South Pacific, c.2,200 mi (3,540 km) W of Chile, to which it belongs. , Austrialia, Indonesia, Thailand, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Argentina, as well as stops along the way. The price tag for the 29-day jaunt: $43,500 per person. Information: (800) 323-7308. |
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