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5 New European Hiking Adventures For 2025
Adventure travel companies have just rolled out their new European trips and destinations for 2025 and Classic Journeys new Dolomites Cultural Walking Tour is highlighted.
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Walking Trips Aren’t Just for Hard-Core Backpackers. Just Ask These Boomers.
Baby boomers and Gen Xers are increasingly choosing active travel, with walking tours surging in popularity over other types of vacations, according to the Adventure Travel Trade Association.
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The 7 Best Tour Companies
TripSavvy names Classic Journeys the Best Overall Tour Operator for 2023! Classic Journeys ranks 1st as an established tour operator with hundreds of itineraries led by local, deeply connected guides.
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Slow Travel, Big Trips
Planting a seed: Travel's great reset has forged a new dedication to its positive power. Classic Journeys' regenerative approach helps to sustain local people, their cultures, and their way of life.
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The Best Trips to Take With Your Grandkids
Baby Boomers are becoming both grandparents and retirees, and their travel — four to five leisure trips this year according to a recent AARP Travel Trends survey — frequently includes grandchildren.
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Classic Journeys offers testing for its escorted tour guests
The escorted tour operator says it will be incorporating Covid-19 tests into its international tours.
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Classic Journeys to Facilitate COVID-19 Tests for Guests
To stem travelers’ concern, Classic Journeys will arrange for its guests to be tested prior to their flight home.
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Galápagos by Land: You’ve Never Seen the Islands This Way
As Ecuador reopens to international visitors, we recall a trip earlier in 2020 that feels like a lifetime ago.
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Attitude Adjustment
Experience a different kind of island time with Classic Journeys’ Multi-Sport Island-Based Trip in the Galápagos Islands.
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7 key takeaways you can learn from travel agents and tour operators
We turned to experienced travel agents and tour operators to get their top insights on emerging trends and how they're booking future travel for clients.
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Experts Answer the Most Common Questions About Travel in the Age of COVID-19
We decided to survey a panel of travel experts to get their thoughts on what the future of travel might look like. Here are their predictions.
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Life in the Era of Coronavirus
How pilots, flight attendants, tour guides, and more are spending their time now.
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16 Unique Hotels Around the World That Travelers Love
If you’re on the hunt for a great hotel, try these 16 unique hotels from around the world that AFAR readers can’t get enough of.
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25 Phenomenal Places to Visit in March
Classic Journeys has a special tour for Holi which includes meeting with villagers, sampling local foods, exploring local markets, stay in luxury hotels, and visiting landmarks like the Taj Mahal.
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Genetic testing home kits spark a travel trend
Thanks to new technology, curious travellers are flying across the world in search of their roots.
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