Why Use a Travel Consultant?
• A Certified travel consultant can get you the best value for your money.
• Price does not equal Value!
• We search for value for our clients & will always do what is best for them, not us!
Why Not Just use the Internet?
• Internet is just an Order Taker—Can not match you with the Correct Trip!
• There are too many options available—how do you know it is the right one for you?
• A lot of false reviews on the internet—what is the true story?
• We do not usually charge a fee—Why not get the advice of a professional for FREE?
How Do You Decide on Which Travel Consultant to Use?
• We believe you should use 6 Criteria. They are:
• 1) Experience—how long in the industry?
• 2) Certified?
• 3) Knowledge of the Industry
• 4) First Hand Knowledge Have they been where you want to go?
• 5) Member of a Professional Organization?
• 6) Trust—will they do the best for you?
Experience
• We have been in business for 19 years• In 2014 we planned 45 trips for 97 people• We have developed very good working
relationships with our vendors to insure we deliver the right trip for our clients.
• We are members of CLIA—the Cruise Line International Association—the world’s largest cruise line association.
• We are members of OSSN-the Outside Sales Support Network—a great professional organization.
Anne Schrader
• Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) & Accredited Cruise Counselor (ACC)
• Destination Specialist Western Europe
• ’86 U of Houston grad in hotel & restaurant management
• Earned over 20 specialty designations from individual travel vendors
Hank Schrader
• West Point ‘71, MS U. of Washington, MBA Long Island U
• Accredited Cruise Counselor (ACC)• Destination Specialist Western Europe• Visited 74 countries—Europe at least 10 times• Retired HS World Geography & AP Human
Geography Teacher
We Travel & Cruise Often & Want to Help You Have Many Great Vacations!
Crom Castle Northern Ireland
St. Patrick’sParade SligoIreland
Library of Celsus Ephesus Turkey
On the Celebrity Equinox
Acropolis Athens Greece
What We Do
• We are the leisure travel experts
• We specialize in cruises, European River Cruises & travel to Europe
• We organize several themed group travel experiences each year
• We can help you with incentive travel
• We can help you in fund raising
• We can help you find special discounted rates
What we sold in 2014
% of Sales
OceanCruise
Tours/Land
RiverCruises
• Ocean Cruises 70%
• Tours/Land 23%
• River Cruises 7%
We have written 48 European Destination Guides
• We have personally visited 40 of the 48 Cities—most with several days visits
• Our Guides provide a quick, portable summary of best sights & things to do, transportation trips & possible day trips
European Cruise Photos
Photo Anne Schraderwww.dreamdestinations.com
Rhine River Castle Germany
Fira, Santorini GreeceOld Town Tallinn Estonia
Sampson Fountain, Peterhof St. Petersburg Russia
Cool EuropeanPlaces!
St. Peter’s Square Vatican City
Prague Castle Hill Prague Czech Rep.
Lake Bled Slovenia
Hagia Sophia Istanbul Turkey
Wine TavernRudesheimGermany
Awesome Castles
Warwick Castle Warwick EnglandCochem Castle Cochem Germany
Conwy Castle Conwy Wales
Bled CastleLake BledSlovenia
Imperial Palaces
Hall of Mirrors Versailles PalaceVersailles France
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock,Oxfordshire England
The Hermitage, Winter Palace of the Russian Emperors St. Petersburg Russia now an art museum
The Longues-Sur-Mer Coastal Artillery Gun Battery Normandy France
Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com
Omaha Beach Statue Normandy France June 5, 2014
Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com
Our D Day Tour Group prior to visiting Churchill War Rooms, London England
Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com
American Cemetery Normandy France June 7, 2014—9,387 who gave their lives to free Europe
Some Ocean Cruise Ships we have been on
Caribbean Princess
Azamara Quest
NCL Getaway
Celebrity Reflection
Some River Cruises We have Been on!
Route/River
Rhone/Douro
Rhine—Waal Loop
Middle Rhine/Mosel
Upper Danube
Lower Danube
Why Go on this Cruise?
Best for Wine lovers/single country
Tulip time March/April, Netherlands/Belgium
Castles/Scenery/half timbered villages
4 countries
Eastern Europe
Historic sights
Les Baux de Provence Battering Ram
Roman Amphitheater Arles France
Town Walls Avignon France
Popes Palace Avignon France
Cool Towns
Town Hall Bamburg GermanyResidenz Palace Wurzburg Germany
Rudesheim Germany Wine StubbeMiltenberg Germany
Castles
Marksburg Castle, Germany
Rheinstein Castle, Rhine River Castles
Reichburg Castle Cochem Germany
Pfatzgrafenstein Toll Station, Germany
Wachau Valley & Danube
Dunstein Austria
Melk Abby, Melk Austria Regensburg Germany
Schonbuhl Castle, Austria
Mighty Fortresses
Belogradchik Fortress
Baba Vida Fortress
Kalemegdan Fortress Petrovaradin Fortress
Bucharest Romania
Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com
Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com
Open Air Museum—Rustic homes reassembled
Vlad Tepes in the Lipscani district, Palace of the Parliament
Photo Anne Schraderwww.dreamdestinations.com
Stunning River Scenes
The Iron Gates
Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com
Photo Anne Schraderwww.dreamdestinations.com
Photo Anne Schraderwww.dreamdestinations.com
Why You Should Use Us #1
• #1 Reason—It costs you nothing for us to plan your travel!
• 19 years experience—we are true professionals
• We help you avoid the hassle & get the best value for your dollar--saves time & money
• We will help you protect your travel investment
• We can help you avoid problems & help you resolve travel problems—book it yourself & you are on your own
Why You Should Use Us #2
• We will research & advise you on the best possible trip
• We are honest, hard working with one goal—to serve you—we will do what is best for you, not us
• We are small enough to give you personalized service, but big enough & experienced enough to get you the right trip
What’s Happening for 2015?
• Already sold 15 European River Cruises of our goal to sell 20—our best value vacation.
• 3-4 European Land Packages in the works
• 4 Ocean Cruises sold.
• We are on track to have better year than 2014 our best year ever!
Dream DestinationsYour Journey Begins Here!
• We want to be your travel consultants!• Please contact us at:• [email protected] or• [email protected] or• Call us at:• 832-244-0215 (Anne cell); 713-397-0188 (Hank
Cell) or 713-436-5287• Or visit at www.dreamdestinations.com• www.pinterest.com/visitdd or • www.facebook.com/visitdreamdestinations