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Why Use Dream Destinations To Plan Next Trip

“Your Journey Begins Here”

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

Hank has visited 35 European Countries

Countries

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

World Famous Monuments

We lead tours—our D Day 70th

Anniversary Tour

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

We are Marching in the parade(carrying my Dad’s Photo)

Photo Ann Mannle

Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com

American Cemetery Normandy France June 7, 2014—9,387 who gave their lives to free Europe

We cruise a Lot!

HBC Carnival Triumph Feb 2014

Some Ocean Cruise Ships we have been on

Caribbean Princess

Azamara Quest

NCL Getaway

Celebrity Reflection

We are River Cruise Experts!

We have been on 8 River Cruises

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

Rhone Trip Map

Historic sights

Les Baux de Provence Battering Ram

Roman Amphitheater Arles France

Town Walls Avignon France

Popes Palace Avignon France

Wine Cruise

Wine Tasting Tournon France

Lyon France

Vienne France Roman Temple

Grignan France

Tulip Time Cruise

Sights

Amsterdam Canals, Netherlands

Town Hall Antwerp BelgiumGiant Frites, Antwerp Belgium

Northern Europe

Windmill Netherlands

Ghent Canals, Ghent Belgium

Keukenhof Gardens Netherlands

Middle Rhine/Mosel Trip Map

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

Upper Danube Trip Map

Capital Cities

Budapest Hungary Bratislava, Slovakia

Schonbrunn Palce, Vienna, Austria

Wachau Valley & Danube

Dunstein Austria

Melk Abby, Melk Austria Regensburg Germany

Schonbuhl Castle, Austria

Black Sea Voyage—the lower Danube

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

Belgrade Serbia

St Sava Cathedral

Parliament

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!

So How do you get hold of us?

www.dreamdestinations.com

How to Contact or Find Us6 Ways!

Send Us Your Travel RequestAn On-line Way to Dream Destinations!

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Let Us Plan your next vacation!Call Hank (713-397-0188) or

Anne (832-244-0215)

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

Remember

• Savor Life ……

• Make Memories……

• Visit Dream Destinations…..

• Your Journey Begins Here!