Beer & Wine Holidays

For a recent newsletter, I did a little digging about beer and wine themed holidays.
I certainly knew that wine-themed vacations have carved out their own niche segment in the travel industry. But, I was surprised just how popular beer-themed holidays are becoming as well.
Here are a few recent news stories:
  a. CNN  – American’s luxury beer vacations read here
b. Luxury Travel Advisor – AMA Waterways creates 3 theme cruises read 
c. Luxury Travel – Crystal announces craft beer cruise read
d. USA Today – Whales & ales from Un-Cruise read
e. Fox News – top cruises for beer-lovers read
f. Cruise Critic – food, wine, & beer cruises read
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(picture from www.uncruise.com)
And here are a few of the beer-themed offerings
  1. AMA Waterways – tulip time (beer themed) click
2. Crystal Cruises – micro brews out of the Big Easy click
3. Avalon Waterways – beer-themed cruises click
4. Irish Tourism – 9 night pub tour click
5. CIE – Irish pubs and folklore click
6. Trafalgar – best of Germany & Austria click
Here are a few different wine-themed offerings
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(picture from www.amawaterways.com)
  7. AMA Waterways – Paris & Normany click
8. Silversea Cruises – Wine Series click
9. Crystal Cruises – food & wine Southeast Asia click
10. Tauck – Provence click
11. International Expeditionals – Patagonia & Chile click

 

Here are some others:

Walking in Obermmergau

http://www.visiontravel.ca/sheilagh/active-travel/walking-in-oberammergau-moederate

Cycling to Slovenia & Italy

http://www.visiontravel.ca/sheilagh/active-travel/slovenia–italy-cycling-moderate

Bike and Barge to Paris

http://www.visiontravel.ca/sheilagh/active-travel/bike-and-barge-to-paris

Top 6 VAST Active Trips
  Virtuoso Active & Specialty Travel (VAST)
1. Butterfield & Robinson Bordeaux to Dordogne Biking
4. Butterfield & Robinson – Wine Grand Tour of Italy
5. Backroads –  Holland & Belgium Biking
6. Butterfield & Robinson  Ireland Bespoke
Contact me for more details.
Sheila Gallant-Halloran
613-837-0699