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2010 Travel Programs

Oregon Wine Country & Cardinal Football
September 15-19, 2010

Enjoy breathtaking scenery, fabulous food, and exciting Cardinal football with fellow UofL alumni and fans on a 4-night adventure to Oregon as the Cardinals take on the Beavers of Oregon State. Limited spaces still remain for this great travel opportunity accompanied by UofL president Dr. James Ramsey. Roundtrip airfare from Louisville to Portland, Oregon, on American Airlines brings you to the 5-star Salishan Spa & Golf Resort on the Pacific Ocean. Tour beautiful Oregon wine country and a local winery with dinner, relax with a UofL cocktail reception at the resort, share the fun at the UofL Tailgate party prior to the game, and then cheer the Cardinals on to victory. UofL Alumni Association escorts will accompany you throughout the trip including a deluxe motorcoach the entire 5 days. Optional group golf opportunities at the resort with other UofL fans may be arranged.

Cost: $1249 per person includes all airfare, transportation, and game tickets, spa lodging, wine tour and dinner, reception, taxes, gratuities, and luggage handling.

For a brochure or to reserve your place, please call Platinum Travel at (502) 425-2400 or (866) 549-8687 or email groups@platinumtvl.com.

Rhine River Cruise - December 7-14, 2010

Share in the joy of the season along the legendary Rhine River as you cruise though 3 wonderful countries….Switzerland, France and Germany. Visit the ports of Basel, Switzerland; Strasbourg, France; and Speyer, Heidelberg, Mainz, Rudesheim, Koblenz, and Cologne Germany. Imagine cruising on the luxurious River Queen past medieval castles and villages during this magical time of the year.

Cost: starting at $1599 per person cruise only (if reserved by July 1, 2010).

For additional information or to reserve your cabin, please call the Platinum Travel Group Department at 1-866-549-8687.

Galapagos Islands & Machu Picchu,
February 10 – 22, 2011
with Dr. and Mrs. James Ramsey (only 7 cabins left!)

Join UofL President James Ramsey and his wife, Jane, as they visit 2 of the most mysterious places on earth. Start in Quito, Ecuador for 2 nights before boarding your luxurious all-suite ship, the Galapagos Explorer II. For the next 5 days, you will sail to 2 Galapagos Islands each day to admire the local wildlife and spectacular scenery. Imagine the beauty and wildlife of one of the last places on earth that is untouched by mankind.

After this one week tour, continue to Lima, Peru for an optional land tour of Peru including Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, and Pisac. Travel by train to the lush Urubamba Valley as you ascend to the legendary MACHU PICCHU, “The Lost City of the Incas” 12,000 ft. above the valley in a dense tropical jungle. For additional information please call the Platinum Travel Group Department at 1-866-549-8687 but hurry, it will sell out!

Cost: Galapagos Islands: from $3499 pp double occupancy (not including airfare to South America) Machu Picchu, Peru extension: $1999 pp double occupancy