Travels with ATS

Travels with ATS

	October 2007

Bringing the World To You Travel Expo October 29, 2007 6:00-8:30pm Holiday Inn Rt. 40 Antietam Travel Service, Inc. presents "Bringing the World To You," a travel expo to be held at the Holiday Inn Fort Detrick, 999 West Patrick Street (corner of Rt. 40 and Baughmans Lane) in Frederick on October 29, 2007, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm in the Antietam Room. Admission is FREE. Prizes and refreshments will be provided. Suppliers will offer booking incentives. The U.S. Post Office will provide Passport information. Suppliers from 25 of the most recognized travel brands will be represented: Air Jamaica Apple Vacations Azamara Cruises Beaches Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises Cosmos Couples Resorts Crystal Cruises Cunard Line Disney Cruise Line Disney Parks Elite Island Resorts Globus Holland America Line Norwegian Cruise Line Oceania Cruises Pleasant Holidays Princess Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises Royal Caribbean International Sandals Trafalgar Tours Travel Impressions The Yachts of Seabourn Booking incentives include $25, $50, or $100 per person discounts or credits, gift certificates, reduced deposits, coupon books, and room upgrades. If you have any questions or wish to RSVP, please call us at 301-662-8080.

Alex Bohn is France Destination Specialist Alex Bohn, ACC, of Antietam Travel Service, Inc., recently earned the France Destination Specialist (DS) designation from The Travel Institute. Each of the Institute's DS programs covers the geography, history, attractions, accommodations, cuisine, transportation, and unique cultural attractions of many touring areas around the world. The comprehensive, thorough curriculum and subsequent testing assures that Alex is well equipped with the knowledge necessary to create memorable vacations for travelers to France. Alex has been a travel consultant for 31 years and has sent hundreds of clients on vacation experiences to France. As a native of Germany she chose to specialize in France to enhance her expertise in travel to Europe. If you are interested in a customized vacation to France or elsewhere in Europe, please contact Alex at 301-662-8080. Congratulations, Alex!

Passport Update In January 2007, the air phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative came into effect. Americans complied in record-breaking, unanticipated numbers, and the U.S. Department of State's delivery system was unable to guarantee the same level of service it previously had maintained. In order to process the extraordinary demand, the State Department temporarily assigned close to 500 additional employees to the effort and began a new hiring program. Four hundred new employees have come on board since last May, and the State Department is committed to hire staff as needed. Passport applications are currently taking between four and six weeks for routine service, and three weeks for expedited service. Fall is traditionally the low demand season, so we urge our clients to apply for a Passport now. January historically marks the beginning of the busy season, and demand may cause the State Department to amend its website to reflect a possibly longer processing time. We urge our clients to check http://travel.state.gov regularly, or apply now if contemplating international travel in the future. For more information, please call us at 301-662-8080.

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