GCT to sponsor 13 part TV series 'The Seasoned Traveller'

**Ally** · 06-12-2007, 07:59 AM

GRAND CIRCLE SPONSORS PUBLIC TELEVISION’S “THE SEASONED TRAVELER” PROGRAM

13-Part Series Geared To Americans Over 50

BOSTON—Grand Circle Corporation, the leader in international travel, adventure, and discovery for Americans 50-plus, is the sponsor of “The Seasoned Traveler,” a 13-segment series about international and domestic destinations of interest to viewers over 50. This is the second year that Grand Circle has been the primary supporter of the series that has taken viewers from the majestic heights of Peru’s Machu Picchu to the magnificent depths of Slovenia’s Postojna Caves.

“We are proud to support public television and programs that encourage older Americans to get out and explore the world,“ said Chairman and CEO Alan E. Lewis. “Travel changes people’s lives, and once people get out there and experience other cultures and ways of life, they’re usually hooked for life. We’re glad that the Seasoned Traveler highlights some terrific destinations for both experienced and novice travelers.”

George Bauer, a broadcast journalist for 30 years, is the show’s creator and host. In the show’s first season, Bauer took viewers along on a European river cruise, on an RV-buying excursion, across Canada by train, to the Christmas Markets of Europe and to Liechtenstein, one of Europe’s smallest countries. He also explored Copper Canyon and other parts of Mexico, Vancouver Island, Toronto, and the “Four Corners” region of the U.S. In Season II, Bauer explores post-war Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina, as well as the U.S. Gulf Coast, the gardens of England, castles in Scotland, Panama, Machu Picchu and Peru, and more.

About The Seasoned Traveler
Seasoned Traveler Productions, Ltd. produces “The Seasoned Traveler” in partnership with station KCTS-TV in Seattle, Washington. American Public Television in Boston distributes it. The series is airing this spring and runs through the end of the year on public television stations across the U.S. For more information on “The Seasoned Traveler,” including local station information, please visit: index.jpg.

About Grand Circle Corporation
Established in 1958, Grand Circle Corpration is the leader in international travel, adventure, and discovery for Americans aged 50 and older. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., the company has 45 offices throughout Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Through its brands: Grand Circle Travel, Overseas Adventure Travel, and Grand Circle Small Ship Cruises, the company offers more than 150 river cruises, barge trips, small ship ocean cruises, extended stay vacations, escorted tours and adventure programs. Since 1992, the non-profit Grand Circle Foundation, with an honorary board that includes Sir Edmund Hillary and Lech Walesa, has donated more than $32 million to humanitarian and cultural organizations worldwide.

FlRic · 06-12-2007, 04:01 PM

We have travelled with GCT 10 times and have always been pleased with their arrangements.

**Ally** · 06-12-2007, 04:02 PM

Perhaps you could do some reviews of the cruises, Rick...give others who might like GCT an insight on what to expect....

Captain Larry · 06-12-2007, 06:37 PM

I posted the trip report of my GCT European River Cruise in 2006 on TripForums. Here is the link:

Castles, Cathedrals, and Cobblestones - TripForums

If there is an easy way to take the thread from that forum and post it here, I have no problem with that. I will be posting the report of my recent trip to Italy as soon as I have time to write it.

**Ally** · 06-13-2007, 03:48 AM

You can copy/paste the report from the sister site to the review area here, Larry...very easy to do and will only take a few moments

FlRic · 06-14-2007, 11:57 AM

I have posted my review of the River Melody in the cruise reviews section.

**middy** · 06-14-2007, 01:08 PM

So do both of you in the couple have to be over 50 ?

FlRic · 06-14-2007, 01:27 PM

The qucik and easy answer is no! Although their programs are paced for the older traveler-any age my participate.