In 2008 Ciao! Travel celebrates 22 years as the largest operator of Music Festival, Resort and European Beer tours in the USA. In 2008 we celebrate 22 years of Travel and Fun with more than 20 Tour packages with 26 departure dates to great lake and sea side luxury resorts featuring the world's top JAZZ, ROCK AND BLUES and Beer Festivals in THE USA, ENGLAND and EUROPE. |
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"Twenty
years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't
do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from
the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
Discover." Mark
Twain All Manner of Music Tours - Summer 2008 Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 04 - July 19, 2008 AMAZING 2008 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED!
QUINCY JONES' 75th
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION GALA CONCERT with: Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau,
Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, James Moody, James Morrison,
Nana Mouskouri, Petula Clark, Mick Hucknall, Curtis Stigers, Freda Payne, Naturaly 7, Paolo Nutini, Joe
Sample, Angelique Kidjo, Greg Phillinganes, Paul Jackson Jr,
Nathan East, Tim Robbinson, Paulinho da Costa and More!
PLUS SHERYL
CROW, JOE JACKSON, JOAN BAEZ, K.D. LANG, BUDDY GUY, JOHN MAYALL, PAUL SIMON,
GNARLS BARKLEY, ETTA JAMES, DAVID SANBORN, GILBERTO GIL, MICK HUCKNALL, THE
CRUSADERS, LENNY KRAVITZ, ALICIA KEYS, MARCUS MILLER, RETURN TO FOREVER,
DEEP PURPLE & more!
North Sea Jazz Festival,
Holland, July
11-13, 2008
2008 Program Announced
FLASH: THE NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL HAS
JUST PROVIDED MORE CIAO! PREMIUM RESERVED SEAT ALL-IN PASSES - BOOK BEFORE
MAY 16, PURCHASE THE ALL-IN PASS SUPPLEMENT AND YOU'LL HAVE SEATS IN THE 1ST
15 ROWS CENTER OF THE AMAZON - HEADLINER HALL!
Bobby McFerrin, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Bobby McFerrin, Diana
Krall and Pat Metheny, the
Brad Mehldau Trio, Cassandra
Wilson, Bobby Hutcherson Quartet, Victor Wooten, Michel Camilo Trio, blues
legend Buddy Guy, Omara Portuondo and Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings.
JazzAscona
New Orleans & Classic Jazz,
Switz.June 26-July
06, 2008
2008 Program announced! Once again this summer - From June 26 to July 6 - the wonderful Ascona lakefront will be transformed into a European New Orleans with the 24th edition of JazzAscona New Orleans & Classics. Ten days of great jazz, with sprinkles of blues, R&B, soul, Latin rhythms e funk; with over 200 concerts, more than 400 hours of live music, played by 40 bands of 250 musicians from all over the world and especially from New Orleans, city with whom Ascona has a strong, solid, indissoluble bond.Jazz a Juan on the French Riviera July 10 - 21, 2008 2008 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED! KEITH JARRETT, GARY PEACOCK, JACK DEJOHNETTE, JAMES MORRISON, JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4th DIMENSION, ROY HARGROVE, MARCUS MILLER, JAMES BLUNT, DIDIER LOCKWOOD, AL JARREAU, SOLOMON BURKE, SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS, BILL WYMAN & THE RHYTHYM KINGS, NICOLE SLACK JONES & THE SOUL SISTERS & MORE!The Best place to see, hear and experience Jazz, Rock & Blues is Europe! Fans who've been to Jazz Europe Festivals agree! American Jazz, Rock and Blues artists are tremendously admired and respected in Europe. Ciao! Travel is the Official USA Tour Operator for Jazz Europe Tours to Paris, London, JazzAscona, Montreux, North Sea, Jazz a Juan, Blue Balls Festival in Lucerne, offering you: Premium Reserved Seat concert tickets, best hotels, great airfares, terrific parties, European sightseeing & more. Nice Jazz
Festival
on the French Riviera July 19 - 26,
2008
2008 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED! Diana Krall, Leonard Cohen, The Bad Plus, Gary Burton & Pat Matheny, Pink Martini, Joan Baez, John Mayall, Rufus Wainwright, Avishai Cohen, Arche Shepp, Stacie Kent, George Benson, Barbara Hendricks, Maceo Parker, Maria Schneider, Jean Luc Ponty, Oregon, Return to Forever - Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Lenny White, San Francisco Jazz Collective: Stefon Harris, Miguel Zenon, Joe Lovano, Robin Eubanks, Matt Penman, Dave Douglas, Renee Rosnes and Eric Harland, Michel Portal Trio, Craig Adams & Voices of New Orleans. 2008 JAZZ EUROPE - JAZZ COMBOS Jazz Combos offer you a taste of two different countries, two different festivals and a lot of fun! JazzCombo 2: Montreux & North Sea - July 10 - 17, 2008 On Sale Now! JazzCombo 3: Montreux & Jazz a Juan - July 14 - 21, 2008 On Sale Now! 2008 JAZZ EUROPE GRAND TOURS On Sale Now! Jazz Europe Grande Tours combine three different festivals, two countries, sun, jazz and fun! JAZZ EUROPE GRAND TOUR - Including JazzAscona, Montreux & Jazz a Juan Enjoy Two Switzerland Festivals and the French Riviera - June 02 - July 15, 2008 2008 JAZZ AMERICA Packages 51st MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL, California, USA September 19-21, 2008
2008 Monterey Jazz On Sale Now! Monterey, California Three day Festival tickets including Jimmy Lyons Stage premium reserved seats, grounds halls and three nights at The Spindrift Inn on Monterey Bay's Cannery Row. From $1599 per person based on double occupancy. Very Limited Availability - Early Booking is strongly advised Spindrift Inn Cannery Row King bed room: $1599 per person, based on double occupancy. Spindrift Inn Monterey Bay sea-view King bed room: $1799 per person, based on double occupancyThe 2008 Jimmy Lyons Arena Stage program includes: Cassandra Wilson, Joshua Redman Trio, Nancy Wilson "Tribute to Cannonball Adderly" Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, Christian McBride Quintet, Jamie Cullum, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Kurt Elling "Dedicated to You" & Kurt Elling Sings Coltrane/Harman featuring Ernie Watts, Ethel String Quartet, Laurence Hobgood Trio, Maraca Cuban Lullabies, Derek Trucks Band, Maceo Parker with The Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Ledisi, and many more., The 2008 Grounds Halls program include: Joshua Redman Trio, Christian McBride Band, Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Tom Scott "Celebrating Cannonball Adderly" Ledisi, Matt Wilson-Bill Frisell duo, Tuck & Patti, Antonio Sanchez & Migration, Kurt Elling "Dedicated to You" & Kurt Elling Sings Coltrane/Harman featuring Ernie Watts, Ethel String Quartet, Laurence Hobgood Trio, Hammond B3 Blowout, Barbara Dennerlein Trio, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Kyle Eastwood, Brian Blade Fellowship, Marc Cary Trio, La Tuque Bleue, Junko Moriya, Ryan Shaw, Maraca Cuban Lullabies, Rudder, Quantic, 4onefunk, Mat Wilson Arts & Crafts, Anat Cohen, Spencer Day, Yaron Herman Trio, George Young Quartet, Berklee-Monterey Latin Jazz All-Stars, Images Gallery, Clinics & much more!
Ciao! Travel's new luxury tours featuring Country Manors, Castles and Michelin Star restaurants - Coming Soon Dartmoor, Bath & Cotswolds Cotswolds, Oxford & London Irish Castles, Manor Houses & Dublin 2008 Royal Scotsman Edinburgh, Scotland October 21-29, 2008 You've
sailed on Crystal and Silversea, now enjoy a LAND CRUISE on
The world's top luxury touring train: The Royal Scotsman!
Visit
Scotland's top castles, historic sites and distilleries, cosseted aboard a
1930's Belle Epoque Pullman car, bar car with observation deck and your
luxurious ensuite cabin.
Visit Strathisla
distillery, enjoy a
Scottish Ceilidh (party), Glenmorangie distillery, Plockton village
and boat trip, Visit Ballindalloch, one of Scotland's most romantic castles,
Tour
Rothiemurchus Estate and tour Glamis
Castle - The Queen
Mother’s estate, whilst enjoying haute cuisine meals, fine wines and the
country's best Scotch Whiskeys.
Ciao! Travel invites you to
ring in the New Years at
The Caudalie Spa, Chateau Smith Haut Laffite, Bordeaux, France
A Ciao! Travel All Manner of
Manors package 12/29/08 to 01/02/2008
4 nights in
a Prestige room with daily breakfast; New
Year's Eve dinner at La Grand'Vigne restaurant - New Year's lunch at La Table du Lavoir
country inn
- 3 meals at
the La Grand'Vigne and 3 meals at La Table du Lavoir; A cooking class on Saturday December 29th in the morning
or an evening tasting lesson on Sunday December 30th; Free
access to the Crocodile pitch and putt golf, the fitness center, to the
jogging or VTT trail in the private wood of Château Smith Haut Lafitte,
a Guided tour of Château Smith Haut Lafitte, - 3 days treatments at
the Caudalie Vinotherapie spa with "Special Caudalie Cure" and a VIP
welcome.
Booking for 2008 begins in late Spring
2009 Dartmoor, Bath & Cotswolds France Loire Valley Chateaux & Paris
2008 NEW ORLEANS WEEKENDS, USA Any weekend, 2008
Fly down for a fun weekend of Incredible Music, Terrific Food and New Orleans Soul. The Beignets are waiting! Air & 2 nights hotel from from $579 per person, based on double occupancy. All Manner of Music - Fall 2008 France, October 10 - 18, 2008 2008 Paris Jazz Europe Packages On Sale Now!
England, November 14-23, 2008 2008 Packages to be announced May 2008
2008 Great Irish Beer Tour & Ultimate Microbrewery Crawl - On Sale Now! Dublin, Blarney & Bunratty Castles: Ireland, October 27-November 03, 2008 Visit 5 Microbreweries, The Franciscan Well Brewery OCTOBERFEST, Visit 2 Irish Castles: Kiss the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle & enjoy a Bunratty Castle Banquet Visit GUINNESS Storehouse & JAMESON’S Distillery in Dublin The Great Beer Tour Company presents 2009 GREAT BELGIAN BEER TOURS & ULTIMATE PUB CRAWLS The Most Outrageous Beer Travel Bargains of 2009 One of the greatest things about The Great Belgian Beer Tours is it's not a "Follow The Red Umbrella" guided tour. In fact, Ciao! Travel's motto is: "Tours that are Hosted, not Herded". Other than two transfers from airport to your Ghent hotel and from there to your Brussels hotel, you may choose which events to enjoy and which days you simply wish to explore independently. GBBT is an excellent balance of value, quality accommodations and the freedom to explore as you wish!
GBBT1: Amsterdam & Ghent
MARCH 02-
09, 2009 - SAVE THE DATES!
GBBT2:
The Great Belgian Brewers Tour - 10 Breweries
MARCH 02-
09, 2009 - SAVE THE DATES!
GBBT3: The Great
British & Belgian Beer & Champagne
GRAND TOUR
MARCH 02- 12, 2009 - SAVE THE DATES!
TOUR ITINERARY AND PRICES ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 2008
Beginning in 2009
The Great Belgian Beer Tours & Ultimate Pub Crawl The Great Belgian Beer Tours - In Search of The Lost Abbey The Great Irish Beer Tours The Great German Beer Tours The Great British Beer tours The Great European Beer Tours The Great American Beer tours EMAIL jazz@ciaotravel.com TO BE PUT ON THE 2008 JAZZ TRAVELER INFO LIST CALL CIAO! TRAVEL TODAY AT (800) 942-2426 OR EMAIL jazz@ciaotravel.com TO JOIN OUR JAZZ TRAVELER'S EMAIL LIST FOR VERY SPECIAL INTERNET JAZZ EUROPE AND JAZZ EUROPE PACKAGES. |
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