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. 

All Manner of Music Tours - Summer 2008

AMAZING 2008 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED!

2008 Program announced!

2008 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED!

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 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.

The 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!

2008 ALL MANNER OF MANORS - NEW

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!

The Caudalie Spa, Chateau Smith Haut Laffite, Bordeaux, France

2009

Dartmoor, Bath & Cotswolds 

France Loire Valley Chateaux & Paris

2008 NEW ORLEANS WEEKENDS, USA Any weekend, 2008

New Orleans, Louisiana - The French Quarter is back and cookin'! NOLA roots musicians have returned, as have the top chefs, the W French Quarter is superb and New Orleanians have never been friendlier! Help rebuild New Orleans!

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

    Paris Jazz Festival

     France,  October 10 - 18, 2008                          

      2008 Paris Jazz Europe Packages On Sale Now!

  London Jazz Festival

   England, November 14-23, 2008

  2008 Packages to be announced May 2008 

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!

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.  

Updated May 07, 2008