| When it comes to planning vacations and getaways, | | | | choose from excursions that are filled with many |
| Globus Tours is easily considered one of the best | | | | planned activities, or opt for something with a slower |
| services in the world. Providing more than two | | | | and more flexible pace. |
| hundred and fifty vacation options in seventy | | | | Just about any type of tour or vacation can be |
| different countries, Globus offers a wide range of | | | | planned using the resources available through |
| travel styles that customers can choose. Few | | | | Globus. Options include ocean and river cruises, |
| companies provide the range of options that are | | | | independent travel packages that allow customers to |
| available with any tour or vacation that is arranged | | | | go virtually anywhere they wish, faith based tours |
| through this company. | | | | that include sites that are of interest to various faith |
| The history of Globus goes back to Switzerland in | | | | traditions, and guided tours of countries and groups |
| the late 1920’s. The founder of the company, | | | | of countries. You can even book a simple vacation |
| a young man named Antonio Mantegazza, caught the | | | | in one spot if that is your preference. |
| vision of wonder and awe that visitors to his country | | | | One of the advantages of using Globus for tour and |
| often expressed. After borrowing money to | | | | vacation planning is the enormous amount of |
| purchase a small rowboat, Mantegazza began to | | | | resources the agency brings to the table. Because |
| transport tourists across nearby Lake Lugano. As | | | | of the worldwide presence of Globus, they can often |
| he rowed them across the lake, he would share | | | | command pricing from airlines, hotel chains, and |
| information and local folklore about the area, much to | | | | resorts that simply cannot be obtained elsewhere. |
| the delight of his customers. | | | | This means that the overall travel costs are much |
| In a short period of time, Mantegazza expanded the | | | | more likely to be affordable with Globus, even |
| business to include a fleet of rowboats. The | | | | though the options are much broader than what |
| rowboats were soon augmented with several | | | | other agencies can offer. |
| motorboats that could accommodate even more | | | | 1. The efficiency of Globus ensures that the matter |
| passengers. For land travel, he established a tax | | | | will be handled quickly and with as little inconvenience |
| service that proved to be helpful for locals as well as | | | | to the client as possible. |
| tourists to the area. | | | | As with many companies, Globus has an online |
| From these humble beginnings, Globus expanded to | | | | presence. However, they are not only found on |
| include operations in England, Belgium, the French | | | | their own site, but on other travel websites as well. |
| Riviera, and Holland. By the dawn of the 21st | | | | Each site contains detailed information on each of the |
| century, the company offered tours and vacation | | | | travel packages offered by the company, and |
| packages all over Europe, Asia, North and South | | | | several different tools that are very helpful before |
| America, Australia, and Africa. Along with moving | | | | and during the vacation or tour. You can also find |
| into more areas around the world, Globus also | | | | online resources to help in the planning and selection |
| developed a series of travel packages with unique | | | | process. There is even a way to make contact with |
| styles. The variety of locations and travel styles has | | | | live Globus agents if the client prefers to ask |
| helped to keep the company a unique commodity in | | | | questions or make arrangements with a person |
| the travel industry. | | | | rather than online. Also, there are pages on which |
| One of the most popular travel styles offered by | | | | clients share their experiences with Globus and offer |
| Globus is known as escorted travel. With this | | | | insights into how the various tour styles function. This |
| service, Globus provides tour directors who handle all | | | | is an excellent resource for someone who may have |
| the minor details of traveling, such as hotel | | | | no idea what is involved with a European river cruise |
| accommodations, transportation issues, and even | | | | (for instance) and how Globus conducts this type of |
| planning visits to local sites of interest. Within the | | | | tour. |
| general style of escorted travel, the customer can | | | | |