Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Last Call - Tour de France 2010


A final push to fill Alpes trips is on here at Discover France Adventures. We have mostly filled our Pyrenees and Paris trips, but a few places are still open there. We expect everything to be sold by mid May. Some new opportunities have come up too including:

New Hotel Only option in La Mongie for the big stage of Pau-Tourmalet; and space in Paris in a 3 star hotel combined with grand stand seating on the final stage. We have also opened a few remnant rooms for self contained cycling in the Pyrenees. After this, the Alpes is now what remains. A press release just went out yesterday about this, which was also posted earlier, and it is being picked up by many outlets. I did a radio interview today with KPAM in Portland, OR and I'm scheduled to do another radio interview this weekend on a nationally syndicated broadcast. (details posted later!)

Below is the content of a letter sent by 'enews'. If you or anyone you know has an interest in going to the Tour this summer, April is really getting down to the end of available space with official tour operators.


*****BELOW sent by Enews*****
Imagine riding in your own personal peloton in the French Alps, where the climbing starts in earnest in the 2010 Tour! You’ll not only ride in the wake of the pros, you’ll also mingle with them thanks to our special VIP access to the race.

We have a very limited number of spaces available on both our 9-day Alpes VIP & and Alpes Domestique tours; both tours begin July 8 in beautiful Annecy and end on July 16 in Grenoble (after a final ride to Valence to watch the arrival of the Tour in Bourg les Valence).
We designed both the VIP and Domestique tours for strong cyclists who crave big mountain climbs…and both itineraries include a climb of the legendary Alpe d'Huez! And both are led by professional licensed cycling guides.

The VIP tour includes deluxe 4-star hotels, souvenir kit and special access to the pro teams and race, including ‘D-Day’ at Les Rousses - the first mountain stage of the 2010 Tour. If you’d like a lower cost option, our Domestique tour does not include the special access VIP package. For both tours, we can also arrange other special services, including helicopter tours, extra nights before or after the tour and hotel accommodations in Paris. A more affordable option also exists with our Self Guided Alpes trips.

Please call us today at 1.800.960.2221 to reserve your spot or if you’d like more information about either tour. My staff and I will be on-site for the entire Tour and we’d love to extend our award-winning “Maillot Jaune” service to you.
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Best regards - Loren

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Book the 2011 Tour de France Now!


No, really, it isn't too early! No risk reservations are going to be accepted starting April 1, 2010 -in a few weeks! No risk, because you can hold without a deposit and cancel later this year when a deposit will be required. Want to know a little about the 2011 Tour? We do already know that the Grand Depart 2011 will be in the area of France known as the Vendee; part of central Western France bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The first stage will be a 180km road race and stage 2 is a Team Time Trial! Quite a start indeed!

So, what's up with the 2010 bookings? The Pyrenees and our Paris packages are nearly sold out. Some self guided space remains.

The Alpes is now where the space still remains. VIP, Domestique, and Self Guided places are still available in the Alpes. See details at this page.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Custom Group Cycling Tours - You Can Do It!


For our Cycling Classics hard core cyclists - we are organizing a number of custom groups already in 2010. We are able to do custom groups for as few as 4 persons! Our award winning Trans Pyrenees Trip has received numerous requests for custom guided and self guided groups. We have enough interest that we have started to gather names of individuals and we are forming departures. Anyone interested in joining a Trans-Pyrenees trip in 2010, please contact us! 800-960-2221 USA/Canada or 09.53.18.94.99 in France.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Tour de France Tour Updates


We have made changes to our tour offers and have sold a great deal of space in the Pyrenees, not much left there!

More Self Guided Options!

Our Pyrenees Self Guided Trip sold so quickly that we added more rooms now and offer a La Mongie Self Guided Part II.

Self Contained - hotel, breakfast, dinner, route maps/ride itineraries - 499 euros/person for 4 nights based in Argeles sur Gazost - heart of the Pyrenees Tour routes!

Hotel Only - Argeles sur Gazost, 3 star hotel, 18-21 July, 3 nights. Contact us for quotes!

Provence-Pyrenees VIP Trip - down to 4 spaces only remaining!!

Pyrenees VIP Trip - 5 spaces remaining!

Bordeaux-Paris VIP Guided
- 2 spaces remaining!