CLUB ABC TOURS OFFERS NEW ‘LIDIA’s ITALY INSPIRED CULINARY TOURS’ TO UMBRIA AND EMILIA ROMAGNA
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – August 24, 2009 – Club ABC Tours is thrilled to offer a new series of culinary trips, Lidia’s Italy Inspired trips, combining gastronomy with art history. Lidia Bastianich is a noted television chef and best selling cookbook author and one of the best loved Public Television personalities today.
Lidia’s Italy Inspired 8-day culinary tours feature the regions of Umbria and Emilia Romagna that will delight foodies and non-foodies alike. Full itineraries include cooking classes, guided tours of art-rich cities and many behind-the scenes visits to some of the regions’ gastronomic treasures, many run by personal friends of Lidia’s. Small group cooking classes are taught by English-speaking professional chefs and feature many recipes from Lidia’s latest cookbooks. Along the way, enjoy countless meals at carefully selected places that capture the true spirit of Lidia’s Italy.
“Umbria and Emilia Romagna are at the core of the Italian culinary and gastronomic tradition,” notes Tom Paris, Co-President of the member-based travel club.
Departures for these culinary trips begin this November 2009 through November 2010. Prices start at $2999 per person for the 8-day the Umbria Culinary Adventure and $3429 for the Emilia Romagna Culinary Adventure. Prices are based on double occupancy and include round-trip airfare from New York/JFK, deluxe hotel accommodations, two cooking programs featuring Lidia’s recipes, many meals, guided sightseeing tours, transfers and the services of a Tour Manager and current fuel surcharges. Tours do not include airport taxes, government fees and September 11th Security Fee. A nominal Club ABC Tours membership fee (one per household) is also additional.
About Club ABC Tours
Club ABC Tours is an exclusive travel club providing outstanding vacation values to its members since 1966. Club ABC Tours’ negotiating power and experience allows it to offer a wide variety of vacation packages at prices which present considerable savings to the members. The Club ABC’s highly trained and well-traveled membership services team can answer all the travel questions that a member might have. One to five year memberships are available starting at just $39. Each membership covers a maximum of two adults per household and their dependent children. Members have access to a full array of outstanding vacation values, travel catalogs and related travel benefits like discounted airport parking, car and cell phone rental, and offers rewards for new member introduction. Club ABC Tours also specializes in planning group tours for families, friends and affiliated organizations. For more information, call toll-free at 1(888) TOURS-ABC (868-7722) or visit www.clubabc.com.
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CONTACT:
Sandra Levy
slevy@clubabc.com
973-233-6956
Allison O’Sullivan
aosullivan@clubabc.com
973-233-6074