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An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni & Friends of the
Cornell Alumni Association Travel Program
17 days from $3,897 total price from Boston, New York, Wash, DC($3,095 air & land inclusive plus $802 airline taxes and fees)
JOURNEY THROUGH VIETNAM
March 6-22, 2020
This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,
six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award.
Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends,
We invite you to be among the thousands of Cornell alumni, parents and friends who view the Cornell Alumni Association (CAA) Travel Program as their first choice for memorable travel adventures.
If you’ve traveled with CAA before, you know to expect excellent travel experiences in some of the world’s most interesting places. If our travel offerings are new to you, you’ll want to take a closer look at our upcoming tours.
Working closely with some of the world’s most highly-respected travel companies, CAA trips are not only well organized, safe, and a great value, they are filled with remarkable people. This year, as we have for more than forty years, we are offering itineraries in the United States and around the globe.
Whether you’re ascending a sand dune by camel, strolling the cobbled streets of a ‘medieval town’, hiking a trail on a remote mountain pass, or lounging poolside on one of our luxury cruises, we guarantee ‘an extraordinary journey in great company.’
And that’s the reason so many Cornellians return, year after year, to travel with the Cornell Alumni Association. If you, like us, simply can’t wait for your next travel adventure, we encourage you to register today for this or another of our remarkable travel offerings.
Warmly,
Alumni Affairs Cornell University
CORNELL UNIVERSITY TRAVEL RESERVATION FORM: JOURNEY THROUGH VIETNAM
Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Journey through Vietnam departing March 6, 2020. I/We understand the final payment is due 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send, with completed reservation form, to: Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., Attn: Special Interest Groups, One Newton Place, 275 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458. Or you may call Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at 888-370-6765, or fax your reservation to 617-454-9199.
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Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due 95 days prior to departure, and is payable by check or credit card.
Days 1 & 2: Depart U.S. for Hanoi, Vietnam
Day 3: Hanoi We arrive in the Vietnamese capital today then transfer to our hotel. Tonight, we visit the bustling Ancient Quarter, with its historic architecture and narrow streets, and where we enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. D
Day 4: Hanoi This morning we take a walking tour of Ba Dinh Square, a popular complex of cultural and historic sites. Highlights include the marble and granite mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace, and thousand-year-old One Pillar Pagoda. Following lunch on our own, our tour of this French-accented city with broad tree-lined boulevards and colonial architecture features Hoan Kiem Lake; the marvelous Temple of Literature (c. 1070); and the infamous Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the “Hanoi Hilton” during the Vietnam War. We dine tonight at a local restaurant. B,D
Day 5: Hanoi/Ha Long Bay This morning we depart on a full-day excursion to Ha Long Bay, a breathtaking waterway sprinkled with 3,000 islands and islets, and surrounded by a fairytale landscape of limestone cliffs, secret grottoes, and hidden caves. Our tour includes a boat ride and seafood lunch. B,L
Day 6: Hanoi/Da Nang We fly this morning to Da Nang, Vietnam’s third largest city, situated on the south central coast. Upon arrival, we tour the acclaimed Cham Museum, which celebrates the Cham people’s Hindu legacy with a fine collection of sculpture and artifacts dating from the 7th to 15th centuries. After we reach our beachfront hotel, the remainder of the day is at leisure in this splendid setting. B,D
Day 7: Da Nang/Hoi An This morning we visit nearby Hoi An, where a succession of Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese traders helped to build an architecturally diverse and colorful village where many ancient traditions still hold sway. A UNESCO World Heritage site, Hoi An’s Old Town is a charming carfree pedestrian zone lined with tailors,
Journey through Vietnam17 days from $3,897 total price from Boston, New York, Wash, DC($3,095 air & land inclusive plus $802 airline taxes and fees)
I n a land of breathtaking natural beauty, abiding tradition, and profoundly hospitable people, rewards abound for the thoughtful traveler. And in our flexible
and congenial small group we encounter rewards aplenty on this comprehensive journey featuring all the highlights, plus the beautiful, remote Mekong Delta, where we spend two days.
Tour membership limited to 24 alumni and friends
Cover photo: We visit the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay on Day 5.
Small Group Tour Highlights
Unique small group itinerary • Hanoi sightseeing • Ha Long Bay cruise • Imperial capital of Hue • Charming Hoi An • Acclaimed Cham Museum • Visit to farming settlement • Extensive Mekong Delta touring • Floating market at Cai Rang • Saigon touring
Day Itinerary Hotel Rating1-2 Depart U.S. for Hanoi
3-5 Hanoi InterContinental Deluxe Hanoi Westlake
6-8 Da Nang Hyatt Regency Deluxe Danang
9-10 Hue Saigon Morin Sup. First Hotel Class
11-12 Can Tho Victoria Can Sup. First (Mekong Delta) Tho Resort Class
13-15 Ho Chi Minh Caravelle Hotel Deluxe City (Saigon) Saigon
16 Ho Chi Minh City/Depart for U.S. (overnight flight)
17 Arrive U.S.
Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference.
Avg. High (°F) Mar AprHanoi 74 80Da Nang 81 82Ho Chi Minh City 92 92
DestinationAirMotorcoachExtension (air)Entry/Departure
CAMBODIA
VIETNAM
Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon)
Siem Reap(Angkor Wat)
Da NangHue
Hanoi
South China Sea
Can Tho(Mekong Delta)
shops, and art galleries. This afternoon is at leisure to either remain in Hoi An on your own or return to our beachside resort for a relaxing interlude. B,L
Day 8: Da Nang A morning walking tour of a nearby farming settlement reveals the daily life of a local community up close. Here rice paddies occupy every spare patch of ground, water buffaloes plow the fields, and villagers ride to market with produce piled high on their bicycles. Later we enjoy a cooking lesson and dinner in Hoi An. B,D
Day 9: Da Nang/Hue We depart this morning by coach for the ancient imperial city of Hue, whose palaces, temples, and tombs evoke its past grandeur as home to emperors and mandarins. We explore the Imperial City – enjoying a traditional cyclo ride along the way – hous-ing the Forbidden Purple City complex where emperors lived with their families and now a UNESCO site. We also visit the busy Central Market. Tonight we enjoy a special Hue dinner, with traditional music. B,D
Day 10: Hue This morning we cruise along Hue’s Perfume River to peaceful Thien Mu Pagoda, a Bud-dhist monastery that ranks among the city’s oldest and most important monuments. After admiring the seven-story octagonal tower, we visit the palatial Tomb of Minh Mang (c. 1840), with its pavilions and courtyards modeled after the Ming Tombs of China. This afternoon we see the tombs of Tu Duc, a gem of royal architecture; and Khai Dinh, an elaborate mix of ancient and modern, European and Asian. B,L
Day 11: Hue/Saigon/Can Tho Today begins with an early morning flight to Saigon. Upon arrival we board a motorcoach for the three-hour drive south
Observe the French architectural influences during a tour of Saigon on Day 14.
to the Mekong River town of Cai Be, then on to the busy river port and provincial capital of Can Tho. B,D
Day 12: Can Tho/Mekong Delta We rise early for today’s journey by boat to the lively floating market at Cai Rang on the Mekong’s lower reaches. After lunch together at a local restaurant, the remainder of the day is at leisure. B,L
Your Tour Price Includes
• Air transportation Ho Chi Minh City/Siem Reap, inclusive of airline taxes and fees
• 2 nights’ accommodations in Siem Reap at Sofitel Angkor (Deluxe)
• 4 meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners• Three days’ sightseeing of Angkor complex (UNESCO
World Heritage site), including all entrance fees• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation• Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel
porters, and all drivers
March 21-24, 2020
Cambodia: angkor Wat
3 days/2 nights for $995 total priceSingle Supplement: $245
A special opportunity to discover the amazing temples and statuary from the
Angkorian Empire. UNESCO site and the world’s largest religious monument.
Post-Tour Extension
Day 13: Mekong Delta/Saigon An hour-long coach ride this morning brings us to the upper reaches of the storied Mekong. Here we board motorized sampans for an up-close look at river life. After lunch at a local restaurant, we continue by coach to Saigon (the name Ho Chi Minh City is used interchangeably). We reach our hotel late afternoon; dinner is on our own in this vibrant city. B,L
Day 14: Saigon A morning tour includes the former Presidential Palace, which served as the South Vietnamese government’s wartime headquarters. Now called Reunification Palace, it was here that the first Communist tanks rolled into Saigon on April 30, 1975; it remains preserved as a museum almost exactly as it was on that day. We also tour the History Museum, with its excellent collection of art and artifacts of the indigenous peoples of Vietnam. Later we attend a traditional water puppet performance. B,D
Day 15: Saigon This morning we visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the infamous underground network from which North Vietnamese forces operated in wartime. Tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner. B,D
Day 16: Depart for U.S. Following a day free for independent exploration, this evening we depart for the airport and our overnight flight to the U.S. Our rooms are reserved for our late check-out. B
Day 17: Arrive U.S. We arrive in the U.S. and connect with our flights home.
Tour Departs: March 6, 2020Prices include int’l airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.
Boston, New York, $3,897
Washington, DC
Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, $4,197 San Francisco, Seattle
Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, $4,297 Minneapolis, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa
Denver, Detroit, $4,397
Phoenix, Portland (OR)
Land Only (transfers not included) $2,895
Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $802, which are subject to change until final payment is made.
Single travelers please add $1,495. All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.
Business Class upgrade on round-trip international flight: $5,995 per person in addition to the above costs (upgrade is subject to availability and pricing is subject to change).
For information about logistics or registration, please call Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at
888-370-6765Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–7:00 PM, Eastern Time
“New laNdscapes; New customs.”
– Graham GreeNe
Your Tour Price Includes• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all
flights within itinerary• 13 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe and Superior
First Class hotels• 26 meals: 13 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 8 dinners• Extensive sightseeing as described, including all
entrance fees • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout
your trip• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers,
airport and hotel porters, and all drivers
A Vietnamese farmer plants rice.
Temple at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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ight
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tect
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ranc
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dditi
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bag
gage
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ay a
pply
and
are
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to c
hang
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any
tim
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ou s
houl
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nfirm
dire
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with
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rior t
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partu
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cella
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s, R
efun
ds,
and
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nges
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f yo
u m
ust
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el y
our
trip,
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effe
ctiv
e da
te o
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ncel
latio
n w
ill b
e up
on
Odys
seys
Unl
imite
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c.’s
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eipt
of
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ifica
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Ref
unds
for
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cella
tions
are
sub
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follo
win
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tour
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ays
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re d
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ture
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5%
of
tour
pri
ce;
canc
el 2
9-0
day
s be
fore
dep
artu
re:
no r
efun
d. If
you
m
ake
any
chan
ges
to y
our r
eser
vatio
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m 9
4 to
30
days
prio
r to
depa
rture
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ssey
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limite
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c. w
ill a
pply
a $
100
per
pers
on a
dmin
istra
tive
fee,
in a
dditi
on to
any
fees
or p
enal
ties
impo
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artie
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and
cann
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our
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rvat
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chan
ges
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occu
panc
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sin
gle
occu
panc
y fo
r an
y re
ason
, you
w
ill b
e ch
arge
d th
e si
ngle
sup
plem
ent.
No
chan
ges
are
allo
wed
wit
hin
30
day
s of
dep
artu
re.
Upo
n re
serv
atio
n, y
ou
mus
t pr
ovid
e yo
ur f
ull
lega
l na
me
as i
t ap
pear
s on
you
r pa
sspo
rt,
as w
ell
as y
our
date
of
birt
h an
d ge
nder
. In
the
ev
ent
an a
irlin
e ti
cket
is
issu
ed w
ith
inco
rrec
t in
form
atio
n yo
u ha
ve p
rovi
ded,
you
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
for
char
ges
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
the
tick
et’s
rei
ssue
.
Res
pons
ibili
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liab
ility
of t
he C
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iver
sity
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mni
Ass
ocia
tion,
as
spon
sor,
and
Odys
seys
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imite
d, In
c., a
s to
ur
oper
ator
, is
stric
tly li
mite
d. O
dyss
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ited,
Inc.
pur
chas
es tr
ansp
orta
tion,
hot
el a
ccom
mod
atio
ns, a
nd re
stau
rant
and
ot
her s
ervi
ces
from
inde
pend
ent s
uppl
iers
not
und
er o
ur c
ontro
l. W
e se
rve
only
as
agen
ts fo
r the
se s
uppl
iers
in s
ecur
ing
tour
arr
ange
men
ts, a
nd t
here
fore
will
not
acc
ept
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r w
rong
ful,
negl
igen
t, or
arb
itrar
y ac
ts o
r om
issi
ons
of
thes
e in
depe
nden
t con
tract
ors,
or o
f the
ir em
ploy
ees,
age
nts,
ser
vant
s, o
r rep
rese
ntat
ives
. The
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nell
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ersi
ty A
lum
ni
Asso
ciat
ion
and
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seys
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imite
d, In
c. a
re n
ot li
able
for i
njur
y, d
amag
e, lo
ss, a
ccid
ent,
or d
elay
that
may
be
caus
ed b
y ev
ents
not
with
in o
ur c
ontro
l, in
clud
ing,
with
out l
imita
tion,
act
s of
terr
oris
m, w
ar, s
trike
s, th
e de
fect
of a
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ehic
le, o
r the
ne
glig
ence
or d
efau
lt of
any
third
par
ty. A
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ceip
ts, a
nd ti
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sued
are
sub
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to th
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and
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ecifi
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y th
e ai
r car
riers
, cru
ise
lines
, and
oth
er in
depe
nden
t sup
plie
rs. W
e w
ill m
ake
ever
y ef
fort
to o
pera
te o
ur to
urs
as p
lann
ed, b
ut w
e re
serv
e th
e rig
ht to
mak
e iti
nera
ry c
hang
es a
s ne
cess
ary.
If u
nfor
esee
n ci
rcum
stan
ces
requ
ire u
s to
ch
ange
a h
otel
, we
will
sel
ect a
ltern
ativ
e ac
com
mod
atio
ns o
f the
sam
e or
bet
ter q
ualit
y.
Hea
lth
and
Med
ical
Iss
ues:
W
e re
ques
t th
at y
ou b
e in
goo
d he
alth
to
parti
cipa
te in
thi
s to
ur. T
here
is a
rea
sona
ble
amou
nt o
f wal
king
, and
you
mus
t be
abl
e to
get
on
and
off
mot
orco
ache
s an
d bo
ats
on y
our
own.
We
regr
et th
at w
e ca
nnot
offe
r in
divi
dual
ass
ista
nce;
in s
uch
case
s yo
u m
ust b
e ac
com
pani
ed b
y a
com
pani
on w
ho w
ill a
ssis
t you
. Ple
ase
note
tha
t m
any
of o
ur t
our
itine
rarie
s, fo
r re
ason
s be
yond
our
con
trol,
do n
ot a
ccom
mod
ate
whe
elch
airs
. Ple
ase
call
or
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ail u
s to
inqu
ire a
nd w
e w
ill d
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r bes
t to
answ
er a
ny q
uest
ions
you
may
hav
e. W
e re
serv
e th
e rig
ht to
rem
ove
anyo
ne
who
se p
hysi
cal o
r men
tal c
ondi
tion,
in o
ur o
pini
on, c
ompr
omis
es th
e op
erat
ion
of th
e to
ur o
r det
ract
s fro
m th
e en
joym
ent
or s
afet
y of
the
oth
er p
asse
nger
s. In
tha
t ev
ent,
Odys
seys
Unl
imite
d, In
c. a
nd t
he C
orne
ll Un
iver
sity
Alu
mni
Ass
ocia
tion
assu
me
no fi
nanc
ial r
espo
nsib
ility
for a
ny u
nuse
d po
rtion
of t
he to
ur.
Air T
rans
port
atio
n –
Impo
rtan
t In
form
atio
n:
Odys
seys
Unl
imite
d, In
c. in
clud
es in
its
tour
pric
e ro
und-
trip
econ
omy
air
from
des
igna
ted
gate
way
citi
es a
s sh
own,
and
con
tract
s w
ith th
ose
airli
nes
the
com
pany
feel
s pr
ovid
e th
e le
vel o
f ser
vice
, ro
utin
gs, a
nd v
alue
nec
essa
ry fo
r you
r ent
ire tr
ip. W
hile
ano
ther
airl
ine
may
offe
r a m
ore
dire
ct c
onne
ctio
n, it
may
be
at a
pr
ice
unav
aila
ble
at th
e lo
wer
gro
up ra
tes.
You
will
rece
ive
your
pre
limin
ary
air s
ched
ule
appr
oxim
atel
y 2½
mon
ths
prio
r to
dep
artu
re. P
leas
e no
te t
hat
seat
ass
ignm
ent
on y
our
inte
rnat
iona
l fli
ght
is u
sual
ly d
one
at a
irpo
rt c
heck
-in.
Ody
ssey
s U
nlim
ited
, Inc
. is
unab
le t
o gu
aran
tee
any
seat
ass
ignm
ents
. Due
to th
e na
ture
of t
our o
pera
tor t
icke
ts, o
ther
re
stric
tions
app
ly, i
nclu
ding
, but
not
lim
ited
to, f
requ
ent fl
yer m
ileag
e ac
crua
l, st
opov
ers,
alte
rnat
e tra
vel d
ates
, upg
rade
s,
and
airli
ne ta
xes
and
fees
. If y
ou p
refe
r to
mak
e yo
ur o
wn
trave
l arr
ange
men
ts, L
and
Only
is a
vaila
ble
on m
ost t
ours
. Sin
ce
inte
rnat
iona
l an
d do
mes
tic
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