MARS Tours & Travel

09/20/2024

! If you didn't receive our Inauguration Insider Newsletter, check it out here: https://t.e2ma.net/message/fi2iyi/rjn9dj - This edition features the brilliant & fun, "Did You Know: Inauguration Edition" article written by Tamara Belden and features many tour packages for every type of group imaginable! Check it out and this January to experience the historic 60th Inauguration of the 47th President of the United States of America!

09/19/2024

Did you Know? Visit Gatlinburg, TN was just rated #1 in USA TODAY 10Best destinations for fall foliage! MARS is prepared with our Biltmore Estate & Smoky Mountain Fall Foliage Tour: https://t.e2ma.net/message/fe3gyi/rjn9dj

09/12/2024

Get those Spring Catalogs packed with amazing tours! Looking for a good one to add? Offer your clients the MARS Exclusive: Boardwalk, Beaches, & Bravado ~ VA Beach & The Virginia International Tattoo through the Virginia Arts Festival.

Visit Virginia Beach with beachfront hotel accommodations, premium seats for the elaborate military performances, exclusive MARS events, and a Mermaid Beach Bash - this tour is always an annual Top Seller!
https://takeafuntrip.com/tour/the-international-tattoo/

09/11/2024

09/06/2024

Here's a quirky Presidential one: In 1953, for Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration, his supporters organized an "Inaugural Parade of States." But one of the floats, meant to represent the state of , featured a live steer! The steer, named "Old Yeller," ended up relieving himself on Pennsylvania Avenue right in front of Eisenhower, creating a memorable moment in inauguration history. Who knows what awaits in 2025! Join us! Smaller groups can join others here: https://shareddeparturesbymars.com/presidential-inauguration
Larger groups here: https://takeafuntrip.com/tour-search/ =inauguration®ion=&season=&theme=&duration=&suitability=&sort=

08/26/2024

Smaller group? When we join forces - we're all successful! Check out one of MARS' Top Sellers: The Cherry Blossom Festival - NOW offered as a Shared Departures tour! https://shareddeparturesbymars.com/cherry-blossom-2025

08/23/2024

Be a part of history at the 60th Inauguration Ceremony of our 47th President. YOU can be there! MARS has several tour options, opportunities, and even a Shared Departure with other operators and agents. Special perks, a Patriotic Dinner Event, and more await. Check it out! https://takeafuntrip.com/tour/presidential-inauguration/

07/29/2024

We're Hiring! Interested in learning more about joining the fun and exciting MARS Team? Check out the full job listing on Indeed and : https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=Mid-Atlantic-Tours-%2526-Receptive-Services&t=Planner&jk=c1087d0ada9dcd99&q=mid+atlantic+receptive+services&xpse=SoCJ67I3-_ZMApzAAJ0LbzkdCdPP&xfps=b0b4b788-eb9e-47be-af61-d691944613d3&xkcb=SoB467M3-_Y1CHQTIJ0KbzkdCdPP&vjs=3

05/17/2024

Happy Friends! Did you know, there is a traditional restaurant in Destination Door County with a happy pasture of goats who's absolute favorite thing to do is prance around on the roof?! Simply adorable to behold, (and the amazing food contained therein is a fantastic bonus!) it's a "Must See" location! Check out how you can include Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik on your own custom tour by viewing our "Milwaukee & Door County" tour: https://takeafuntrip.com/tour/milwaukee-door-county-2/ - And also, you can view them from the establishments live Goat Cam here: https://aljohnsons.com/goat-cam/

GOAT CAM The two web cameras mounted on a rooftop peak of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant are pointed in slightly different directions, so they reveal 95% of the sod roof’s surface. If you can’t see the goats in one picture, look closely at the other . .. it’s a rare

05/13/2024

Big for the shout out and today from Virginia Motorcoach Association! They set the standard and MARS is honored to be a member of this amazing association and group of humans! They're awesome!

MEMBERSHIP MONDAY...

VMA shines the spotlight on - MARS Tours & Travel ! Here's a little background on them:

MARS & Companies (or, Mid Atlantic Receptive Services) is a highly recognized and respected wholesale Group Travel Company within the Travel & Tourism Industry catering to both other tour operators (B2B), as well as individual tour groups, schools, and organizations (B2C). We work closely with our clients to develop travel itineraries custom crafted to their needs and desires, and closely with our partner vendors / suppliers to maintain a budget and negotiate terms and conditions to the benefit to our clients’ requests. Client groups range from senior centers, middle schools, performance ensembles and troops, reunion groups, other tour operators, AAA and other retail sales agents, corporate travel, and sports teams, with travel offerings both domestic and international. Our Family of Brands include: Mid Atlantic Receptive Services (MARS), Go Student Tours, Go Sports Tours, SoccerTours.net, Go Performing, and ownership of the Accent Travel Network, an industry association catering solely to travel and tourism professionals and the management of multiple Trade Shows and FAM Trips annually.

MARS & Companies operates over 400 group tours annually, each ranging anywhere from one to twenty-one coaches in a single move. Our volume buying power and over 100 years staff combined industry experience produces the highest quality tours at the most competitive pricing found anywhere. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and exceptionally unique product packages – and our clients expect nothing less.

You fill the bus – the rest is up to us!

If you'd like more information on this valued member, be sure to plan a visit to them at: https://takeafuntrip.com/

05/08/2024

This we're going to select photos from our FAM tour with Accent Travel Network in - an absolutely EPIC time was had by all! really knows how to entertain a group! BIG THANKS to our host Explore Branson! More photos to follow as the Conference is starting now!
Which event was your favorite?

05/01/2024

Happy May everybody! & Happy ! For Day, people around the globe are throwing sunflower seeds all over the place! What a lovely and rejuvenating experience it is to spend time surrounded by nature with blooms and spring growth all around. We've created a tour to capture this feeling, check out our 'America's Garden Capital' trip:
https://takeafuntrip.com/tour/americas-garden-capital/ a popular seller and a relaxing itinerary everyone will love!

04/30/2024

Did you know? MARS Tours & Travel has launched a new division: Shared Departures. This is going to revolutionize how tour operators can generate additional revenue and minimize cancellations. Smaller groups can participate in the Shared Departures in blocks of TEN. Check it out and see what we've got coming up for Q4 2024 and several in 2025. Lots more info coming soon! www.shareddepartures.com - What do you think?

Partnering small groups for epic vacations.

04/17/2024

It's and I'm dreaming of a beautiful sunset at the beach this Christmas season. Did you get our new eblast today? Check it out here if you missed it and email us to sign up to get new product releases! https://t.e2ma.net/message/jln8bi/rjn9dj

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04/05/2024

It's and we've got one for our new Boston Pops 4th of July Spectacular Tour for 2025! The Boston Pops was founded in 1885 as an extension of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1976, with the addition of fireworks and actual CANNONS, the annual concert attracted more than 400,000 people and made the “Guinness Book of World Records” for the largest audience in the history of orchestral concerts. An epic experience THEN, and an epic experience NOW - don't miss out! https://takeafuntrip.com/tour/boston-pops-spectacular/

04/02/2024

! Not sure what your weather is like today, but we're cold and rainy. Ready for some Florida fun in the Sunshine State!

03/17/2024

friends! May your troubles be less & your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness walk through your door. 🍀🍀🍀💚💚💚 Cheers! 🍻

03/13/2024

It's ! We don't need to say anything else. Riesling is delicious. Just search our site for "wine" - there's at least a dozen of them. https://takeafuntrip.com/tour-search/ =wine®ion=&season=&theme=&duration=&suitability=&sort=