Grand Circle Travel<\/u><\/a> launched in 1958 to serve American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) members. Now, Grand Circle Travel<\/a> is celebrating its sixty fifth anniversary of fixing individuals\u2019s lives by way of journey.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would not be here without our community of travelers, whose passion and curiosity about our world have grown with us throughout the years,\u201d mentioned Brian FitzGerald, CEO of Grand Circle.<\/em><\/p>\n Ethel Andrus, who based the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in 1958, based Grand Circle Travel.\u00a0 A former educator and activist, Ethel was retired herself, and, within the spirit of lifelong studying, dreamed of a method to assist her friends lead extra important, energetic lives.<\/p>\n Alan and Harriet Lewis bought Grand Circle in 1985 and stayed true to Ethel\u2019s founding rules. When the Lewises added\u00a0Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.)<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to their journey household in 1993, it grew to become\u00a0the primary U.S. journey firm to create, function, and promote journey journeys to Americans aged 50 and over. The Lewises advanced Grand Circle into the household of corporations it’s at the moment, which incorporates O.A.T.,\u00a0Grand Circle Cruise Line<\/u><\/a>, Grand Circle Travel, and the philanthropic\u00a0Grand Circle Foundation<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n Alan Lewis handed away unexpectedly in November 2022 at age 74.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got into this business to change people\u2019s lives by opening their hearts and minds\u2014and I am proud to continue this legacy along with my son, Edward, and daughter, Charlotte,\u201d mentioned Harriet Lewis, Chair of Grand Circle Corporation.<\/p>\n Between 2022 and 2024, greater than 124,000 vacationers have departed on or reserved a Grand Circle journey. With the assistance of 1,000 associates in 29 worldwide workplaces, the corporate continues to craft experiences which can be genuine, thought-provoking, and really consultant of the native tradition and its individuals.<\/p>\n As the trade chief in solo-friendly journey, the corporate gives free single dietary supplements on all O.A.T. adventures and Grand Circle holidays on land. O.A.T. Small Ship Adventures and Grand Circle Cruise Line River Cruises have the bottom single dietary supplements within the trade. This, mixed with immersive itineraries, earned O.A.T. Solo Traveler\u2019s \u201cBest Tours\u201d award of their annual Solo Travel Awards for 2 years in a row.<\/p>\n Grand Circle invitations vacationers to affix within the 65th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary celebration by providing a $1,000 per individual journey credit score to make use of towards\u00a0any\u00a0<\/em>new 2023 reservation with O.A.T., Grand Circle Cruise Line, or Grand Circle Travel when reserved by\u00a05\/1\/23<\/strong>.\u00a0Mention code\u00a0ARCQ 101.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Solo vacationers are additionally eligible for this provide.<\/p>\n About Grand Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n Grand Circle focuses on journeys of worldwide discovery for Americans age 50 and older. The Grand Circle household of corporations consists of\u00a0Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.)<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0Grand Circle Cruise Line<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Grand Circle Travel<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n *Offer applies to new reservations solely and can’t be mixed with different gives, however might be mixed with free or low-cost Single Supplements. Standard Terms & Conditions apply.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] Grand Circle Travel launched in 1958 to serve American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) members. 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