OUR 18TH WEEKLY UPDATE REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND SOME ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT
FRIDAY, JULY 10
FROM DISNEY WORLD CAST MEMBERS
FROM CHRIS KRARAS
PRESIDENT OF WHITE STAR TOURS
Dear Friends:
“WE TRAVEL NOT TO ESCAPE LIFE, BUT FOR LIFE NOT TO ESCAPE US!”
As I explained to you last week, White Star Tours was able to send its first Group out to enjoy the life of travel as quoted above. It was very exciting for all of us and I can report that the Group thoroughly enjoyed their entire experience in West Virginia and returned home elated and safe and sound. Our Staff was in constant contact with the Group Leader and the Group throughout this 4-day stay. They reported that, during every aspect of the trip, they were treated very well. Every venue was properly sterilized and they felt totally safe in every regard. We now are looking forward to several more groups going out this next week and throughout the remainder of July and August and the rest of the year. Many of you Group Leaders are taking some of these trips with White Star Tours and we look forward to all of you having as exciting a time as this first Group. Below are a couple of pictures from the group that was on the trip.
As a further update, one by one many States are opening up their borders to Group Travel and now most of the bus companies from around the country are sending their buses on the road again. We all certainly know that there are still some concerns about some “spiking” numbers in certain places in the country. We also know that there are reasons for many of those spikes, and that the very heavy concentration in positive testing occurred among young folks who are gathering a little too quickly in large groups and without protection. As for those groups that take precautions, such as using face masks and practicing 20-second hand washing, things seem to be going fairly well.
At the same time that we are getting all these Group Leaders and Groups on the road throughout our country, I am also happy to report to you that we are in the final stages of preparing our 2021 WHITE STAR TOURS BOOKLET. Next year, as I mentioned many times before, we are particularly excited in that 2021 is our GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY, celebrating 50 years in business for our Family and Staff. In this Booklet that you will be receiving over the next month or so, you will find a whole new array of trips throughout the country, and a special grouping of trips that we call our “50th Anniversary Celebration Trips” that offer you the opportunity for an even more festive situation with Members of our White Star Staff.
In addition, we want to be sure that all of our Group Leaders realize that we are once again going to be having our very popular and well attended Group Leader Luncheons throughout every major city in the Eastern part of the United States during the months of September, October, and November. As you all know, and as many of you have attended, the luncheons are all free of charge and include not only a wonderful meal, gifts, and live entertainment, but also wonderful information about the world of travel that you can take home and share with your Group Members. They are always a festive time and everyone leaves with big smiles on their faces. You will be getting your own personal invitations to the Luncheons that will be in your area in the latter part of August.
And for this week’s piece of entertainment, what a better place to bring a smile to your face than Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It just so happens that Disney World is reopening again this coming week, with a lot of obvious precautions. So, we thought to welcome them back, we would include two small snip-its of music from two very famous entertainment groups in Disney World. Click here for the first one that features the Dapper Dans, a barbershop quartet that performs on Main Street in Magic Kingdom. And, click here for a brief rendition from the Mariachi Cobre Band that performs at the Mexican Pavilion in EPCOT. Enjoy!
So, there is much to be smiling about for all of us here at White Star Tours and we hope for all of you Group Leaders and your Group Members. Let’s all keep a positive attitude as we finally get a chance to expand our horizons. Another wonderful saying that we’d like to share with you goes like this: “THE WORLD IS A BOOK, AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL, READ ONLY ONE PAGE!”
HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE AND HEALTHY WEEK AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL FROM ALL OF US HERE AT WHITE STAR TOURS!