EuroWorld Holidays, Ltd. is proud to announce the successful completion of our recent Danube River cruise fam from November 13-19. The above group portrait was taken on November 17 in Bratislava during a guided walking tour of the Slovakian capital.
 
The trip started in Vienna on November 13 with lunch at Cafe Central and a city walking tour sponsored by the Vienna Tourist Office. The next day, the group got a private tour of Schonnbrunn Palace, lunch at the famous Griechenbeisl Restaurant while inspecting several hotels in the afternoon that were selected by our local ground agent, Welcome Touristic Vienna. These hotels were specifically selected by Welcome, as they fit our 8 leisure travel buyer's client profiles for location and budget.
 
FYI, the new Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof and the Hilton Vienna Plaza were kind enough to offer overnights at their properties in Vienna for our fam group. Plus, everyone got a chance to meet Ms. Ursula Deutsch who is the General Secretary of the Danube River Tourism Commission.
 
The first class river cruise on CroisiEurope's newest ship, the MS Vivaldi, was our home on the water from November 14-18 on a Vienna-Budapest-Bratislava-Vienna roundtrip. As expected, we were treated like VIP's on the French-owned and operated ship. The Strasbourg-based river cruise line has been a valued partner with EuroWorld Holidays since 2002.  We have worked together on over 35 happy groups through the years and proof of success in the travel industry is the amount of repeat business you get.
 
Our all-too-brief stop in Budapest (less than 24 hours total) began with a half day city tour in the morning before going back to the ship for lunch. The group visited the Hungarian Parliament and Hero's Square in Pest, as well as, Fisherman's Bastian in Buda. Our motorcoach drove along the main streets of both cities as we discovered the buildings and architecture that are unique to this wonderful Eastern European destination.
 
In the afternoon, our local ground agent, Welcome Touristic Budapest, showed us several hotels that, again, fit our leisure group buyer's budgets. After some shopping time in Buda and at the Public Market in Pest, Welcome hosted our group at the famous Cafe Gerbaud for cakes and coffee. The end of this busy but productive day ended by sailing through Budapest at night to enjoy the lights and the sights.
 
Our final day in Vienna was totally free for our participants to enjoy the many important museums with special exhibits, the Spanish Riding School, the Christmas Markets, the cafes and the beautiful architecture. That evening, we enjoyed a classical music concert at the Kursalon Concert Hall that was sponsored by Welcome Touristic Vienna and the Kursalon.
 
For those who had originally expressed interest in this fam, we are sorry that you could not join us. Fortunately, all our spots were filled by wonderful people who will now be important future clients of EuroWorld Holidays, Ltd. and our expert European partners. Perhaps, there will be other fam occasions that we will offer in the future, or you can ask our recent participants yourselves about their memorable experiences on this program. In any event, we would love to talk with you about your future group programs to continental Europe.