New York, NY - April 2, 2007
Contact: Eileen Lowe Hart

Family Travel  

American travelers are feeling much more comfortable in even the most exotic destinations. Throughout the travel industry, companies and destinations are reporting an increase in family travel of about 30 percent to even the most far flung destinations. Family travel is no longer limited to theme parks and beach holidays. Orient Flexi-Pax Tours, a division of ISRAMWORLD, is launching a new series of family oriented vacation packages to such exotic destinations as Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. When people hear “Family Travel,” the tendency is to think of the traditional nuclear family of Mother, Father and young children, but much of the emerging family market is multi-generational with grandparents joining the fun. ISRAMWORLD’s family programs are designed to meet the needs of multi-generational travel.

According to ISRAMWORLD Chairman Ady Gelber, “The American family of today is more adventurous than they used to be and Asia, thanks to improvements in hotels and air service, feels a lot closer than it used to be. It’s hard to imagine an experience that is more likely to bring families together than those they’ll experience in Asia. The memories will last forever.”

Orient Flexi-Pax’s family programs mix fascinating sites of cultural interest with fun and exciting activities. More importantly, our "Family Fun" vacation packages can be customized to adapt to the energy level of any family member, and any of our featured destinations at your choice. The seven-night Family Fun Thailand combines such urban cultural jewels of Bangkok as the Grand Palace and the Floating Market with northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle area noted for its unique hill tribe cultures.

The package starts at $1,785 per person, based on double occupancy, including roundtrip air from Los Angeles/San Francisco, all flights within Thailand, first-class accommodation with daily breakfast, all airport/hotel transfers by private car, and carefully designed family-oriented sightseeing itinerary by private car with English-speaking guide. Child rates are also available if sharing same room with parents.

For 40 years ISRAMWORLD has established a track record of serving its customers with reliable high value vacations to 56 countries on six continents around the world. ISRAMWORLD is made up of several divisions including Orient Flexi-Pax, Latour and Escapade Vacations. A member of the United States Tour Operators’ Association (USTOA), every ISRAMWORLD passenger is protected by a $1 Million travelers' Assistance Program. Call 800-223-7460 or visit www.Isram.com.

NEW YORK--If anything is growing faster than American travel to Central Europe, it's the popularity of family travel. With its new for 2007 12-day/10-night Family Discovery Tour, Isram World of Travel is responding to both. The program combines city tours of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna with a "Sound of Music" tour in Salzburg, highlighting locations from the classic movie. The program has all of the ingredients that go into a successful family itinerary as fun family experiences like the Prater Park in Vienna and the historic zoo in Budapest are seasoned by a rich educational experience steeped in this fascinating region's history and culture. Along the way families will visit Prague's Toy Museum, take a ride on Vienna's iconic Ferris Wheel that was featured in Orson Wells' The Third Man, and will take a cruise on the Danube in Budapest.

"There's nothing more bonding for families than travel," says Ady Gelber, the chairman of ISRAMWORLD. "The children are exposed to age-old cultures unlike anything they will experience in the U.S.A. Our track record of providing secure, interesting and fun vacations gives families the perfect assurance they need to experience the thrill of European travel."

Priced from $3,330 per adult with discounts for children, the package includes round-trip air transportation with Czech Airlines from New York's JFK to Budapest and returning from Prague to JFK; First Class Hotels throughout;12 Meals including 10 buffet breakfast daily and two dinners; sightseeing by air-conditioned mini-van or bus; a professional tour manager in each city; transportation between cities; all entrance fees; sightseeing and transfers; hotel taxes and service charges; and a complimentary deluxe document case. In 2007 the Family Discovery Tour departs on Saturdays through October.
Isram features a complete selection of tours and packages to Eastern and Central Europe including Best Value Group Tours; such Special Interest programs as the Christmas River Cruise, the Jewish Heritage Tour, the Kosher Tour to Russia and the Family Discovery Tour detailed above. Independent travelers will also find that Isram's experts are happy to customize programs that meet the most specific requirements of their passengers including such options as deluxe touring by private car. Isram offers a wide selection of Classic Mini-Pax which can be taken a la carte to either extend a vacation or to assemble a complete package.

For 40 years ISRAMWORLD has established a track record of serving its customers with reliable high value vacations to 56 countries on six continents around the world. ISRAMWORLD is made up of several divisions including Orient Flexi-Pax, Latour and Escapade Vacations. A member of the United States Tour Operators' Association (USTOA), every ISRAMWORLD passenger is protected by a $1 Million travelers' Assistance Program. Call 800-223-7460 or visit www.Isram.com.