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Company: DuVine Adventures
Address: 667 Somerville Ave
City: Somerville
State/Province: MA
Zip/Postal Code: 02143
Country: USA
Phone: (888) 396-5383 US & Canada, (617) 776-4441 Other
Fax: (617) 776-1660
Web Site: http://www.duvine.com
Email: info@duvine.com
Information & Reservations: (888) 396-5383 US & Canada, (617) 776-4441 Other
Owner: Andy Levine
Media Contact: Alisa de Gaspe Beaubien
Contact Phone: (888) 396-5383 US & Canada, (617) 776-4441 Other
 
Media Kit Table of Contents
What makes DuVine unique
Why DuVine?
Recent Awards and Honors
Wine included with dinner on all tours!
Inaugural Trips to Canada's Okanagan Valley and South Africa
A fun, bon-vivant atmosphere
Most knowledgeable tour guides in the industry
Tours offering incredible value
All About DuVine
Repeat guest ratio of up to 25% each season
Very successful soirees (VIP) past traveler parties
Personal travel planning services
Membership Organizations
 
What makes DuVine unique
 

DuVine Adventures understands and appreciates each traveler. DuVine offers unforgettable travel experiences through unique itineraries. Their reputation as an innovator in the adventure travel industry, new destinations in 2009, and a consistency of excellent customer service are all facets that make a DuVine adventure a genuinely worthwhile tour. But what makes DuVine unique is the personal touch that each customer experiences while on the trips, creating a lasting precious memory of time well spent.

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Why DuVine?
 

The mission on our bike tours is to engage your senses, nurture your curiosity and pamper your tastes. The most important part of all is that you will have a wonderful time being pampered at every turn with incomparable trip leadership and service. We pride ourselves on offering cycling trips for travelers who want more than a "group tour," A DuVine trip provides intimate alternative experiences in adventure travel, and a balance between luxury and exercise. Our bike tours are unique fun experiences that provide memories that will last a lifetime.

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Recent Awards and Honors
 

Travelers are not alone in their praise for DuVine Adventures. Several media publications have acclaimed DuVine's tours as exceptional, spectacular, and simply, divine. 

National Geographic TRAVELER magazine selected DuVine's Mendoza, Argentina tour as one of 2009 Tours of a Lifetime. The May/June issue hits newsstands, Tuesday May 5th, 2009. You can currently find this feature on TRAVELER's website.

National Geographic ADVENTURE's editors have selected DuVine Adventures as one of the Best Adventure Travel Outfitters for 2009.  The results will be featured in the February 2009 issue of ADVENTURE, as well as on the website.  

Peter Greenberg is the nation’s preeminent expert on travel — no other journalist brings his level of expertise and extensive experience to the travel process. An Emmy award-winning writer and producer, Peter Greenberg is the Travel Editor for NBC’s Today show, CNBC and MSNBC, a best-selling author and host of the nationally syndicated Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio show. Greenberg is contributing editor to Men’s Health and Forbes, a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a frequent guest on ABC’s Oprah Winfrey Show and The View.

Peter Greenberg was asked: "Can you recommend a reputable and reliable travel company that can set up a tour of the Tuscan wine country? There are companies that say they do this type of tour, but they all have complaints lodged against them. How can we avoid being "duped" by disreputable agents or agencies?"

Peter Greenberg replied: "If you’re interested in a bicycle trip that offers extended, up-close contact with the region’s countryside, try DuVine Adventures’ six-day Tuscany Bicycle Tour. The tour is physically challenging but rewards you throughout, with several wine tastings."

 

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Wine included with dinner on all tours!
 

DuVine Adventures already offer an excellent balance of 'bike-eat-drink-sleep' and wine is included with dinner on all tours. Fine wines, gourmet cuisines, cycling scenic countrysides, and charming stays are all the more delightful now, as the price of wining and dining can add up, especially in destinations in which the dollar is weaker than the accepted currency. DuVine Adventures considers all aspects of guests' comfort and needs, making the tours even sweeter.

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Inaugural Trips to Canada's Okanagan Valley and South Africa
 
Okanagan bicycle & wine tour

Welcome to the Napa of the North! Canada’s Okanagan Valley is the oldest and most prolific wine region in Canada. It’s nestled on the same latitude as Germany’s famed Mosel Valley, but don’t mistake it as a cool-climate grower. Like its European cousin, it produces some of the finest Reislings and Gewürztraminers. But its unique climate zone also nurtures vintages on par with the best Italian and Californian reds. We’ll cycle smooth roads along pristine lakes and through stunning countryside, following the routes of pioneers to vineyards with frontier flair: OK Falls, Tinhorn Creek, Nk’mip. And pause at a lavender farm with a fragrance of Provence, and a goat cheese farm to sample the latest stock. With over 30 wineries, spectacular mountain vistas and beautiful lakes, the Okanagan Valley makes a gorgeous setting for a DuVine Cycling Adventure. Explore this up and coming gem before word gets out!

 

Bicycle Tour in South Africa

Take the adventure of a lifetime and cycle through one of the most beautiful regions in the world. South Africa is known for its incredible natural beauty - from the impressive presence of Table Mountain in Cape Town, the picturesque wine route through the vineyards of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch, to some of the finest sandy beaches that stretch along the both coasts - including Boulder Beach, the unique breeding ground of the Jackass Penguins.
South Africa is not only an unmistakenably beautiful land of scenic vistas, but a region of incredible cultural diversity. In addition, the area also produces some of the oldest and finest wines on the continent (including the earliest vineyard in Constantia), as well as boasts award-winning restaurants with celebrated gourmet cuisine.
Our bicycle tour of South Africa may become your most memorable experience yet, and very well may be the most amazing place you will ever visit.
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A fun, bon-vivant atmosphere
 

DuVine trips combine a fun, bon-vivant atmosphere with the pleasures of staying in luxury châteaux, eating gourmet cuisine, tasting world-class wines, and of course, using the best roads.

Stay in the regions' most deluxe and authentic hotels, villas, and castles. Enjoy a tour led by guides who are seasoned travelers with experience in language, wine, food, art, and group dynamics. Bicycle on country roads while enjoying exclusive visits and gourmet cuisine.

DuVine tours are guaranteed to surpass even the highest expectations with a fun, bon-vivant atmosphere on every trip.

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Most knowledgeable tour guides in the industry
 

Everyone knows that customer service is a significant aspect of the vacation experience, particularly when taking a tour with a small group for a few days. It is very important to DuVine Adventures to deliver first-class service. DuVine guides are proven leaders and treat each traveler with respect and genuine interest, while anticipating every need. Guides are detail-oriented, experts in their tours, and completely professional.

Just a few phrases guests have used to describe DuVine guides are: unlimited energy, will go beyond the call of duty 24 hours a day, superb, love of the region and cycling, delight in every way, extremely knowledgeable, and real gems. The list is endless and time and again, it is the DuVine guides, who provide VIP service and share their knowledge and appreciation of travel with each guest.

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Tours offering incredible value
 

Upon comparison with other adventure tour prices, DuVine's tours offer the best prices to their guests. Solo travelers also find the tours a great value; DuVine offers the lowest single supplements of deluxe bike tour operators.

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All About DuVine
 

Andy Levine is a true bon vivant with a real passion for adventure. Andy has led and created deluxe bike trips in Europe for over 12 years. He headed to France the day after graduating from the University of Denver in 1992 to hit the open road with his bike and a passion for the good life.

After leading bike trips in France, Switzerland, and Italy, Andy decided that he could create a upscale bike trip without boundaries: a fun combination of biking, drinking, eating, sleeping…and of course a little sweat.

Andy was drawn to the European culture, art, cuisine, wine and pace of life. After two years of biking all over France seeking the finest wineries and chateaux, and working two winters in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Andy knew he wanted to launch his own specialized vacations – taking bike touring to the next level, by adding experiences that would increase each client’s knowledge, enjoyment, and awareness of the beauty in life.

“Europe has everything…perfect biking roads, charming hotels, great restaurants…it’s a bikers paradise. You can spend all day winding through vineyards and the most picturesque villages, learning about the culture and lifestyle, and opening your mind to new things.” Andy says, “there is nothing like exercising your body and exercising your intellect at the same time.”

And so DuVine Adventures was created in Andy’s kitchen with a web site, a glass of wine, and a passion for adventure. His first trip had just two people from Bloomfield Hills, Mi. which he led through Burgundy, France. After that the phones never stopped ringing. Over eleven years later, with multiple trips, guides, and locations, Andy’s dream has become a very successful reality.

With each DuVine trip, Andy and his guides mission is to “knock the socks off of the meaning of vacation”, and to help each guest bring a little of the spirit of vacation back in to every day life. “The mission has been and always will be to blow our clients away, give the unexpected, and exceed every expectation” says Andy with total conviction. "You only live once!"

Andy lives for surprises, the spontaneity of life, and bringing smiles and laughs to everyone. In his 37 years, there is nothing that he loves more than watching faces open up with joy at a new experience or adventure. His true passion is to raise people to a new level of life.

As DuVine enters it’s 14th year of exceeding expectations, the company is experiencing record growth. Guest counts were up over 71% in 2007 and 2008 sales were up 27% over 2007.

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Repeat guest ratio of up to 25% each season
 

DuVine guests rapidly become friends and like all good friends, everyone looks forward to meeting again. Loyal DuVine travelers are rewarded in a number of ways. The DuVine Adventures Loyalty Club members tour for free when they organize 15 friends, family, and/or colleagues to join them.

Refer a friend and receive $100 to apply to a future trip. Frequent travelers receive more and more benefits with each tour, beginning with a DuVine Adventures Loyalty Club Member Shirt, VIP Recognition, and three percent of the trip’s value for a future DuVine Adventure on the second tour.

Continued travel includes all that and more (based on number of tours): complimentary DuVine gear (hats, cycling jersey, fleece), complimentary accommodations upgrade based upon availability, and complimentary pre- and post-hotel stay, etc.

Travelers are automatically upgraded to Grand Crew Club Membership after experiencing two DuVine Adventures. All Grand Crew Club members receive:
• Personal invitations to participate in the annual “Grand Crew ’ Tour” led by Mr. Andy DuVine prior to the tour going on sale to the public.
• Personal invitations to participate in our Advisory Board including exclusive retreats, which allows past guests to provide valuable feedback on future products, brochure design, tour inclusions and company policies.
• Complimentary DuVine gear after 2nd tour.
• Complimentary hotel upgrades based upon availability.
• First Priority on “wait lists”
• Participation in “Meet the Guide” program, a conference call offered two weeks before each tour where the guest can meet their guide and ask any questions they may have
• Regular Newsletters and Communications
• Members only Promotions and Discounts for Last Minute Travel
• Complimentary Bottle of our DuVine Private Label Collectors Wine upon Admission into Club

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Very successful soirees (VIP) past traveler parties
 

Andy Levine, President/Founder travels across the globe hosting very successful soirees (VIP) past traveler parties. Past soirees have been held in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas. Future soirees are scheduled for West Palm Beach, Beverly Hills, Aspen, Calgary, and Seattle.

Past travelers reunite with each other and Andy Levine to once again share in great cuisine, fine wine, and the spirit of friendship and bonds formed through DuVine Adventures.

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Personal travel planning services
 

DuVine Adventures offers clients very useful personal travel planning services, entirely complimentary. As experienced travel planners, with a distinct familiarity with cities and villages across the globe. Travel services include valuable information and insight on packing lists, passports, currency exchange, travel insurance, visas, vaccinations, etc.

Once travelers have reserved their bike trip, they are welcome to call or email to discuss all their pre- and post-travel plans. Transportation, accommodations, reservations--so much to arrange beforehand, guests often take advantage of DuVine's guidance and expertise.

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Membership Organizations
 

ASTA, ATTA, Sustainable Travel, MassBike

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