PRESS TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT CONTACT: Andy Levine TEL: (617) 776-4441 E-MAIL: andy@duvine.com LOCATION: Burgundy, France DATES: October 11th-16th, 2009 SUBJECT: Journalists Invited to Explore Burgundy with DuVine Adventures INCLUSIONS: The special press rate of $2785 single or $2335 double includes: - All accommodations in deluxe châteaux, charming country inns, and wine estates.
- All breakfasts, two lunches, four gourmet dinners including wine.
- New 2009 27-speed aluminum bicycle Giant bicycle, choice of five lightweight frame sizes, light weight helmet, gel seat, handlebar bag, rear carrier rack, lock, patch kit with spare tube, pump, lock, bell and toe straps option.
- Bilingual guide(s) who look after your every little need.
- Support vehicle that sweeps the daily bike route offering refreshments and snacks, transporting your purchases, and offering transfers to the hotel.
- Highlighted regional maps with history on each sight and options to stop along the way.
- All transportation from rendezvous to final drop-off.
- All gratuities for baggage, porters, and hotel service.
- Daily briefings. Your guides review each morning the best route-including which direction to take at the crossroads, where to turn for a flatter option, and how to find that shortcut back to the hotel.
- DuVine Adventures t-shirt, water bottle, and luggage tag.
- Detailed Final Documents including itinerary and hotel list.
- CD of your once in a lifetime trip.
- Exceptional customer service.
- Complimentary travel coordinator available to assist you with all of your pre- & post-trip travel plans and arrangements
EXCLUSIONS: Personal expenses, air transportation, transportation to and from drop-off and pick up point, anything not listed above JOURNALIST REQUIREMENTS: Writers with an assignment for an article related to adventure travel, bicycle travel, food, and wine, or outdoors will be the only candidates considered. If you write for a major publication (100,000 circulation or more) or are on assignment as a freelancer, you may be eligible for this trip. Please provide clips or links to current articles / publications. Journalists will be considered based on the criteria of national exposure, circulation of publication, and Letter of Assignment. DESCRIPTION: The real Burgundy oenophiles can identify more than 1,000 vineyards by the taste of their wines. To savor the most enriching Burgundy experience, you only need to remember one name – DuVine Adventures – and you’re on your way to cycling through two millennia of viticulture. By day, we’ll pedal along gently rolling hills, wooded paths, and wildflower lanes, even passing by a favored vineyard of Charlemagne. Our route traces the saga of wine itself, from its introduction by Celts and Romans to the refinement of winemaking at local monasteries. We’ll sample the fruits of history during tastings at Pommard, Vosne-Romanée, Aloxe-Corton, and other wineries. Each night, we delight in luxury chateaux and dine in the region’s finest restaurants. This is the Grand Cru class of bike tours. Click here for more information about the trip. ### |
