Keli Washburn, a seasoned business development manager at Globus family of products, delves into the brand's enduring stability and its recent foray into river cruising, particularly in Europe. With meticulous attention to detail, Washburn highlights the distinctive features of Globus river cruises, emphasizing spaciousness and award-winning design. She also reveals the company's plans for expansion, including the launch of a 128-passenger ship on the Bordeaux river. Washburn discusses how Globus tours have evolved over the years, becoming more inclusive and responsive to customer feedback, with options like choice touring introduced in 2019. Moreover, she sheds light on the demographic makeup of Globus customers, ranging from middle to upper-middle class, with a diverse age range. This interview offers a comprehensive insight into the world of Globus Family of Brands, showcasing its commitment to delivering exceptional travel experiences.  

In April, the Globus family of brands unveiled the Lighthouse Project: An illuminating initiative created to help travelers come together to reduce our footprint and give generously for the globe’s greater good. Focused on getting even more rooted in its mission to create a culture of care and sustainability, the Lighthouse Project is branching out with a new partnership with Trees4Travel. As part of this new Trees4Travel partnership, Avalon Waterways will offset the carbon footprint of every guest’s cruise experience in 2022 by donating tens of thousands of trees to Trees4Travel. Through this initiative, the company is placing an emphasis on “Planet” – one of three (3) important pillars representing the Lighthouse Project. The Globus family of brands Lighthouse Project is focused on three, give-back categories:

• Planet: The Globus family of brands makes every effort to conserve and preserve in each destination visited. To protect waterways and wildlife and shine a light on organizations that do the same.
• People: The Globus family of brands is dedicated to protecting, respecting and supporting the extraordinary communities of the world as well as improving the individual lives within them. The measure of success? – The megawatt smiles we see along the way.
• Places: The parks, palaces, museums and monuments we enjoy today are the result of previous generations passionately committed to preservation. By way of the Lighthouse Project, the Globus family of brands aims to pay it forward so that future generations can enjoy the same glorious places to relax, renew and reflect.

“Our goal with the Lighthouse Project is to illuminate a path for a better tomorrow. Our new partnership with Trees4Travel certainly does that,” said Scott Nisbet, president and chief executive officer for the Globus family of brands. “Working towards the globe’s greater good, we’re shining a light on the need – and opportunity – to offset travel’s carbon emissions by donating trees to be planted on behalf of every Avalon Waterways’ guest in 2022.  We’re also inviting all of our travelers to get involved.” In addition to donating trees to automatically offset all Avalon Waterways’ cruises, those traveling with Globus, Cosmos or Monograms will also have the opportunity to quickly, easily and impactfully offset their flights and vacations through Trees4Travel via URLs available on each brand’s Web pages. The Globus family of brands is also working with the non-profit organization to offset office facility emissions and staff travel. According to Trees4Travel, the first 10 years of each tree’s life will supplement travel while the next 140 years of the lifespan of each tree will simply benefit the Earth. “It’s important for us to explore and experience our amazing world through travel with a thoughtful approach,” said Nico Nicholas, founder of Trees4Travel. “Working with the Globus family of brands – and its guests – to plant trees for travel, we’re helping travelers do their part to create and maintain forests to remove CO2 from the air while restoring ecosystems. It’s a simple, yet powerful act, that will help reverse climate change, creating a safe, sustainable planet for future generations.” And, while the Globus family of brands is working with Trees4Travel in its offsetting efforts, the company is also committed to creating an environmentally friendly culture across the globe. “Through our Lighthouse Project, Avalon is charting an ambitious course toward zero emissions and sustainability in every aspect of cruising,” said Nisbet. “Our state-of-the-art fleet of Suite Ships and top-of-the-line technology limit energy, consumption and emissions. Plus, Avalon’s waste and recycling programs reduce our environmental footprint. This is just the beginning. We’re aiming to have the first, fully electric river cruise vessel by 2027.” For more information about the Globus family of brands’ Lighthouse Project, visit each company Web site at Globus, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways and Monograms. For more information about Trees4Travel, visit Trees4Travel. # # #

ABOUT GLOBUS FAMILY OF BRANDS Littleton, Colorado-based Group Voyagers, Inc. is the privately held company that markets and sells the Globus family of brands within the United States.  Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways offer travelers unparalleled tour, independent travel package, river- and small-ship cruise options.  Considered the world’s largest tour operator, with 90 years of international travel experience, the Globus family of brands is dedicated to enriching the lives of travelers by turning foreign destinations into familiar harbors, where the expense of travel is forgotten and replaced by personal value. The Globus family of brands is a proud supporter of The Ocean Cleanup.  Consumers can book a Globus family of brands by calling 1.866.313.2855.  For more information, please visit www.globusfamily.com.   Travel advisors can call 1.800.221.0090 or visit www.globusfamilypartner.com.

GLOBUS FAMILY OF BRANDS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

  This week, the Globus family of brands – consisting of Globus, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways and Monograms – announced that it will extend its pre-trip Health & Safety Protocols, including requiring proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to join any vacation in its portfolio, for travel through March 2022. “The health and safety of our travelers is our No. 1 priority,” said Scott Nisbet, CEO of the Globus family of brands. “As part of the Globus family of brands’ commitment to ensuring sustainable, responsible travel across the globe, we are extending our requirement for travelers to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination into 2022. By making this announcement now, we’re giving our guests time to plan accordingly, with the assurance to travel more freely in each destination. Our previous decision to require proof of vaccination for 2021 travel was very well-received.” Moving forward, the Globus family of brands will advise all travelers of vaccine implications or changes with advance notice. For the current policy – in place through March 2022 – all Globus, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways and Monograms travelers need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, completed at least 14-days prior to embarkation. The Globus family of brands accepts vaccines authorized or approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), European Centre for Disease Prevention (ECDC) or an official government body.

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ABOUT GLOBUS FAMILY OF BRANDS Littleton, Colorado-based Group Voyagers, Inc. is the privately held company that markets and sells the Globus family of brands within the United States.  Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways offer travelers unparalleled tour, independent travel package, river- and small-ship cruise options.  Considered the world’s largest tour operator, with 90 years of international travel experience, the Globus family of brands is dedicated to enriching the lives of travelers by turning foreign destinations into familiar harbors, where the expense of travel is forgotten and replaced by personal value. The Globus family of brands is a proud supporter of The Ocean Cleanup.  For more information, please visit www.globusfamily.com; Travel advisors can visit www.globusfamilypartner.com.