A slide show about our company

1. Dream Destinations
“Your Journey Begins Here”

2. Anne Schrader
• Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) & Accredited
Cruise Counselor (ACC)
• Houston Director of NACTA –National
Association of Career Travel Agents
• ’86 U of Houston grad in hotel & restaurant
management
• Earned over 20 specialty designations from
individual travel vendors

3. Hank Schrader
• West Point ‘71, MS U. of Washington, MBA
Long Island U
• Visited 60 countries—Europe at least 10 times
• Retired HS World Geography & AP Human
Geography Teacher

4. Anne & Hank Schrader
AMA River Cruise 2009

5. Crom Castle, Ireland

6. St. Patrick’s
Day Parade
Sligo, Ireland

7. Anne & Hank
on the
Celebrity
Equinox 2010

8. Why You Should Use Us #1
• #1 Reason—It costs you nothing for us to plan
your travel!
• 15 years experience—we are true professionals
• We help you avoid the hassle & get the best value
for your dollar—saves time & money
• We will help you protect your travel investment
• We can help you avoid problems & help you
resolve travel problems—book it yourself & you
are on your own

9. Why You Should Use Us #2
• We will research & advise you on the best
possible trip
• We are honest, hard working with one goal—
to serve you—we will do what is best for you,
not us
• We are small enough to give you personalized
service, but big enough & experienced enough
to get you the right trip

10. “Surprising Times a Pro Adds Value”
• Booking a cruise.
• “You can get the lowest prices and best travel
berths from travel agents….”
• Source: Money Magazine, April 2011 Issue
page 95.

11. What We Do
• We are the leisure travel experts
• We specialize in cruises & travel to Europe
• We organize several themed group travel
experiences each year
• We can help you with incentive travel
• We can help you in fund raising
• We can help you find special discounted rates

12. How We Can Help You
Leisure Travel
• We have help people plan vacations,
destination weddings, honeymoons &
reunions.
• Most of our business is cruise or European
travel.

13. How We Can Help You
Cruises
• We can help you find the right one—lots of
choices & price points.
• We have access to the whole world from large
to small, ocean to river.
• We cruise often, so you will benefit from our
hands on experience & ship inspections
• Cruising has to be one of the best overall
values in travel—visit a lot of great
destinations, meals & floating hotel included!

14. Cruise Lines We Have Sailed On
• Ocean Cruises • River Cruises
• Carnival, Royal • AMA Waterways
Caribbean, NCL, Disney, • Sailed the Seine, the
Celebrity, MSC Rhine, the Main & the
• Sailed the Caribbean, Mosel & the Danube
the Pacific, the
Mediterranean, the
Atlantic, the Baltic

15. Celebrity Equinox
Photo Anne Schrader

16. AMA Amalyra

17. Dining Room
MS Amalyra River Boat

19. Nassau, Bahamas

21. White Cliffs of Dover, England
Photo Anne Schrader

22. Old Medieval Town of Tallinn, Estonia
Photo Anne Schrader

23. Harbor side, Helsinki Finland
Photo Anne Schrader

24. Hermitage, St. Petersburg Russia
Photo Anne Schrader

25. Sampson
Fountain
Peterhof,
St. Petersburg
Russia Photo
Anne Schrader

27. Santorini, Greek Isles
Photo Anne Schrader

28. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Turkey
Photo Anne Schrader

29. Hank Schrader in front of the
Library of Celus, Ephesus, Turkey

31. Seine River, Paris

32. Die Pfalz Castle collected tolls on the
Rhine River Germany Photo Anne
Schrader

33. Reichberg Castle, Cochem
Mosel River Germany Photo Anne
Schrader

34. How We Can Help You
European Travel
• We have been to 20 different countries, many
multiple times.
• We add value to your trip from our detailed
knowledge
• We have traveled on our own by car, train &
with tours

35. Europe Quiz
• What are the 2 things are required to visit the
Hermitage in St. Petersburg?
• What day should you never plan to go to the
Louvre?
• What should you plan for if you use Rick
Steve’s advice to use his favorite budget
hotels?
• What day will limit you access to the Blue
Mosque in Istanbul?

36. Hank
Schrader
at the Eifel
Tower, Paris

37. Colmar France
Photo Wikipedia

38. Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Germany

39. Rothenberg Germany
Photo Anne Schrader

40. Munich Germany
Photo Anne Schrader

41. Street Market Nuremberg Germany
Photo Anne Schrader

42. Wine Tavern, Rudesheim Germany
Photo Anne Schrader

43. Prague Castle, Czech Republic
Photo Anne Schrader

44. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican
Photo Anne Schrader

45. Lake Bled, Slovenia
Photo Anne Schrader

46. Dubrovnik Croatia

47. Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Photo Anne Schrader

48. How We Can Help You
Themed Group Travel
• A group is a number of people with a common
bond.
• Some group examples—friends/family,
H.S./College Reunion, Church Groups,
Meetings or Continuing Education seminars

49. How We Can Help You
Incentive Travel
• Incentive travel is a way to reward an
employee
• Can be contest or just for good performance
• If contest, how long will it last & when will it
end?
• Can be individual or group

50. How We Can Help You
Cruise Fund Raising
• Must be non-profit organization
• What was the success of previous fundraising
efforts?
• What is the goal amount?
• How much can we get in matching funds?
• How will we promote this effort to insure
success?
• We will bring in a business development manager
from a cruise line to help us meet your goals
• We must understand your needs & priorities!

51. Fund Raising—Carnival Cruises
• Benefits—unique fund raising event; event
participants get something in return; risk free;
We do the work!
• Carnival will donate $10.00 per day per cabin
booked by fundraising group (based on double
occupancy)
• We can mark up cruise price for additional
fundraising

52. Fund Raising Example
• 4 day Cruise—100 cabins
• Mark up price by $50.00 per person ($100.00 per
cabin)
• Carnival donates $ 40.00 per cabin
• 100 x $100.00 = $10.000.00 +
• 100 x $40.00 = $4000.00
• $14,000 raised for the cause!
• Can be more—1 free cruise per 15 booked—does
not include port charges & tax—offers raffle &
other ways to increase revenue or reward group

53. How We Can Help You
Special Discount Rates
• Military (active & retired) & veterans
• Seniors
• Fire & Police
• Educators
• Residency
• Each supplier has differing options but we will
help identify a discount if possible!

54. What We Do Not Do
• We generally can not help you find flights
unless it is part of a cruise or tour package
• We do not advise you if you got the best deal
after you book yourself or book with someone
else

55. Our Current Group Specials
• 5 day Wine Cruise on the Celebrity Millennium
sailing May 27 2012
• 8 day Wine Cruise on the Celebrity Millennium
sailing September 14 2012

56. Dream Destinations
Your Journey Begins Here!
• We want to be your travel consultants!
• Please contact us at:
• aschrader@dreamdestinations.com or
• hschrader@dreamdestinations.com or
• Call us at:
• 832-244-0215 (Anne cell); 713-397-0188
(Hank Cell) or 713-436-5287