Friends
of Morocco in cooperation with Casablanca Travel and Tours announces
a very inexpensive
trip to Morocco to demonstrate Moroccan-American friendship.
Press coverage will be organized to show the Moroccan travel industry is
open for business. Cost per person
double occupancy will be $675 including round trip airfare from New York to
Casablanca. Single supplement is
$185. Doubles (same sex) can be
arranged. Six nights in four and
five star hotels, two meals a day, full-time dedicated bus, English-speaking
guide, all entrance fees. More information is on the Friends of Morocco website http://morocco.home.att.net/Souk/tour.htm
and at Casablanca
Travel and Tours www.moroccotravelandtours.com
and
Says
Barbara Durr, Peace Corps Morocco Director
“I think this is a great idea and I have passed a copy of your e-mail to Jack
McCreary who is happy to help with press on this end.
The new Ambassador, Margaret Tutwiler would love to meet with the group
if you do come and she "thinks it sounds great".
As you might imagine, things are pretty hectic here now as we are in the
middle of PST (training) with swearing-in in Ouarzazate on October 23rd.
Hopefully, we'll have 73 new PCVs soon.”
Casablanca
Travel and Tours
has, like much of the travel industry, has had some cancellations from the US,
has made refunds, but still has contracts with hotels and can, therefore, put
together a very inexpensive trip to Morocco for Friends of Morocco (and
friends). First come up to 40
people, at this price and itinerary. Opportunity
for site visits from bases in Fez and Marrakesh during tour in addition to
extensions. People could extend
trip with no additional airline charge. RAM
now flies Saturday and Tuesday to NY. Travel
on other dates and circuits can be arranged, though not at this price.
Call or email Casablanca Travel and Tours now to make a reservation.
$250 deposit refundable if the tour is canceled.
Commercial fares are now below the contract fares of Royal Air Maroc and Casablanca
Travel and Tours so you can book your travel to New York JFK with the travel
agent or airline of your choice. Reservation needs to be in
the exact name as it appears in the passport.
Several
goals.
Tour would help Casablanca Travel and Tours capture some lost deposits
due to cancellations and keep people working during a crunch period.
Good press would help the tourist industry recover.
Remind people that Morocco is an ally, and the diversity of the Arab world and Islam.
This is an opportunity for FOM members (and their families and friends),
who can get free at the beginning of next month and can get quickly (or already
have) a passport, to get to Morocco on the cheap, share the political message
and re-start the tourism economy, return to their work sites, or see their
relatives serving in Peace Corps/Morocco. Participants
should be willing to be interviewed and work with press coverage.
Maybe tell their stories to the local Newspapers upon return.
This
is a special Moroccan-American Friendship
tour commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Peace Corps and 39 years
of Peace Corps service in Morocco. This
trip will be first advertised to members of Friends of Morocco (where we have
valid email) and we will make some telephone calls.
We will then extend the alert to other email addresses in our FOM
emailing list. We will, also, alert
the 150 Peace Corps volunteers serving in Morocco and other Americans working in
Morocco so they might invite their families and friends to join this caravan of
RPCVs from Morocco. Join us.
Interested?
Questions answered, further details provided and to make reservations contact
the below:
