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Name: ABA MarketPlace 2007
Date: January 27 – February 1, 2007
Location: Grapevine, Texas
Region: The Blackstone River Valley New England
Attendee: Lilly Kayamba, Market Analyst
Contact: bvtclilly@aol.com Tel: 401-724-2200

ABA Marketplace is the motorcoach and group travel industry’s leading business conference where buyers and sellers meet face-to-face to conduct and build business relationships and grow their respective organizations. At the conference I met 24 Tour Operators and below is a list of requests and inquires:

Trans-Bridge Lines Inc.
1155 MacArthur Road
Whitehall, PA 18052
Tel: 610-776-8687
Mrush_tbt@fast.net
Contact: Mary Rush – General Manager

• Interested in new things and experiences

• Will contact us for 2008 information

Hospitality Too
P.O. Box 255
West Orange, NJ 07052
Tel: 973-486-0885
steve@hospitalitytoo.com
Contact: Steven Brot

• Were keen to know about the Blackstone Valley destination. Presented him with a background of what the Blackstone Valley was all about and he will be contacting us once he has reviewed our profile

Werner Bus Lines
144 Chester Avenue
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Tel: 610-933-7100
tbrynan@wernercoach.com
Contact: Tom Brynan

• Asked for sample itineraries as he has never been to the area

• Would like information mailed that will familiarize them with the area

• Very interested in combining a visit with Boston, Newport and Foxwoods
  

NorthEast Charter & Tour Company
235 Goddard Road
Lewiston, Maine 04240
Tel: 207-784-3159
info@northeastchartertour.com
Contact: Scott Riccio, President

• Interested in Dinner and Entertainment spots

• Need information on Wright’s Farm Restaurant and Diamond vineyard

• Sample itineraries needed
  

Tours By Design Inc.
P.O. Box 29
Hinckley, NY 13352
Tel: 315-831-3052
carol@toursbydesign.org
Contact: Carol A. Buczek, President

• Sending a group to Slater Mill during the summer. Requested 30 Slater Mill brochures

• Maine Tour Connections is their receptive Operator in New England. They have suggested that BVTC should contact and inform Maine Tour Connections about the Blackstone Valley destination so that we can be profiled in their next pre-scheduled tour magazine.
  

Punxsutawney Bus Company
106 Pine Street
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Tel: 814-938-7630
Contact: Sandra J. Snyder

• They were in the region many years ago; therefore need a Familiarization Tours to become educated on the new changes in the area. They are also interested in special events.
  

Toby Travel and Tours Inc.
145 Carter Ave.
Louisville, KY 40229
tb@tobytours.net
Contact: Tammy Bowman, Tour Coordinator Manager

• Requested themed itineraries for an overnight and a two-night stay
  

Snyder Tours
Six Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, New York 14202
Tel: 716-332-4222
jpyc@snydercorporation.com
Contact: Jackie PYC, Group Tour Sales Representative

• Generally interested in the area. Will go through our profile, visit our website and will contact us once they have reviewed the information.
  

Silver Fox Tours
32 S. Tennessee Ave. Suite 200
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Tel: 609-348-0900
sfoxtours@aol.com
Contact: David Williams

• Need information on Dinner Shows and Entertainment.

• Requested sample itineraries

Hawthorne Tours
57 Wharf Street, Suite 2F
Salem, MA 01970
Tel: 978-744-5463
pam@hawthornetours.com
Contact: Pamela L. Ehlers, Director of Operations

• Interested in scheduling a Familiarization Tour

• Requested sample itineraries that focus around the winter festival season (3 - day tour)

• Requested information on Zoos that have voucher programs for students as well as kid friendly zoos

Viking Motor Tours Inc.
44 Long Wharf Mall
P.O. Box 330
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-847-6921
karen@vikingtoursnewport.com
Contact: Karen Oakley, Vice President

• Interested in day trip sample itinerary to the Blackstone Valley destination

Hanover Holiday Tour Limited
73- 14th Avenue
Hanover, Ontario Canada N4N 3W9
Tel: 519-364-4911
info@hanoverholidays.com
Contact: Nancy Watson, Tour Planner

• Requested information on Dinner Theaters that tie in with the boat tours.\

• Requested Celtic festival date information be mailed to them.
  

Landcruzer, Ltd
8660 Pine Road
Jessup, MD 20794
harmon6@ix.netcom.
Tel: 301-776-9412
Contact: Forster W. Harmon, President

• Interested in golfing and girlfriend getaway information – need info mailed
  

Saddle River Tours/Midland Tours
480 Main Ave Suite 8
Wallington, NJ 07057
Tel: 973-777-1900X207
sgreco@saddlerivertours.com
Contact: Sarah Greco, Charter/Tour Coordinator

• Unaware of the area; gave background about the area. Will look through our profile and then call us for specific requests.
  

Getaway Tours Inc.
P.O. Box 70
Terryville, CT 06786
Tel: 860-582-9741
julie@getawaytours.com
Contact: Julie Kozikowski, Vice President of Operations

• Need sample itineraries for day trip

• Requested brochure on Vaillancourt Folk Art and Slater Mill
  

Breakaway Tours
New Castle, Pennsylvania

• Need information on historic and cultural tours

• Requested sample itineraries

• Information on Yankee Candle

• Requested information on visiting factories for the 2008 calendar year.
  

Funtastic Getaways
15 Mill Pond Way
East Falmouth, MA 02536
Tel: 508-457-7461
diane@funtasticgetaways.org
Contact: Diane Edelberg

• Interested in bringing groups to Johnson & Wales Culinary University to participate in a cooking program. Will e-mail the contact information

• Need Celtic festival dates and dates of other events.
  

Delaware Express Shuttle, Limousine & Tours
2825 Ogletown Rd
Newark, DE 19713
Tel: 302-454-7800X610
ghartman@delexpress.com
Contact: Gerry Hartman, Director of Fun

• Need sample itineraries for festivals, foods, wine, heritage day, music, art and craft.

Bieber Tourways
320 Fair Street
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 19530
Tel: 610-683-7333
craigw@biebertours.com
Contact: Craig Wagner, Travel Consultant

• Need dates for 2008 Celtic festival

• Requested information and dates of the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

• Sample itineraries

Academy Bus LLC
111 Paterson Avenue,
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-420-7000X2340
jkiely@academybus.com
Contact: John Kiely, Director of Charter Sales

• Has sent buses to MA and RI, but didn’t know about the Blackstone Valley region; will look through our profile; will call if further information is required

Abbott Trailways
1704 Granby Street, N.E.
Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Tel: 540-343-1133
Contact: Fred Abbott

• Never been to our destination; wanted to know what we are all about; gave background information on the Valley; will call for further information after reviewing profile

Coastline Travel Inc.
41 Wahlstrom Road
Savannah, Georgia 31404
Tel: 912-234-7110
info@coastlinetravel.net
Contact: Vicky Buck

• Requested sample itineraries on wine festivals; senior citizens tours are their main focus

BK Charter Inc.
12138 Central Avenue, Suite 564
Bowie, MD 20721
Tel: 301-516-5585
byron@bkcharter.com
Contact: Bryon Kittrell, Director of Operations

• Requested 3 posters that profile the Blackstone region

• Requested DVD images of the Blackstone Valley

• Requested information on museums, wine tasting and boat rides (handicap accessible)

Blue Ridge Tours Inc.
P.O. Box 128
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
Tel: 864-834-5604
stevesulligan@charter.net
Contact: Steve Sulligan

• Requested tour manuals

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