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Greetings!
Welcome to MTS TRAVEL's first electronic newsletter
targeted to the needs of the church, mission and non-
profit traveler. We hope you will find the information
and articles useful. Please feel free to email this
newsletter on to others who may also benefit from the
information .
| Stay Healthy Overseas! |
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Travel Clinics Dispense Vaccines - and
Advice
A growing number of international health
clinics are springing up in the United States. Staffed by
travel-medicine specialists, these clinics provide
appropriate vaccines, as well as information about how
to avoid health problems overseas.
Since many are associated with university or hospital
departments of geographic medicine, they can access
the latest research- and consult leading experts in the
field. Some can even tell you the safest methods of
preparing foods bought in foreign markets.
Family doctors, although well-intentioned, often provide
outdated or incomplete advice. Few keep up with...
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| Preview Tours for Church Leaders |
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Do you have interest in leading a group from your
church or organization to witness firsthand the areas
mentioned in the Bible or church history?
Why not
preview the destination with MTS TRAVEL so you will be
more knowledgeable upon returning with your group?
We sponsor several Preview Tours (sometimes known
as familiarization or FAM Tours) each year for this
purpose. Some are focused primarily on Christian
historical areas while others are geared to more general
interests.
These tours are offered at a reduction
to
normal prices. Additionally, MTS TRAVEL even
guarantees ...
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| MTS TRAVEL launches new Vacations Website! |
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Looking for a great vacation special or the perfect
spot
to celebrate an anniversary?
Visit MTS TRAVEL's newly update vacations site by
clicking on the Vacations button
of our homepage at www.mtstravel.com.
Choose from a huge array of options depending on
what interests you, from cruises, to resorts, to
escorted tours to simple getaways.
Many of our customers don't realize MTS TRAVEL also
offers vacation services.
We want to meet all of your travel needs!
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| Checklist for Short-Term Missionary Leaders & Travelers |
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Planning ahead is essential for short-term mission
leaders and
travelers. Here is a handy time line to follow when
planning your ministry trip!
Up to 9 months ahead:
Reserve Air
Travel
1. Contact the mission office to find
out when
and where you should arrive and depart.
2. Check missionary airfares for popular
destinations at MTS TRAVEL
Mission Fare Sampler www.mtstravel.com/fares/index.cfm
3. Call MTS TRAVEL for the best airfare. Investigate
group discount.
4. Make air reservations.
5. Notify the mission field office of your arrival
and departure plans-especially if someone's meeting
you!
Apply for Passports.
1. Once you submit the documents, passport
issuance usually takes four to six weeks.
2. Keep two photos and a photocopy of your
passport information page separate from your passport
in case it's lost or stolen. (See the U.S. State Department's web page
for passport application forms, instructions and fee
schedules:
http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html or
call your missionary travel agency office.)
Check Visa Information
1. Ask your travel agent for visa requirements
and forms, if necessary.
Seek Low-Cost Accommodations.
1. Have your MTS TRAVEL travel consultant
reserve budget lodging for your group through the airline or
through his or her sources.
Check Immunizations.
1. Call or contact...
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