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Here are the
6 easy steps for planning
& escorting a Group Tour to the
Christian & Family Music Capital in
Branson Missouri:
1. Place posters or signs at Church
functions and spread the word about plans for a Branson Trip
to let interested parties know who to contact if interested.
- Branson Christian Tours will supply signs for you to post along with
brochures and Name Tags when you arrive.
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- Always have only one place to
sign-up, the Church receptionist or activities
director only or just one phone number for folks
to contact, if possible
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2. After an initial sign-up,
plan a meeting or get together to discuss which Dates are
acceptable for everyone.
- A group tour takes about 30 to 90
days to setup, the group leader will normally
take charge and pick 2 or 3 different dates to
start with.
- The Number of days to spend,
depending on the distance from Branson, 3-8
hours, a 4 day & 3 night stay is the norm,
add 1 or 2 days if distance is further than 10
hours away we will plan overnight stops with some
interesting places to visit along the way and on
your return home.
- We only market motor coaches, we
do not arrange air transportation, Sorry! We do
coordinate arrivals & departures in your
itinerary.
- Usually tours begin on a Monday
and end on a Thursday 4 days, Friday 5 days or
Saturday 6 days, you can begin you tour on any
day, but Monday through Thursday are sometimes
less crowded.
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- Vote for the Shows &
Attractions you wish to see
(Make a copy of the Tour
Request Fax
to make ballots), and
decide which shows & attractions & meals to include.
Usually Breakfast & Supper are planned, lunches are not.
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Dinners Normally are prepaid and reserved to
allot for travel time between Shows, and Lunches
are on your own while sightseeing Branson
- FREE
Continental Breakfast is included each morning at
most lodging facilities
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3. Call our Toll Free number
1-800-378-6500 or use Branson Christian Tours Fax form to get a quote
for your Tour.
- Branson Christian Tours will
calculate your tour and give
you a per person cost within 3 days of your call
or fax
- On most tours you spend more time
on the Bus, at shows & sightseeing than in
your room, it's for sleeping
- All quotes will be priced 4 ways
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- Single room with King or 2
Queens bed for 1 person
- Double room with two Queen
or a King bed for 2 people,
- Triple room with 2 Queen
beds for a husband & wife with a brother or
sister along
- Quad room with 2 Queen beds
for 4 people, don't forget
the ear plugs here.
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4. Send out a letter or pass a
note to everyone signed up for the trip to announce Agreed
upon Tour Dates & Total Cost of Tour per person.
5. Plan a gathering of the tour
participants to discuss your Branson Tour Itinerary, payment
procedures, and to collect tour deposits.
- Branson Christian Tours policy is a $50
deposit per person within 30 days of accepting
our quote and the balance paid in full 30 days
prior to the date of Tour arrival in Branson
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- All moneys can be placed in a
escrow account or the Church checking account and
paid with 1 check or bank transfer to Mercantile
Bank
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- Please Note: Anyone in a group
will receive a FULL refund if they cancel 96
hours or 4 days prior to group tour arrival date.
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- Cancellations within the 96 hour
window may have to pay for some part of their
reservation, we refund money in accordance with
the Hotels, Motels, Shows, Attractions, and
Restaurants policies, which are all different.
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6. Plan another meeting about 35
days before the trip to collect final payments and compile a
rooming list. Mail or Fax your rooming list along with your
final payment to Branson Christian Tours and we will do the
rest.
- We supply name tags for your group
and will give you phone numbers to leave at home
for emergencies.
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- Escort will stay in contact with
Branson Christian Tours with people counts as they change
(this is absolutely necessary to assure full
refunds.
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If anyone has any more Ideas please drop me an email!
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