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Dear fellow Brazil traveler,
A
note regarding the "decline" in travel this year:
Expanded opening hours
at 4starBrazil !
in order to accommodate
the surge in demand for travel within
the Western Hemishere,
4starBrazil's opening hours have expanded by
three hours. You can now reach us
Monday through Friday from 6am to 9pm EST (3am to 6pm PST!)
New: Saturday and Sunday you can reach us
from 6am until noon EST.
None of us finds the right words for the sad events of 11
September, and the the trans-atlantic travel industry has
been hit hard. We all hope that everyone manages to return
to a sense of normalcy very soon!
From all of us at 4starBrazil,
we wish you all the best and hope to see you soon!
Kindest regards,
Juergen Keller, President
PS: Just in case you missed it, we include our last newsletter
again below:
More travelers want to stay within the Western Hemisphere
right now! The current overcapacity in the airline industry
has led to sharply lower prices, for example round-trip
Rio - Las Vegas for only 460 US$ midweek plus departure
taxes on Varig. We are pleased to pass these saving on to
you!
1.
Brazilian Energy Crisis over!
2.
Brazil liberalizing more markets
3.
THE mini group special
4. African Heritage tours
5.
Agricultural tours and other specialty tours to Brazil
1.
Brazilian Energy Crisis over!
Sooner
then anybody had expected, the Energy Crisis was officially
declared to be over. Since most of Brazil's energy is hydroelectric,
last year's drought had hit the country especially hard. The
government aimed to save 20%, but the outcome was much better:
Energy savings of 23.5 % in the Northeast and even 25.3 %
in the industrial Southwest.
According to the Energy Ministry, with only 60 % of the average
rainfall, blackouts can be completely avoided.
For tourists, these savings mean that perhaps not every elevator
in the hotels is in service, or that restaurants open somewhat
later at night in order to save on air-conditioning.
For the country, the economic damage done compared to the
rest of the world is rather mild: Economic growth is supposed
to drop to a still-respectable 2.5 %. (Financial Times Deutschland,
28th of Aug. 2001)
2.
Brazil liberalizing more markets
More
Brazilian shares are traded in New York (mostly as ADRs) than
in São Paulo, due to a transaction tax of 0.38 %, levied
on trades made in Brazil. The tax is expected to be eliminated
before the end of this year.
Another liberalizing was also overdue: Airlines can
now set their prices at their discretion: In the rest of the
world, fares increase dramatically as the travel date approaches.
Not so in Brazil: the price was set for every seat, pretty
much like taking a train or a bus. Now the airlines can charge
the business travelers - the typical late bookers - a higher
tariff...and lure more economy passengers with lower prices
in to the back of the plane.
In the wake of this liberalization, many airlines have been
founded: GOL, FLY, RODOAEREO - just to name a few. Competition
is fierce, and domestic Brazilian air travel this year is
- still - expected to grow by 10 %.
What this means for international travelers: Buying an
Airpass is now seldom worthwhile! As before, the best deal
is to buy the domestic and international tickets together:
An added stopover very often can be included free!
3. THE mini group special
(book by Nov 30th
Great prices for a great destination: Brazil's
state of Bahia!
20 % group discount, plus
bring 8, get one free*
It’s:
Great landscape, African heritage, UNESCO
cultural sites, baroque colonial architecture, unforgettable
beaches and unparalleled value for money.
Click on Brazil:
Rhythm & Diamonds
- additions
to Rio de Janeiro and / or the Amazon
easily customized.
Target audience: Active people, also active mature
travelers with interest in culture and beautiful landscapes.
Easily sold to the African heritage market.
Minimum requirements for group special: 8 passengers,
tour must be booked as stated on website, customized additions
are quoted net, travel between now and 15DEC, between 05JAN
and 03FEB, or between 01MAR and 15JUN 2002. High season prices
vary, available upon request.
*land portion only, bring 15 and get flight from Miami also
free.
Similar
conditions are available for other tours - upon request
4. African Heritage tours
The above tour Brazil:
Rhythm and Diamonds also is the perfect African
heritage tour. For your mini group, an extra emphasis can
be put on the slave trade during all sightseeings. Brazil's
state of Bahia has the longest history of slavery on the American
continent: 1500 to 1888, nowhere
in the Americas is African culture as alive as here,
with many traditions from Angola that still exist in Bahia,
but due to protracted civil war do not exist in Africa anymore.
Or
new traditions: A dance that in effect comes from the training
of self defense techniques: Capoeira. Also, a form of Catholicism
which incorporates and tolerates the African Gods still today
- the Virgin Mary and Yemanjá... as an example.
But
even if you cannot bring a mini group of 8, just by joining
our regular tour, the richness of the African culture never
escape your eye!
5.
Agricultural tours and other specialty tours to Brazil
Have
your itinerary partly or completely customized in order to
see what your group wants - and not what the standard tours
let you see:
Enjoy an Escorted
Agricultural Group Tour
to Brazil including highlights such as soybeans,
coffee, orange sugar cane, poultry, irrigation projects and
sustainable agriculture under tropical conditions:
There
are two ways to customize an agricultural trip for your group:
One is to add in a few days to our standard tours to meet
your groups requirements:
Example: on the Rio
and Amazon tour, add three nights in Brasilia
in the heart of the soybean farming area. During the
Iguassu
Falls Pre-Tour or the Tango
Samba Waterfalls tour, add ranches and
poultry farms and pass through the worlds biggest soybean
fields in the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Or we can completely customize a tour for your group: you
tell us what your group needs to see and we arrange it for
you. Please call us toll free at 1-866-464-7827. Our specialists
are in for you between 6am and 3pm EST.
6. So, last but not least
do not forget to check our latest SPECIALS!
From
of us at 4starBrazil,
we wish you all the best and hope to see soon!
Kindest regards,
Juergen Keller, President
--
Juergen Keller
jk@UniversalUnderstanding.com
http://4starBrazil.com
http://UniversalUnderstanding.com
tel.
1-866-Go-4star (1-866-464-7827)
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