Texas Travelers
Texas Travelers is an activity club for Texas First Bank customers that has been running successfully since 1990. To participate, you only need a Texas First account. No activity fee is charged. We schedule activities varying from one day to 12 days, including performance outings, day-trips, cruises, European trips, and bus tours, among others.
Upcoming Trips and Events
Please see the following information about recent and upcoming trips with our Texas Travelers Program. Please fill out the attached form to become a member of the Texas Travelers.
New York City
November 13-16, 2011 [4 days/3 nights]
Join us for our annual trip to the Big Apple! The city is coming alive with Christmas lights, trees, and holiday decorations.
A great time to visit this wonderful city BEFORE the Thanksgiving & Christmas rates. Bring your girlfriends, your daughters & granddaughters, your spouse, your friends! You will have 2 full days to spend as you like: sightseeing, shopping, seeing plays, or visiting museums.
PRICE INCLUDES: round trip airfare from Houston; 3 night hotel accommodations in heart of Times Square; 1/2 day guided tour; transfers; baggage handling (1 large bag), gratuities for drivers & guide, cancellation insurance
. Tickets to Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular are optional. Tickets for Broadway Shows will be offered (optional).
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: meals, gratuities for housekeeping & other service personnel, optional activities, personal expenses.
PRICE: $1130.00 per person, double occupancy. Singles: $1475.00; Triples: $1030.00; Quads: $990.00. Tickets are additional.
123rd Tournament of Roses Parade
Dec. 30, 2011-Jan.4, 2012
'Just imagine…' and spectacular southern California
Sponsored by TRIPS Inc, this trip is worth every penny! We will be given 'star treatment'. The owner Brian Doughty does voice-overs for many productions and has an insider's track to this event and these attractions.
HIGHLIGHTS: reserved seats for the Tournament of Roses Parade, reserved admission for Float Decorating, New Year's Eve party, Farmers' Market, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the Getty Museum, Tour of Warner Brothers Studio.
TRIP INCLUDES: round-trip airfare from Houston, tour with all inclusions, 5 nights' hotel accommodations, 13 meals, tour escort, tour guide, motorcoach throughout, baggage hdlg.
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: gratuities, transfers to/from Houston airport, insurance ($149) due at time of signing [strongly recommended], personal expenses.
PRICE: $2348 per person, double occupancy; single supplement $589.
DEPOSIT: $500 pp due upon signing [$649 with insurance]
Brochure available upon request
2012 TRIPS
Panama Canal Cruise
January 17-28 [12 days/11 nights]
Islands in the Sun Cruises
Enjoy a spectacular round trip Panama Canal cruise from Ft. Lauderdale. This is an opportunity for you to see the famous canal BEFORE it undergoes renovations to accommodate larger ships.
HIGHLIGHTS: Ft. Lauderdate (Everglades tour); Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and of course the famous canal.
PRICE INCLUDES: round trip airfare from Houston; 1 night hotel accommodations in Ft. Lauderdale; Everglades guided tour; Panama Canal cruise, transfers; cancellation insurance.
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: optional shore tours, gratuities for housekeeping & other service personnel, personal expenses.
PRICE: pp double occupancy: Inside cabin $2749; Ocean view $3059; Balcony $3369;
Mini Suite $3629. Brochure available upon request.
Carnival Magic Cruise - Galveston
February 19-25, 2012
TONS OF FUN ON A BRAND NEW SHIP! 7 days, unpack once, enjoy good food, see entertaining shows, visit exciting ports, win money in the casino, and sail from our [Galveston] backyard.
HIGHLIGHTS: Brand New Ship! Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel
TRIP INCLUDES: NEW cruise ship with all amenities plus NEW INNOVATIONS: Red Frog Pub, Serenity (adult-only retreat), Hat Trick Casino, Seaside Theater (movies under the stars), Spotlight Lounge (comedy, karaoke, live music)
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: taxes & fees, gratuities, shore excursions, transfers to/from ship, insurance, personal expenses.
PRICE: $ranges from $629 per person, double occupancy interior cabin to $989 (balcony), depending on cabin type
Tropical Costa Rica
March 10-18, 2012
With optional 3-night jungle adventure post-tour extension
A must-see journey for bird, nature, & wildlife lovers!
HIGHLIGHTS: San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal Cruise, Cano Negro Refuge, Poas Volcano
TRIP INCLUDES: round-trip airfare from Houston, transfers, tour with all inclusions, 8 nights' hotel accommodations, 14 meals, tour escort, tour guide, motorcoach throughout.
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: taxes & fees, gratuities, optional excursions, transfers to/from Houston airport, insurance ($175), personal expenses.
Optional 3-night extension includes Tortuguero National Park (2-night stay at eco-lodge among tropical forest & amazing wildlife) with boat cruise and visit to world's first Green Turtle Research Station). Tortuguero National Park is a study in rainforest, freshwater, and marine biology; it protects over 350 species of birds & mammals, including green macaws, 57 species of amphibians, 111 species of reptiles, & 60 mammal species, including 13 of Costa Rica's 16 endangered species (jaguars, tapirs, ocelots, cougars, river otters, cougars, and manatees.
PRICE: $2299 per person, double occupancy; single $2749; triple $2269; $399 pp deposit
South Pacific Wonders- Australia & New Zealand
September 10-24, 2012 [15 days]
With optional Fiji post-extension tour
Book NOW & save $250 per person (until 3/12/12)
HIGHLIGHTS: Cairns [Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Center & koalas], Great Barrier Reef, Sydney, Christchurch NZ, Mount Cook National Park, Queenstown, Milford Sound
PRICE INCLUDES: round trip airfare from Houston; inter-Australian airfare, airfare to New Zealand, air surcharges of $230(subject to increase until paid in full), 5-star hotels, 20 meals, all items on itinerary, ground transportation, fully escorted by bank escort, baggage handling (1 bag pp)., taxes/fees..
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: gratuities, cancellation insurance, personal expenses. Cancellation fees apply.
Price: per person double occupancy: $5249.00 subject to increase until paid
Singles: $6549.00. Triples: $5199.00
Optional Fiji post-extension: 4 days/3 nights $740.00 pp land & air included.
Terms of payment: Deposit of $250 pp due on signing + $240 insurance premium, if desired. Minimum of 10 required for this trip.
There may be other trips scheduled or substituted.
For more information call Linda at 409.945.2515.
