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.
2012 TRIPS
Hawaii - NCL Pride of America cruise
August 24-September 1, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS: Enjoy a fantastic cruise of 4 Hawaiian islands on Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America: Oahu, Maui, Hawaii (big island), and Kauai.
TRIP INCLUDES: Cruise, 1 pre-night hotel in Honolulu, Pearl Harbor Tour, port charges, fees, taxes, round trip airfare from Houston, Hawaii transfers.
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: Local transfers, insurance, shore excursions, gratuities, personal expenses.
DEPOSIT: $350 per person double occupancy; $700 pp single occ. Final balance is due May 12, 2012. Book early for best cabin selection and dining time. Optional: add another pre-night stay (call for rates)
Inside cabin category IB $3,155.00 per person double
Balcony cabin category BD $3,705.00 per person double
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
TRIP 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.
TRIP 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.
New York City - Annual trip
November 12-16, 2012
Join us for our annual trip to the Big Apple! Our trip has been extended by one day; you will have 3 full days to spend as you like: sightseeing, shopping, seeing plays, or visiting museums.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!
TRIP INCLUDES: Round trip airfare from Houston; 4 nights' 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).
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: Meals, gratuities for housekeeping & other service personnel, optional activities, show tickets, personal expenses.
PRICE: TO BE DETERMINED per person, double occupancy. Tickets are additional.
Viking River Cruise: The Romantic Danube
Dec. 2-9, 2012 [8 days/7 nights]
Discover the grand cities and quaint villages along the celebrated Danube River. Explore both sides of Hungary's capital – traditional 'Buda' and more cosmopolitan 'Pest' –and from Fisherman's Bastion, see how the river divides this fascinating city. Experience Vienna's imperial architecture and gracious culture, and tour riverside towns in Austria's Wachau Valley. In Germany, explore a baroque cathedral and stroll cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses. Savor the tastes of authentic dishes, learn about local legends, and understand why Strauss memorialized the 'Blue Danube' in his famous melody. [Budapest, Vienna, Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremburg.] 3-night extension to Prague is optional.
TRIP INCLUDES: roundtrip airfare from Houston, cruise & all meals onboard, some included excursions, all admission fees as required; all taxes & port charges, baggage handling.
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: Texas transfers, insurance, gratuities for driver & tour director, some meals, personal expenses.
PRICE: French Balcony Cat. D $3801.00 per person double occupancy; French Balcony Cat. C $4,101.00; Outside Cabin Cat. B $4,201.00; Outside Cabin Cat. A $4,501.00. Air prices subject to change until full payment has been received. Deposit: $625 per person double occupancy.
TBI SKY ADVENTURE - California
Date to be determined [9 days/8 nights]
Enjoy a fantastic adventure through Monterey, Carmel, San Francisco, Sonoma County, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas on a private plane. Avoid security lines and crowds at commercial airports and be picked up by a modern coach 50 feet from your plane. You will have more time to see more and do more. This trip combines the best parts of travel: maximize touring time and minimizing travel delays, security lines, and long days on coaches.
Benefits of a TBI Sky Adventure: Upscale 4-star hotels; breakfast & dinner nearly every day; every attraction included in price; all porterage & gratuities included; deluxe, modern coaches; private airports & flights; 15 minutes from arrival to departure; knowledgeable, experienced tour guides; luggage delivered to/from your room; guaranteed departures; generous cancellation policy.
TRIP INCLUDES: Round trip airfare to LA (based on Southwest Airlines); private plane transportation as described in itinerary; 8 nights' hotel accommodations; all park fees as required; all taxes, baggage handling, gratuities for driver & tour director.
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: Texas transfers, insurance, personal expenses.
PRICE: Approximately $3000.00 per person double occupancy
DEPOSIT: $200 per person double occupancy; Optional: add another post-night stay in Las Vegas.
There may be other trips scheduled or substituted.
For more information call Linda at 409.945.2515.
