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New Temporary Hours

3/27/2020

 
Due to the current stay-at-home order for the state of Louisiana, our office hours are from 9am-noon, Monday through Friday, with limited staffing as we are rotating staff who will take turns working in the office and working from home. We are not accepting walk-ins or in-person visits at this time. Please call us at 225.654.9210 or email us at [email protected] for assistance. 

Corona virus (COVID-19) Update

3/18/2020

 
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From our owner, Dr. Wayne Barnes
Updated 3/19/2020
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​These are certainly challenging days we are living in at the moment. What we are experiencing from the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented in scope. Everyone will be impacted in some way from this and our agency is monitoring the situation as it relates to all of our upcoming tours. We are staying in touch with our suppliers, hotels and tour operators, and should things change, we will let you know via mail, text and email, on a tour by tour basis.


The health and safety of our clients is our top priority. Due to the many closures and government-led shutdowns which multiple states are experiencing, the social distancing guidelines that are currently in place, and the uncertainty of how long these closures will last, we have canceled our spring tours through April. We are monitoring conditions for our tours in May, June and July and it is too early yet to know what will happen with our summer and fall tours. 

Please be assured that if you have signed up for tours with us this year, your money is safe and should your tour be canceled due to what’s happening with the pandemic, you will receive a refund. 

We do want you to be aware that tour refunds that are canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic will take longer to process. This is because we must wait to receive refunds from our suppliers and as you might imagine, they are processing many, many refunds and so there will be a slightly longer delay than what is typically the norm. 

If your tour is cancelled, please consider that you also have the option to transfer your payment and apply it towards another tour later in the year, such as one of our many trips we’re offering in the fall or even to hold your spot in one of our tours for 2021. 

At the time of this writing, we are currently holding regular office hours, Monday through Friday, from 9am-5pm, but that will likely change as this situation continues and as of right now, we are asking clients not to come to our office. Please let us assist you by phone and email. You can call us at 225.654.9210 or email us at [email protected] with your questions or requests. Our staff will be happy to assist you.

Like with everything right now, these are challenging days for the travel and tourism industries, but as an agency that’s been in business for almost 40 years, I want to assure you that we have no plans to shut our doors.

We are here and we are working hard to assist all of our clients who travel with us, whether for group tours or personal trips. We have seen hard times before, such as in the days after 9/11, and I have full confidence that together, we will all get through this crisis just as we did with that one. 


We will be posting any updates from our agency on our website, Facebook page and by email.
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We greatly appreciate the support and business you and all of our clients have given us over the years, and we look forward to serving and traveling with you in the months and years ahead.


March Update for Group Tours

3/1/2020

 
Spring is here and what better way to celebrate warmer weather and the beginning of Daylight Savings Time than by planning a trip! 

In addition to all of our individual trips we help our clients plan, we offer more than 40 group tours each year led by experienced guides from our office. Already in 2020, our travelers have seen Yellowstone in Winter and the Northern Lights in Iceland and we're about to say "Aloha" to more than 35 who will be enjoying a cruise around the Hawaiian islands and another 20 who will visit Israel. 

Here's a quick update of where we are with our current tours and a few highlights of new trips you may want to consider if you're looking for somewhere to go soon. Want to see more on our group tours? Visit our Group Tours Page for details and links to all of our trips coming up this year. 

TRIPS IN 2021 WITH IMPORTANT DEADLINES HAPPENING SOON: 
  1. The 150th British Open (also known just as The Open) at St. Andrews, Scotland is a world-renowned event that golfers everywhere dream about attending. We are currently holding very limited space for this exceptional golfing experience which includes 4 golfing opportunities on world famous Irish courses and 2 sessions at this historical Open. But your deposit of $1,500 must be received no later than March 25. Contact our office with questions. 
  2. Tulips on the Rhine happens in April of 2021 but if you book by March 31, you get free air.  This is a wonderful cruise, sailing down the Romantic Rhine, Europe's longest river during tulip time. 

NEW TRIPS TO KNOW ABOUT AND TRIPS WITH DATE CHANGES: 
  1. If you're a fan of Food Network Star Ree Drummond, also known as the Pioneer Woman, you may be excited to learn that we are planning on visiting her stomping grounds in Oklahoma this coming May. This 4-day motor coach tour is perfect for the ultimate Pioneer Woman fan, so grab your friends or your spouse or just yourself and join us for this tour that includes the Mercantile where you'll be able to enjoy a special dinner featuring one of Ree's recipes, a tour of the Drummond Lodge where the show is filmed when in production, and a few other fun stops along the way. 
  2. Our Best of Arkansas tour in June is also new this year, and like the Pioneer Woman tour, is a shorter motor coach trip that features 3 historical lodges & hotels in a beautiful area of the country that's often overlooked. We've had a great amount of interest for this trip and while we are currently taking a wait-list, we are hoping to open space for another bus should we have enough people indicate they want to go. A decision will be made by the end of March so contact our office if you'd like to sign up. 
  3. Our Nashville Christmas tour has had a date change. Due to supplier and hotel operator changes, we've had to change our dates for the trip to Music City to Dec. 11-14.
  4. We just added our World War 2 Day Trip to New Orleans back for Tuesday, April 28. This is always a nice experience with plenty to see throughout the museum. Plenty of space open, so consider joining us for this informative tour. 

TOURS CURRENTLY WAITLISTED: Hawaii Cruise (March), South Africa Safari (June), Canadian Rockies (July), Passion Play (August), New England Fall Foliage 1 (October), Smokies Fall Foliage 1 (October)

TOURS THAT ARE ALMOST FULL: Kentucky/Noah's Ark 2 (April), Yellowstone (July), Canada Fall Foliage (September). Sign up soon if you want to avoid being put on the wait-list. 

Be sure to continue to check our website for the newest updates and news, and as always, you can contact our office by phone or by email. Happy traveling!

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    Zachary Travel is a full-service travel agency that's served the travel needs of Zachary, Baton Rouge, and clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and beyond for almost 40 years.  Contact us at 225.654.9210 or email us at [email protected]. 

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