The Albatross Travel Group have just released their leisurely paced escorted tours  brochure for the 2011 European Summer, offering a $300 early bird discount on all tours featured in the brochure if booked by 22nd December, 2010.

Albatross Travel tours are distinctively different as they have been designed specifically for Australians and New Zealanders having a genuinely leisurely pace with 2, 3, 4 and even 5 nights at each stopover. They are packed with included local excursions and sightseeing visits to places that are usually ignored or missed on conventional ‘off the rack’ tours.

Group sizes are also limited to 30 passengers and tours are genuinely inclusive. There are no hidden optional excursion lists or later charged extras (so common elsewhere) as all those special meals, excursions and even end of tour tips are included.

Early morning starts and long intercity drives are avoided with significantly less time spent sitting on the coach. To reinforce this fact, in their new brochure Albatross openly show the average number of kilometres travelled per day on each tour and urge you to compare this with other tours on the market!

Hotels are also a highlight. In addition to centrally located city hotels, Albatross have selected a variety of charming regional hotels with character. Imagine how much your enjoyment will be enhanced by staying in a delightful family run Gasthof hotel with balconies that have window boxes bursting with geraniums, or a medieval half timbered hotel oozing charm, or a superb ancient castle dating back centuries.

On offer are 7 distinctively different, leisurely paced escorted tours exploring Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Turkey.

For your copy of Albatross Travel’s 40 page brochure of unique and enticing European tours phone 1300 135 015 or go to www.albatrosstravel.com.au