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A good portion of hotels' revenue comes from groups and repeat business. Is Tauck losing market share, therefore clout?

Regarding pricing, I feel sorry for any business trying to plan for the future, given the chaos wrought by the demented misfit in charge and his band of merry yes-men.

Let this be a travel forum to help each other out and leave politics to the WSJ and NYT editors

A friend shared the email announcing this, and I noticed it was sent to those in the "1925 Circle." The women-only trips are not viewable to those of us who haven't reached that status with Tauck. A mistake Tauck may correct if their loyal frequent travelers don't fill the trips. My daughter and I went on Uniworld's inaugural women-only river cruise this year, and it was so much fun, we immediately booked the next one when they added it to 2027. The women on our ship ranged from 20's to 90's, and my guess would be the majority were in their 50's. Grandmom/Mom/Daughters, sisters, neighbors, bridge partners, lots of working women, and solo travelers who hoped they wouldn't feel like a "fifth wheel." The standard itinerary was augmented with some women-focused options and special events on board.

To the contrary, I do not want to “see” the country; I want to experience it. The planned itinerary is merely an introduction for me to decide what I want to do on my own time so I can delve deeper.

Please remember that we all have our own traveling styles. The only right one is what works best for the individual.

Good idea BKMD, Please suggest it to them. Tauck is certainly not the same company it was prior to the pandemic. More expensive, less inclusive of meals and sites.

Just because people notice differences in Tauck now than in previous years does not mean they are "so unhappy" with Tauck - they are simply noting differences. It also doesn't mean they won't travel with Tauck any more. But, I like traveling "all-inclusively" and knowing I paid for the trip and won't have every day expenses along the way...Tauck isn't really like that anymore, IMO. In addition, as a single traveler most of the time, I don't find extensive free time or dinners on your own all that enticing...couples tend to couple-up and head off to explore or to dinner and its not all that great exploring or going out to dinner in a foreign country by yourself. As people noted - we all have our way of traveling...I like a good breakfast to get me going but do not like a large lunch - it just makes me sleepy, but then I like a nice dinner. Its just the way it is.