The Christian Travel Planner - Softcover

Wright, Kevin J.

9781401603748: The Christian Travel Planner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401603742 ISBN 13: 9781401603748

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc, 2008

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The Christian Travel Planner will enable you to plan and prepare for memorable and life-changing experiences.

Discussing a multitude of trips, from Holy Land and European pilgrimage tours to mission trips and conference cruises, this book is accessible and user-friendly. Other vacations include fellowship vacations, camps, conventions, adventure vacations, and monastic guest-stays. Complete with stories, must-see descriptions, and website and travel reference information, this planner can also be used as a companion guide while traveling or simply from the comfort of your home, as you explore Christianity's famous sites via the computer. Learn how to begin or enrich a Christian travel ministry at your church, faith community, or organization. The Christian Travel Planner introduces readers to the world of faith-based travel and identifies the plethora of opportunities available to Christians planning a vacation.

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From the Author:

Kevin J. Wright is one of the world's most recognized religious travel authorities and Founder/President of the World Religious Travel Association. As the leading global network for the faith tourism industry, WRTA exists to shape, enrich, and expand the $18 billion and 300 million traveler religious tourism and hospitality market. Wright is also founder of the World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference, the largest gathering of faith tourism professionals, travel providers, destinations, and group planners. An award-winning author of four faith-based travel guidebooks, Wright recently debuted his newest book The Christian Traveler Planner, which serves as the most comprehensive guidebook ever written on faith vacation opportunities. In his near fifteen-year career, he has traveled to almost 30 countries, visited more than 300 major places of pilgrimage, embarked on faith-based cruise charters, escorted group tours, and writes for national publications. Wright has been interviewed by CBS The Early Show, TIME Magazine, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, National Public Radio (NPR), Forbes Traveler, London Times, and dozens of other media around the world. In 2004, Wright launched the very successful and high profile Religious Travel Division at Globus, one of the world's largest escorted travel companies. Today, he also serves as President of the Religious Marketing Consulting Group, a team of independent professionals who assist companies in marketing, selling, and developing products and services for the global religious market. Wright has spoken at major tourism events throughout North America and around the world including The New York Times Travel Show, Jordan Travel Mart, U.S.-Africa Tourism & Sports Seminar, and The Caribbean Media Exchange.

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Whether you are an individual traveler, group planner, ministry leader, pastor, or just interested in faith travel, this book is the perfect resource for planning your ideal Christian vacation.

This encyclopedic planner reveals insider information on where to go, what to do, and which Christian travel experience is right for you:
* Stand in the same spot where the apostle Paul delivered a speech to the people of Athens at the Areopagus (Acts 17:22).
* Put your faith to work by feeding the hungry and sharing the Gospel on short-term mission trips.
* Enjoy top Christian music artists or participate in biblical studies with other believers on cruises, retreats, or conferences.
* Discover faith attractions such as The Holy Land Experience, California Spanish Missions, or Creation Museum.

Plus you can learn how to build or enrich a travel minstry at your own church. No matter which "mountaintop experience" you choose, The Christian Travel Planner is your companion to experiencing faith, fun, and fellowship around the world.

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