Preferred Travel Leisure & Special Interest Group Department was created in response to an overall need from our clientele to experience the world first-hand, and “do as the locals do” by exploring these amazing countries from a different perspective - the insider’s view.

Our multi-cultural staff has traveled extensively; therefore, the Preferred Travel Leisure & Special Interest Group Department provides destination expertise, a high level of client service, and dedicated professionalism in their tour programs to all destinations.    

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS & EVENTS – We work with Conferences, Meetings, and Events for groups both large and small; facilitating  all details, such as air reservations and ticketing, hotels, and meeting venues, including arrangements for presentations and lectures, coffee and lunch breaks, Welcome Reception, transfers, and tours.  You, as a Group Leader, can rely on the Preferred Travel Group Department’s expertise to oversee every necessary aspect to make yours a successful affair.  

CULTURAL/HISTORICAL - From the drums of Olodum in Salvador da Bahia, the most African-Brazilian city in Brazil, to a tango class in Buenos Aires; from a puppet show in a small town in Northern Vietnam, to a name ceremony in a village outside Ghana, the cultural and historical aspects of a country come alive as we enable you to explore and experience the country from an insider’s perspective. 

ECO-TOURS/ADVENTURE - Galapagos in Ecuador, Patagonia in Argentina and Chile, the Amazon and the Wetlands in Brazil, Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica are a few destinations that provide various adventures and ecological tours where you come face to face with untouched, magnificent nature – and these are suggestions from locations in Central and South America alone! Preferred Travel Leisure & Special Interest Group Department joins forces with their in-loco partners and their best guides to provide you with an immersion course in ecology, conservation, the environment and so on – and all this while you are having the adventure of your life!   

FESTIVALS - Throughout the year, festivals are happening around the globe: Solstice Festival in Macchu Picchu, Art Festival in Fez, Panafest in Accra, Boa Morte Festival in Salvador da Bahia, New Year’s Eve and Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, to name a few; and the Preferred Travel Leisure & Special Interest Group Department has combined such festivals with the best each city has to offer, so you can enjoy the utmost experience in each country.

SPECIAL INTEREST - Creativity and great partnership once again play an important role in providing you with a customized itinerary that will meet both your interests and your group’s profile. Gems and Mines, Performing Arts in Films and/or Theater (with backstage tours and interaction with directors and actors), Non-profit Organizations, Farmers (Oil, Ethanol, Harvesting, etc), Choirs and Bands (with performances at local venues, joined by local choirs and bands), Architecture and Religious Trips (such as Jewish groups with Kosher meals, services and Jewish guides), name just a few of our special tour programs. All we need are a theme and some points of interest to create a fully- tailored itinerary, with “out-of-the box” visits and tours.  

The added-value of requesting a quote and traveling with Preferred Travel Leisure & Special Interest Group Department is that you, as a Group Leader, can rely on our on-site offices / partners located in each country / city chosen to match your group with a native guide who is best suited to your specific program and your group profile.  

Excellent service and customer satisfaction continues to be our most important goal.  We enjoy an excellent partnership, established over the years, with key receptive operators in various destinations throughout the world.

Please contact us for a sample itinerary created for segmented groups such as Chile Winery Tour, Performing Arts in Brazil and Argentina, Boa Morte Festival in Brazil, Solstice Festival in Peru, or Galapagos in Ecuador, to name a few.  

With over 25 years of experience in arranging group travel, Preferred Travel is pleased to announce that they have expanded their Group Travel Division.  A team of world-traveled consultants will share their expertise in planning unique educational programs for Universities, based on specific areas of studies and interests.

STUDY ABROAD - With groups organized to Brazil, Vietnam, Spain, Argentina, and Senegal, the Preferred Travel Educational Group Department staff has worked with major universities on specialized programs based on their areas of study: Performing Arts, Architecture, Languages, Theology, Business, History, and so on. One of the main aspects of our Study Abroad programs is the emphasis on the interaction between the student travelers and the host students Travel Program, providing all with a first-hand experience of the culture visited. 

COMMUNITY SERVICES - From Habitat for Humanity in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, to the Boys and Girls Club in Puerto Rico, to garden landscaping in a small school in Accra, our partners around the world make this an incredible experience for students, professors and alumni.   

EMBA - The Preferred Travel Educational Group Department staff has worked with universities on their EMBA programs; scheduling meetings with major business representatives, providing all necessary arrangements for lectures and conferences, as well as organizing visits and inviting special guests to make your EMBA program a complete experience.

ALUMNI - As a tour operator with creative travel expertise, our Preferred Travel Educational Group Department has created exclusive, one-of-a-kind travel opportunities that appeal to the most experienced, sophisticated traveler. Our Alumni trips combine educational, special-interest and cultural tours; as well as the highest levels of service, both prior to travel and on site.

SPRING BREAK - Creativity and great partnership play an important role in combining leisure with education; as well as in providing the best possible outcome from a trip abroad – to experience the culture first-hand, interact with peers, make new friends, and return to one’s country with great stories and memories.  The Preferred Travel Educational Group Department offers unique experiences from playing soccer with Moroccans in the Ouarzazate desert or with Brazilians on the Copacabana beach, to going to a karaoke with local students in Ho Chi Minh.     

The added-value of requesting a quote and traveling with Preferred Travel Educational Group Department is that your University Group can rely on our staff experience with program content, bidding processes, in-class pre-departure presentation (an overlook of the country to be visited, the program itinerary and travel tips), and an excellent partnership established over the years with key receptive operators in various destinations throughout the world.  Let us assist you with your next Undergraduate, EMBA, Alumni Group or Spring Break Travel Program to any destination around the globe. Please contact us for a sample itinerary for schools, colleges and universities.

Let us assist you with your group travel, as we provide our expertise and superior customer service to best accommodate you and your group’s needs. If you are uncertain of a destination or of a program, just send us your group’s profile; and we will take care of the rest.  

For assistance with your special interest or educational group, please contact:

Sandra Machado
239.261.1177
sandram@preferrednaples.com