Faith-Based Group Travel

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Home based travel agents are benefiting from boom in religious and spiritually focused travel.

Consider these numbers:
According to the U.S. Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, the more than 600,000 overseas, faith-based trips are taken by Americans and accounted for 2.2% of all U.S. overseas travel. American Church Lists, a market research company, calculates that church travel programs increased 20% .

Globus, one of the world’s oldest and largest group tour operators has entered faith-based travel the market with 20 programs in 20 countries.

Globus offers agents marketing kits, religious travel training programs and turn-key business plans that help agents set performance objectives and find and approach prospects. They even include templates for letters to priests, pastors or rabbis. (see below)

Destinations are important to different denominations, such as western England for Methodists, Scotland for Presbyterians, Germany for Lutherans and Rome for Catholics.

“There is a certain terminology that is appropriate for each group,” said Wright. “We provide a list of lingo and buzzwords, so when a travel agent is out there marketing, they know what words to use. When we talk to the Catholic market, we use the word ‘community.’ With Protestants, we say ‘fellowship.’

Facts About Religious Travel:
1. Three-quarters of all outbound travelers are focused on faith
2. Potential and Past religious travelers are particularly focused on faith
3. 59% of Protestants and 46% of Catholics consider faith to be an integral part of their life
4. Nearly half of all travelers agree they enjoy travelling with others of their own faith
5. Past religious travelers are more inclined to seek out other travelers of their own faith
6. Approximately one-third of all outbound travelers are motivated by religious travel
7. Religious travelers desire a marriage of religious and secular activities when planning travel
8. Both Catholics and Protestants view vacations as a time to enrich their faiths
9. Approximately forty-percent of all travelers want to explore their religious history
10. Nearly one-third of all travelers want to follow in the footsteps of the religious icons of their faith

Visit the Globus Faith-Based Travel Web site for detailed itineraries, news, religious travel information, and more. Visit the Globus Faith Web site. or
https://secure.globusandcosmos.com/images/pdf/faith/Religious-Training-Manual.pdf

Template letter to Protestant Church:

Dear _______________,

Have you ever thought about taking your church on a Christian trip to deepen the members’ faith and enrich your fellowship?

How does visiting the roots of the Reformation, Martin Luther’s home, or heritage sites of your faith sound? As trips such as these can serve as a wonderful and vibrant part of ministry, we would love to help you bring these enriching experiences to your church.

Putting together a Christian trip is quite easy – you simply select an itinerary from the enclosed religious brochure and then help spread the word about the trip. We do the rest. We take care of all the logistics and details, so you can devote yourself to the most important part of the trip – bringing the Christian faith alive for your group travelers.

Christian travel also offers the following wonderful benefits:
1. Builds fellowship
2. Deepens the faith of members
3. Enriches lives
4. Develops a closer bond between pastors and members
5. Provides opportunity to experience the Christian faith and sites first-hand
6. Faith with fun

We are seasoned travel professionals with years in the industry, including faith-based travel. In addition, we partner with Globus, a world-class tour operator with more than 80 years of experience.

They’re specialists in religious travel and together, we can make sure your church has the best travelexperience possible.

To set up a memorable trip for your church, please call me at (XXX) XXX–XXXX. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Your Name
Your Travel Agency Website
Your email address

Template letter to Catholic Parishes:

Dear _______________,

Have you ever thought about taking your parish on a faith-based vacation to deepen your
parishioners’ faith and enrich fellowship in your community?

How does visiting Rome, Lourdes, Pope John Paul II’s hometown, or walking in the footsteps of Moses sound? Faith-based trips such as these can serve as a wonderful and vibrant part of a parish’s ministry. We would love to help you bring these enriching experiences to yours.

Putting together a pilgrimage is quite easy – you simply select an itinerary from the enclosed religious brochure and then help spread the word about the parish pilgrimage. We do the rest.
We take care of all the logistics and details, so you can devote yourself to the most important part of the trip – bringing the Catholic faith alive for your group of travelers.

Faith-based vacations also offer the following wonderful benefits:
1. Builds community and fellowship
2. Deepens the faith of the parish
3. Enriches lives
4. Develops a closer bond between clergy and parishioners
5. Provides opportunity to experience the Christian faith and sites first-hand
6. Faith with fun

We are seasoned travel professionals with years in the industry, including faith-based travel. In addition, we partner with Globus, a world-class tour operator with more than 80 years of experience.

They’re specialists in religious travel and together, we can make sure your parish has the best travel experience possible.

To set up a memorable pilgrimage trip for your parish, please call me at (XXX) XXX–XXXX. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Your Name
Your Travel Agency website
Your email address