STA Travel: Wanted: World Traveler Interns to Explore the World on STA Travel’s Dime

Jan 28, 2010 12:10 CET

STA Travel – a global travel specialist with more than 30 years experience sending students, teachers and young professionals around the world – today announced the opening of applications for the 2010 World Traveler Internship: a three-month, 8-country-plus, out-of-the-office Internship for two lucky young people with every expense covered by STA Travel.

The World Traveler Internship is open to any young person in the U.S. under the age of 26 who wants the opportunity of a lifetime to travel around the world for three months blogging, shooting photos and videos, and tweeting about their adventures from June through August 2010.

To apply, just visit worldtravelerinternship.com to fill out a short application and submit a link to your two-to-three-minute YouTube video response telling the panel of STA Travel Experts and World Traveler Internship partner judges, including a representative from mtvU, why you should be one of the two World Traveler Interns from the U.S.

All applications must be completed and submitted by March 2, 2010, with the World Traveler Interns being announced on April 13, 2010.

Itinerary

The World Traveler Internship program is known for putting together some of the most exotic and exciting itineraries ever seen and this year is no different.

The World Traveler Interns start their journey in Peru, volunteering at the STA-supported voluntourism project providing after-school tutoring and warm meals to orphaned children in Cuzco, near iconic Machu Picchu. Follow that with a trip through Brazil and Argentina, and a couple weeks in Australia, including a stop in Tasmania, and the Interns are off to a flying start.

The Interns start July in Japan hitting Tokyo and Kyoto before making their way to Thailand for some island hopping and Turkey, where they will visit Istanbul and the site of the Trojan War.

August offers a bit more freedom for the Interns. After a week in Egypt with the pyramids, the Interns will help plan their own itinerary with a Eurail Global Pass and two weeks to explore Western Europe before heading home to the U.S.

Application Process

To apply, potential World Traveler Interns must fill out a short application at worldtravelerinternship.com with a link to their two-to-three-minute YouTube video response detailing why they should be a World Traveler Intern.

Applications close on March 2, 2010, for deliberation by the panel of travel experts, who will then select and notify the top 50 applicants. Those top 50 applicants will then be required to submit a full application, including a formal resume, references and past experience. It is a job after all.

The top 50 are trimmed to the 20 best applicants who must complete a phone interview with one member of the panel of travel experts before they can advanced to the final round of judging. The 10 finalists will be required to submit a second video that will determine the two World Traveler Interns and the two runners-up, who will also receive trip prizes. The Interns and runners-up will be announced on April 13.

mtvU

For 2010, STA Travel is partnering with mtvU, the largest and most comprehensive multi-platform channel for college students, to spread the word about the World Traveler Internship.

The 2010 World Traveler Internship will be featured on mtvU broadcast and online programming and content from the World Traveler Intern’s journey will be featured on the mtvU network later in 2010.

UK World Traveller Internship

For the first time in the four-year World Traveler Internship program, not only will two young people from the U.S. be embarking on the journey of a lifetime this summer, two representatives from the United Kingdom will be taking the plunge as well.

Applications for the two UK World Traveller Internship spots will be accepted at http://www.worldtravellerintern.co.uk, with the application deadline of March 23 and the two UK Interns being announced on April 27.

About STA Travel
STA Travel is a global travel specialist with 30 years experience helping students, teachers and young professionals travel the world. We offer a unique range of products with exclusive discounts on airfare, accommodations, tours, rail passes and more. Globally we are present in 90 countries with 400 retail locations, sending over 6 million travelers away each year.
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Cruise Thomas Cook: Cruise Thomas Cook Showcases Exclusive Deals for its 'We Won't Be Beaten On Price' Campaign

Jan 08, 2010 12:25 CET

Cruise Thomas Cook, the UK's number one cruise retailer, has launched over 300 exclusive deals with leading cruise lines to kick start its new 'We won't be beaten on price' campaign for 2010.
The exclusive deals covering cruise lines from Cunard and P&O to Royal Caribbean International and Fred Olsen, will be supported by an overall price guarantee to match any of its brochure deals with another identical written quotation from an ABTA travel agent within 24 hours of booking or receiving a quote.
Cruise Thomas Cook is also offering up to an additional £500 off per booking and the chance to win a week's cruise holiday with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises via an in-store scratch card promotion.
Jenny Ellis, Head of Cruise Thomas Cook, commented; "We are dedicated to finding customers the best value deals we can obtain from our cruise partners and to assure them that they won't find better prices anywhere else. Not only do we have the best deals but we believe we have the best cruise experts to match customers' requests across a wide mix of cruise holidays."
Cruise Thomas Cook's exclusive deals valid from 28th December 2009 until 31st January 2010 include…
P&O - Savings of up to £800 per stateroom with up to £200 on-board spend and an Oceana exclusive with on board spend on every 2010 sailing.
Princess - Savings of up to £1,000 per stateroom with $200 free on board spend on Alaska 2010 sailings and selected Exotic 2010/11 sailings. Savings of up to £750 per stateroom with $200 free on board spend on selected Caribbean 2010/11 sailings and up to £400 per stateroom savings with $200 free on board spend on European 2010 sailings.
In addition, Cruise Thomas Cook has exclusive pricing and up to $30 per person on board spend on Star Princess' 10 night fly-cruise around Scandinavia, departing from Copenhagen between 12th May - 30th August 2010.
Cunard - From now until 28th February 2010, Cruise Thomas Cook is offering savings of up to £300 per person as well as $10 per person, per night on board spend on all 2010 transatlantic crossings.
Ocean Village - From 28th December until 28th February 2010, Cruise Thomas Cook is offering £50 per person additional savings on 7 night cruises, priced from £699 per person and £100 per person additional savings on 14 night cruises, priced from £1149 per person
Royal Caribbean International - Cruise Thomas Cook is offering savings of up to £400 per stateroom and up to $200 on board spend per cabin including selected sailings on Oasis of the Seas - the largest Cruise Ship in the world. Reduced child fares from £79 per person are also available along with exclusive prices on short break cruises to Cork and Paris.
NCL - For December bookings, Cruise Thomas Cook is offering exclusive free on board spend from $50 (for Oceanview stateroom bookings) to $250 (for Garden Villa bookings) on a number of NCL sailings including 7 night Mediterranean Treasures sailings departing 18 April - 14 November 2010 and 9 night Western Caribbean Adventure sailings departing 23rd July 2010 - 29th April 2011.
Costa - Cruise Thomas Cook has a range of exclusive on board spend available across Costa's fleet of cruise ships, including £200 on board spend per cabin on all departures, and for selected sailings to the Far East with Costa Allegra and Costa Classica, Cruise Thomas Cook is offering £400 per cabin on board spend.
Cruise Thomas Cook has additional exclusive offers with Fred Olsen, MSC and Holland America Line.
Cruise Thomas Cook Exclusive Deals
Cruise Thomas Cook - 6 night Transatlantic Cruise from £949 per person **Cruise Thomas Cook Exclusive - $70 onboard spend per person**
Cruising with Cunard from Southampton to New York Price based on inside cabin - departing 10 November 2010.
0800 916 6070, www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places
Cruise Thomas Cook - 14 night Caribbean Cruise from £1599 per person
**Cruise Thomas Cook Exclusive $125 onboard spend per person**
Cruising with Princess , Fly UK/Barbados, Greneda, Bonaire, Curacao, Grand Turk, Tortola, St Maarten, Antigua, St Kitts, Dominica, Barbados/Fly UK Price based on inside cabin - departing 15 November 2010.
0800 916 6070, www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places
Cruise Thomas Cook - 7 night Mediterranean Treasures Cruise from £709 per person **Cruise Thomas Cook Exclusive includes up to $250 free onboard spend per stateroom**
Cruising with NCL's Norwegian Jade to Fly UK/Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Palma (Majorca) and Barcelona /Fly UK . Price based on inside cabin and includes return flights from London Heathrow - departing 25th April 2010.
Cruise Thomas Cook - 3 night Short Break Cruise from £299 per person **Cruise Thomas Cook Exclusive Price**
Cruising with Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas from Southampton to Cork. Price based on inside cabin - departing 29th May 2010.
0800 916 6070, www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places
Cruise Thomas Cook - 15 night Western Mediterranean Cruise from £1349 per person
**Cruise Thomas Cook Exclusive £200 per stateroom onboard spending money**
Cruising with P&O Oceana from Southampton to Gibraltar, Cartagena, Rome (from Civitavecchia), Florence / Pisa (from Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Cadiz, Southampton . Price based on inside cabin - departing 15th May 2010.
0800 916 6070, www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places
For more information on these deals or cruising in 2010, please contact one of Cruise Thomas Cook's specialist agents on 0800 916 6070, atwww.cruisethomascook.com or pop into your nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places.
All prices based on 2 adults sharing unless stated otherwise. Optional supplements may be applicable at the time of booking. Correct at the time of issue however subject to change.