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Movin' Miners Travel Program
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Bill Dethlefs
915-747-8600
1-866-GO-MINERS.
movinminers@utep.edu

Travel with the Movin’ Miners is a benefit of membership in the UTEP Alumni Association. Non-members can travel with us by becoming members of the Alumni Association (as either alumni or friends of the University). All prices are in U.S. dollars, and per person, based upon double occupancy unless otherwise stated, and subject to change until a deposit is made. Early deposits for all trips are highly recommended, as space is strictly limited and subject to availability.

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UPCOMING TRIPS
The Movin' Miners Travel Program is under evaluation; this page will be revised with new information as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, please send your contact information to movinminers@utep.edu or call (915)747-8600 to be notified when a new schedule becomes available. 

Join us for a 7-night Southern Caribbean Cruise departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday May 23, 2010 and returning Sunday May 30, 2010.

CRUISE ITINERARY

DAY       PORT             ARRIVE        DEPART

Sun.       San Juan                        10:00 P.M.

Mon.      St. Thomas   7:00 A.M.      5:00 P.M.

Tue.        Dominica      10:00 A.M.   6:00 P. M.

Wed.       Barbados      8:00 A.M.      5:00 P.M.

Thurs.     St. Lucia        8:00 A.M.      5:00 P.M.

Fri.          St. Kitts          8:00 A.M.      6:00 P.M.

Sat.         St.Maarten    7:00 A.M.      6:00 P.M.

For more information, click on the link below to download a brochure which contains a registration form for your convenience.

Southern Caribbean Cruise brochure


Other Travel Destinations in 2010

Bhutan: Land of The Thunder Dragon. A 14-day trip departs on September 14, 2010. Special itinerary includes a side trip to the Angkor Wat Temples in Cambodia, a UNESCO world heritage site. The itinerary will be posted soon.

Pricing: Double-occupancy per traveler, price is being finalized, estimated price $4,800.00, does not include roundtrip airfare from the U.S. to Bangkok, but does include airfare on Druk Air, the Royal Bhutanese Airline, to Paro, Bhutan to/from Bangkok.
A single supplement is an additional $1,549.00


Viva Italia: A 12-day journey departs on October 19, 2010 to visit the Italian cities of Venice, Florence, Rome and Sorrento.  It is an easy-paced introduction to the Italian culture, environment, history, and architecture. The itinerary will be posted soon.


Pricing: Double-occupancy per traveler, $3,492 includes round trip airfare from
El Paso and other key U.S. departure airports.
A single supplement is an additional $795.


Travel Destinations in 2011

Around the World by Private Jet:  A 22-day trip of a lifetime on a customized Boeing 757 that has a limited capacity of just 78 passengers.  Itinerary includes Machu Picchu, Peru; Easter Island, Chile; Samoa; The Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Angkor Wat Temples, Cambodia; the Taj Mahal, India; The Great Pyramids, Luxor, Egypt; Serengeti Plain, Tanzania; & Fez, Morocco. Two departure dates are scheduled; January 13, 2011 and October 28, 2011. This trip has sold out every time it has been offered! The informational brochure will be posted soon.
   
Pricing: Double-occupancy per traveler, $62,950 from Orlando, Fl. It does not include domestic air travel to the Orlando, FL point of departure.
A single supplement is an additional $8,150.

Insure Your Group or Individual Travel Experience

Since 2003, The UTEP Alumni Association Movin' Miners Travel Program has recommended Travel Insurance Services(TIS) to their participants. Founded in 1973, TIS provides travel insurance to thousands of alumni group travelers, and is also now available for your personal trips. Choose Travel Insurance Select for a comprehensive package including benefits for trip cancellation/interruption, medical expense, emergency medical evacuation, accidental death, baggage coverage and emergency assistance – or choose InterMedical for medical coverage only. Considered by us to be the best coverage available in the industry, you can now enjoy maximum benefits when you enroll within 15 days of making your initial trip deposit, whether for a UTEP trip or for personal travel. Click on the following links for more information and/or to enroll: 

Travel Insurance Select 
http://www.travelinsuranceservices.com/select/UTEP

InterMedical    
http://www.travelinsure.com/what/imedhigh.htm?32557

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