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trip planner Contents GROUP TRAVEL 4 Ask the Experts CC FLICKR/S.J. PINKNEY: bit.ly/2aB1eM4 Three experts share their thoughts on multigenerational tours and the family travel market. 8 I Want to Go There Take a look at unique group experiences at 21 top destinations around the world. 80 Insider Insights 8 Travel industry veteran Jim Warren of Anderson Vacations details trends in today’s tours and the advantages of getting help from tour operators. EXPERIENCE 34 Historical Attractions Estates of distinction | The tale of the Texas plains 39 Shopping RICHARD TERMINE Shopping venues provide ‘on your own’ time 40 Theaters and Performance From Cirque to symphony in the U.S. West | They say the neon lights are bright, beyond Broadway | How do you get to Carnegie Hall? (And what do you do once you get there?) 40 45 Lodging Graceland gives guests new lodging options | Town Pump has you covered out West 46 Museums TRIANGLE X FLOAT TRIPS Pacific Science Cent er to debut Terracotta Warriors exhibit | ‘New curiosity’ about Ali Center | Wyoming’s museums celebrate the history of the West | Tee it up at the World Golf Hall of Fame 52 Casinos The Sun also rises | Down in the Bayou | Way to go, Idaho! 57 57 Sightseeing Ready for a spray-cation? | A rail of a time | Rafting adventures abound in Wyoming | Oh, the sights you’ll see ON THE COVER Great views of the Adriatic Sea and the walled fortress around Dubrovnik’s Old City area, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, await at the top of Mount Srdj. Photo: CC WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/ S.J. PINKNEY: bit.ly/2aB1eM4 RESOURCES About the National Tour Association 62 Sponsoring Tour Operators 63 Tour Operator Guide 65 Ad Index 79 NTA has used images existing in the public domain or made available from sources including, but not limited to, Flickr and Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons Attribution Generic License. The full text of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License is available at http://bit.ly/1gDYjzM. Images used may have been altered by cropping or adjusted for contrast, saturation, size, color, clarity or otherwise digitally manipulated to meet design specifications. NTA’s use of Creative Commons and public domain images does not constitute or suggest the licensor’s explicit or implied endorsement of the NTA Trip Planner, its content, staff, contributors, advertisers or any other use by the NTA Trip Planner. ntaonline.com 3