KRISTA'S COMMENTS
I have lived in the Golden Belt area for 30 years and have been employed with American State Bank since November 2002 as the Coordinator for the American Eagle Club. I love traveling and planning trips and feel so fortunate to have met so many fun people in my job. The assistance that our club has received from the professional staff of Cheyenne Travel has made it possible to travel to Hawaii, Alaska, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, British Isles, China, Russia, Greece and South Africa. And in 2012, we'll accomplish Travel's Ultimate Achievement of traveling to all Seven Continents when we "go away" to Antarctica -- thus storing up memories for a lifetime. Also, I'm excited to announce that we will also be featuring a "Classic" experience of California in April of 2012. We'll stay in one top-of-the-line hotel accommodation in the Sacramento area and then be privately chauffeured daily (returning each evening to our waiting hotel rooms) to places like, San Francisco, the Big Redwoods, Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe, and much more.
But there's more for 2012. We've added Iceland (National Geographic Traveler names this country and its capital city the top tourist destinations for 2012.) Also just added is a cruise on America's original superhighway - the Mississippi River - aboard the newly christened reborn Grand American Queen.
Check out all these exciting opportunities by clicking the picture links at the right of this page. Doing so will take you to a detailed brochure.
KRISTA SMITH, American Eagle Club Coordinator
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TRAVELING TOGETHER IS FUN AND REWARDING
THE BEST OF THE RHINE RIVER ABOARD AVALON'S "FELICITY" Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland were experienced from the comfort and ease of a luxurious river cruise ship by this group of intrepid group of American Eagle Club travelers. The time of late September - early October, 2011 lent itself nicely to create a true European fall experience. Extensive "included" sightseeing was part of this "all inclusive" travel experience. Special among these special experiences were: a tour of the Anne Frank home, a special excursion to the Zaanse Schans where the windmills of the "real Holland" were experienced, the Gutenberg Museum, a special bonus excursion to the Alsace wine region, the famous Black Forest, and more. Highlight cities included Amsterdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Rudesheim, Mainz, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Breisach, and Basel.
SOUTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE, & BOTSWANA EXPERIENCED IN 2011 With wild animal safaris, lush agricultural areas, major metropolitan cities, and truly significant destinations being combined with natural wonders, like Victoria Falls and the largest concentration of wild elephants in the world, our special group of American Eagle Club travelers enjoyed a truly great travel experience with enough memories to fill a lifetime.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA & THE PEA BOATS OF SHEN NONG STREAM The American Eagle Club enjoyed an indepth travel experience of China with an extension in Hong Kong. China was experienced shortly after the Olympics and everything was at the peak of cleanliness and beauty. Superlatives were everywhere with favorite activities being almost impossible to designate because there were so many. Ancient sites, rural villages, and large cities were included, along with an extensive cruise on the Yangtze River and through the famous 3 Gorges. In these photos American Eagle Club members relax "on" The Great Wall and get their feet wet "in" the famous Pea Boats of Shen Nong Stream.
AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB MEMBERS EXPERIENCE CHICAGO Pictured in front of the city's famous Buckingham Fountain located in Grant Park, the group recently returned from an exciting experience that included extensive sightseeing, a lake dinner cruise, a traditional German meal at the famous Berghoff Restaurant, Chicago's original "deep dish" pizza at Gino's, the original Chicago hot dog, a trip to the top of the Sears Tower, and the cities major museums.
AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB MEMBERS EXPERIENCE IRELAND, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & WALES Krista Smith hosted an in depth tour throughout the British Isles for this American State Bank and Trust travel club. In cooperation with Please Go Away™ Vacations 17 "bonus inclusions just for our select group" were added to an already outstanding travel itinerary, making a "travel treasure" that promises to be one long remembered by all who participated. Anne Hathaway's Cottage forms the back drop of this group photo taken within the cottage's English garden.
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American Eagle Club is the very active membership organization of American State Bank & Trust Company. Krista Smith is the club's director.
Available to all members and their families, the multi-tiered travel benefits program (with special savings, bonuses and perks for AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB members) consists of:
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A series of select personally hosted experiences featuring both short and longer itineraries; with convenient Kansas departure points, and which offer the comfort, safety, savings, security, camaraderie and ease of group travel. Special considerations are present for those members who may not, for whatever reason, have a traveling companion. Among past highly-successful departures have been: America's Canyonlands, Hawaii Cruise, The Best of New York City, Daniel O'Donnell in Branson, Blue Danube River Cruise, Alaska Adventure, Australia / New Zealand, China, Greece and South Africa.
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A wide-ranging separate program designed for those members who prefer non-group experiences. This is ideal for individuals, couples, families and friends that prefer to have more freedom in travel, while at the same time having the ease, savings and security of leisure vacation and cruise packages arranged for them by someone who is "right here" before, during and after their travels to address any questions or concerns that arise.
View Photo Shows of your friends and neighbors! You can see them enjoying themselves on previous American Eagle Club travel experiences by clicking on the following underlined links. When the clicked Photo Show page opens it will take a few seconds for it to begin to play. Enjoy!
Also, click on the following links to view specific current examples and information on upcoming departures.
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