We love to tag each year with a unique label that we can forever remember just why that year was so unique. I can’t imagine a world without us reminding ourselves just why each year was so special, a world where a white Ford Broncos doesn’t make me think of my innocent youthful years of 1994, or hearing the word “poking” reminds me of how Mark Zuckerberg changed the world in 2004. For many, 2010 will be painted by their life-changing experience in Europe.

With that it is time to look in the shiny, reflective side-mirrors of Bus2alps 2010, where things are closer than they may appear, and rejoice at the all the memories we have made in Europe’s top destinations with some of the United States’ coolest people.

The year kicked off and ended with thousands of students from across Europe roaming the Alpine wonderland of Interlaken, Switzerland in search of beautiful scenery and powder. 2010 rolled through the adventure and thrills of Interlaken into Italy’s largest street festival, Venice Carnevale, followed by incredible spring break trips, including Greece (Athens, Corfu, and Aegina) and The Northern Loop (Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Paris), culminating with Easter Weekend in Corfu, Greece, where over 200 students were unleashed on a wild time of toga parties, booze cruises, and Greek love.

As the sun shone, destinations like The Amalfi Coast, French Riviera, Croatia and Cinque Terre brought us to Europe’s most beautiful beach spots. Of course, we would be reminisced to not dedicate part of this memoir of this thrill-packed year to the largest party in the world, Munich’s Oktoberfest. This year Bus2alps made our mark on Munich’s cherished festival. With 600 plus people strong, Bus2alps showed the Germans that those of us from the States do know how to party!

Despite the post-Oktoberfest haze, we continued Bus2alps and our guests continued our wonderful 2010 blitz on Europe, making return splashes to the Northern Loop and Greece for Fall Break. Bus2alps takes over Europe culminated with an incredible, family-style Thanksgiving dinner and weekend in Interlaken, and one last foray into Interlaken’s snow-covered winter wonderland.

2010 was as special year that Bus2alps will always remember. In 2010, Bus2alps launched began a full schedule of departures from Barcelona, Prague, Paris, and London, in addition to many successful new trips including The Northern Loop Spring Break, Croatia, Cinque Terre, and Florence & Tuscany. Most of all, Bus2alps will always remember 2010 for the thousands of awesome guests whose lives we had the privilege to be a part of.

Over opening up an intricately wrapped gift only to find another argyle sweater from the 1950s? Tired of not know what to give that college student who loves to travel?

This holiday get a Bus2alps Gift Voucher and receive the gift of Europe’s hottest destinations. Instead of giving or receive a ‘Mountain Scenery’ Calendar, have the opportunity to take pictures of the Swiss Alps.

Bus2alps Gifts Vouchers are available in denominations of €50, €100, €250, €500, and €1000 Euro, and are valid for any Bus2alps weekend, weeklong, and day trip. Purchase your Gift Voucher now, and receive a 5% discount off the voucher’s actual value. There is no limit to how many vouchers may be used in one purchase.

Don’t stress over having to ask for money to visit Europe’s best cities. Don’t spend time in the returns line at Kohl’s. Take advantage of the holiday season (and everyone’s generosity) and ask for a Bus2alps Gift Voucher this year!

Get this year’s top gift now at the Bus2alps shop!

Thats the first bus2alps.com branded bus – coming soon in florence!

Forget all about Cancun, pull yourself away from Jersey Shore reruns, get out of your hometown and head to Europe with Bus2alps this Spring Break for the most unforgettable vacation of your life. That’s right, Bus2alps is now offering Spring Break trips from the United States to Europe. Get ready for a week of wild partying, unique culture, beautiful sites, and history in some of Europe’s most amazing destinations.

European Spring Break 2011 trips to:

Rome, Florence, Venice & Milan
London, Paris & Amsterdam

See you in Europe,
The Bus2alps Crew
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The Best of Italy
Rome, Florence, Venice & Milan

Live the tastes, culture, architecture and scenery of iconic Italy. Dive into the festive and celebratory land of Italy and drift through the canals of Venice. Visit the playground of the Gladiators and the dressing room of fashion’s best. Discover the art of talking with your hands, the delight of perfectly cooked pasta, and the passion of Renaissance Art, all in the home of one of history’s most renowned empires.

Includes: Round trip luxury coach transport (with A/C, DVD, & bathroom), 3-Star City Center Hotel and top Hostel accommodation with your friends, breakfast, Bus2alps trip leader, Bus2alps informational guide.

Departing 2011: March 5, March 12, March 19

from €789*

Book this Spring Break now at www.bus2alps.com.

*prices exlude flights
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London, Paris & Amsterdam
8 days in Europe’s hottest cities

Get ready to visit three of Europe’s hottest cities. Start off touring the posh and historic world of England’s metropolitan mecca, London. Grab a pint, take in the chatter of Oxford English and trace time from the current royal family back to the raucous medieval times of Henry VIII. Navigate across the English Channel and experience the tale of the other city, Paris. Get romanced by the city of lights by immersing yourself in the proud Parisian culture, art, fashion and party scene. Wrap it all up in the ultra-liberal, free-spirited Amsterdam. Wander amongst the beautiful canals, tulips, and phenomenal Dutch architecture as you soak up the eclectic vice of Europe’s most unqiue city.

Includes: Eurostar train travel, airport transfers, New Europe Walking Tours, Hop on/Hop off bus pass (London & Paris), 3-Star City Center accommodation with your friends, breakfast, welcome dinner, a Bus2alps trip leader to organize all your activities, a Bus2alps destination guide.

Departing 2011: March 5, March 12, March 19

from € 849*

Book this Spring Break now at www.bus2alps.com.

*price excludes flights
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Booking your flight

Bus2alps recommends booking individual flights through the online student travel agency, StudentUniverse. Book your flight here and save $10.00.

Students on the European Spring Break trip to London, Paris, and Amsterdam will fly into the London Heathrow Airport to be picked up by your Bus2alps trip leader. Click here for more information on booking flights for this trip.

Students on the Best of Italy Spring Break trip will fly into the Rome Fiumocino airport and depart the following weekend from Milan Malpensa airport. Click here for more information on booking flights for this trip.

Group Flights Booking
Group of twelve or more, please contact info@bus2alps.com and let us know:

- who the main contact person for the group is<
- how many people are in the group
- what your departure city in the US is
- which trip and dates your group is booking.

Please refer to the Bus2alps website for all other information regarding flights or e-mail info@bus2alps.com with questions.
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Become a Campus Rep
Earn some cash for hooking up friend’s with Spring Break

Bus2alps currently has positions available throughout the United States for college students as “Campus Representatives”.

Earn commission for sharing your experiences with students back home who will be studying abroad and let everyone else know about the Bus2alps spring break trips from the US. Promote our trips on your own schedule using your networks on your college campus via facebook or face to face interaction with students.

Campus reps earn 5% commission on each trip booked under their code. It’s a great way to earn some extra cash while in school. It is also a great stepping stone for future employment with Bus2Alps if you are interested in interning in the future.

Send an e-mail to info@bus2alps.com.

Bus2Alps would first like to thank everyone who rode with us to such a fantastic summer session. Summer 2010 was full of unforgettable trips, and unforgettable people. We hope you all enjoyed your time abroad as much as you enjoyed your time traveling with us.

Now that you are back stateside you still have the chance to be involved with Bus2alps. Check out the info below for ways to stay connected with the # 1 Student Travel Company in Europe. We hope to see you all again soon on Bus2alps!

Safe Travels,

Joey, Britton, Lauren, Mike, Simon & the Entire Bus2alps Team

Become a Bus2alps Campus Rep

Bus2Alps has positions available throughout the US for college students as “Campus Reps”.

Earn Commission for sharing your experiences with students back home who will be studying abroad this Fall or Spring. Promote our trips on your own schedule using your networks on your college campus via facebook, or face to face. Campus reps earn 5% commission on each trip booked under their code. Its a great way to earn some extra cash while in school. It is also a great stepping  stone for future employment with Bus2Alps and is a sure way to get “a shoe in” if  you are interested in interning with Bus2Alps in the future.

For more info contact cj@bus2alps.com

NEW:  Bus2alps US Spring Break Trips to Europe

This Spring Break 2011 Bus2alps will launch their US 2 Europe Spring Break trips.

Get the chance to visit all of those cities you missed out on while you were here. Multi city tours include: Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Limerick, Rome, Florence, Milan, Barcelona, Venice, Madrid, Valencia and more.

Promote these tours as a Campus Rep and you could earn a FREE TRIP.
For more information please contact info@bus2alps.com

Bus2alps Ltd. organizes emergency transport for 200 Amercian students stranded in Munich
Students celebrating the annual Fruhlingsfest in Munich were among the thousands stranded this past weekend due to the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano ash cloud. Bus2alps Ltd, a Switzerland based student travel agency, made sure they got home in time for class on Monday.

Munich, Germany, April 18, 2010: This weekend more than 1,000 American study abroad students travelled from all over Europe to congregate at the opening weekend of Munich’s annual Frühlingsfest. This cultural weekend abroad suffered a major setback when the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano ash cloud shut down the surrounding airports and all departing flights were cancelled. Trains departing Munich were sold out in minutes leaving hundreds of students stranded in Munich with no confirmed date of departure, and no way to make it back for their last week of classes and final exams.

Swiss based student travel agency; Bus2Alps Ltd. had brought more than 150 passengers to the opening weekend of Frühlingfest. Bus2alps was quick to offer up the few empty seats on their buses returning to Italy. As word spread the main office was inundated with phone calls and emails from students and parents requesting help. While the head office fielded phone calls and assuaged the fears of worried parents, the Bus2Alps team in Munich began to organize more transport options. Together with help from Wombats and Jaegers youth hostels, Mike’s Bike Tours, and Seitz Reisen Bus2Alps was able to secure additional buses.

Capacity on the buses was filled as quickly as it was made available. By 10:00 am Sunday morning the Bus2Alps team had secured 4 extra buses to transport more than 200 students back to Barcelona, Florence and Rome in time for class on Monday morning.

When asked why Bus2Alps would go through this extra effort, founder Simon Okeeffe stated “We are the top student travel agency in Europe. We are dependent on students enjoying travel, and traveling safely. Regardless whether the students were our passengers or not, if we didn’t help out we would be breaking the trust we have with our clients, their parents, and their schools.”

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Media Contact:
Jonathan Fauver
Bus2Alps Ltd
Hauptstrasse 15
3800 Matten b. Interlaken
Switzerland
www.bus2alps.com
jon@bus2alps.com
Phone: +41 (0) 33 534 98 76
Skype: jonfauver

In the middle of updating our website today, I sat back for 5 minutes and just watched the header images scroll by on the new Bus2alps.com home page.  At that moment it really hit home, what an amazing line-up of trips Bus2Alps has during the fall semester 2009.  All I can say is; “I wish I were a student studying in Europe Fall 2009!”

This fall Bus2alps will bring you to Europe’s best mountains, beaches, cities, and villages.  Along the way you will:

• Sing drinking songs at Oktoberfest with Germans in lederhosen
• Walk through history behind the Iron Curtain
• Wear a pink toga and drink ouzo while a Greek man smashes a plate on your head
• Jump out of a perfectly good airplane
• Learn to surf
• Go cliff diving into the Bay of Naples
• Sample limoncello where it is made
• Walk along docks full of super yachts and sit next to the rich and famous
• Listen to Mozart in his home town
• Ski the Alps
• Stroll across the Charles Bridge in the Golden City
• Meet the Green Fairy
• and much more!

Make new friends, meet up with old ones, and experience Europe to its fullest.  Travel is one of the best things you can do in your life.  It is about experiencing new things, seeing new places, meeting new people.  Bus2alps makes it easy, fun, safe and affordable.  You will be a better person for it.

Not convinced yet?  Take five minutes, go to www.bus2alps.com, and just watch the pictures.  Then get back to us when you are ready.

Best wishes and safe travels,

Jon Fauver