Travel Logistics and Itineraries for Business and Vacation Trips

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Business Travelers need efficient plans to meet trip objectives that may entail visiting several locations in a compressed period of time whereas family and group vacationers select destinations primarily on the basis of cultural, gastronomic, wellness and other preferences. 

The Logistics of Travel are defined as:

Anchoring your stays in strategic locations along planned trip routes conveniently located to local points of interest and minimizing the number of accommodation changes; hence, fewer times packing and unpacking and lowering accommodations and transport costs, in

Hub and Spoke Locations smaller towns, rural and urban areas with regional rail, bus, van, car and air connections strategically located within 200 or less miles of multiple larger cities and their attractions.

Sightseeing, meals and other planned events in a hub and spoke fashion, saving time and money, but also an opportunity to slow down and enjoy the places and the people you are visiting.

Mode of Transport selections are a function of number of persons, trip length as well as the time of year you are traveling. Rationalizing travel movements, ascertaining transport mode(s) availability and costs are the key to a successful trip planning.

There are many points of interest in the United States; all regions offer destinations rich in historic, cultural and culinary traditions. Some anchor locations from which you can base your travel movements:

Northeast Atlantic

The Lehigh and Delaware River Valley are the ideal anchor location if your interests include New York City and the Hudson Valley, Philadelphia and South Central Pennsylvania. For travel in Northern Virginia, Washington DC and North Carolina your anchors are Richmond, Fredericksburg and Manassas. 

American South

Louisville is centrally located along the Ohio River and is one America’s most accessible cities within a day’s drive of more than half the nation’s population. Further South, a Texas Trail puts you within reach of the Southwest and the southern Plains. Aberdeen Mississippi is the anchor to reach Mobile and New Orleans on the Gulf Coast as well as other Southern cities such as Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta. 

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Mid America

From North and South Dakota and Minnesota you can follow the route of the Empire Builder and explore the Northern Plains, Seattle, the US Northwest and the Rocky Mountains as well as the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, Alton and the Great River Road or explore Mississippi River Towns. 

US West

Lake Tahoe and Sacramento connect you with attractions in Nevada, the Bay Area and Pacific Coast, Southern California as well as Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Montana.