Bon voyage

ISBA members who have contemplated joining President Irene F. Bahr on her spring travel program to Provence and the French Riviera should move quickly to assure availability of air and hotel ac--commodations.

To obtain information or make advance reservations, call GoNext, the ISBA-affiliated travel coordinator, at (800) 842-9023. Brochures are available in ISBA offices.

The presidential travel program will take place from April 20 to 28. It is offered at the price of $2,149 per person, double occupancy (plus taxes), with Chicago departure, or $2,279 from St. Louis.

Highlights are transatlantic airfare to Marseilles and return from Nice, first-class hotels for three nights at Avignon in Provence and four nights at Juan-les-Pins on the Riviera, scenic transfer via Port Grimaud, daily buffet breakfasts, a welcome reception and farewell dinner.

Several optional excursions will be offered. A daily itinerary follows.

April 20 – Departing flights, arriving April 21 in Marseilles for transfer to hotel in Avignon and welcoming reception.

April 22 – Excursion to Avignon, Nimes and Pont du Gard.

April 23 – Excursion, Scenes of Inspiration.

April 24 – Transfer to Juan-les-Pins hotel via Port Grimaud.

April 25 – Excursion to Monte Carlo in Monaco.

April 26 – Excursion to Nice, St-Paul-de-Vence and Eze.

April 27 – Excursion to St. Tropez and Cannes, followed by farewell dinner, and return flights from Nice on April 28.

GoNext also offers information on several other 2007 tours with departures from Chicago and St. Louis. Tentative prices on the following are per person, double occupancy (plus taxes), with round-trip air transportation, first class hotel accommodations, and ground transfers.

Sensational Spain (9 days, 7 nights) April and May – Includes Spain's majestic capital of Madrid, and Mediterranean landscapes of Costa del Sol, the country's glorious sun coast; $2,299.

Treasures of China and Yangtze River Cruise (13 days, 11 nights) April to June – Includes visits to the capital in Beijing, historic Xi'an and Shanghai; $3,299.

Costa Mediterranea Greek Isles Cruise and Venice (12 days and 10 nights) May – Includes Bari, Katakolon, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes and Dubrovnik; from $3,095.

Costa Concordia Western Medi-ter-ranean Cruise and Rome (12 days and 10 nights) May – Includes Genoa, Barcelona, Mallorca, Tunis, Valletta and Palermo; from $3,095.

Spectacular South Africa (12 days and 10 nights) May – Includes Cape Town, observing nature in a private game reserve, and other wonders; $4,199 (an extension to Victoria Falls is available).

Germany and the Czech Republic (9 days and 7 nights) September and October – Includes Koblenz on the scenic Rhine River and the golden city of Prague, the Czech capital; $1,799.

Dynamic Beijing (eight days and six nights) November – Includes historic architectural wonders in the heart of China's ancient and diverse land; $1,599.