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Travel Like a Rock Star with Preferred Perks

090720_preferredApple Vacations offers something unique in the travel industry - a first class experience for much less than a first class plane ticket. Check it out - with your Apple vacation on USA3000 Airlines, for an additional $39 per person, round trip, you can:

  • Use the preferred (first class) check-in line at the airport
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Confirm Your Travel Documents

090713_documents1Customer Care is not just here to take care of issues that might pop up while you are on vacation; we are also here to prevent those same issues from happening in the future to other customers.  As Manager of Customer Care at Apple Vacations, I try to be proactive when it comes to improving our products and services. I spend a lot of time reporting back to the hotels and our representatives about what we can do even better.   …Read More>>

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Why Apple Vacations?

090706_applelogoIn this day and age of competitive pricing and Internet deals, some people might still ask, “Why should I choose Apple Vacations”?

First, 40 years of doing what we do is key (many say Apple Vacations has not only set the bar, but perfected the act). We’ve handled millions of passengers and we know how to do it well. Our vertical integration means there is quality control at most every step of your vacation (our sister companies include USA3000 Airlines and AMResorts, which manage the Secrets, Dreams, and Zoetry Resorts brands).

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Understanding Apple’s Hotel Rating System

When you are looking for the right hotel on AppleVacations.com, you will notice we use our own ratings system as a guide to the hotels we sell, in an effort to give our customers as much information as possible to make the best hotel choice. I will often get asked, “What is the difference between a 2 Apple hotel and a 6 Apple hotel? What is a “Red” Apple versus a “Golden” Apple? What does a + sign mean? How do I know which is the best hotel for my needs?”. Here’s how I respond. …Read More>>

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Why Protect Your Vacation Investment?

090622_avokApproximately 80% of Apple Vacations travelers choose to buy “AVOK” travel protection when offered at the time of booking.  The other 20% who do not are under the mistaken impression that the only reason they need this coverage is if they were to cancel their trip.  As most are anxiously awaiting their anticipated vacation, they think “I have no intention of canceling, I don’t need insurance”.  Inevitably, it is these same would-be travelers that will wind up breaking a leg the day before they are supposed to travel, or worse yet experience the death of someone close to them.  Unfortunately, the vacation they have dreamed about for so long has now become a nightmare, and instead of lying on a tropical beach somewhere, they are in the hospital or at a loved one’s funeral.  The sad fact is that for these passengers who elected not to purchase AVOK , there is no way to redeem their trip at a later date! However, those who did elect insurance can still look forward to their long anticipated vacation at no additional cost to them (other than the initial cost of insurance $49 - $99 depending on duration, etc) *.
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