admin – Starr Tours & Charters https://www.starrtours.com Bus Charter & Bus Tours in New Jersey, Philadephia, New York and Delaware Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:22:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.11 The Origin of Memorial Day https://www.starrtours.com/blog/memorial-day-origin/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/memorial-day-origin/#respond Fri, 26 May 2017 13:59:32 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4733 Memorial Day, originally called ‘Decoration Day’, is a day of remembrance for those who have died while in our nation’s service, and to commemorate those who served and have passed on. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/memorial-day-origin/feed/ 0 Kutztown Folk Festival https://www.starrtours.com/blog/kutztown-folk-festival/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/kutztown-folk-festival/#comments Fri, 19 May 2017 17:07:50 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4711 Starting a new job certainly has its pluses and minuses.  One of those minuses is that you need to wait for vacation time to accumulate before you can take time off of work.  I was a little concerned about this until I started my new position with Starr (in October 2015) and I learned about […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/kutztown-folk-festival/feed/ 2 Off to the Races with Starr’s First Trip to the Kentucky Derby https://www.starrtours.com/blog/off-races-starrs-first-trip-kentucky-derby/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/off-races-starrs-first-trip-kentucky-derby/#comments Fri, 05 May 2017 13:01:58 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4689 I was very happy to be the tour coordinator assigned to Starr’s first bus trip to the Kentucky Derby departing on May 3, 2017. Working on a new tour is very interesting, challenging and inspiring – and this tour was no exception. This new tour had been “in the works” for more than 2 years and […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/off-races-starrs-first-trip-kentucky-derby/feed/ 2 Savannah & Charleston… A Must Do Trip! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:33:38 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4646 One of the first multi-day trips by bus I escorted as a Tour Director for Starr, about 12 years ago, was to Savannah and Charleston.  I had never been to either city before but had heard so much about both southern destinations. I was excited to go and, of course, so were my passengers.  Savannah […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/wipe-your-feet/feed/ 0 From Sea to Shining Sea and Memories in Between https://www.starrtours.com/blog/cross-country-memories/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/cross-country-memories/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:19:16 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4518 Escorting passengers three times on Starr’s Cross Country tour has touched me with so many terrific memories. Of course, there were the famous landmarks beginning with the Gateway Arch in Missouri, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Old Faithful in Wyoming, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Not to […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/cross-country-memories/feed/ 4 Mid-Atlantic Maritime Magic https://www.starrtours.com/blog/mid-atlantic-maritime-magic/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/mid-atlantic-maritime-magic/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:55:28 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4472 My name is Jan Berger and I am one of the Tour Coordinators in Starr’s Tour Operations Department. Around this time of the year, my fellow Tour Coordinators and I are busy working on the itineraries and reservation details for the upcoming tour season. One of the new tours in my area of responsibility is […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/motorcoach-safety-update/feed/ 1 Conquering The Arch https://www.starrtours.com/blog/conquering-the-arch/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/conquering-the-arch/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:15:36 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4406 As the Tour Director for the 26-day Cross Country By Bus tour, I have had the opportunity to experience the wonders of our great country along with our Starr guests and my partner, our Starr Driver.  At times, it was simply looking out the window of the coach and relishing in the sights of the […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/conquering-the-arch/feed/ 5 Hanukkah Memories by Allison Berger https://www.starrtours.com/blog/hanukkah-memories-allison-berger/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/hanukkah-memories-allison-berger/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:23:46 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4324 Nearly every Jewish holiday can be summed up with the statement “They tried to get rid of us, they didn’t, so let’s eat” and Hanukkah is no exception! Hanukkah in the Jewish tradition is not at all about gifts. In truth, it’s a very minor holiday! Hanukkah is the story of a tribe of warriors […]

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