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It is with great pride and pleasure that we bring you the latest edition of The Traveler including your invitation to Spring Preview Day.  The date of June 8 just happens to coincide with Sports Leisure’s 45^th anniversary.  We hope you will join us for the celebration!  RSVP required – read about it on page 1.

New Vacations begin on page 11 featuring in-state trips to Mammoth, Mono Lake, Bodie and Hollywood, along with holiday adventures featuring Hearst Castle, Cambria, Solvang, Santa Barbara and The Ritz on Half Moon Bay.  Cruise fans will want to jump aboard the extremely well-priced repositioning cruise on Holland America’s Zaandam.  Our ever-popular Key West trip is also herein, heading out in January 2025.

Looking for holiday season travel a bit farther from home?  Consider our annual journey to Thanksgiving in New York featuring two Broadway shows and the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular.  A more homespun holiday experience is yours in the Appalachian Mountains with visits to Asheville, Dollywood and Nashville.

You’ll find pages of new Daycations with a spotlight on live theatre in the region through September.  We’re especially excited about a trip to Richmond focusing on the contribution of women during WWII.  All hail Rosie the Riveter!

Wishing you and yours a happy springtime. We look forward to seeing you on the road, rails and water soon. Your next vacation is only a phone call away!

Bunnies are bouncing, tulips are budding...and we're welcoming the springtide with several new tours!  We are also happy to announce 40 Years of Sports Leisure Travel! Join us for a celebratory lunch. Reservations are limited; details are on the first page.

Dear Sports Leisure Travelers:

Below is the latest edition of our newsletter, The Traveler.  Some readers of this newsletter attended our recent Spring/Holiday Preview Day at KVIE, where many of the new trips were rolled out.  I won't lie to you, some of the tour listed in this newsletter have very limited space left, in some cases only a couple of seats.  A couple sold out and are not listed.  Our office hours are 9am - 3:30pm, M-F, if you want you jump on a tour or tours now.  There are also a couple of new baseball day trips on the schedule, as almost all of the previously announced trips are sold out.  Mariea has also added a host of new day trips.

Don't be afraid to put your name on a wait list if your requested trip is full.  History tells us about 2/3 of the people on a wait list get an opportunity to take the tour at some point.  

There will be an "in between" informal newsletter at the end of July/first part of August.  The 2026 Tour Catalog will roll out at Tour Preview Day on Saturday, September 20th.

Thank you for your support and referrals to friends and relatives.  We are extremely proud to be your hometown tour company, supporting things in the community that are important to all of us.  I was reminded, as the Loaves and Fishes man joyfully placed the donated diapers and pet food into his truck at Preview Day, that small groups of people, working together, can make a difference in the community.  Your, our travelers, have proved that over and over again.  The sales of tours are wonderful, but seeing all of you at events or on the road, watching you rise to support important causes, reminds me this company is a little different than the rest.

Hope to see you on tour or on the radio (Saturdays at 11am) soon.

Mark

Butchart Gardens in the Fall!

@ Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

Seats are Club Level in either section 224 or 229 (in the shade by game time).

Click here to view the 2022 Dream Book

25th Annual Christmas Mystery Tour

Featuring three days cruising the San Juan Island aboard the Salish Express.

In Sausalito

Hello Sports Leisure Travelers and Friends,

Here’s a quick between-publications update from your partners in travel at Sports Leisure Vacations. Work is already underway on the next publication which is none other than our 2026 Dream Book. The working title is BEYOND BORDERS. We live in a great big state, nation and world. How far you go is only limited by your dreams. Let us take you to the next border and beyond!  Our tour catalogue for the coming year will be chock full of new destinations and returning favorites. It will be mailed and e-mailed to ALL active Travel Club members in late September.

As always, you’re invited to spend a few hours with us to receive tour information in advance of that mailing. Tour Preview Day is Saturday, September 20 with two 2-hour sessions starting at 10am and 12:30pm. We will return this year to The Sophia, home of the B. Street Theatre, located in downtown Sacramento on the corner of Capitol Avenue and 27th Street. Parking is available for a nominal fee in the garage behind the building. Complimentary shuttle service is also available. Your RSVP is required to attend and/or ride the shuttle. Read all the details on Pages 2-3.

We’re saving most of our new departures for Tour Preview Day, but included one carrot in these pages to whet your appetite. And what a carrot it is! A $550 million renovation has just been completed on an old friend - The Hotel del Coronado. It’s been a minute and we’re eager to return. How about you? It’s all on Page 4.

Mariea and May have an exciting selection of new Daycations & Theatre Outings running through the holidays. Check them out on Pages 8-11.

We look forward to seeing you on the road and at The Sophia soon! Until then…

Featuring Goodsprings, Rhyolite, Gold Point, Goldfield, Tonopah, Manhattan, Belmont and the Extraterrestrial Highway

Hello Sports Leisure Travelers and Friends,

Here’s a quick in-between-publications update from your partners in travel at Sports Leisure Vacations. Inside you’ll find your invitation to attend our annual Spring/Holiday Preview Day scheduled for Saturday, April 4 at the PBS KVIE Studios. There are two morning sessions at 9:30 and 11:30 for you to choose from, and complimentary shuttle service is offered for those who need a ride. Your attendance and/or shuttle ride requires a reservation, so give us a call. Participation is strictly limited to 200 per session and 55 per shuttle, so don’t delay. Call Sports Leisure today.

What exactly is Spring/Holiday Preview Day you might ask? It’s held every spring and is our opportunity to roll out all Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s-themed tours for the upcoming holiday season. In addition, winter tours to Key West, Yellowstone, Alaska/Aurora Borealis, Yosemite (staying at the Ahwahnee!) and Hawaii will be introduced. Finally, we give everyone gathered a preview of what we have in the pipeline for 2027 and beyond. Read all about it on pages 1-2.

Beyond that you’ll find a selection of new Daycations and Theatre Outings on page 3, and a summary of space-available tours from our 2026 Dream Book after that. As a special bonus fast-forward to the end and find the itinerary for Donnie’s newest dream vacation to Japan! If the Far East is on your radar screen, this is one trip you will not want to miss! 

Most sincerely,
YOUR Sports Leisure Team

A triumphal return to the Grand Lady of Yosemite

You’ve driven over it and alongside it so now it is time to cruise on it! 

The BEST way to get to the ballpark in San Francisco has been with Sports Leisure Vacations, which allows you to travel to games in comfort without the challenges of traffic, tolls, gas, and parking! 

Wake up to the waves

Your Winter Wonderland on the Coast

It's the most wonderful time of the year for visiting the Big Apple!

Visit Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown and Nantucket

Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devils Tower Nat'l Monument, and Spearfish Canyon

An experience-filled sojourn in this popular Iberian wonderland

For those who love the unusual and seek adventure "From Ancient Ruins to Ocean Views - One Journey, Endless Wonders"