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Hideaways International Gives Travelers The "Aficionado Advantage"

Traveling can be hard work. Between the packing and unpacking, there's lugging, pulling, pushing, waiting, interpreting, guessing, and sometimes even arguing. Well, that's one version of travel. The Hideaways Aficionado Club introduces passionate travelers to a more stylish variety of vacationing with carefully chosen escapes, VIP perks, insider's insight, and the kind of red carpet reception that's usually reserved for Republicans, royalty, and rock stars.

"Why do people travel?" asks Mike Thiel, Founder and President of the 27-year-old Hideaways International. "Because the human spirit longs to see new places, have new experiences, meet new people. But many don't travel as well as they could because they don't have the insight or special entrée that others do. The Hideaways Aficionado Club gives that edge to everyone. We call it the Aficionado Advantage."

Members of The Hideaways Aficionado Club receive a bevy of travel perks and benefits like privileged access to international villas and the getaways in The Hideaways Collection--hotels, resorts, and yacht-like cruise ships that Mike and other Hideaways "Ambassadors" have enjoyed and recommend; insight into top travel destinations and lodgings through distinctive travel publications; weekly travel updates and special deals through entertaining and educational electronic newsletters; very personal travel planning with their very own travel consultant; and a plethora of "rich & famous" bennies like room upgrades, early check-in, and complimentary experience-based perks like dinner for two on the beach.

"Together, those benefits are the steak," says Mike. "Granted, it's top-of-the-line sirloin. But why people join and remain members is for the sizzle. For the impact Hideaways Aficionado Membership has on their vacations overall . . . for all the little details that, together, translate into the kind of unforgettable travel experiences most people only dream of. And, okay, part of it is the 'green factor.' You know, making their friends envious of their exceptional escapes."

Edited by Erika Wright

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