Merle Freeman of Marina Del Rey, California, well remembers the time she laid eyes on Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A longtime Sports Travel and Tours participant, she was in Pittsburgh on one of the many sports trips she took with her mother. They were staying in the same hotel as the baseball players, […]
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Baseball Fans Flock to Cooperstown for Hall of Fame Induction
Fifty-six-year-old John Werner of Newark, Delaware, has been a tour guide with Sports Travel and Tours for 15 years and has plenty of stories to show for it. Some of his favorite memories were made in Cooperstown, New York, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. On one occasion, John met Dave Winfield, a […]
Read MoreBuilding Relationships is the Greatest Part of Sports Trips
Billy Canavan of Las Vegas, Nevada, became a tour host for Sports Travel and Tours 20 years ago, and he says that the trips are more about the traveling experience in general than they are about specific moments. “I make these relationships with people, and that’s a big deal,” Billy says. “I take their pleasure […]
Read MoreCome for the Baseball, Stay for the Culture
Jeff Katz is a diehard baseball fan, so it makes sense that in his younger days, he was a faithful visitor to Cooperstown, New York. For 20 years, he’d come for a day trip to check in at the Baseball Hall of Fame and visit Doubleday Field. Jeff parked near the town offices and spent […]
Read MoreVeteran Tour Host Recounts Memorable Moments in Cooperstown
Billy Canavan of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been to over a dozen Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., making him the perfect tour host for this year’s Induction Plus trip offered by Sports Travel and Tours. The trip, which is scheduled from July 22-28, will feature three games at three different ballparks […]
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