Editor's Note: A previous version of this release contained incorrect information on the annual membership fees for the Purdue Alumni Association in the fourth paragraph. The correct information is in this release.

August 13, 2008

Purdue Alumni Association offers camaraderie, sightseeing in 2009

Both national and international locations are offered throughout the year, with trips designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes and budgets, said Kirk Cerny, executive director and chief executive officer of the alumni association.

"We have some longer tours that offer once in a lifetime chances to see remote and exotic destinations," Cerny said. "Other tours are shorter and tailored more toward the budget-conscious consumer. The greatest benefit for most travelers is the ability to travel with a group of Purdue alumni and friends."

 At least one member of a traveling party must be a member of the Purdue Alumni Association. Annual membership costs $50 and is open to alumni as well as the general public.

The 2009 travel schedule includes the following tours:

January

* Copper Canyon and the Sea of Cortez

* Cruise the Panama Canal Aboard the Crystal Symphony

* Discovery Down Under: Australia and New Zealand

February

* Tanzania Safari During the Great Migration

* Coastal Life Cruising Thailand and the Malay Peninsula

* Legends of the Nile

March

* Island Life in Tahiti and French Polynesia

* Treasures of Argentina and Chile

April

* Alumni Campus Aboard - Saxony Cruise on the Elbe River

* Village Life in Holland and Belgium

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Lucca

* Jewels of the Mediterranean

May

* Best of the Mediterranean

* Singapore to Dubai on Crystal

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Spain: Barcelona and San Sebastian

* Galapagos Aboard the National Geographic Islander

* The Blue Voyage - Legendary Turkey and the Turquoise Coast

June

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Bohemia

* The Great Journey through Europe

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Tuscany

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Swiss Alps and Italian Lakes

* Cruising the Baltic Sea and the Norwegian Fjords

July

• Passage of Peter the Great

• Alumni Campus Abroad - Rhine River

August

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Iceland

* The Great Lakes - Voyage through North America's Inland Sea

* Alaska Discovery

* Celtic Lands

September

* Cruise the Black Sea on Crystal Serenity

* Dubai

* Ancient Wonders of the Mediterranean

* Croatia and Venetian Treasurers

* China, Tibet and the Yangtze River

* Village Life in the Cotswolds

* Romance of the Blue Danube

October

* River Life in Burgundy and Provence

* Enchanting Ireland

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Provence

* In the Wake of Lewis and Clark

* Alumni Campus Abroad - Amalfi

* Cultural Capitals of Russia

November

* Dynamic Beijing

For more information or to request a brochure, contact the alumni association at (800) 414-1541 or (765) 494-5175, or e-mail alumnitours@purdue.edu. The complete travel guide is included in the July/August version of the Purdue Alumnus magazine and also can be viewed online at https://www.purduealum.org/tours.

Writer: Tanya Brown, (765) 494-2079, tanyabrown@purdue.edu

Source: Kirk Cerny, (765) 494-0764, kcerny@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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