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NFL fans have entered the final stretch until Super Bowl XLV. With huge numbers of fans expected to arrive in Dallas later this week, Super Bowl XLV is promising to be one of the most watched games in recent memory. Great Atlantic Travel still has availability for our Super Bowl Packages as well as tickets only at prices that cannot be beat. Don't wait too long because tickets and packages are flying of the shelf.

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The 2011 PGA season got underway three weeks ago, but did anybody notice? No, but nobody notices the NBA, NHL, or NCAA during the NFL playoffs either. This weekend the NFL is off (the Pro Bowl doesn't count) before nonstop coverage of the Super Bowl, just in time for the return of world's most notorious golfer, Tiger Woods ranked #3 in the world. Tiger ended 2010 with a good tournament including shooting a 59 in one round before somehow going three months without a peep. Tiger even showed a little effort to gain fans back by joining the circus that is Twitter. He showed a sense of humor referring to a skit Dave Chapelle did on him in a mock draft of bi-racial celebrities. I have never rooted for Tiger before, not because of his downfall, but because he just seemed too good to be true, same with Michael Jordan, Lebron, and any Dallas Cowboys player of the 90's. However I am going against my feelings of 8 years and will be rooting for him, not only now but for the future. I still would prefer to see Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and Anthony Kim fighting for the tournament wins, but none of their victories would be as meaningful as a win with Tiger in the hunt. His first round at this week's Farmers insurance Open was a decent 69 where he was more than composed despite clearly not having his short game - like most of last year. However in Round 2 Tiger so far is -3 and making a run back in the top 10 where other top golfers reside like Kim, Mickelson, and Johnson. If Tiger ends up winning this weekend, don't be surprised to see him on the front page cover of every newspaper in the country. This year the NFL gave us an amazing comeback story in Michael Vick. Although unparalleled in situations they brought on themselves, can Tiger bring back his name to the headlines again - only this time for the right reasons? Can't Wait to See.

See for yourself if Tiger can win his first major in 2 years at Augusta with our Masters Packages or Masters Badge Only Options.

Outside Online has a great slideshow highlighting New Zealand's Top Adventures. This slideshow takes you on a tour of how exciting New Zealand is. It is truly an adventure traveler's dream destination. But when combined with the Rugby World Cup, New Zealand offers everyone a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Great Atlantic Travel is here to help you live that dream. With an ever-increasing range of Rugby World Cup packages, Great Atlantic Travel is sure to have what you are looking for. Below are some of our most popular packages.

• Rugby World Cup 2011 & South Pacific
• Free Wheeler Packages with Three Matches
• Luxury Yachts for Semi-Finals, Bronze Final or Final
• Final Round Packages

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Just days away from the Conference Championship weekend, Great Atlantic Travel has released our updated Three Night Super Bowl Packages. These once in a lifetime experiences start from $3,900 per person based on double occupancy and include three nights' accommodations at the Embassy Suites, reserved NFL Super Bowl game ticket, daily breakfast, daily cocktail reception, admission to the NFL Experience, and all taxes and service charges. Seat upgrades are available at additional cost as well as admission to any of the several Super Bowl week parties that will be going on in the Dallas area. With this being the first Super Bowl in Dallas and the outstanding home of the Dallas Cowboys, demand will be as high as ever, especially with four of the NFL's most followed teams still alive for the Lombardi Trophy. Don't risk buying tickets from a source you aren't familiar with hoping to get tickets in time, order from Great Atlantic Travel where you will get personal service and the package you'd expect from a specialized international sports tour company with over 30 years of experience!

We are already just 500 days away from the 2012 UEFA Euro Cup featuring Europe's best football/soccer teams. Spain has owned the soccer world recently winning both the 2008 Euro Cup in Switzerland/Austria as well as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. However Spain is not the only team to start the Euro Cup qualifying round firing on all cylinders. Here's a quick rundown on where the teams stand after 3-5 matches by each team

Group A - 2010 World Cup 3rd place finishers and 2008 Euro Cup runners up Germany are hot once again as they are 4 for 4 (12 points) so far behind a streaking Miroslav Klose (6 goals). Austria (7 pts) Turkey (6 pts), and Belgium (5 pts) are all still in contention while underdogs Azerbaijan (3 pts) and Kazakhstan (0 pts) need to win out with lots of help.

Group B - High powered Russia (9 pts) has one more win than the 3 way tie behind them Ireland (7 pts), Armenia (7 pts), and Slovakia (7 pts). From (4 pts) and Andorra (0 pts) basically need a miracle to make the Euro Cup.

Group C - Italy leads the group with 10 points in a group they should run away with while Slovenia (7 pts) is in second over Estonia (6 pts), Northern Island (5 pts), Serbia (4 pts), and last place Faroe Islands (1 pt).

Group D - Coming off a nightmare World Cup, France started off their newly formed team and coach with a 0-1 defeat at home to Belarus, however they have won all 3 since and lead Group D with 9 points. Belarus is closely behind with 8 points, followed by Albania (5 pts), Bosnia & Herzegovina (4 pts), Romania (2 pts), and 6th place Luxemburg (1 pt).

Group E - The World Cup runners up Netherlands are off to a great start as expected winning all 4 matches, leading with 12 points. Three teams are fighting for seconsd place Hungary (9 pts), Sweden and Moldova with 6 points each. Out of contention is Finland with 3 points and San Marino who have lost all 5 matches (0 pts).

Group F - Croatia is on track to a return to the Euro Cup for them and their lovely fans as they have 10 points, 2 ahead of Greece, followed by Georgia (6 pts), Israel (4 pts), Latvia (4 pts), and Malta (0 pts).

Group G - Montenegro has been the talk of the tournament so far with 10 points and looking down at underachieving England (7 pts) who still is in good position to qualify. Switzerland and Bulgaria each have 3 points and need to win out, while Wales is eliminated with no points.

Group H - Norway is also offering some unexpected surprises in qualifying as they have won all 3 matches and sit atop the group with 9 points. Portugal is hanging onto 2nd with 7 points, followed by Denmark (6 pts), Cyprus (1 pt), and Iceland (0 pt).

Group I - Spain continues their streak of wins with 9 points going 3 for 3. Czech Republic (6 pts), Scotland (4 pts), Lithuania (4 pts) are in contention while Liechtenstein (0 points) is hopeless.

Great Atlantic Travel is in the process of setting up packages including accommodations and match tickets to the games of your choice. Please feel free to contact us if you are looking for a custom quote, or surf around our site for further information about hosts Poland and Ukraine as well as the Match Schedule.

The unpredictable 2010 NFL season continues as both #1 seeds Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots fell in this past weekends Divisional Round games while both #2 seeds the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers revenge home losses from earlier in the year. The upcoming Conference Championships this Sunday are setup to be a quite exciting last step towards Super Bowl 45 in Dallas. After surprisingly beating their archrival New England Patriots, the 6th seed New York Jets take their circus act to Pittsburgh where they will try to beat the #2 Steelers for only the 2nd time ever away from New York/New Jersey. The first victory for the Jets in Pittsburgh came earlier this year in a thriller, while the Steelers  are trying to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in 3 years. The NFC Championship features the NFL's oldest Rivalry -  #2 Chicago Bears vs #5 Green Bay Packers. After 182 meetings, this will be the second time that the teams met in the playoffs, only this time a trip to the Super Bowl is on the line. The teams met at Soldier Field in the last regular season game of the year while the Bears were the only top team to play all starters as they tried to hand the Packers a last week defeat, eliminating them from the playoffs, however failed, losing to the Packers 10-3.

Tickets Only Options are available for the AFC Championship Game as well as the NFC Championship Game. Call for Overnight package rates and availability.