Great Atlantic Travel and Tour Company Blog

As the hoiday season is in full swing, Great Atlantic Travel would like to wish all of our friends and clients Seasons Greetings. it has been a great year for us and we look forward to another succesful one. 2009 will bring us another year of amazing sports action such as the Masters in Augusta, the Kentucky Derby, NASCAR action at Richmond, and of course the NFL.

What sets Great Atlantic apart from other agencies is that our clients are the number one priority. We strive to make sure expectations and services are not only met, but exceeded. Great Atlantic is the ONLY sports travel agency to have the prestine International reputation it has. We have been appointed official for more Rugby World Cups, Cricket World Cups, and Olympics than any other ticket broker or sports tour operator in the country. So in these touch economic times, make sure that your hard earned money towards a once in a lifetime experience goes to a reputable company like ours where you feel comfortable and excited instead of a company or shady broker that can leave you burned and without any service or experience you payed for.

Some companies sell other tickets as speculatory tickets and leave you hanging until the day or 2 before the event. Great Atlantic Travel sells only our own tickets included in packages. If we do not have what you are looking for, then we are able to get them from other reliable sources. This process would be done without leaving you the client in the dark as we make sure the correct tickets are delivered in a timely manner.

We take pride in what we do and look forward to the opportunity to assit you. Happy Holidays!!

This upcoming weekend brings us a great couple of days in sports.

The action kicks off Friday night with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers versus the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. After that game the Utak Jazz will play the LA Lakers in their own game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. So far in this round the home team has won 20 out of 21 games with the lone loss coming from the Magic losing to the Pistons in Orlando in a series that was boring and over quickly. Tonight I have the Celtics finally winning their first away game of the playoffs and ending the Cavaliers season. In Utah I see the Jazz protecting their home court where they have only lost 6 times all year to force an exciting Game 7 in LA where the Lakers will end up winning the series. In the last series I have the Hornets knocking off the Spurs in Game 7 on Monday in New Orleans to clinch their spot in the Western Conference Finals.

The Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing, takes place on Saturday in Baltimore. After attending my first Kentucky Derby, which everyone should experience at least once with Great Atlantic Travel, I am throughly looking forward to see if Big Brown can become the 7th out of the past 12 Kentucky Derby winners to take the first 2 legs of the Triple Crown. The 2008 Kentucky Derby winner has been nothing short of impressive in his 4 races where he has won all four by a combined 33 lenghts, which is incredible. Big Brown has opened up at a crazy 1-2 odds and is seemingly scaring away the competition. It has been 30 years since we have had a Triple Crown winner and although some say we need to experience it again, I don't see it coming this year. Big Brown is starting out of gate 7 where 11 Preakness winners have come from. At the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown won convincingly out of the 20th gate which has only been done once. I think he could've won if he started the race from 30 yards behind the gates. I have Behind at The Bar to win with Yankee Bravo placing, Big Brown to show, with Gayego and Kentucky Bear rounding out the top five.

Saturday also features NASCAR's 24th All Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. This is a great event to watch as it really seperates their all star game from that of the other major sports. It is always fun to watch and the drivers are still just as competitive as they are racing to win a million dollars. Charlotte rolls out the red carpet too as they make sure the party lasts all weekend. The race is made up of 4 different segments and is a great way to be introduced to the sport. Even though he hasn't mon a poiunts race this year I have Dale Earnhardt Jr winning the race with Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounding out the top three. Great Atlantic has tickets and packages available to all races including the very popular September Richmond Race which is the last race until the chase - NASCAR's playoffs.  

We are officialy 5 months away from the 2008 NFL season. The NFL whould release the regular season schedule within the next two weeks. Advanced prices are available for all Washington Redskins home games against the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, St Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and the World Champion New York Giants. Packages and tickets will also be available for the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

A recent magazine had a Turkey Sports Poll which quizzed over 800 sports executives on what is the most prestigious sporting event. Winning the poll with just under 42% was non other than the Masters at Augusta. The Super Bowl came next with 35% followed by the World Series, Final Four, and the Kentucky Derby. Pretty interesting. We have great packages available for these and all other domestic and international events. However I must object because in my personal experience, these great sporting events fall closely behind the international flare of the world's most popular tournament the FIFA World Cup as well as the Summer and Winter Olympics. Either Way Great Atlantic Travel is your ticket to see these prestigious sporting events live and in person!

Just finished publishing the new home page layout at www.Greatatlantictravel.com. 

The new layout allows us to advertise more upcoming featured events that we offer to our international clientel including Kentucky Derby Tickets and Kentucky Derby and Oaks Packages, as well as The Masters Golf Tournament, Euro 2008 tickets and packages, and of course the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

We have also pushed up new domestic travel packages to the fore-front including Crown Royal 400 Packages and Tickets, as well as Washington Redskins Travel Packages for the upcoming 2008-2009 NFL Season.  As of yesterday, visitors to GreatAtlanticTravel.com, can now book their Travel Packages for the Crown Royal 400 NASCAR race in Richmond as well.  We will have the same feature, online travel package booking, for our Washington Redskins Packages as soon as the schedule is released in early April.  For the moment, we're thinking that will be April 2nd or 3rd.

 Check back soon for new Sports Travel Packages offered by GAT.

Valentines Day is coming up and we offer the PERFECT gift for your loved ones whether she is also in love with Dale Jr , the Redskins, or Tony Romo, or if the man in your life has a man crush on Tiger Woods or if he wants to experience the most exciting 2 minutes in sports. If you are like me and you will be enjoying Valentines Day alone in front of a TV while watching a game, then that shouldn't hold you back from giving yourself a gift such as an incredible trip to Beijing for this summers 2008 Olympics or to beautiful Austria and Switzerland for the 2008 Euro Cup. However, I also have a tough time making decisions and therefore I can give someone a gift certificate worth any amount of money for any 2008 Sports package or tickets. Don't wait and call us to get your Valentines Day Gift Certificate. These great Gift Certificates are even better as belated Valentines Day gifts and will get you out of the dog house quicker than others. Be part of the Excitement!

GREAT ATLANTIC TRAVEL UNVEILS NEW WEB SITE & ADDITIONAL SPORTS TOURS

New website has Sports Tours for The Masters, Kentucky Derby, Olympics and more.

VIRGINIA BEACH (January 28, 2008) - Great Atlantic Travel and Tours, a Virginia Beach based Sports Tour Operator, launched their new web site, www.greatatlantictravel.com, on January 28th. This redesigned website offers a new look and international feel to a local company. Customers can now order tickets for not only NFL Tours such as the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens, but now are introduced to new offerings such as the Kentucky Derby, The Masters, and Olympics to be held this summer in Beijing. Local and national; tennis tickets and tours, NCAA football tickets, NASCAR tickets and Tours, and coming soon, expanded travel packages for the Vancouver Winter Olympics and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The new web site, coupled with the new hire of Aaron Bulkley as Managing Director, highlights Great Atlantic Travel's efforts to offer a new array of popular sports tours and personal service to it's customers. Aaron Bulkley, formerly Vice President of Business Development at Ticketcity.com, brings 10 years of experience in the sports entertainment industry. "His knowledge of SEO in a highly competitive industry, the ticketing secondary market, and first hand experience in buying, selling, and organizing large scale events (the Super Bowl, Masters, Kentucky Derby, Final Four, Two Soccer World Cups, Two Rugby World Cups, and much more), brings a much needed shot of adrenaline to our company" said John Martin, Owner of Great Atlantic Travel.

The web site, designed and created by Bulkley, currently has tickets available for a variety of events, from Richmond NASCAR race packages to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The website is a culmination of what Great Atlantic Travel has offered to local cliental since 1981, innovative SEO (search engine optimization) techniques to achieve higher natural search engine rankings, a few more major International sporting events, and a unique focus of where the company is heading in the coming years.

Great Atlantic Travel and Tour plans on increasing the size of its operation with a few targeted hires over the next year. These new positions will include a Kentucky Derby specialist, multiple corporate sales positions, as well as establishing an intern program with a local university.

Great Atlantic Travel and Tour is a Virginia Beach, VA based travel and tour agency that sells tickets and packages to all sporting events worldwide. Great Atlantic Travel and Tour was founded by John Martin in 1981, and has since grown into one of the world's largest sports tour operators. Their resume includes appointments as an official tour and hospitality provider for two different FIFA World Cup Tournaments as well as two Rugby World Cup Tournaments, the Cricket World Cup, and multiple countries to the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Well it has definitly been a new beginning here at Great Atlantic Travel.   We have launched a new website and now everyone will know that we specialize in Sports Travel.  For all the fans out there looking for a great time at a football game, "Redskins anyone", call us for a great time and let us do the driving.  Join a bunch of other fans just like you and travel to the game whiel celebrating on the bus on the way up and on the return.  If you are into racing we have plenty of access to all racing events, NASCAR and Horse Racing.  The Kentucky Derby will be here before you know it ,don't want to miss out on a chance of a lifetime.  For Rugby fans or Soccer fans we have packages to the world cups so you don't have to set up travel and tickets on your own.  Our job is to simplify your life and we are here to please.  Call Great Atlantic Travel for a great sporting experience or visit our website to view our packages. Call 757-422-9001.

Well it has definitly been a new beginning here at Great Atlantic Travel.   We have launched a new website and now everyone will know that we specialize in Sports Travel.  For all the fans out there looking for a great time at a football game, "Redskins anyone", call us for a great time and let us do the driving.  Join a bunch of other fans just like you and travel to the game whiel celebrating on the bus on the way up and on the return.  If you are into racing we have plenty of access to all racing events, NASCAR and Horse Racing.  The Kentucky Derby will be here before you know it ,don't want to miss out on a chance of a lifetime.  For Rugby fans or Soccer fans we have packages to the world cups so you don't have to set up travel and tickets on your own.  Our job is to simplify your life and we are here to please.  Call Great Atlantic Travel for a great sporting experience or visit our website to view our packages. Call 757-422-9001.