Beer & Wine Holidays

For a recent newsletter, I did a little digging about beer and wine themed holidays.

I certainly knew that wine-themed vacations have carved out their own niche segment in the travel industry. But, I was surprised just how popular beer-themed holidays are becoming as well.

Here are a few recent news stories:

  a. CNN  – American’s luxury beer vacations read here

b. Luxury Travel Advisor – AMA Waterways creates 3 theme cruises read 

c. Luxury Travel – Crystal announces craft beer cruise read

d. USA Today – Whales & ales from Un-Cruise read

e. Fox News – top cruises for beer-lovers read

f. Cruise Critic – food, wine, & beer cruises read

(picture from www.uncruise.com)

And here are a few of the beer-themed offerings

  1. AMA Waterways – tulip time (beer themed) click

2. Crystal Cruises – micro brews out of the Big Easy click

3. Avalon Waterways – beer-themed cruises click

4. Irish Tourism – 9 night pub tour click

5. CIE – Irish pubs and folklore click

6. Trafalgar – best of Germany & Austria click

Here are a few different wine-themed offerings

(picture from www.amawaterways.com)

  7. AMA Waterways – Paris & Normany click

8. Silversea Cruises – Wine Series click

9. Crystal Cruises – food & wine Southeast Asia click

10. Tauck – Provence click

11. International Expeditionals – Patagonia & Chile click