Helping Charities Raise Funds

Fundraiser Thermometer Tracks Goal Reached Success

At Ships ‘N’ Trips Travel, we have two passions: travel and nonprofit fundraising. So it has been a natural progression for us to support charity with unique fundraising opportunities utilizing travel, while incorporating education and life-changing opportunities whenever possible.

Iditarod and Northern Lights Tour

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Enjoy all that Fairbanks, Chena Hot Springs, and Anchorage have to offer – View the Northern Lights (aka aurora borealis) – Learn about the Iditarod Race and watch the start of the race in Anchorage. Contact us to book this once in a lifetime experience by October 31, 2011 and save $100 per person ($200 per [...]

From Rebekah in Tennessee

Napier, New Zealand

A client goes to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

From Sandy in Minnesota

I just returned from the Irish Highlights tour to Ireland and I just want you to know that it was a wonderful experience! All flights went well — motels were great — food was excellent — but most of all — our tour guide (Geraldine Meaney) was superb and our bus driver (Matt) was excellent! [...]

Ireland Ultimate Luxury Vacation

Ireland

Escape to Ireland for the perfect ultimate luxury vacation, starting from only $2,699 per person.

From Allen & Melissa in Tennessee

“When we contacted Susan with Ships ‘N’ Trips Travel about planning a two-week New Zealand vacation, we had a number of cities on both the North and South Islands that we wished to visit as well as a laundry list of activities we wanted to try but no knowledge on how to schedule and link [...]

So, who do you think you are?

My mom has been working on our family genealogy since I was in high school.  And over the decades she has discovered quite a bit of family history.  I have several memories of trips that I took to Washington, DC with a list from mom – things she wanted me to find in the National Archives, [...]

Travel = Happiness

happiness

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”

Face Your Fears: Hike the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Oprah Winfrey & Friends Hike the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Raise your hand if you watched The Oprah Winfrey Show this week.  They have been airing the footage from their amazing “ultimate fan” trip to Australia (actual travel was back in December 2010). One of the many things they did was to set a world record for the most people hiking on the Sydney Harbour Bridge [...]

The Final Frontier is Here

Galactic Space Ship

Anybody who has watched television, walked into a movie theater, or rented a movie in the past 45 years may recognize this little ditty: Space: The final frontier These are the voyages of the Starship, Enterprise Its 5 year mission To explore strange new worlds To seek out new life and new civilizations To boldly go [...]