American Eagle Club - Coordinator: Krista Smith

American Eagle Club

  Coordinator:   Krista Smith

KRISTA'S COMMENTS:
                        I have lived in the Golden Belt area for 30 years
                   and have been employed with American State Bank since
                   November 2002 as the Coordinator for the American Eagle
                   Club. I love traveling and planning trips and feel so
                   fortunate to have met so many fun people in my job. The
                   assistance that our club has received from the
                   professional staff of Cheyenne Travel/Please Go Away™
    Vacations has made it possible to travel to, among other fabulous
    destinations, like: Hawaii, Alaska, Europe, Australia and New Zealand,
    British Isles, China, Russia, Greece and South Africa, to name just a
    few.
   In 2012, I accomplished Travel's Ultimate Achievement of traveling to
    all Seven Continents when we "experienced Antarctica -- thus storing up
    memories for a lifetime.    We added Iceland (National Geographic
    Traveler named this country and its capital city the top tourist
    destinations for 2012.) and also enjoyed a cruise on America's original
    superhighway - the Mississippi River - aboard the newly christened
    American Queen Steamboat.
   2013 was another big year. In addition to a successful series of FEATURE
    departures, our special INSIDE TRACK TRAVEL program that makes "every"
    departure of "every" itinerary of "every" quality cruise line, travel
    company, and package plan available to bank customers and club members
    alike at the "guaranteed" best price available for the specific travels
    desired, was expanded. This special program (check it out by clicking
    on the link on the right hand side of the page) is ideal for those who
    prefer not to be part of a group, for families, for couples and
    individuals; as well as for those who like group travel, but for whom
    one of our FEATURE personally escorted group departures does not
    fit. Then, in addition to and on top of the best price. You - and your
    entire travel party - will receive special INSIDE TRACK
    TRAVEL savings. Special offers and benefits you may have received
    directly from any source can also be used 100%, making the "best deal"
    and even "much better deal." Check it out. If you don't, you are
    leaving money on the table.

   Our 2015 & 2016 "Feature Tour Programs" have been announced. These
      exceptional experiences are revealed at the right of this
      page. Clicking on any tour title/picture will open a detailed brochure
      for your personal viewing, and printing if you like. Once again, you
      "will not" find these exact experiences anywhere else and you "always"
      receive more for your money, making them exceptional values. This truth
      is revealed when you take the time to compare "point by point."
     Watch for "Feature" departures to be unveiled!

                                KRISTA SMITH, American Eagle Club Coordinator

 American Eagle Club is the very active membership organization of American
                        State Bank & Trust Company.

Available to all members and their families, the multi-tiered travel benefits
     program (with special savings, bonuses and perks for AMERICAN EAGLE
                          CLUB members) consists of:

     A series of select personally hosted experiences featuring both short
      and longer itineraries; with convenient Kansas departure points, and
      which offer the comfort, safety, savings, security, camaraderie and ease
      of group travel. Special considerations are present for those members
      who may not, for whatever reason, have a traveling companion.

     A wide-ranging separate program designed for those members who prefer
      non-group experiences. This is ideal for individuals, couples, families
      and friends that prefer to have more freedom in travel, while at the
      same time having the ease, savings and security of leisure vacation and
      cruise packages arranged for them by someone who is "right
      here" before, during and after their travels to address any questions
      or concerns that arise.

TRAVELING TOGETHER IS FUN AND REWARDING

AMERICA'S ORIGINAL HIGHWAY - THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
     EXPERIENCED ABOARD "THE AMERICAN QUEEN"
  We literally floated through the backyards of rich
   farm land and into the major cities of our Country's
   genteel south as we cruised from St. Louis to New
   Orleans aboard the newly-renovated largest paddlewheel
   steamboat ever built. The rebirth of river cruising
   in America took place in 2012 with the inauguration of
   The Great American Steamboat Company.

INTREPID ICELAND ADVENTURERS –
 This group of adventure seekers recently explored the
  European Island country of Iceland. They learned
  that, unlike its name, it is a beautiful land filled
  with lush green countryside, majestic waterfalls,
  forceful geysers, and a very friendly
  people. Attracted by the dual aspects of favorable
  comments from previous travelers and the naming of
  Iceland by National Geographic and other respected
  travel advisory companies that it was the place to
  experience in 2012, the group experienced an exciting
  destination in total comfort - the hallmarks of this
  EXPEDITION EXPERIENCE, arranged by American Eagle Club
  and Please Go Away™ Vacations.

CALIFORNIA CLASSIC A WINNER –
 Flying to California and headquartering the entire
  time in a single quality centrally-located
  accommodation allowed this group of hearty
  travelers to enjoy daily privately chauffeured
  excursions to outstanding destinations and experiences
  including: Sacramento, Yosemite National Park, Lake
  Tahoe, Napa Valley, San Francisco, the Redwoods of
  Muir Woods National Park, the Pacific Ocean and
  more. A combination of magnificent scenery, exciting
  destinations and experiences, and truly fun things,
  like touring the Jelly Belly Factory on "The Number
  One Factory Tour in America" and riding San
  Francisco's famous cable cars, made the experience a
  "winner."

TRAVEL'S ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT–
          EXPERIENCING ALL 7 CONTINENTS
 Early 2012 marked this true travel accomplishment as
  14 individuals, quickly dubbed "The Fabulous
  Fourteen," experienced the continents of South America
  and Antarctica on a Please Go Away™ Vacations
  "Expeditions Experience." For nine of the travelers,
  it marked the completion of their quest to attain “
  Travel’s Ultimate Achievement – Experiencing All
  Seven Continents of the World.” Doing this qualified
  them for membership in Please Go Away™ Vacations
  “Seven Continent Club.” The nine
  pictured are: Arlene Beaton – Scott City, Mert
  Curtis – St. John, Kay and Roger Hallenbeck – Great
  Bend, Gladys Meek – Lyons, June Moore – Wichita,
  Krista and Perry Smith – Great Bend, and Mary Ann Fox
  Tammen – Larned.

THE BEST OF THE RHINE RIVER ABOARD AVALON'S
                 "FELICITY" –
 Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland were
  experienced from the comfort and ease of a luxurious
  river cruise ship by this group of intrepid group of
  American Eagle Club travelers. The time of late
  September - early October, 2011 lent itself nicely to
  create a true European fall experience. Extensive
                                    "included"
                                    sightseeing was part
                                    of this "all
                                    inclusive" travel
                                    experience. Special
                                    among these
                                    special experiences
                                    were a tour of the
                                    Anne Frank home, a
                                    special excursion to
                                    the Zaanse Schans
                                    where the windmills
                                    of the
                                    "real Holland" were
                                    experienced, the
                                    Gutenberg Museum, a
  special bonus excursion to the Alsace wine region, the
  famous Black Forest, and more. Highlight cities
  included Amsterdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Rudesheim,
  Mainz, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Breisach, and Basel.

SOUTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE, & BOTSWANA -
                EXPERIENCED IN 2011
   With wild animal safaris, lush agricultural areas,
    major metropolitan cities, and truly significant
    destinations being combined with natural wonders, like
    Victoria Falls and the largest concentration of wild
    elephants in the world, our special group of American
    Eagle Club travelers enjoyed a truly great travel
    experience with enough memories to fill a lifetime.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA &
        THE PEA BOATS OF SHEN NONG STREAM
 The American Eagle Club enjoyed an in-depth travel
  experience of China with an extension in Hong
  Kong. China was experienced shortly after the
  Olympics and everything was at the peak of cleanliness
  and beauty. Superlatives were everywhere with
  favorite activities being almost impossible to
  designate because there were so many. Ancient sites,
  rural villages, and large cities were included, along
  with an extensive cruise on the Yangtze River and
  through the famous 3 Gorges. In these photos,
  American Eagle Club members relax "on" The Great Wall
  and get their feet wet "in" the famous Pea Boats of
  Shen Nong Stream.

AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB MEMBERS EXPERIENCE CHICAGO –
 Pictured in front of the city's famous Buckingham
  Fountain located in Grant Park, the group recently
  returned from an exciting experience that included
  extensive sightseeing, a lake dinner cruise, a
  traditional German meal at the famous Berghoff
  Restaurant, Chicago's original "deep dish" pizza at
  Gino's, the original Chicago hot dog, a trip to the
  top of the Sears Tower, and the cities major museums.

AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB MEMBERS EXPERIENCE IRELAND,
          ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & WALES –
 Krista Smith hosted an in depth tour throughout the
  British Isles for this American State Bank and Trust
  travel club. In cooperation with Please Go Away™
  Vacations 17 "bonus inclusions just for our select
  group" added to an already outstanding travel
  itinerary, making a "travel treasure" that promises to
  be one long remembered by all who participated. Anne
  Hathaway's Cottage forms the backdrop of this group
  photo taken within the cottage's English garden.