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Featuring Biltmore House, Dollywood and Music City USA

@ Modesto Gallo Center

@ Fallon Theatre

@ Mary Stuart Rogers Theatre

@ The Grand Island Mansion

@ Mary Stuart Rogers Theatre, Modesto

Mystery Tours are among our most popular trips! Many of you have been all over the place, so the idea of going somewhere you have never been, or going back to a great place and seeing entirely different stuff is a concept many Sports Leisure travelers can buy into. For this trip we have a host of entirely new destinations, sprinkled with a few we have visited before, including one destination that was part of a Mystery Tour 15 years ago.

Featuring Santa Catalina Island and a foodie tour of Pasadena

Dear Sports Leisure Travelers:

Below is the latest edition of our newsletter, The Traveler.  Some readers of this newsletter attended our recent Spring/Holiday Preview Day at KVIE, where many of the new trips were rolled out.  I won't lie to you, some of the tour listed in this newsletter have very limited space left, in some cases only a couple of seats.  A couple sold out and are not listed.  Our office hours are 9am - 3:30pm, M-F, if you want you jump on a tour or tours now.  There are also a couple of new baseball day trips on the schedule, as almost all of the previously announced trips are sold out.  Mariea has also added a host of new day trips.

Don't be afraid to put your name on a wait list if your requested trip is full.  History tells us about 2/3 of the people on a wait list get an opportunity to take the tour at some point.  

There will be an "in between" informal newsletter at the end of July/first part of August.  The 2026 Tour Catalog will roll out at Tour Preview Day on Saturday, September 20th.

Thank you for your support and referrals to friends and relatives.  We are extremely proud to be your hometown tour company, supporting things in the community that are important to all of us.  I was reminded, as the Loaves and Fishes man joyfully placed the donated diapers and pet food into his truck at Preview Day, that small groups of people, working together, can make a difference in the community.  Your, our travelers, have proved that over and over again.  The sales of tours are wonderful, but seeing all of you at events or on the road, watching you rise to support important causes, reminds me this company is a little different than the rest.

Hope to see you on tour or on the radio (Saturdays at 11am) soon.

Mark

@ The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

@ The Curran Theatre, San Francisco

Hello Sports Leisure Travelers and Friends,

Here’s a quick between-publications update from your partners in travel at Sports Leisure Vacations. Work is already underway on the next publication which is none other than our 2026 Dream Book. The working title is BEYOND BORDERS. We live in a great big state, nation and world. How far you go is only limited by your dreams. Let us take you to the next border and beyond!  Our tour catalogue for the coming year will be chock full of new destinations and returning favorites. It will be mailed and e-mailed to ALL active Travel Club members in late September.

As always, you’re invited to spend a few hours with us to receive tour information in advance of that mailing. Tour Preview Day is Saturday, September 20 with two 2-hour sessions starting at 10am and 12:30pm. We will return this year to The Sophia, home of the B. Street Theatre, located in downtown Sacramento on the corner of Capitol Avenue and 27th Street. Parking is available for a nominal fee in the garage behind the building. Complimentary shuttle service is also available. Your RSVP is required to attend and/or ride the shuttle. Read all the details on Pages 2-3.

We’re saving most of our new departures for Tour Preview Day, but included one carrot in these pages to whet your appetite. And what a carrot it is! A $550 million renovation has just been completed on an old friend - The Hotel del Coronado. It’s been a minute and we’re eager to return. How about you? It’s all on Page 4.

Mariea and May have an exciting selection of new Daycations & Theatre Outings running through the holidays. Check them out on Pages 8-11.

We look forward to seeing you on the road and at The Sophia soon! Until then…

@ The Gallo Center, Modesto

Enjoy a leisurely ride to Apple Hill where we will visit three different apple farms.

@ Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

@ Oracle Park, San Francisco

@ East Sonora Theatre

Sports Leisure turns 38 this month and Mark discusses how Sports Leisure has been successful for so many years. Clayton invites 32 travelers with him on a thanksgiving trip to the Big Apple.

Mark chats about the upcoming Tour Preview Day and airline seat selection. Ramona shares what goes into making each Sports Leisure tour so unique.

Mark discusses challenges with the current bus pick up locations and Clayton has some trip suggestions for first time international travelers.

Mark shares a remarkable experience he had while out on tour and Ramona discusses her favorite moment while traveling off the beaten track.