Day Trips – Starr Tours & Charters https://www.starrtours.com Bus Charter & Bus Tours in New Jersey, Philadephia, New York and Delaware Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:22:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.11 On the Road Again… To Ocean City, NJ! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-the-road-again-to-ocean-city-nj/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-the-road-again-to-ocean-city-nj/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2020 10:40:46 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=8334 Tour Name:  Ocean City, NJ Beach Express Date:   August 12, 2020 Tour Director:  Gene Gray Driver:  Walt Deminski   Our day began smoothly with 18 pioneers for Starr’s first public bus trip since the pandemic closed everything down in mid-March. And what a wonderful first trip it was! As always I reviewed the bus safety […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-the-road-again-to-ocean-city-nj/feed/ 2 Christmastime in New York 2019 https://www.starrtours.com/blog/christmastime-in-new-york-2019/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/christmastime-in-new-york-2019/#comments Thu, 26 Dec 2019 23:13:42 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=7822 On Saturday, December 21, 2019, I traveled into New York City as a tour guest on Starr Bus #207 with  skilled Bus Driver, Andrzej Prawica. Our itinerary provided us with the magnificent Christmas Spectacular featuring the world famous Radio City Rockettes sandwiched between a generous five hours to explore the dazzling displays and holiday magic […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/christmastime-in-new-york-2019/feed/ 3 The Hamilton Effect at Starr https://www.starrtours.com/blog/broadway-hamilton-effect-at-starr/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/broadway-hamilton-effect-at-starr/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:02:22 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=7456 The other night I experienced the smash-hit Broadway musical, Hamilton (for the third time). The 2016 Tony Award winner who took home a massive 11 trophies is still going strong with sold out theaters eight times a week and now in five cities, including Philadelphia where I was lucky to see the show last night. […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/broadway-hamilton-effect-at-starr/feed/ 1 Fall’s Beautiful Foliage https://www.starrtours.com/blog/falls-beautiful-foliage/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/falls-beautiful-foliage/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2019 20:23:46 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=7257 When you spend every day thinking about travel, and your entire family is involved in the business (my husband became Starr’s President back in November of 2017), you get a bit caught up in the jargon of the industry. So I guess it shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise when, while chatting with […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/falls-beautiful-foliage/feed/ 2 On Being a Tour Director https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:43:16 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4378 When someone finds out I’m a Tour Director for Starr’s bus tours, one of their first comments is usually, “That must be fun. What do you need to know to be a Tour Director?”  All my Starr Tour Director counterparts have heard the same question over and over. Below are some answers along with additional […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/feed/ 3 The Color and Wonder of PHS’s Most Popular Event https://www.starrtours.com/blog/the-color-and-wonder-of-phs-most-popular-event/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/the-color-and-wonder-of-phs-most-popular-event/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:57:21 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=5546 Everyone seems to brighten at the sight and smell of flowers. With the dark winter months and the chilly cold air, there is nothing like a nice batch of springtime to make winter go by much faster.  Take a bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show, where you can wander through gorgeous gardens during the […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/the-color-and-wonder-of-phs-most-popular-event/feed/ 2 Give the Gift of Travel – Vacation Gift Guide https://www.starrtours.com/blog/vacation-gift-guide/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/vacation-gift-guide/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:59:20 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=5243 Why worry about the perfect color, fit, or style this year? Give something that will always be in season, never goes out of style, and keeps on giving for years to come – give the gift of travel! We’ve already covered how travel experiences enrich life, here are a few suggestions for the perfect vacation, […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/vacation-gift-guide/feed/ 0 All you need to know about Starr’s Casino Bus Trips https://www.starrtours.com/blog/starr-casino-bus-trips/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/starr-casino-bus-trips/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:13:24 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=5077 “I took two hundred bucks with me, lost it all, and then won five hundred back! So yes, I guess you can say I had a good day!” “Let me tell you, here’s what I do. We get to the Tropicana at noon, so I go in and I have myself a little meal. Then […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/starr-casino-bus-trips/feed/ 0 Broadway by Bus or Bust https://www.starrtours.com/blog/broadway-by-bus/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/broadway-by-bus/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:26:10 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4990 It’s only August, but now is the time when we start planning our assortment of Broadway Show Bus trips for 2018. I bet you want to know how we decide which shows to book on which dates! A crystal ball of course! Doesn’t everyone have one of these? Okay, so we don’t really have a […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/broadway-by-bus/feed/ 0 Kutztown Folk Festival https://www.starrtours.com/blog/kutztown-folk-festival/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/kutztown-folk-festival/#comments Fri, 19 May 2017 17:07:50 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4711 Starting a new job certainly has its pluses and minuses.  One of those minuses is that you need to wait for vacation time to accumulate before you can take time off of work.  I was a little concerned about this until I started my new position with Starr (in October 2015) and I learned about […]

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