ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE

 

 

Our District Rotary Friendship Exchange Program is offering a trip to Melbourne, Australia.  A team of Rotarians and Family Members from D7255 will travel to Melbourne, RD 9790. We will stay in the homes of Rotarians and will be provided with room, board and transportation. We will have a full comprehensive itinerary of Sight-Seeing, Rotary Events and lots of fellowship provided by RD 9790.

 

 Rotarian Rose Quaranta: roseq40@aol.com

 

There will be a waiting list after the trip fills up in the event a person or couple should cancel. Please reserve the dates on your calendar.  Don’t hesitate to sign up.

 

February 11, 2016 to February 21, 2016

 

PLEASE ACQUIRE A TRAVEL VISA FOR AUSTRALIA BEFORE SIGNING UP. (see easy instructions below)
--MAKE SURE YOUR PASSPORT IS VALID AT LEAST UNTIL AUGUST 22, 2016.
--YOU WILL BE ASKED TO HOST OR PROVIDE HOUSING FOR A SINGLE PERSON OR COUPLE
FOR INBOUND AUSTRALIAN TEAM JULY 8 – 17, 2016.
--PLEASE BE INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND FACILITATING ITINERARY FOR INBOUND AUSTRALIAN TEAM JULY 8-17, 2016
--MUST BE A ROTARIAN AND CAN BRING NON ROTARIAN FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND.

 

Go to Australian Visa Services online and apply for your travel visa. The cost is $39.00 and can be done online.  You may choose any Visa Service, this particular one was recommended.  It is very easy and very quick to acquire a travel visa to Australia.

 

--First flight out of JFK with one stop-over is approximately $1405 per person or $2811 per couple roundtrip. Length of travel time with both flights is about 30 hrs.
--Third Domestic Flight is approximately $185 per person or $369 per person round trip.  Length of travel time 1 hour 25 minutes.