Group Travel

 Dear Group Travel Planner:

I am proud to offer this section of helpful tools to assist you in planning the perfect trip for your group tours of 15 or more people.

Where else can you walk in Hollywood's footsteps as you put yourself in the same locations where Shawshank Redemption was filmed or see the wedding site of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.  Or step into the Bible with life-sized wax figures at BibleWalk and then off for a backstage Theatre tour and an exciting walk thru a haunted Reformatory.  Experience the area's talented artists and fine arts in the Historic Carrousel District.  Dine in a former stage coach stop restaurant, unwind at an indoor water park and browse a gallery of unique shopping venues.

Our team of enthusiastic, qualified travel partners is looking forward to serving you and your clients to make your stay the most enjoyable.

Jodie Puster, CTIS, Group Tour/Media Director
124 North Main St.
Mansfield, Ohio 44902
419-525-1300 • 1-800-642-8282 ext. 32
419-524-7722 Fax
419-543-1451 Cell
jpuster@MansfieldTourism.com
www.MansfieldTourism.com

FAM Tours are available at your request!  Visit sites along The Shawshank Trail to give your clients a one-of-a-kind experience found no where else in 2012! Contact Jodie Puster for your personal FAM-                800-642-8282 ext. 32.

IDEA OF THE MONTH FOR GROUPS!

The Shawshank Trail, May-September 2012. Visit the same sites as Hollywood once did! See where this classic movie was filmed. Explore all 12 sites with a personal tour guide. Put yourself in the same locations as Andy and Red. Hear the behind the scenes stories at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory and Malabar Farm State Park along with several other locations! Call or contact Jodie Puster, Group Tour Director for package ideas and price. jpuster@mansfieldtourism.com or 800-642-8282 ext. 32. Click on the link here to view the itinerary. Click here for the lodging package.

NOW SERVING LUNCH AT KINGWOOD CENTER!
Served in one of several beautiful venues, our lunches are made with fresh, local ingredients.  Includes either Garden Tuna Salad, Chicken Salad Veronique or Herbed Egg Salad with Mansfield's own Jones' Chips,  home-baked chocolate chip cookie and choice of lemonade or iced tea.  $10. inclusive/30 guests.  $11. inclusive/15 guests.  419-522-0211, ext. 123.

REQUEST A PACKAGED TRAVEL PLANNER
Tell us what you need and we’ll do the rest!
To request a FREE Packaged Travel Planner for groups 10 people or more, please click here. If your group is smaller than 10 people, please click here for your free Visitors Guide.

FAMS ON DEMAND and SITE INSPECTIONS
Visit us for a personal FAM (Familiarization) Tour of Mansfield. It’s the best way to see the area first hand. The FAMs are exclusively for group tour professionals and their employees. Please call Jodie Puster, Group Tour/Media Director, to arrange your special time at 1-800-642-8282, ext. 32.  We will personally accompany you or provide detailed directions for you to tour Mansfield at your own pace.

BUREAU SERVICES

• Personal and Professional Service
• Themed and custom-made itineraries
• Hotel lead generation
• Detailed directions
• Attraction reservations 
• Escort notes
• Visitor Guides
• Photo Gallery
• FAMs on Demand- When You Need Them!
• Step on Guide Service by San-Dar Tours, 419-886-3518 
• Mansfield makes a great Mystery Trip for your clients!
• 24 Years Experience

2012 ITINERARIES

• Garden of Weedin’ Spring & Summer Tour.
  
• Amber Rays of Autumn.
  
• Glitter & Garland Christmas Holiday.
• Heaven on Earth Tour.
• Mansfield at a Glance Profile.
• Shawshank Trail and Shawshank Trail itinerary.  Shawshank lodging package.

ESCORT NOTES (click here)
Photo credit: Renaissance Theatre


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Call 1-800-642-8282 ext. 32 and ask for Jodie Puster, CTIS, Group Tour/Media Director for personal planning assistance.