{"id":2392,"date":"2020-02-27T00:52:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T00:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mircorp.com\/?page_id=2392"},"modified":"2022-03-06T05:57:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T05:57:21","slug":"for-group-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/for-group-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"For Group Travel Planners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">We enjoy working closely with group travel planners from alumni and museum organizations, as well as a wide range of specialty groups and private clubs. <a href=\"\/hand-crafted-overland-expeditions-realizing-your-travel-dreams\/\">We create itineraries that fulfill even the most challenging and unusual requests<\/a>, and we have a knack for balancing the realities of our destinations with the expectations of a Western clientele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special Interest Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What started back in the mid-1980s as a volleyball exchange between Soviet and American teams evolved through MIR into a passion to connect North American groups with their counterparts in Siberia, Central Asia and beyond. We\u2019ve helped every type of specialty group imaginable along the way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hawaiian hula dancers took part in a local Siberian festival.<\/li><li>Craft beer brewers were received like VIPs at breweries in the town where Pilsner originated.<\/li><li>Genealogy buffs discovered long-lost relatives in their ancestral villages.<\/li><li>Agriculturists were warmly welcomed for overnights in the homes of local farmers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years we\u2019ve helped countless organizations achieve their travel goals, and we\u2019d love the opportunity to work with you and your institution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<!-- i am here -->\n<div class=\"container-fluid uk-position-relative\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\n      <div class=\"mir-cta  XD-my--md\">\n        <div class=\"container mir-cta-content\">\n          <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n              <div class=\"XD-font__display-2\" >\n                Questions?              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3\" >\n              <div class=\"body-1\">\n                Ask our Travel Experts. 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