This page lists recent news articles and chapter updates posted on the TCC Web site. Click any headline to view the post. Use the search blank at right to find older posts on any topic.
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A Hearty Welcome to New TCC Members
The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Barlow, Diane T. Beckta, Kelly Borowski, Robert J. Bowe, Patrice Bretton, Danielle Caslow, Richard Chen, Victoria Crowson, Bill Ding, Wei Durow, Gary Freitas, Carlos Giacullo, David Jonathan Goodwin, Sam Gupta, Sachinder N. Heuman, Karen Kassim, Farook Kennedy, Michael Likins, Jennifer…
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Report From the November 2017 Arkansas Chapter Meeting
The fall 2017 meeting of the Arkansas TCC Chapter was held on the Nov. 18 at Benihanas in North Little Rock. All told of their last and future trip. And additional topic discussed, as cliche as it is, was “how travel has changed my life.” The next meeting will be March 23-25, 2018, at Crystal…
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Travel Fraud Warning
Over the last month we have received multiple reports of fraudulent activity by a past member of the Travelers’ Century Club in the form of travel offers for which monies were collected, followed by trip cancellations with no refunds offered. The total amount of the fraud is estimated at greater than $700,000, and some TCC…
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Dues Renewal Notice for 2018
The 2018 dues renewal notices will be sent out in early December. This year we are using a separate address in Cupertino, California to expedite dues processing. Our Los Angeles address will continue to be the primary mailing address for all other correspondence.
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New Atlanta TCC Chapter Established, With Four Meetings Scheduled in 2018
The first official meeting of the Atlanta TCC Chapter was held on Saturday, Oct. 28. Seventeen members and guests from the greater Atlanta area met at Barcelona Westside Ironworks for a delicious tapas brunch. Members introduced themselves and shared recent and future traveling experiences. Highlights included hearing about cruises to Antarctica, traveling across the Indian…
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Focus on Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar at December 2017 New York Chapter Meeting
Lynn Simmons reports that the New York TCC Chapter met on Oct. 21 at the Dafni Greek Taverna in Manhattan with 41 attending. Lloyd Lapidow spoke on Albania. In attendance were two guests from Albania: Katie and Vahide Hysengegasi, and a new member from India: A.S.R. Murthy. The next meeting will be held on Dec.…
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Amazon River Program Planned for February Indiana Chapter Lunch
The next meeting of the Indiana TCC Chapter is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Seasons 52 restaurant. It is located at 8650 Keystone Crossing, which is close to I-465 on the north side of Indianapolis. TCC members and other avid travelers are invited. We are very pleased…
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Northern California TCC Chapter to Meet Dec. 2 in Berkeley
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 11:00 am – Social Hour – use door to the right if main door locked 12:00 pm – Lunch WHERE: Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto 1919 4th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Street parking or validated parking for 90 minutes SPEAKER: Frank Rainer – Bouvet Bound In 2015 Frank and a few…
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January Washington, DC Chapter Meeting in McClean, Virginia
The next meeting of the Washington, DC TCC Chapter will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at J. Gilbert’s restaurant in McLean, Virgina (6930 Old Dominion Drive). Please confirm whether you will attend. Guests and friends are welcome. Best regards, Jeffrey Houle Washington, DC Chapter Coordinator
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Fall 2017 United Kingdom Chapter Meeting on Nov. 19 in London
The Travelers’ Century Club United Kingdom Chapter will hold our late autumn meeting on Sunday, Nov. 19, at: The Segrave Room Royal Automobile Club 89 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5HS Tel 020 7930 2345 Members are welcome to invite a guest. As a reminder, we are invited to this private members’ club through the generosity…
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November 2017 Colorado Chapter Meeting at Imperial Chinese Restaurant
The November meeting of the Colorado TCC Chapter will be held on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at The Imperial Chinese Restaurant (431 S. Broadway in Denver). Thanks to Jim Downs for his great photo tour of Indonesia and Timor Leste. We always enjoy your beautiful pictures, Jim. This month I will show some photos…
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An Invitation to the December 2017 Charter Chapter Meeting in Beverly Hills
Our next quarterly meeting of the TCC Charter Chapter (Los Angeles/Orange County) will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9, when we return to the popular Lawry’s The Prime Rib for our festive Annual International Holiday Lunch. Pierre Odier, who previously fascinated us with his intriguing presentation on Gabon, will be our guest speaker and take…
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Charter Chapter Members Experience ‘Adrenaline Rush’ at September Brunch in Newport Beach
Individually “connected” to a digital app allowing them to register their own reactions and experiences, 50 TCC members and guests, interacted with guest speaker Tim Skeet’s fascinating program, “What’s Your Adrenaline Rush?” at our Sept. 9 brunch. See more photos from the event below. Viewing Tim’s active travel adventures, including snorkeling, scuba diving, zip-lining, desert…
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Dates for 2018 Charter Chapter (Southern California) Meetings
As is normal, our Charter Chapter meetings alternate between sites in Los Angeles and Orange Counties on the second Saturday of each quarter. Our 2018 meetings will be in Orange County on March 10 and Sept. 8, and in Los Angeles County on June 9 and Dec. 15.
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Recap of ‘Trapped in Yap’ Presentation at the October 2017 Texas/Oklahoma Chapter Meeting
The Texas & Oklahoma Chapter’s 4Q 2017 luncheon meeting was held Oct. 14 at Magliano’s Little Italy Restaurant in Dallas. In total, 34 members and guests attended and enjoyed some fine Italian food. Our featured speaker was fellow TX/OK chapter member Dr. P. Kay Champion, MD who presented a fascinating story titled “Trapped in Yap.”…