Focused on Making PV a Premier Destination

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When the summer student travel industry seems to be shrinking or perhaps going to new destinations, why is it that GradCity's number of travelers to Puerto Vallarta during summer high school graduation time are growing? "We attribute it to our training, our destination knowledge and our passion to celebrate youth through travel," says Director of Business Development for GradCity, Barbara Hooper. "Having been part of the Student Travel Industry for almost 20 years I have never been part of a company that cares more about who they surround themselves with, how well them train their representatives and how passionate they are to provide ultimate experiences for both students and concerned parents and faculty.Puerto Vallarta is a perfect destination for us to focus on for safety, value and amazing cultural opportunities. We have strived to educate our customers on our "Break Smart Program" and PV again makes the destination decision and easy one to make." More information is available on "Break Smart" via www.gradcity.com.

"Our reps enjoy representing Puerto Vallarta because they are so well versed on the facts that this destination has to offer. We actually certify our reps to be Travel Specialists during our training. The relationships our on site staff has with locals and vendors only reinforces to our nationwide force how thoughtful and amazing the people of Puerto Vallarta are," adds Jennifer True – Director of GradCity Operations.

When parents and students ask where they should choose to celebrate high school graduation, Puerto Vallarta is now one of the favorites to offer for GradCity. In addition, GradCity's gateways out of the western US have exploded, they expect their 100% growth year after year for PV to continue. "Our numbers doubled from last year to this year and we expect double that number for next year's 2008 Summer Program. This plus our impressive Spring Break numbers through our college division, StudentCity.com, makes PV extra exciting for us!" concludes Adriane Carozza, Director of Grad City.

GradCity is the high school division of First Choice Student Travel. First Choice Student Travel is the nation's leader in young adult travel, events and promotions and has successfully provided over 250,000 vacations this year alone. Since 1987, they have marketed, sold and operated more international and domestic event and vacation packages than any other company in the youth travel industry.