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Founded in 1959, Pleasant Holidays is one of the largest tour operators in the United States, offering vacation packages, flights, hotels, cruises, car rentals, travel protection and related travel services to the world’s most popular destinations, including Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Middle East, South Pacific (Cook Islands, Fiji and Tahiti), United States & Canada and cruise vacations. The company’s portfolio of travel brands includes Pleasant Holidays, Journese®, Pleasant Activities℠ and Air By Pleasant. Pleasant Holidays is headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif. near Los Angeles with regional offices in San Diego and Honolulu and a dedicated team of more than 400 employees. For additional information and reservations, visit www.PleasantAgent.comwww.Journese.comwww.PleasantActivities.com, and www.AirByPleasant.com.

Journese – Curators of Fine Travel:

Journese is the luxury brand of Pleasant Holidays, offering fully customized four- and five-star journeys across the globe, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, South Pacific (Cook Islands, Fiji and Tahiti), United States & Canada and cruise vacations. Serving discerning vacationers since 1977, Journese provides travel advisors and vacationers with superior boutique service, expert knowledge, premier resorts and luxury vacation rental options, trains, cruises, private transportation options, all classes off air service and upscale activities.

New Endeavours

Pleasant Holidays’ destination portfolio is constantly growing, with new destinations including Egypt & Jordan including Nile river cruises and United Arab Emirates (Dubai & Abu Dhabi). Our ever-expanding cruise offerings now include Atlas Ocean Voyages.

Explore The World

Pleasant Holidays serves all market segments emphasizing service and value, targeted towards family, luxury, romance, destination wedding travel, honeymoons, spa, soft adventure, golf, arts and culture, cruises, including Mississippi River Cruises, and group & boutique group travel.

Destinations
We have tours available to the destinations shown on this map

Categories
We specialize in these types of tours:

Accessible Travel - PWD
Age Group - 12 and Under
Age Group - 13 to 18
Age Group - 19 to 24
Age Group - 25 to 35
Age Group - 36 to 50
Age Group - 51 to 64
Age Group - 65+
Alumni
Beach Vacations
Castle Stay / Chateau Stay
Cruises / Ocean - Tour
Cruises / River - Small Ships
Custom Designed
Escorted Tours
Family / Multi-Generational
FIT (Independent)
Fly Drive Tours
Guided Vacations
Holiday Tours and Cruises
Honeymooners
Independent
Independent Packages
Length of Trip - 05 days or less
Length of Trip - 05 to 10 days
Length of Trip - 10 to 15 days
Length of Trip - 15 days or more
LGBT
Meetings / Incentives / Conferences
Professional / Conference
Rail Travel
Seniors
Sporting Events (spectator)
Sports / Teams - Clubs
Student / Cruises
Student / Sports Activities
Student / Youth
Vacation Rentals

Pricing
We offer Budget, Economy, Deluxe, Luxury & First Class tours.

Pleasant Holidays Last Updated September 25, 2023

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