North Coast Travel Service

North Coast Travel Service is a former full service travel agency established in 1978 that began filling a demand for motor coach tours in 1982. They have carried on that practice ever since. Attracting folks from all around the Northeast Ohio area and beyond, they offer professionally escorted tours by it’s president, Jeff A. Brown, on multi day tours ranging from 2-6 nights.

Upcoming Tours

*Please note that any date marked in red are currently sold out but those interested can still be added to the waitlist for those dates.

Historic Savannah, GA with Charleston, SC

April 7 – 13

Features:

3 Nights at the Hampton Inn – Savannah Historic District
1 Night at the Hampton Inn – Mt. Pleasant/Charleston
2 Nights enroute – Country Inn & Suites, Huntersville, NC
Guided tours of historic Savannah, GA & Charleston, SC
Group dinners at The Pirates’ House and Lady & Sons
Tuesday evening live performance at the Savannah Theatre
Visits to Mercer-Williams House, Savannah and Joseph Manigault House, Charleston
Self-guided tour of the USS Yorktown, Charleston
Tybee Island Lighthouse/Museum and Bonaventure Cemetery Walk (optional)
Charleston – “Spirit of Carolina” Dinner Cruise Thursday evening
Magnolia Plantation – Gardens and Tram Tour with boxed lunch
Daily breakfast at each hotel

Reservations accepted beginning December 1, 2023

$1359.00

(Single +600.00 / Triple -40.00)

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

May 15 – 17 | October 23 – 25 | November 6 – 8*

Features:

2 Nights at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Bonus package totals $120 per person with the best give back in Michigan ($60 in free play & $60+ in food)
Optional half day trip to Frankenmuth for shopping and lunch on your own. Free to those wanting a break

$359.00

(Single +140.00 / Triple -10.00)

Still popular each year!

Mackinac Island

June 23 – 26*

Plus Sault Ste. Marie and Frankenmuth

Features:

3 Nights at the popular BW Harbour Pointe Lakefront Lodge in St. Ignace
Arrival night dinner at Mackinac Grille
Ferry ride to Mackinac Island with horse drawn carriage tour
Buffet lunch & free time at the fabulous Grand Hotel
Day trip to Sault Ste. Marie with 2 hour Soo Locks Boat Ride
Tuesday lunch at Antlers Restaurant
Evening visits to nearby Kewadin Casino with free play ($10 daily)
Deluxe continental breakfast each morning
Frankenmuth stop over with family style chicken and sauerbraten dinner at the Bavarian Inn and shopping time

$759.00

(Single +260.00 / Triple -30.00)

“Our longest running get away… this 25th annual tour to upper Michigan is our most popular trip!”

Niagara Falls, NY

July 7 – 9* | August 4 – 6

Sights & Casinos

Features:

2 Nights at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino with $100 Free slot play and $40 food
Presque Isle Downs & Casino short visit with no bonus
Free time to enjoy the falls area and casino facilities
Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino with $15 free slot play/$5 food (Optional day trip)
Visit to the Made in America Store in Elma, NY with catered lunch

$389.00

(Single + 190.00 / Triple -10.00)

No Passports required for this trip

Follow the Guardians on the road in 2024

August 16 – 18*

Baseball in Milwaukee vs the Brewers

Features:

2 nights at the Fairfield Inn Milwaukee West with daily hot breakfast
Tickets for Friday (Sec. 109) and Saturday (Sec. 213) for the Guardians/Brewers games
Guided 2 hour city highlights tour with time after in the Old World 3rd Street District
Visit to the Lakefront Brewery with guided tour and four product samples

$555.00

(Single + 225.00 / Triple – 20.00)

Cooperstown, NY with Turning Stone Resort

September 11 – 13*

Features:

2 nights at Turning Stone Casino & Resort in the better tower rooms with $60 free slot play and $45 in food credit
Optional day trip on Thursday to Cooperstown, NY National Baseball Hall of Fame (add $23.50 adult / $18.00 senior / $15.25 military)
Fenimore Art Museum and Farmers’ Museum (add $25.00 adult / $22.00 for 65+)
Visit the Made in America store in Elma, NY

$459.00 + daytrip option

(Single + 260.00 / Triple – 10.00)

Nashville Highlights Getaway

September 29 – October 3*

Features:

4 nights at the Drury Inn Nashville Airport with evening kickback and daily hot breakfast
Guided Nashville Highlight Tour on our bus
Meals at Nashville Nitelife Dinner Theater and lunch at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen
~~Performance at the Grand Old Opry with orchestra center seats on Tuesday night~~ – See important update below*
Visits and admission to RCA Studio B, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
Belle Meade Historic Site with a tour, three course lunch and optional wine tasting
Final night river cruise on the General Jackson with dinner and entertainment

Important update*:

Opry Entertainment has advised our office that all Grand Ole Opry performances have been cancelled for this week due to filming projects in the Opry House by the People’s Choice Awards organization. The $100 ticket price has been noted below making the tour cost $969.00 per person rather than the original $1069.00 per person. All other aspects of this tour remain and are not affected.

$969.00

(Single +375.00 / Triple – 30.00)

Previous Tours

Upstate New York & Erie Canal

Nashville & Memphis Tennessee

Located in Nashville, this is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens

RCA Studio B is a recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee

Elvis recorded in Studio B from 1958-1971

Elvis Presley's 1960 "Solid Gold" Cadillac -B - Nashville

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Elvis Presley's Gold Piano

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Johnny Cash Memorabilia

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Glen Campbell Memorabilia

The AT&T Building, also know as the Batman Builiding, is a 33 story skyscaper, tallest building in Tennessee.

Ryman Auditorium, once known as The Union Gospel Tabernacle, was renamed in honor of riverboat captain, Thomas Ryman, for his generous contributions.

Opry Country Classic - Inside the Ryman Auditorium

Tooties Orchid Lounge - Some famous first customers were Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Mel Tillis, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Roger Miller

Barbara Mandrell's 33,000 square foot log cabin - located at Fontanel

Informal Dining Room, located off the kitchen - Fontanel

Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center

Grand Ole Opry - Lee Greenwood singing "I'm Proud to be an American"

Sun Studio in Memphis - recording studio opened in 1950 by Sam Phillips

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis

National Civil Rights Museum former Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum former Lorraine Motel - The wreath shows the location in which Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated

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Hudson River Valley

"Sunnyside" - Home of Washington Irving...author of "The Legends of Sleepy Hollow "

View of the Hudson River from the back porch at Sunnyside.

Union Church of Pocantico Hills built by John D. Rockefeller

Interior of Union Church - stained glass window designed by artist, Marc Shagall.

Boscobel, a federal style home built between 1804-1808 for the Dyckman Family.

View from the back of Boscobel set on a 250 acre river front site

Val-Kill - cottage home of Eleanor Roosevelt. All guest entered here. She called it the "front door out back"

Val-Kill enclosed side porch where Eleanor loved to spend much of her time.

The sitting room at Val-Kill - the back area is where JFK met with Eleanor seeking her support in his run for President.

Culinary Institute of America - this is a sculpture made entirely of spoons, knives and forks.

Front entrance to the Culinary Institute of America. One of the premier culinary schools in the U.S.

"Springwood" - Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (main entrance)

"Springwood" - Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (side view)

Dining Room at Springwood - Home of FDR(no flash photography was permitted)

Sitting Room at Springwood - Home of FDR

Wheel chair of FDR sitting inside his elevator at his home.

Grave site of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt located in the garden area at "Springwood"

FDR Museum - this sculpture was made from pieces of the Berlin Wall

Inside the FDR Presidential Museum - his desk from the Oval Office

Bronze sculpture of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt

Civil War Monument on Trophy Point, West Point Military Academy

West Point Military Academy - This location is known as "The Million Dollar View"

Exercise field at West Point Miliary Academy. In the far background is the Military Academy Cadet Chapel.

Inside the Military Academy Cadet Chapel

Savannah & Charleston Tour

"The Waving Girl" sculpted in honor of young Florence Martus who greeted passing ships daily between 1887 - 1931

Cotton was sold from this bridge. The alley was constructed of ballast stones from cotton ships.

The new WWII memorial constructed on the Savannah Waterfront noting a world split in two.

Mercer-Williams House - Savannah Many scenes from the movie, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" starring Kevin Spacey were filmed at here and the park.

Tybee Island Light House - Tybee Island, GA

A view of the light from inside the lighthouse

A view of the beach from the Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion

Fort Pulaski - located between Tybee Island and Savannah

This is the location of the famous bench scenes from the movie, "Forrest Gump" (Life is like a box of chocolates.....)

Chess games and other activities throughout the many squares that define Savannah.

Located in The Battery, this once was a base location for George Washington. Charleston, SC

United States Custom House - Charleston, SC

Pineapple Fountain located in Waterfront Park - Charleston, SC

Rainbow Row on East Bay Street is a series of 13 colorful historic houses - Charleston, SC

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge - connects Charleston with Mt. Pleasant, SC

The retired USS Yorktown - view from our scenic dinner cruise

One of many displays at the new Vietnam Experience in Patriots Point - Mt. Pleasant, SC

USS Yorktown landing deck (Ravenel Bridge in the background)

A Tomcat fighter jet ... one of many jets displayed on the top deck of the USS Yorktown

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Cape Cod Explorer Tour

Saint Francis Xavier Church - HyannisportFamily church of the Kennedys

Nice shot of the flagpole outside Saint Francis Xavier Church

Our group had a 2-hour luncheon scenic tour

We passed a lot of cranberry bogs and were served a wonderful meal.

Hyannis Harbor - Michael Aselton Memorial Park

A view of the Kennedy Compound from Hyannis Harbor

Chatham Lighthouse - originally built in 1808

Pilgrim Monument - made of graniteDowntown Provincetown

Nice view of the rear of our hotel for 3 nights - The Bayside Resort in West Yarmouth.

Glass blowing demonstration - Sandwich Glass Museum - Sandwich, MA.

Unique tree across from the Glass Museum in Sandwich, MA

Fountain of Youth located in Sandwich, MAThis runs from a natural spring located in Maine.

Monument to the Forefathers - Plymouth, MA

The Mayflower II - an exact replica built in 1957 of the original Mayflower

Plymouth Rock lies inside the column walls

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Registration

If you are interested in registering for any of our tours please print and mail in our reservation form. Make sure to deposit early to ensure your space!

Tour Reservation Form

PLEASE NOTE: THE EAST SIDE PICKUP LOCATION HAS CHANGED

Reservations: A deposit of $100 is required to confirm your reservation. Full payment is due 45 days prior to departure. Rates are per person/double occupancy. Unfortunately, to keep costs down, we currently do not accept credit cards for our motor coach tours.

Cancellations: Full refund will be given if cancelled 45 days prior. 44-30 days prior will result in a 25% penalty and no refunds within 30 days, however it is transferable to another person. The purchase of cancellation insurance is suggested. Call for our assistance and recommendations.

Hotels: All accommodations used with our tours are rated first class to superior. Our clients satisfaction is of the utmost importance. Date of birth is required for all casino trips. Bed type preference is subject to availability. King beds are sometimes limited.

Documents: Full itinerary along with any other pertinent information will be mailed to you two weeks prior to departure.

Gratuities: During our return trip, a collection will be taken for our driver, if you feel he/she is deserving. All other gratuities are included.

Motorcoach Pickup: All departures on the West Side will meet at the Red Robin Grille in North Olmsted and on the East Side at the Drury Inn, Orange Village, located off I-271
& Harvard Road. Seats are assigned as deposits are received so book early! Please note any special requests on the reservation form.

*North Coast Travel Service Inc., acts as agents for the owners or contractors providing means of transportation or other services, and all documents are issued subject to any and all terms and conditions under which such means of transportation or other services are offered or provided, and the issuance and acceptance of such documents shall be deemed to be consent to the further condition of The North Coast Travel Service, Inc. shall not be or become liable or responsible in any way in connection with such means of transportation or other services or for any loss, injury or damage to or in respect of any persons or property howsoever caused or arising.