Dining Information

Hearty Breakfasts and Fine Dining
Whether you savor the time-tested menus of your included meals, or experiment more boldly during lunch breaks and at optional gourmet dinners, with Globus you'll taste the true flavors of the Old World.

Meals you enjoy in the company of your traveling companions are entertaining events. You'll discuss upcoming destinations, compare notes on the sights you've seen, and, of course, sit down to delectable breakfasts and dinners.

Hearty breakfasts start your day

Breakfast habits vary in different parts of Europe. Globus features the continental breakfast - the norm for many tour companies - only in London. It consists of a glass of fruit juice, coffee, tea, milk, breakfast rolls, butter, and preserves.

Elsewhere our minimum standard is the European-style buffet breakfast. It includes all 
the ingredients of the continental breakfast, plus other choices, such as whole-grain 
bread, croissants, cereals, fruit, yogurt, cheese, and cold cuts.

Wherever possible Globus provides a full cooked breakfast. For now this is the case in Britain (except London), Ireland, Scandinavia, Russia, Israel, and on our cruises.

The type of breakfast you can look forward to every morning is clearly indicated in each tour description.

Three-course dinners

Globus hotels serve three-course dinners that appeal to overseas visitors. The meals are carefully planned to avoid the repetition of entrees. Wherever possible, Globus includes local favorites that we know you'll enjoy. Tea and coffee are served after your dinners for a perfect finish.

Unlike an airline we cannot process requests for special meals. While some hotels may be able to provide for a special diet, such as vegetarian or salt-free food, there is no way for us to guarantee this. Special food usually costs extra. Please ask your tour director for assistance.

We do not include hotel dinners where they clash with show times, or where dining out 
at local restaurants is a major attraction. We don't want you to have paid for a meal that you then skip to take advantage of the best a city has to offer. Your tour director knows the local scene and can guide you to restaurants, nightclubs, and other places of entertainment.

Lunches on your own

Globus has scheduled most lunch breaks so you are free to sample local specialties or dine lightly on salads, soups, and sandwiches. Your tour director will point out small cafés and restaurants where the locals eat.

On cruises and in some Eastern European countries lunches are included. Please check the tour pages for details.

Hotel Information

Globus Hotels Set the Standard for First-class Touring
At the end of a busy day of sightseeing, you want to relax in comfortable, clean, attractive accommodations. At our first class, conveniently located hotels, you'll always feel welcome and well looked after.

Enjoy a warm welcome and efficient service at every Globus hotel. It's by the judicious choice of hotels that Globus has become the leader in the field of first-class touring.

• Superior first-class and first-class accommodations nearly everywhere
• Twin-bedded rooms with private bathrooms
• Hotel taxes and tips for restaurant service and baggage handling are included
• Convenient hotel locations maximize your sightseeing time

We know that excellent accommodations are of paramount importance to your enjoyment on tour. Our hotels - many of them through long association with us - have mastered the art of handling group check-ins and baggage speedily, preparing tasty and wholesome meals, and balancing the need for efficiency with the desire of each traveler to receive individual attention.

You won't be surprised with any hidden charges when you check out of your Globus 
hotel. All hotel taxes and tips for restaurant service and baggage handling are included 
in the price of your tour.

Hotel locations maximize your sightseeing time

All aspects of a Globus tour - including hotel accommodations - are planned to maximize your sightseeing time and enhance your overall touring experience.

We take extra care to select downtown locations for our independent tours and for longer stays on escorted tours, when your itinerary features days at leisure to explore on your own.

When your itinerary allows time only for a good night's sleep between two busy sightseeing days, our expert contractors sometimes sensibly opt for quiet residential areas.

And you'll be delighted with our choice of hotels in scenic countryside locations. Wake 
up to the sound of cow bells, take a morning walk in crisp mountain air, enjoy glorious panoramic views of the majestic Alps or the Norwegian fjord country...

Superior accommodation

Globus is proud to be associated with some of Europe's finest establishments. Many 
belong to famous chains such as Best Western, Crowne Plaza, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Inter-Continental, Jolly, Queens Moat Houses, Mövenpick, Radisson SAS, Ramada, Scandic, Sheraton and Thistle. You'll find the same hotels in competitors' programs 
with a much higher price tag.

The specific hotels we have selected for you are listed separately for each tour. The vast majority of our hotels are rated deluxe (D), superior first-class (SF), or first-class (F). In overnight places where there is no hotel in these categories or where our demand exceeds the supply, we choose the best available superior tourist-class (ST) hotels.

Globus hotel ratings follow standards set by the independent Official Hotel Guide (OHG) 
or by national tourist boards. The specific rating for each contract hotel is determined by our quality controllers.

Globus reserve the right to substitute hotels listed on the tour pages with hotels of equivalent standard. With your Globus travel documents you'll receive a list of hotel addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers for your tour.

Extra Nights Before and After Your Tour

If you'd like more hotel nights than we've provided at the start or end of your tour, we can make reservations for you at the rates quoted below, provided you request them at the time you book your tour. Rates are per person, per night, and include room with private bath, breakfast, service charges, and taxes.

Extra nights are only available immediately prior to or after your tour. Extra pre-tour 
nights in London are not available if you join your tour later than day 2.

Every effort will be made to reserve extra nights at the hotel where your tour stays. If space at the tour hotel is not available, alternative accommodation will be reserved at a hotel of equivalent standard. When this is the case, the transfer to and from the tour hotel is at your expense.

As hotel space is limited, we cannot reserve more than three extra nights before and/or after a tour, unless they are needed to bridge the gap between two Globus tours. During particularly busy periods, hotel space in certain cities can become so tight that we may be unable to sell extra nights.

Call 1-800-942-3301 to book your Globus tour