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<body><b> </b><table border="0" width="98%"> <tr> <td width="11%"><b><img src="../_borders/TR00262A1.gif" alt="TR00262A1.gif (1715 bytes)" width="82" height="101"></b></td> <td width="89%"><b></b><table border="0" width="96%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><b><font color="#3E5B60"><em><strong><font size="5">Travel Companion Exchange, Inc. (TCE)</font></strong></em> </font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><b><p align="center"><font color="#3E5B60"><small>                                                                                            -- <strong><em>2000 is our 19</em></strong></small><em><strong><sup><sup><sup><sup><font size="1"><span style="vertical-align: super">th</span></font></sup></sup></sup></sup><small> year!</small></strong></em></font></b></td> </tr> </table><b></b></td> </tr> </table><b></b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><font color="#808000"><i>[ <a href="../index.htm" target="_top">Home</a>| <a href="../NoFrames/nfResHome.htm"><u>Other Travel Resources</u> </a> ]</i></font></h5><b></b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><font color="#808000"><i>[ <a href="../frames/Benefits.htm"><u>Benefits</u></a> |<a href="../frames/HowItWorks.htm"><u>How It Works</u></a> | <a href="../frames/Testimonials.htm"><u>Testimonials</u></a> | <a href="../frames/CodeofEthics.htm"><u>Code of Ethics</u></a> | <a href="../frames/Dsclaim.htm"><u>Disclaimer</u></a> | <a href="../_private/ToJoin.htm"><u>To Join TCE</u></a> ]</i></font></h5><b></b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"> </h5><b> </b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><font size="6">Why Travel Alone?</font><font size="4"><sup>sm</sup></font></h5><b></b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><img border="0" src="bd14768_.gif" width="600" height="10"></h5><b> <p><strong><i><font color="#009999"><font size="4">Why Travel Alone?</font></font><font color="#009999" size="3"><sup>sm</sup></font></i><font size="4">   <font color="#009999">We have a Better Idea!</font></font></strong></p> <font size="2"> <blockquote> <p><strong><font color="#006699">"Why travel alone when traveling together with a pre-selected, compatible partner and newly found friend is not only less costly but also more enjoyable and more practical? Memorable sights should be shared with someone you like," says Jurgen, who conceived the idea of a companion service when he traveled solo after his own divorce and found it to be lonely.</font> </strong></p> </blockquote> <hr> </font> </b><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0"><strong><font color="#009999" size="4">Find New Friends, Travel Companions and/or Partners!</font></strong></h2><b> <dl> <dd><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">Single, widowed, and divorced people know that living and traveling alone is expensive and lonely. All travel bargains are based on double occupancy (Noah's rule). Solo travelers have to pay a single supplement of up to 100% in this two-by-two world of travel.</font></strong></dd> <font size="2"> <dd> </dd> </font> <dd> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">TCE has helped solo travelers find partners to travel with for almost 20 years.</font></strong></dd> <dt> </dt> </dl> <hr></b><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0"><font color="#009999" size="5">Company Profile</font></h2><b> <dl> <dd> <p><font color="#006699" size="2"><strong>TCE is a well-established, nationwide service that helps single travelers find compatible travel companions.</strong></font></p> </dd> <dd> <p><font color="#006699" size="2"><b> TCE has already helped thousands of </b><strong>unattached travelers </strong><b>find new friends or partners, whether to share local events, short or longer travels here or abroad</b>.<b> No other service has so many years of experience in this field. </b></font></p> </dd> <dd><strong><font color="#006699" size="2"> Jurgen's unique service has been featured in most U.S. newspapers, major magazines, countless travel books and travel newsletters and on major radio and TV shows.</font></strong></dd> <dt> </dt> <hr> <dt> </dt> <dd> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b><font size="2" color="#006699">'Wish I had done this years ago' - we hear this so often from members. TCE's Membership will open up ways to make new friends and help you end your traveling-solo (or traveling-nowhere) days.</font></b></p> </dd> </dl> </b><h2 align="left"><font color="#009999" size="4">Nationwide Service - All Ages.</font></h2><b> </b><b> <blockquote> <p><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">TCE has been known to be a service with the highest integrity that helps single travelers in at least four ways:</font></strong></p> </b> <ul> <li><b><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">make new friends;</font></strong></b></li> <li><b><font color="#006699" size="2"><strong>host other singles or be hosted - Many TCE members love to host other members visiting their area and show off their town;</strong></font></b></li> <li><b><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">find a compatible partner;</font> </strong></b> </li> <li><b><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">save the single supplement and travel more.</font> </strong></b> </li> </ul> <b> <p><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">From our current listings of members seeking travel companions, you will have the option of choosing your own compatible travel companions -- No more lonely trips or costly single supplements for you.</font></strong></p> </blockquote> <hr></b><h2 style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font color="#009999" size="4">TCE Pays for Itself!</font></h2><b> <dl> <dd> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong> <font color="#006699" size="2"> Jens Jurgen, a well respected, consumer-oriented travel writer, </font> </strong><font color="#006699" size="2"><b>also publishes a bi-monthly travel newsletter covering airfare bargains, hotel and cruise discounts, travel safety tips, senior travel discounts, books for singles, and more.</b> </font></dd> </dl> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong><font color="#006699"><font size="2">The TCE membership includes a subscription to the Travel Companions</font></font><font color="#006699" size="1"><sup>sm</sup></font><font size="2"><font color="#006699"> newsletter.</font> <font color="#006699" size="3"> Each issue is full of money-saving news permitting you to travel more at lower cost while enjoying travel (and life) with newly found friends. Why not start saving now? All great travel deals are for two people traveling together! </font></font></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <hr> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2"></p> </font> </blockquote> </b><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0"><font color="#009999" size="4"> TCE  Is  <i>NOT</i>  For  Everyone or Just Anybody</font></h2><b> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 5; margin-bottom: 8"><font color="#006699" size="2"><strong>Most travelers would agree that a travel partner can make or break a trip. Compatibility is important. TCE is for sincere and upbeat solo travelers who would enjoy the companionship of other like-minded travelers. There are some travelers who prefer and/or should travel alone.<font size="3" color="#800080"> </font> Traveling alone </strong><b>can be easier than traveling with someone who is not compatible with you</b><strong><font color="#006699" size="3">. Traveling alone is just more expensive and often lonely.</font></strong></font><p style="margin-top: 5; margin-bottom: 8"><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">Patience, perseverance, and a positive outlook have rewarded many former members with compatible persons to travel with. Many have found lifetime travel mates. If you are looking for instant results, you may be disappointed. Try to plan ahead.</font></strong> </blockquote> </b><h2><a name="TCE is Not Based Solely on the Internet - Many Reasons:"><font color="#009999" size="4">TCE is Not Based Solely on the Internet - Many Reasons:</font></a></h2><b> <blockquote> <p><font size="2"><b><font color="#006699">We have provided a most sincere, honest and personal service to our members for almost 20 years and are not ready to compromise our integrity and</font></b><strong><font color="#800080" size="3"> </font><font color="#006699">reputation, which depends heavily on the quality of our membership.</font></strong></font></p> <p><font size="2"><b><font color="#800080">To ensure the quality of our membership, we require each member to provide their real identity (for internal use only), not just an  e-mail address. We will communicate with each inquirer and member by U.S. mail initially and, for members,  occasionally thereafter.<i> </i> </font></b></font><b><font color="#006699" size="2"> New members must fill out and mail their Profile Page (bios and details on travel habits and preferences) and join with an im printed check or a credit card with his/her signature authorizing it - joining on the Internet is not permitted. Our central office in Long Island, NY (USA), will handle members' files and provide assistance to members when needed.</font></b></p> <p><b><font size="2" color="#006699">We do not offer a free or trial service because our main goal is not just to expand the membership, but rather to provide dependable service to our paying members. By requiring members to pay a moderate annual fee, we not only cover our office expenses, but also insure that those who join are sincere in finding new friends and/or a travel partner.</font></b></p> </blockquote> <hr> <dl> <font size="2"><p align="center"></font><strong><em><font size="5" color="#009999">Plan Ahead for Holidays!</font></em></strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong><font color="#006699" size="2">Don't wait until the last minute - It takes time to find a compatible travel companion. </font></strong></p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#009999" size="5">Contact Us </font><font color="#009999" size="5">Now to Get Started!</font></strong></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><b><font color="#006699" size="2">Give us your full name and address and ask for a brochure and application.  We will mail them to you as soon as we receive your request. </font></b></p> </blockquote> </b><table border="0" width="720"> <tr> <td width="35"><b></b></td> <td width="176"><b><b><font color="#808000"><a href="mailto:tce@jensjurgen.com"><i><u>Email to TCE</u></i></a><i>:</i></font></b></b></td> <td width="489"><b><font color="#800080"><b>tce@whytravelalone.com</b></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35"><b></b></td> <td width="176"><b><font color="#800080"><b>Telephone:</b></font></b></td> <td width="489"><b><font color="#800080"><b>631-454-0880</b></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35"><b></b></td> <td width="176"><b><font color="#800080"><b>Fax (24 hour):</b></font></b></td> <td width="489"><b><font color="#800080"><b>631-454-0170</b></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35"><b></b></td> <td width="176"><b><font color="#800080"><b>Postal address:</b></font></b></td> <td width="489"><b><font color="#800080"><b>PO Box 833, Amityville, NY 11701 - USA</b></font></b></td> </tr> </table><b> <font size="2"> </b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"> </h5><b></b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><font color="#808000"><i>[ <a href="../index.htm">Home</a>| <a href="HomeRes.htm"><u>Other Travel Resources</u></a> ]</i></font></h5><b></b><h5 style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><font color="#808000"><i>[ <a href="../frames/Benefits.htm"><u>Benefits</u></a> |<a href="../frames/HowItWorks.htm"><u>How It Works</u></a> | <a href="../frames/Testimonials.htm"><u>Testimonials</u></a> | <a href="../frames/CodeofEthics.htm"><u>Code of Ethics</u></a> | <a href="../frames/Dsclaim.htm"><u>Disclaimer</u></a> | <a href="../_private/ToJoin.htm"><u>To Join TCE</u></a> ]</i></font></h5><b> </font> <p align="center"> </p> </dl>  </b></body>