December 2009 Newsletter

The staff at Hidden Trails wishes you and your family an excellent start into the New Year of 2010. May all of your wishes come true.
Photo Contest - Winners have been selected
First Prize goes to  Sarah McKusick Sarah receives a free 2010 week of riding holiday on our Colores de Mexico Ride in Mexico Second Prize goes to Miry Korenman Miry receives a $250 discount for the Colores de Mexico Ride in Mexico Third Prize goes to Baerbel Nadolni Baerbel receives a $50 Gift Certificate Fourth Prize goes to Elizabeth Kinross Elizabeth receives a $50 Gift Certificate Fifth Prize goes to Teresa Bonfiglio Teresa receives a $50 Gift Certificate     You can see their images on Facebook or on our website at: http://www.hiddentrails.com/photocontest.aspx
Travel Story Contest 2010 Write a travel story (Hidden Trails trips only) or an equestrian related story and if we publish it - you will receive a $50 credit towards your next trip with Hidden Trails.

Special Offers:
as always we have a special page for "Special Offers" - there are some excellent deals available if you act quickly ... they will not last.
Have a look at: http://www.hiddentrails.com/tripfinder/specials.aspx
 

Rates and dates updated for 2010:

We have now updated our trips with 2010 rates and dates.
You can also see a list of all new trips online for 2010.

Create your own brochure:

We already mentioned this new function on our website ....  It is now working very well. Have another look at it - it really is a cool feature.
While browsing, you will be able to “ADD Trip to Print Brochure” ... it will be added to a “shopping cart” .  When done ... just click on the shopping cart. Here you have the opportunity to add more trips or just print to a PDF file and save it to your computer for printing or viewing. This will eventually replace our Print Brochures in an effort to “Go Green”.  We should have the new brochure option available online in the next days, so have another look on next Monday !
The first module is online (still in Beta testing - more cool features to be added) at:
http://www.hiddentrails.com/pub/brochure.aspx.
If you select a lot of trips, be prepared to wait a few minutes for the PDF brochure to be processed.

Going Green - Update:

Getting ready for your trip:

To ensure that you are in the best possible shape for your vacation, Hidden Trails has partnered with Fit for Trips to offer fitness programs crafted specifically for your itinerary. Regardless of your fitness level, ‘Fit for Trips’ easy to use step-by-step fitness programs will help you make the most out of the trip that you have booked or just to get in shape anyways. Have a look – there are some really good options and as a Hidden Trails customer you will get an automatic 8% off when you mention this Newsletter from Hidden Trails:  http://www.hiddentrails.com/article/trip_preparation.aspx

Media Center:
Our new Media Center is a great place to brose though our trips with an emphasis on

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Have a great day ! Kind regards, Ryan  Ryan Schmidt  Hidden Trails  659A Moberly Road  Vancouver, BC  Canada  V5Z 4B3   - Explore the World on & with Hidden Trails -  Over 300 riding and outdoor destinations are listed on our  Internet:  http://hiddentrails.com  E-mail:   mailto:Ryan@hiddentrails.com  Tel: 604-323-1141  Fax: 604-323-1148