
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 22, 1995                   TAG: 9502010002
SECTION: TRAVEL                    PAGE: D7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

SCHOLARLY PURSUITS

To request an Elderhostel catalog (specify domestic, international or service programs), write Elderhostel, Department JD, 75 Federal St., Boston, Mass. 02110; telephone (617) 426-7788 (but mail requests preferred).

Other groups offering budget-oriented tours to older travelers include:

Saga Holidays (222 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 02116; tel. 800-621-2151), formerly the operator of Elderhostel programs in England, offers a Road Scholar program of mostly international ``learning adventures'' for travelers 50 and older. The 43-year-old organization's 1995 catalog includes tours visiting England, France, Italy, Turkey, Central America, South America and East Africa. Most tours run $2,000-$2,800 per person, double occupancy, for a trip of about 13 days, including most breakfasts and dinners.

Smithsonian Odyssey Tours (800-258-5885), National Geographic on Tour (202-857-7500), Academic Arrangements Abroad (800-221-1944) and International Study Tours (800-883-2111 or 212-563-1327) also runs educational tours that attract many retired travelers but with fancier accommodations and higher prices.

Another source of related information is Transitions Abroad magazine (18 Hulst Road, P.O. Box 1300, Amherst, Mass. 01004), published six times yearly (subscriptions $19.95), focusing on economical travel opportunities, often involving study or work abroad.

by CNB