Affordable group rates turn retirees into globetrotters
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Travelers say “Aloha” during the first NRTA-AARP trip to Hawaii, in 1966.
En español | Many retirees wanted to see Europe but travel was often too costly and the logistics too difficult to navigate so AARP founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus decided to help turn armchair travelers into savvy tourists. A new group travel plan was developed by the National Retired Teacher s Association (NRTA), the organization Dr. Andrus created in 1947, before founding AARP (NRTA became a division of AARP in 1982). It marked the first time that group tours had been designed for older travelers who weren t wealthy.