Bluebird Tours

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**Updated**Summer 2024 Bluebird Schedule

The Bluebird Tour Program provides life enriching and fun travel experiences for all residents age 55 and older who reside in Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. Tour Schedules A Bluebird Trip can range from one afternoon to several days and the itineraries appeal to a wide array of interests and tastes. Previous trips include dinner theatres, Washington D.C. points of interest, New York City, and many others! Schedules are printed quarterly, and are available at many locations throughout the County: the Agency’s Administrative Office, Manassas Senior Center, Woodbridge Senior Center, libraries, recreation centers, and retirement communities. Some of the popular trips sell out quickly!

Fore more information about the program, read the Bluebird Policy Manual.

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY & RESERVATIONS

Reservation dates are listed in the Bluebird Tour schedules. No reservations will be taken before the initial reservation date. Reservations can be made for up to four people at one time, including yourself. If a travel companion does not live in Prince William County, or the cities of Manassas or Manassas Park, or if a participant is not yet 55 years of age, a reservation cannot be made for them on reservation day. Exceptions are made for spouses of those who are age 55 or older, who may join their significant other regardless of age.

Participants who do not live in the tri-jurisdictional area, or who are under age 55 may sign up for tours, but must wait three calendar days after the original reservation date. If spaces remain open three days after the reservation date, any resident over 18 years of may participate. Reservations are made by contacting Quality Tour Transport, Inc. directly at: 703-339-0333.

QUALITY TOUR TRANSPORT, INC.

Call 703-339-0333 to schedule tour reservations and receive more information about tours.

 

Mail payments for the Bluebird Tours to: Quality Tour Transport, Inc. P.O. Box 1520, Lorton, VA 22079

BLUEBIRD TRAVEL ADVISORY HOT LINE

Call 703-792-RIDE (7433) for up-to-date information on schedules, tours and inclement weather. To reach Prince William Area Agency on Aging staff about the program, please call 703-792-6406. For more details, read the Policy Manual.

BLUEBIRD TOUR PROGRAM INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

If Prince William County Schools are closed due to inclement weather, day tours will be cancelled. Day tours are also cancelled when Prince William County Government employees have "Unscheduled Leave" due to inclement weather. Overnight tours may be cancelled due to inclement weather. The decision to cancel will be made by Agency staff and QTT staff. Overnight tour cancellations will be on the tour hotline two-hours before the tour is to depart.

For notification of cancelled tours on holidays and weekends, call (703) 792-RIDE (7433) for a recorded message up to two hours before the tour is to depart from the first pick-up location. It is the participant's responsibility to call the Bluebird Travel Hotline to find out if a tour has been cancelled due to inclement weather. If money has been paid out to a vendor for a tour that has been cancelled due to inclement weather, a refund will only be given if QTT can secure a refund from the vendor or if money has not already been paid out. Attempts are made to reschedule a tour when it is cancelled due to inclement weather. If a tour can be rescheduled and an individual is unable to participate in the new date, a refund will only be given if there is a refund secured from the vendor or there is someone on the standby list to take the seat.

In the event that there is inclement weather while a tour is taking place and additional day(s)/night(s) on the road are necessary, the cost of the lodging and meals will be at the expense of the participants. It is at the discretion of the Tour Escort and/or Driver to decide when a tour will be postponed due to inclement weather while a tour is taking place.