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The Inside Track.(tour operators)(Brief article)

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| June 11, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Concierges have long made dinner reservations or gotten theater tickets for hotel guests. Now well-connected tour operators are tapping friends to help their clients gain access to people, places and events that were once out of reach. South America's Blue Parallel has arranged for clients to chill with members of the Brazilian soccer team. U.K.-based Quintessentially got one customer front-row seats at a Milan fashion show and another tickets to a sold-out U2 concert in Dublin. Latitude International recently set up a memorable day on the links for a client's husband who just turned 50. "He was an avid golfer so we arranged for ...

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