CAPE TRAVEL AGENCIES WILL MERGE TODAY

Perry Travel Center and Destinations Unlimited will merge today, beginning joint operations at 866 N. Kingshighway, the Destinations Unlimited office.

Judy Bullock, who purchased Perry Travel in 1988, said she and Destinations owner Mark Hill had been discussing the merge for some time.

"We decided it would be a good idea to pool all our resources and put them under one roof," she said. "It's a good combination of two agencies with good reputations.

A name for the new, combined agency hasn't been decided. Phone lines formerly ringing at Perry Travel, 294 Christine, now will go to Destinations Unlimited.

In addition, former Perry Travel Center customers will have the benefits of Carlson Travel Network, an international travel consortium offering reduced rates on tours and other services.

Perry Travel has been in operation in Cape Girardeau since 1976. Hill began operating Destinations Unlimited in July 1989.