Established in 1979, Grand European Tours is a travel and tourism agency, providing travel services to Europe and beyond. Based in Lake Oswego, Ore., the agency designs, creates and operates many of the tours that it sells. It has boutique river cruise ships, which allows the customers to stay in a 5-star hotel every night. The hosted tours give an orientation of the city as well as the service of a host. The motorcoach tours of Grand European Tours allow the passengers to discover the history, culture, language and food of the chosen destination. The travel agency offers meals, airfare and lodging and each tour includes the services of a full-time tour director, as well as locally-based tour guides that provide trips to the select destinations.