Category: Trip

Category: Solos

Category: Member

Category: Trip

Our Clubhouse is configured for only 92 passengers ensuring business-class legroom for every passenger. We have "Super 27" engines and auxiliary fuel tanks, both of which extend the range of the aircraft, providing non-stop travel to destinations up to five hours away. Our plane is operated and maintained by professional flight and ground crews. Routine inspections by aviation officials have generated comments that our Boeing 727-200 maintenance level far exceeds that of commercial airlines and is second only to Air Force One, the airliner that serves the President of the United States. In addition to the Captain, First Officer, Flight Engineer and Trip Directors, trained Flight Attendants are on board every trip.

The club schedules approximately 50 trips per year to a variety of destinations. Naturally everyone can't go on every trip so reservations are made on a random selection basis provided a timely reservation is received. Popular trips repeated as required.

A full color magazine, The Nomad, is published monthly and mailed to active members. The magazine details new trips being offered and updates previously offered trips. Trip information is also available by via this web site.

A trip reservation form, found in each publication of The Nomad, must be completed and mailed or faxed with proper payment to the Nomads office.

Grandchildren and nieces or nephews whose parents are not members may be added to the grandparents', aunts' or uncles' membership. "Greatchild" applications are found in each issue of The Nomad.

Each passenger is allowed ONE piece of checked luggage weighing less than 40 pounds, plus ONE carry-on bag no larger than 9" x 18" x 22" including wheels and handles.

As a passenger on a Nomads flight, you are representative of the entire membership. Proper travel attire is defined as a clean neat shirt and slacks (including cleaned, pressed jeans) with or without a jacket for men and similar attire for women. Bermuda walking shorts are also acceptable. Work clothes, bathing suits, tank or halter tops, muscle shirts, exercise attire (such as sweat suits or spandex tights, leotard and bike shorts) and shorts and skirts shorter than three inches above the middle of the knee are not considered proper for any flight.

No, the trip director is responsible for the administrative management of the trip. When needed, local guides are contracted at the destination. Since Nomads members have a wide variety of interests, the club strongly encourages advance research by the member and individual pursuit of activities at most destinations.

While some trips are structured and have all tours included, other trips are looser and offer several optional tours. This will be clearly defined for each trip in The Nomad. Information about optional tours is provided in your Trip Documents Package, which is sent prior to trip departure.

On most trips, the club offers single, double and triple pricing. Occasionally, a quad price is offered. Naturally, the price of a hotel room is more per person if only one person occupies the room. However, we do offer a roommate matching opportunity. While we cannot guarantee a match, we will try to find a gender and smoking specific roommate. As an added benefit, most trips have a representative from the Nomads Solos . The first night of the trip, a get-together is usually planned for single travelers to meet and mingle.

In addition to the air travel charges, all hotel accommodations, roundtrip transfers, hotel and airport taxes, all porter charges at hotel and airport, and the services of skilled Trip Directors and guides as needed, are generally included. Any and all exceptions are noted in the trip proposal published in The Nomad. Often, additional items are included please study the magazine to see which additional items are included for the trip in which you are interested.

There are frequent open houses and orientations for new members held at the Nomads World Terminal located at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The terminal is on Middlebelt Road, south of I-94 in Romulus, Michigan. For dates, times and additional information, please call 734-941-8000 or visit us at www.nomadstravel.org. Answers to many questions may also be found in the Member's Handbook, published annually.

Category: Solos

We are organized to help you meet other singles while on Nomads trips and through social activities sponsored by Nomads Solos.

Each Nomads Trip Director works with the Solos Trip Coordinator to contact a Nomad Solo who is on your trip. The Solos trip representative will be in front of the World Map before boarding the aircraft. He or she will arrange a get-together the first day of your trip, if feasible.

Nomads who are 21 years or older and who are legally single. All Nomads Solos, except Associate members, must continue their yearly Nomads dues.

No, the Nomads Solos are governed by a 12 member volunteer Board of Directors elected by the Nomads Solos. All positions and activities are on a volunteer basis.

Yes, as you attend our Solo activities and travel with the Nomads, you will meet single Nomads that you may ask to share a room. If you cannot find a roommate you may ask the Nomads to assign you a roommate.

The annual membership fee entitles you to a monthly newsletter listing all social activities. You also visit the Solos Website.

Category: Member

Nomads Inc. is Detroit’s around-the-world, non-profit air travel club. Organized in 1965, the Nomads have flown throughout the Western Hemisphere, Europe, the South Pacific and to numerous vacation spots in the U.S.A. Members travel on the Nomads “Flying Clubhouse”—a luxurious "Club Class" Boeing 727-200 airliner—at reasonable costs. In addition, members enjoy free airport parking at our own World Terminal, plus in-flight and destination camaraderie.

The club is financed by the sale of memberships and payment of annual dues. Trip specific charges are borne by the members who participate on those trips. Memberships are non-assessable, and there is no liability on the part of the members other than annual dues. In compliance with FAA licensing regulations, each person traveling on the “Flying Clubhouse” MUST be a member.

As of January 1, 2004, the one-time initiation fee is $500 for each adult member. Initiation fees and dues are waived for any child who has not reached the end of the calendar year in which he/she has observed their 22nd birthday. The membership is non-transferable.

Annual dues, billed by calendar year, defray the club’s administration expenses. Effective January 1, 2009, the dues are $192 per year, per adult member. New member dues are calculated on a pro-rated basis of $16 per month.

Nomads Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(7) Michigan corporation guided by a member-elected Board of Directors. The Directors, who serve without pay, have many years of experience and conduct the club affairs in a sound, businesslike manner. There are approximately 11 full-time, and 2 part-time employed staff and many volunteer staff including professional pilots and experienced flight attendants.

The club schedules approximately 65 trips per year to a variety of destinations. Naturally everyone can't go on every trip so reservations are made on a random selection basis provided a timely reservation is received. Popular trips repeated as required.

A full color magazine, The Nomad, is published monthly and mailed to active members. The magazine details new trips being offered and updates previously offered trips. Trip information is also available via this web site.

Club Class is the level of service provided members. It begins with personal service upon arrival with luggage handling from a member’s car, private security and check-in at our private terminal, and free parking in a secured lot. It continues in flight with a 92 seat configured aircraft. The seats are leather, with 36” of pitch (coach class is about 27” of pitch on most airlines) arranged with 2 on each side of a wide center aisle. Upgraded service and hot meals are a feature of all flights when flight time permits.

Destination services continue in “Club Class” quality with excellent accommodations, tours, and the services of a Trip Director for traveling members.

No, Nomads is a travel club. We do not offer trips to the general public, and we usually only travel to one destination at a time. Though some destinations are repeated year to year, travel dates may vary.

You can fill out the online Request for Information Form to have a comprehensive information packet mailed directly to you. There are also frequent open houses and orientations for new or prospective members held at the Nomads World Terminal located at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The terminal is on Middlebelt Road, south of I-94 in Romulus, Michigan. For dates, times and additional information, please call 734-941-8000 or click on the Event Calendar in our News and Events section. Answers to many questions may also be found in the Member's Handbook, published annually.

As a single traveler you are a welcome member of the Club. When traveling as single you may be glad to know: