Teeing Off in Colorado and Canada : Maui and Ireland are other destinations for 1993 golfing tours, which run between nine and 11 days.

Several 1993 golf tours are being offered by the Zehnder Travel Group of Irvine, a new member of the Senior Travel and Recreation Activities Council (STRAC). Travelers who book through senior travel groups are eligible to receive discounts on each trip of $100 per person. And any travelers 55 and over can get $50 discounts.

One tour is a nine-day trip to The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, starting May 27 and including eight nights and seven rounds at the hotel’s championship courses, with tournament play, awards and guaranteed starting times. The trip is priced at $1,895 for golfers, including air fare from Los Angeles, and $1,575 for non-golfing spouses. (Rates for all trips are per person, double occupancy.)

“Tee Off In Canada” is an 11-day trip that includes Vancouver and Kamloops, British Columbia; Jasper Park Lodge, the Banff Springs Hotel and the Lodge at Kananaskis, Alberta; five rounds of golf and 20 meals. The trip, which departs Los Angeles Aug. 19, is priced at $2,995 for golfers, $2,695 for non-golfers.

Also planned are a nine-day trip to Maui (Nov. 8-16), with five rounds of golf at three different championship courses, and a nine-day trip to Ireland (July 31-Aug. 8), with six rounds of golf at some of Ireland’s famous courses.

For more information, contact the Zehnder Travel Group, 5321 University Drive, Suite E, Irvine 92715, (800) 843-4499 (in California) or (714) 786-1992.

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Choice Hotels, the large franchise operator of Quality Inns, Comfort Inns, Sleep Inns, Clarion Inns and several other hotel/motel chains, has lowered its senior age requirement from 60 to 50 for its hotels in Europe and Asia.

Earlier this year, it had made the same move for the more-than-2,500 hotels it operates within the United States and Canada.

Choice offers two senior discounts: a regular 10% discount on any room at any hotel without an advance reservation, and a 30% discount with an advance reservation. The number of rooms available at the higher discount varies with each hotel, and is contingent on other factors such as the season and day of the week.

Choice operates 80 hotels in Asia and 69 in Europe.

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European Travel Management of Costa Mesa is aiming its 1993 St. Patrick’s Week tour at travelers wishing to visit Ireland at its most festive time.

Set for March 15-23, the tour, which departs from Los Angeles or San Diego, includes a full week in Ireland capped by St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin. Cost: $1,499 per person, double occupancy.

For more information: European Travel Management, P.O. Box 1534, Costa Mesa 92628. Or call Deirdre O’Neill at (714) 964-8927.

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Senior groups planning Christmas shopping tours to any of the Desert Hills Factory Stores in Cabazon, 20 miles west of Palm Springs, should ask about Bonus Certificates for tour members.

The certificates vary from week to week and are only good for one day. They can provide 10%-20% off already-discounted items at some of the 52 outlet stores. For more information, contact Tracy Mulligan, Desert Hills Factory Stores, 48650 Seminole Road, Cabazon 92230, (714) 849-5018.