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Sell the Experience, Not the Trip

When recruiting students for an educational tour, your goal should be to sell the experience, not just the trip.

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Fundraising Ideas Part 3: Activities

CASH FOR TRASH Breakdown This is a great way to help others while raising money for your trip! Collect bottles and cans and redeem them at a local redemption center. And don’t stop there! Other organizations will pay for

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A Letter of Appreciation to Teachers

Today, as we celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Day, we’d like to say “thank you” to teachers.

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5 Unique Easter Traditions from around the World

In the United States, we don't think twice about frantically searching for colored eggs hidden by a mythical bunny. Do you ever wonder how other countries around the world celebrate Easter?

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2016 Passports Photo Challenge Winners

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The Most Exquisitely Designed Museums in the World

In honor of museum week, here are eight captivating photos of the most exquisitely designed museums in the world.

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17 Tips for Effective Student Tour Recruitment

These tips will make student recruitment much easier!

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Teacher Tuesday: 5 Fundraising Event Ideas

Summer is finally here, and you know what that means — time to prepare for next school year!  If you’re a passports group organizer, that means planning ways to fundraise for your students’ experience of a lifetime.

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Teacher Tuesday: An Educational Tour Experience to Remember

Guest Post by Ingrid B. In the summer of 2000, my husband Bob and I took a group of my students on an educational tour with Passports to England and France .  There had been several Passports tours before and since,

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Student Tour Group Travel to Costa Rica

A student tour to Costa Rica is a breathtaking, Central American paradise for Spanish-speaking, science studies, in-service programs, and so much more.

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Passports Traveler Blog Contest

Time for another contest! Send us an original blog post following the guidelines below. We’ll pick our favorite entries to feature on our blog and those winners will receive a $50 Amazon gift card . Sound easy? It is! We

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Contest Voting

Vote once per day for your favorite contest photos! Poll will close September 28 at 11:59 PM

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11 Steps for Running a Successful Parent Meeting

You have tons of interested students – now it's time to get their parents on board. Let us help! Follow our 11 steps for running a successful parent meeting.

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19 Interesting Facts About the World's Smallest Country

Vatican City, the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, is located within the city of Rome and is the smallest country in the world.

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5 Steps to Successful Student Recruitment

Having trouble recruiting enough students for your tour? Our 5 step guide will help you through that process!

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Expand Your Mind and Boost Creativity

Travel has the potential to revamp and vitalize the mind by immersing us in unfamiliar cultures with new customs and ideas.

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Ostia Antica: A Little-Known Ancient Wonder

Just 30 minutes from the Colosseum lies the remains of the entire ancient Roman city of Ostia Antica – an under appreciated and little-known archaeological site that rivals Pompeii.

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6 of the Coolest Hotels in the World

Have you ever wanted to have breakfast with a giraffe? If the answer is yes, this is the list for you!

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Why Is English So Weird?

There are students all over the world trying to make sense of a language where comb, tomb and bomb don’t rhyme but pony and bologna do.

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Quotes That'll Make You Question Why You Don't Travel More

You’ve heard of ‘wanderlust’… but have you read all of these quotes?!

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How to Choose the Right Destination for Your Student Tour

Whether your educational goals are historical, linguistic, cultural, charitable or a combination, Passports has the right tour for you and your students.

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Untranslatable Words We Need in English

Have you ever thought of a witty comeback, only it's hours too late? The Yiddish have a word for that.

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What Does Educational Travel Mean to Us?

What did Passports employees have to say when asked the question “What does educational travel mean to me?”

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21 Experiences to Add to Your 2017 Travel Bucket List

Inspired by passports participant photos – here are 21 experiences to add to your 2017 travel bucket list!

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