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How to Break the Language Barrier While Traveling
Keep these tips in mind to grant you a bit more independence and make it easier to interact with the locals!
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.
Passports Photo Challenge
3 photo contests, 3 chances to win. Think you have what it takes to beat out all 2016 passports travelers in this year’s photo challenge?
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.
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
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!
A Tribute to Our Founder: Dr. Gilbert Scott Markle
If you lived in the Worcester, Massachusetts area in the 1980s, chances are you either knew who Gil Markle was, you were employed at one of his companies, you were one of his students, or you knew somebody who knew someb
Sagrada Familia: Gaudí's Masterpiece
La Sagrada Familia is an extraordinary church with towers that soar high above the City of Gaudí.
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.
Free LINK Lesson Plans for Teachers
Mindful that teachers often spend more time writing lesson plans than implementing them, we provide comprehensive lesson plans for all group organizers.
Travel Lesson Plans Help Create a Global Classroom
Our lesson plans can help you to create a global classroom. Here’s how!
Travel Apps
As you prepare for a tour, download important travel apps ahead of time so you're ready to communicate with locals, update family at home, and document your tour!
Top Four Pieces of Art to See at the Louvre
Choosing from among over 300,000 artworks housed on 5 different floors was no easy task, not that anyone ever sees them all. These are our favorites.
Top 4 Language Learning Programs
When we think of language-learning software, most of us automatically think of the world-famous (and expensive!) programs advertised on TV and elsewhere. A study of the latest online language-learning programs and apps r
Johnny Miller Golf Academy
In the history of the educational travel industry, there has been only one “celebrity endorsement” that ever made a difference. But that one made a big difference.
When You Call Passports, You Never Get a Machine
When you call Passports, you’ll never get a machine. We’re always here and happy to help.
Top 5 Highlights from Yuletide in Dublin (and Belfast!) Trip
Top 5 Highlights from Yuletide in Dublin (and Belfast!) Trip.. Passports 2013 International Teacher Convention!
The Ultimate Guide to Organizing An Educational Group Tour
Back to School! Here is the ultimate guide for teachers organizing a group educational tour. Includes printable checklist! Schedule a meeting with your students today!
March 31- April 4 Lesson Plan Roundup
Continuing on with last week’s theme, here are some more lesson plans focusing on Interwar Europe. Let us know what you think! Interwar Europe (1919-1939) — Remarque: All quiet on the Western Front Through the use
March 24- March 28 Lesson Plan Roundup
Calling all World War II buffs! We have a feeling you’ll be interested in browsing these new lesson plans: Auschwitz Concentration Camp Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson
Teacher Tuesday: A Teachable Moment in Travel
Teacher Tuesday: A Teachable Moment in Travel
Passports 2018 Travel Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to our first-prize winners and runners-up in this year's photo contest!
Teacher Tuesday: Earn Grad-Level Credit with Passports
Teacher Tuesday: Earn Grad-Level Credit with Passports
5 Things You Learn about Your Co-Workers after Traveling Together
5 Things You Learn about Your Co-Workers after Traveling Together