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Historical India: Explore the Subcontinent's Forts, Palaces and Monuments
Historical India: Explore the Subcontinent's Forts, Palaces and Monuments
Le Beau Voyage
9 Days London 2 • Caen 1 • St. Malo 1 • Loire Valley 1 • Paris 2… join us!
Benefits for Teachers Who Travel with Their Students
As our partner in organizing educational travel, we’ve always rewarded group organizers with cash bonuses, EXTRA free trips, and other great benefits.
5 Things Successful Group Travel Organizers Don't Do!
Five ways to avoid failure when recruiting passengers for your educational travel group!
The Editor's Choice: Emilia-Romagna Culinary Arts Tour
The Editor's Choice: Emilia-Romagna Culinary Arts Tour
First-Hand Account: How an Educational Tour Impacted Me
First-Hand Account: “How an Educational Tour Impacted Me” - learn how educational travel impacted a student FROM a student.
Getting School Board Approval for Educational Travel
If you are seeking permission to organize an overseas trip, there are some important things to keep in mind before talking to your school principal, or to the school board.
Wordless Wednesday: Students Traveling in France
Wordless Wednesday: Join us as one of our student groups shares photos from their recent educational tour to France!
Fear and Courage
A response to the NYTimes piece, Travel is my Antidote for Fear. As Covid eases, I’m heading out again.
Wordless Wednesday: 25 Travel Brochure Photos
For this week's Wordless Wednesday post, we're celebrating 25 years with our readers. Here are 25 years worth of student travel catalog cover photos. Enjoy!
3 Must-See Sights in Washington, DC
In honor of Veterans Day, here is our choice of the top three must-see sights in Washington, DC -- the Korean, Vietnam and WWII War Memorials
Teacher Tuesday: Passports Lesson Plans Available Online
Teacher Tuesday: Passports Lesson Plans Available Online!!
6 Travel Apps to Download Before Your Next Trip Overseas
Traveling overseas in the near future? Download these nifty travel apps now, you'll thank us later.
How to Keep Students Motivated This Summer
School's out for summer, but that doesn't mean your tour group has to wait until fall to keep the excitement going during down time. Try out these ways to keep connected with your travelers this summer.
Italy is the Ultimate Educational Tour Destination
Overflowing with history and abounding with art and architecture, Italy is the ultimate educational tour destination for you and your students!
Eco-Tourism on the Isle of Enchantment
Eco-Tourism on the Isle of Enchantment.. come away with us!
London, Paris and Rome: The Gold Standard of Student Group Tours
London, Paris and Rome: The Gold Standard of Student Group Tours
Feb 24- Feb 28 Lesson Plan Roundup
A FOCUS ON GREECE Ancient Greece: Minoan Civilization of Crete Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain theories behind
You Get What You Pay For
It has often been asked of experienced travelers that if they could only see two cities in all of Great Britain, which two would they see? More often than not, the two cities selected are London (of course) and the hist
Navigating the World of Educational Travel, Part 1
We’re here to help you navigate the world of educational travel!
March in Student Travel
It’s the end of March, and every year at this time, things are hoppin’ at passports Educational Travel! For starters, the spring-break trips that students and teachers enrolled on a year (or more) ago are operating. &nbs
A Message from the President
Status Update, Vaccinations, COVID Policy, Advice for Group Leaders
April 14-April 18 Lesson Plan Roundup
The lesson plan requests keep coming in! Check out which ones we completed this week: Islam — The Five Pillars Through the investigation of selected writings and various electronic resources, including primar
Teacher Tuesday: Passports Lesson Plans and Summer Break
Teacher Tuesday: Passports Lesson Plans and Summer Break