MB

Posted on 7/16/09

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Educational travel is such an important and rewarding
opportunity. Thank you to those of you who lead, and
welcome to those of you considering!

First, I want to preface this by saying I worked in the
educational travel industry for 6 years prior to becoming
a classroom teacher several years ago. I don't claim to
be an expert but I have a unique perspective: I planned
trips for over 500 school groups and have travelled to
more than 30 countries. I am also now planning my second
tour as a group leader.

I have just a few tips as a fellow group leader:

1. Be Flexible, both in the planning phase and on tour.
Things come up, especially with large groups of people,
hotels, restaurants, planes, buses, etc.

2. Keep an Open Mind. If you expect everything to be like
it is at home, stay home. The point is to experience
something different (note: expect old hotels with small
rooms outside the city center and no 'American-sized'
portions at meals).
* #'s 1 and 2 are critical, especially in front of
students.

3. You get what your students' parents pay for. I
personally recommend going with a smaller, affordable
travel company - you will see all the same sites and your
group will get the most bang for their buck.

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read
only a page." - St. Augustine

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