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Why do we care?
School Tours of America cares because we’re a family, just like you. Our network of professionals extends from our tour coordinators to our hand-selected local guides and bus drivers. We’ve talked to hundreds of teachers and parents along the way, and we understand your concerns. Our travel professionals do all of the tour planning, providing promotional materials, security, collecting payments and all the other details so that you can focus on what counts most—the students.
Can teachers travel for free?
Teachers and chaperones receive free travel for every group of fully-paid students that meet his/her ratio. In other words, if your trip ratio is one chaperone to 15 students, then you will receive one free trip for every 15 students who pay in full.
As the Tour Director, what are my responsibilities for planning the trip?
School Tours of America make it easy and hassle-free to plan a student trip. You only need to promote the trip to your students and parents. We manage the itineraries, promotional materials, payment processing and direct communication to the parents.
How do you choose accommodations?
We work with only nationally known hotels like Hilton, Holiday Inn and Sheraton. We choose properties based on their safe and secure locations and quality accommodations.
When will the students have free time?
Students are kept extremely busy during a tour and all activities are group-based. However, we encourage you to allow time for socialization and fun while on the buses, on the tours and at planned activities.
When is the best time to tour?
In our years of experience, we’ve discovered that Spring Break, Easter holiday and the first few weeks of summer vacation are the most convenient times to plan student trips. Of course, we offer travel throughout the year, and will create a trip around the dates that are most suitable for your group. We offer multiple trips, multiple lengths from three days to seven days, to meet your needs.
Do the students need extra spending money?
These trips are designed to include the cost of travel, transfers, accomodations, meals and admission fees. The only additional money needed would be to purchase souvenirs. For the students’ safety, we discourage them from bringing a lot of extra money.
What do you do about students who misbehave or break the rules?
School Tours of America enforces a Code of Conduct and asks that all Tour Directors and chaperones enforce this code. Any child not acting responsibly or adhering to the guidelines set by the Tour Director and chaperones will be sent home at the parents’ or guardian’s expense.
What is your cancellation policy?
In the event a registrant must cancel, there are cancellation charges based on the date of written notification of cancellation. These charges vary based on how far from the departure date School Tours of America receives the cancellation notice. If you change the departure date, then cancellation charges remain effective for the original departure date. See details in the School Tours of America Terms & Conditions.
We’re here to help you with any additional questions or concerns you may have. Please call your personal Tour Coordinator.
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