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London & the Countryside June 16, 2016 - June 23, 2016. Why Do I Travel?. About Ms. Snider English teacher (grades 9-11) Why I chose this tour: I had a delightful experience touring the British Isles in 2008 and I want the students of Springboro High School to have the same opportunity!.
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London & the Countryside June 16, 2016 - June 23, 2016
Why Do I Travel? • About Ms. Snider • English teacher (grades 9-11) • Why I chose this tour: I had a delightful experience touring the British Isles in 2008 and I want the students of Springboro High School to have the same opportunity! Insert Photo of Yourself the experience is everything
Why Should You Travel? • The Experience is Everything • Educational travel is a vital part of a • complete education. It expands views, • promotes understanding, and provides • first-hand experiences of classroom • lessons. • The majority of individuals that participated • in youth travel directly credit their travel • experiences as positively impacting their • education and career. • Through this experience, students may also earn 1-2 college credits through Eastern Washington University’s Field Study course. I will help facilitate the online class so that students can gain the most from their experience. • http://www.ewu.edu/extendedcampus/international-field-studies the experience is everything
Highlights of What We’ll See • Roman Baths Stonehenge Tower Bridge • Westminster Abbey
Tour Itinerary • Day 1 Start Tour • Day 2 Hello London • Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel • London City Walk Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery Visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho • Fish & chips dinner • Day 3 London Landmarks • London Guided Sightseeing Tour Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral • Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion $80 • Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe • Day 4 Royal London • Visit Tower of London • Jack the Ripper Evening Guided Walking Tour • Curry dinner the experience is everything
Tour Itinerary • Day 5 London--Stratford • Travel to Stratford via Oxford • Oxford Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour • Stratford Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour Anne Hathaway’s Cottage visit, Shakespeare's birthplace visit • Day 6 Stratford--Bath • Warwick Castle visit • Travel to Bath • Bath Guided Sightseeing Tour Pulteney Bridge, Roman Baths visit, Abbey • Day 7 Bath--London • Travel to London • Stonehenge visit • Salisbury Cathedral visit • Day 8 End Tour the experience is everything
What’s it Like Being on Tour? Watch this video! the experience is everything
What’s Included? • Round-trip airfare • 6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms • Full European breakfast daily • Dinner daily • Full-time services of a professional Tour Director • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary • 3-day London travel card • Guided tour of the Tower of London • Hard Rock Café dinner • Tour Diary™ Additional Costs to Consider: *Passports & Visas (if applicable) *Tipping *Snacks, Beverages & Lunches (unless otherwise noted) *Souvenirs *Free time activities *the cost of these items are not included in the total price the experience is everything
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Travel With Confidence • Explorica provides a 24 hour emergency hotline for the group to make sure that help is always available. • They are constantly monitoring current events to look out for the safety of your students. • They have locals on the ground in every country just in case of emergencies. • They evaluate every facility that we will visit to make sure that they are up to code. • We will be accompanied by a tour guide who will be with us 24/7. • Parents will have access to the Tour Diary to know exactly what their students do every day!
Travel With Confidence • Travel Protection • 4 out of 5 Explorica travelers protect their tours with the travel protection plan. • Travel Protection Plan • $12 per day (up to a maximum of $180). • Must be purchased by your last payment. • Travel Protection Plan Plus • $18 per day (up to a maximum of $270). • Must be purchased within 14 days of enrollment. • Questions: Call Tripmate 800-888-7292 Plan # F433E • To learn more about cancel for any reason and other benefits, • go online: http://www.explorica.com/Resources/Travel-Protection-Plan.aspx the experience is everything
Travel Protection Details • Explorica’s Travel Protection Plan covers you for: • A traveler’sinjury, sickness, ordeath of a familymember. • Loss of passportorvisas. • Flight cancellationsdueto strike orbadweather. • Loss of luggage and personal effects. • TripCancellationorTripInterruptionduetocoveredreasonssuch as a coveredsickness, illness, injuryordeath. • TripCancellationorTripInterruptionduetodefinedTerroristActs. • Explorica’s Travel Protection Plan Plus covers you for: • Samebenefits as standard plan PLUS Cancel forAnyReasonWaiverBenefit. • Withthe Cancel forAnyReasonWaiverBenefit, ifyou cancel yourtripby 30 days prior toyourdepartureforanyreasonnototherwisecoveredbythispolicy, TripMatewillreimburseyoufor 75% of the non-refundablecancellationfeeswhichapplytoyourtrip. • PleaseseeTerms & Conditionsfor complete informationregardingTravelProtectionPlans. the experience is everything
Pricing Details See detailed pricing at: http://www.explorica.com/Snider-2962 Total Student Cost: $3,000 • Adults (23+) add $340 *If you sign up before 10/31 then the enrollment fee is only $15 (instead of $99)! *Haveyoutraveledwith Explorica before? Thentakeanadditional $100 off the tour cost! the experience is everything
Pricing: What it COULD Cost You • Airfare = $1700 • 6 nights in a hotel (about $400 / night with conversion from Euros) = $2400 • Meals ($40 / day) = $240 • Touring Costs = $400 • London Travel Card = $60 • Tower of London tour = $40 • Windsor Castle tour = $40 • Warwick Castle tour = $48 • Tour Guide = Out of our League! *Total = $4928!!
Payment Options Automatic Monthly Payment Plans • $99 Deposit (and optional travel protection) paid upon registration • Billed automatically to your credit card or checking account • Auto-withdrawals on either the 5th or 20th of the month • Balance divided into equal monthly payments • See the Tour Center for the current monthly payment amount. Manual Payment Plan – 4 step • $99 Deposit (and optional travel protection) paid upon registration • Payments are not automatically withdrawn • 30 days after registration, 2nd payment of $500 is due • 75% of your balance due 105 days prior todeparture • Remainder balance due 65 days prior to departure • Can be a good option for fundraisers Pay in Full • Entire balance paid upon registration • Payments by check or credit card the experience is everything
Enrolling Online is Easy Visit www.explorica.com Find the“Students: Sign Up” button and then click to go to the next page the experience is everything
Enter the Tour Center ID Snider-2962 the experience is everything
Easy Online Payments the experience is everything
Contact Explorica • Email • info@explorica.com • Mail • Explorica, Inc.145 Tremont St., Fl. 6Boston, MA 02111 • Fax • 1.888.310.7088 • Phone • 1.888.310.7121 the experience is everything
Tour Information can be found on my teacher webpage located on the Springboro.org website! http://www.springboro.org/olc/teacher.aspx?s=766 Questions?