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A Blog for Performing Arts Educators

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by Adele Youngs on 26 November 2019

European Performance Tours 101

We are all performers ourselves and find it an honor to arrange European tours for choirs, orchestras, wind bands, marching bands, dance and drama...

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european travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin Grigson on 29 October 2019

Six Tips for European Group Travel

So you and your students are hopping across the pond, bound for a European adventure. Planning and funding a trip to Europe for your band, choir,...

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european travel, Educational Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin Grigson on 1 October 2019

Four Reasons To Add A Tour Director To Your Trip

You have finally decided to take the BIG trip. You’ve done the planning, the meal selection, chosen your activities, now all that is left to do is...

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Performance Travel, Student Group Travel, Educational Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin Grigson on 25 September 2019

How To Go Through Airline Check-In With A Group

No matter how early you arrive at the airport or how many flights you’ve taken, going through the mandated check-in and security checkpoints with...

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Performance Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin Grigson on 12 August 2019

Everything You Need To Know About Flying With A Student Group

We've been there. We know what it's like to get a group of 300 through airport security, to the terminal WITH IDs and boarding passes in hand....

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Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin M. Grigson on 10 June 2019

6 Questions To Ask Your Travel Provider

Finding a trip at an affordable price point for you and your students sometimes means requesting multiple trip proposals and spending time comparing...

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Educational Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin M. Grigson on 28 May 2019

Attending a Director's Choice Festival: What Music Educators are saying

The trips have been taken, the performances are complete, the awards have been given and another fantastic festival and travel season is in the books!

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Student Group Travel, Music Across Texas, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin M. Grigson on 14 May 2019

FIVE TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GROUP TRAVEL

From daydreaming about your destination to relentless researching restaurants to crafting your ideal itinerary, there’s nothing like the anticipation...

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Student Group Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel