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1. The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to
reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

2. The purpose of life is to live it, to taste
it, to experience to the utmost, to
reach out eagerly and without fear for
newer and richer experience.
WHY TRAVEL?
A little about me as the group leader
Benefits to your child
Global Citizenship
Global Classroom
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3. OUR MEETING AGENDA
•Educational Objectives
•Traveling with EF
•Our tour itinerary and highlights
•What are you responsible for?
•Everything You Get
•EF Price Guarantee & Payment Options
•How to Reserve your Spot

4. EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
Align with school curricula to bring subjects,
people, places and events to life.
Promote understanding, cultural respect,
language learning and global citizenship.
Sharpen key 21st century skills, including
communication and global competence.
Navigate new experiences and adapt to change
with confidence.

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Your Tour Leader
Katya Decker
Russian Instructional
Leader and Teacher
Your Chaperones
You online teachers (1
chaperone per 6
students)

6. Traveling with EF
Group travel keeps tours affordable,
allowing more students to see the world
• Combined groups get the best value
• Tour choice and departure date flexibility to
match with other groups
• Meet other students from around the country
• Our date flexibility
– Requested departure date: July 12, 2016
– Earliest possible departure: July 10, 2016
– Latest possible return: July 27, 2016
Traveling with EF
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WHAT IS GROUP TRAVEL?

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Advantages of Group Travel
• Personal Tour Director
- Manages all logistics
- Handles any surprises
• Private Touring Bus
- No transportation hassles
• Reservations for sites
- No hassles getting in
• Group entrance fees
- Reduced price
• Sit Back and Relax
- Just enjoy the trip!

8. TRAVELING WITH EF
Safety first
•All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
•6-to-1 student-to-chaperone ratio
•Trained and licensed local guides
•24-hour emergency on-call service
Most educational
•Fully accredited, just like your school
•Full-time personal, bilingual Tour Director
Best Value
•Highest quality at the guaranteed lowest prices
•Planning and organizing all tour logistics by travel
experts
Peace of Mind
•Should social unrest or natural events make traveling
to our destination unsafe, EF will work with our group
to make alternative arrangements.

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Lifelong Friends

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Our Travel Company
• Largest student travel
company in the world
• Arrangements with airlines
and hotels across the globe
• Clout!
• Massive network

11. WHEREVER WE LEARN, EF IS THERE
EF has 37,000 staff and teachers in
more than 500 offices in over 50 countries

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Who can go?
• Almost anyone who is
physically fit! Be prepared for
some strenuous walking
•Students 13 +
• Parents of students.

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Accommodations
• All hotels are rated
“tourist class” or
higher
• Clean and safe
• All rooms have
private bath
• Student, Adult, and
Family rooms.

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Our Bus

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Our Meals
• Breakfast at hotels are
included
• Evening meals are included,
sometimes at the hotel,
sometimes at a restaurant.
• Meal are “set menu” or buffet
- Special diets are difficult, but
not impossible
- Be prepared to manage your
own special requirements.

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No Headaches
• Our Tour Director
manages everything
- Meets us in the airport.
- Checks us in and out of
hotels
- Arranges departure
times
- Pays our entrance fees
- Does it all!

17. WHERE WE’RE GOING…

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Departure City: Charlotte
• Saves money
• More flights
• Pleasant
International airport

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Day 1 - 2
• Flying overnight to London.
• Meet the tour director in the airport.
• Check in to the hotel
• Take a walking tour on London
- the Strand: a major thoroughfare in the center of London
- The Trafalgar Square at the heart of London
- The Leicester Square - London’s home of entertainment.
- The Covent Garden - it was an old trading town and now
is a popular shopping.
• All group gets together for dinner for the first time.

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Day 3
• Guided tour of London: Big
Ben and Houses of Parliament;
Piccadilly Circus; St. Paul’s
Cathedral; Changing of the
Guard at Buckingham Palace (if
scheduled)
• Take an expertly guided tour of
Windsor Castle: St. George’s
Chapel; State Apartments
• Enjoy an authentic fish and chips
dinner

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Day 4
• See more London
or
• add visit to Oxford
(home of the oldest
University in the English
world)
and Stratford-upon-Avon
where Shakespeare was
born, married and buried.

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Day 5
• Travel to Paris by
Eurostar 2h 15min.
• Visit the Louvre
• A walking tour of
Paris: Latin Quarter
• Visit Notre Dame
Cathedral

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Day 6: Paris
• Guided tour of Paris
(palace de Concorde -
major square), Champs-
É lysées; Arc de
Triomphe; Eiffel Tower
•See more Paris
OR
add a trip to Versailles

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Day 7 - 8
• Day 7: Fly to Madrid
(activities depending on the
flight)
•Day 8: Guided tour of Madrid
- visit Palacio Real (official
residence of Spanish royal
family)
- walking tour of Madrid
- Visit the Prado (main
Spanish art museum that has
one of the finest collection of
European art - Goya,
Velazques, El Greco, Rubens.

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Day 9 - 10
• Trip to Toledo - city of three
cultures. Christians, Arabs,
and Jews lived there for
centuries. Place where El
Greco lived and painted.
- Toledo Cathedral
- Church of Santo Tome
- A synagogue
• Enjoy a free evening
OR
•add Madrid Flamenco
Evening
• Day 10: fly home.

26. WHAT WE’LL DO, TRY AND EXPLORE

27. A MORE ENGAGING
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Students learn on a deeper level when their lessons
connect to their own lives. EF’s weShare platform
makes sure that happens on tour.
• Taps into each student’s strengths and passions
• Helps put a more personal lens on their experience
• Gives students a chance to reflect on and share what
they’ve learned through post-tour presentations and
videos
• Provides opportunity to earn high school or college
credit

28. BEHAVIORAL
EXPECTATIONS
The same rules and behavioral
expectations that apply in my
classroom will apply on my tour.
All planned activities are obligatory.
If a traveler violates my rules, I have
the right to send them home from tour
at the parents’ expense.

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What is included in the “Program Fee”
Airfare from Charlotte

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What is included in the “Program Fee”
Full-Time
Tour Director

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What is included in the “Program Fee”
On tour transportation Hotel
Accommodations

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What is included in the “Program Fee”
Breakfasts and
Dinners
Site entrance fees.

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What is included in the “Program Fee”
Expert Local
Guides
World-Wide Support

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“Know before you go” sessions
• NCVPS culture cafe sessions
- French culture
- Spanish culture
- Paris - Russian culture center abroad.

35. ALL-INCLUSIVE
COVERAGE PLAN
The plan is already included in our tour price
and covers your child for:
• Tour cancellation and interruption
• Illness and accident
• Baggage and property
• Flight delay
• 24hr access to an English-speaking
representative
For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department
at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.

36. EVERYTHING YOU GET
Full-time, bilingual Tour Director
Educational itinerary
Sightseeing led by licensed local guides
Entrance fees to attractions
weShare, EF’s online platform for a deeper
learning experience
Round-trip flights on major carriers
Hotels with private bathrooms
Breakfast and dinner daily
Transportation to all included activities
All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
Price includes

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What is not included
• Lunches - the best opportunity to sample
local food
• Tips - tour director, bus driver, local
guides
• Optional Excursions

38. WHAT ARE YOU
RESPONSIBLE FOR?
•Spending money for optional excursions, free
time activities, souvenirs, beverages, lunches
and snacks ($45-$65 per day)
•Tips for your Tour Director, bus driver and
local guides (around $10 per day)
•Airline checked baggage fees if applicable
•Passport and/or visa fees
These are all necessities each traveler
will be responsible for on this tour.

39. PASSPORTS AND VISAS
All travelers are responsible for securing necessary
documentation
•Valid passports are required for all travelers
•Passports may take up to 14 weeks to process
•Some destinations may require travel visas
•Non-U.S. citizens may require special visas or
other travel documents
•Important note: Passports must be valid for at least
six months after our scheduled return date

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The Numbers
Students 19 and under $ 3,700
Early enrollment discount - $200
All-inclusive coverage plan +$155
Total for student $ 3,655 Monthly $198
Adult supplement $ 365
Total Adult $4,020 Monthly $219

41. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
London Experience - https://www.dropbox.com/s/a6kgtzj3uq2nyrk/london-hd-video.mp4
Madrid Experience - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1pmvhjgjwroc3ug/ETUS_TourHI_XXX_Royal-Madrid_052214.mp4
Paris Experience - https://www.dropbox.com/s/oc1z63wvz3yl8br/paris-ef-tours-hd-video.mp4

42. PAYING FOR YOUR TOUR
EF Price Guarantee ­ your guaranteed lowest price will
never change once you enroll with your first payment.
Students: $188/monthTotal for students: $3,655
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Pay in Full at Enrollment
Automatic Payment Plan – $95 to enroll
Manual Payment Plan ($50 plan fee) ­ $250 to enroll

43. RAISE MONEY FOR YOUR TOUR
Share the link to your personal donation page that’s created once you enroll
Family and friends can easily donate
Great gift for birthdays, holidays, graduation, etc.

44. If you sign up by midnight TONIGHT…
Scholarship Raffle
• You will have the chance to WIN $100 off the program price!
• Must be registered by TONIGHT at midnight to be eligible!

45. For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department
at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.
HOW DO I RESERVE
MY SPOT?
Online
eftours.com/1648673YY
Phone
800-665-5364
Tour Number
1648673YY
Application deadline
December 10th
There is limited space available!
Be sure to enroll now to secure your spot.