8 Helpful Travel Tips for Italy

Italy is one of the most popular destinations in Europe, with a reported 75 million people visiting in 2022 alone! The culture, food, history, and...

Top Must-Try Dishes in Northern Italy

As many say, food is the way to the soul, and for Italy, it is true. Italia, consisting of twenty regions, is known for influencing...

How to Prepare for Your First Time Flying on a Plane

Whether it's your first time flying overseas or your first time flying period, this guide to managing the flight process will be a great resource....

Current Travel in Ecuador & The Galápagos

This week ACIS's Liz Tyrell returned home from family travel in Ecuador and shares her extremely positive experience. ACIS will be sure to update travelers...

Why Middle Schools Travel with ACIS

Did you know that international educational travel opportunities can start as early as middle school? Even if they're not quite ready for college essays or...

Culture Shock: What It Is and How to Cope

There is nothing like traveling to a new foreign country with a distinct and different culture from your own. The lessons learned and experience gained...

Mysteries of Machu Picchu

For many travelers, ascending the top of Machu Picchu in Peru is a travel bucket list goal. But apart from stunning views, what makes this...

Choosing an Educational Travel Company? Don’t Miss These Key Inclusions

There's that old expression of "missing the forest for the trees" that can be quite useful when thinking about selecting a travel provider. Sometimes, focusing...

13 Packing Tips for Your International Travels

Struggling to pack for your overseas adventure? Don't worry. As frequent fliers, the ACIS Educational Tours team has turned packing a bag into both an...

Top 10 Tips for ACIS Group Leaders

Over the course of 45 years, we have sent thousands of teachers abroad with students, and though every ACIS Educational Tour is unique, the most...