The Real Difference Between Us and the Other Guys

No matter the time of year, things stay pretty busy at ACIS Educational Tours. Groups are getting ready to travel, others are planning future trips...

Themed Tours—a New Educational Travel Tool

We know, from talking to teachers who travel with ACIS Educational Tours, that some of the greatest teaching moments happen outside the classroom. We firmly...

The 10 Most Important Life-Changing Stats of Educational Travel

Changes Lives. At ACIS Educational Tours, we use this expression a lot, but to us it's more than a motto. We believe in the power...

Pickpockets: 5 Ways to Stop Them, 5 Ways to Spot Them!

Spring is on the way, apparently. Here in London it's hard to tell, but I've just got back from Barcelona (via Rome, Nice and Florence)...

Stats & Facts About the Superheroes of Educational Travel

While a typical tour manager helps ensure your adventure abroad goes smoothly, ACIS tour managers are anything but ordinary. We like to think of them...

Student Travel Tips – The Art of Packing

Throughout the annals of epic adventuring, it’s the same story—think Marco Polo before heading off on the Silk Road to China; Captain Cook before his...

Your Educational Tours Quick Guide to Tipping

Tipping can be an awkward end to an otherwise satisfying first meal overseas. If you're not familiar with local tipping customs before you arrive, you...

High School Student Travel Tips – Maximize Your Arrival Day

Depending on your flight schedule, you’re likely to have time to start exploring in your tour’s first city before the more structured itinerary activities begin. ...