8 Practical Skills Gained from Educational Travel

While I've spent a lot of my life becoming quite familiar with Amtrak, traveling to many places in the United States, my first travel abroad...

The Importance of Exploring War History Through Educational Travel

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana 2014 will see a number of anniversaries commemorating some of the...

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...

Helping Students Become Stronger College Applicants

As an educator who organizes educational travel programs for your students, you already know that travel has innumerable benefits for shaping the lives of young...

25 Reasons to Travel as a Student

When you travel, it changes you. Travel forces you to adapt to situations, to make decisions on the fly, to ask strangers for help, and...

Keep Calm and Travel On (Even When You’re Hungry)

On my last trip to France, we were headed to the Maginot Line, specifically the Schoenenbourg Fortress, for our 2 o’clock booking to tour the...

What Traveling Really Teaches Teens

Traveling is that moment when the textbook comes alive, when everyday objects look completely different and when common greetings sound exotic. For teen, traveling abroad is...

Lately in Travel (From the Perspective of an Armchair Traveler)

I'm still embracing summer with open arms even despite the record heat in our largely non-air conditioned part of the country here on the East...

5 Things To Do on Your First Educational Tour

While many of you may be veteran travelers, think back to your very first school trip abroad. Dig deep into your memory. Uncover the days...

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...