Confessions of an Over Packer

Hi I’m Cara, and I have an over packing problem. It all started innocently enough: when visiting my parents I’d lug along a carry-on bag...

Movies and Books about Spanish Speaking Countries

Continuing our look at books and movies that inspire us to travel we decided to turn our attention to Spanish speaking countries. Spain, Mexico, and many...

Running Away From Home: Exercising On Your Overseas Trip

For many people, travel plans provide the perfect excuse to abandon their fitness regime, and take a well-earned break from sweating it out at the...

7 Things to Do When You Return from Your Educational Tour

You’ve just returned from your educational student tour and are still reveling in travel’s “afterglobe”—the lingering feelings of happiness, confidence, awe, nostalgia, camaraderie and curious...

25 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Student Tour Arrival Day

Arrival day can be tough. You’ve been eagerly anticipating your trip for months, with expectations building and excitement growing. It all culminates with a bleary-eyed...

The Wifi Obsession is Hurting Your Educational Travel Experience

Editor's Note: The following is an open letter to parents and was written by ACIS Tour Manager, Thomas Randall. Thomas was compelled to take his...

How to Create a Crowd-Pleasing Promotional Video for Your Next Tour

We're a lucky bunch here at ACIS headquarters. Our traveling teachers are some of the hardest working and most creative people we know. They go...

Tips for Traveling With Vegetarians on Your Educational Tour

I've been vegetarian for coming up for 18 years. I think it's fair to say most veggies are quite concerned about what they eat: we've...

4 Ways TripStream Can Help You Promote Your Educational Tour

TripStream is a photo stream of our travelers' favorite moments on tour. The experiences are authentic. They're real and spontaneous. And they speak volumes to...

A Decadent History of Italy’s Most Popular Chocolates

This blog post was written by ACIS Tour Manager, Giacomo Gambone. The history of chocolate as we know it, the most innocent of all sins,...