6 Photogenic Spots in Edinburgh

This guest post is written by ACIS Tour Manager, Paul Daley. Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city has seen human habitation for well over two thousand years,...

What’d I Miss? (ACIS Policies Edition)

New travel policies and procedures are a regular occurrence these days.  Given the volume of other information that teachers are processing right now (Are we...

A Planning Partnership: Meet Tricia Holda

When you’re planning an educational tour with ACIS, your International Program Team are your partners. It is their job to help you choose or customize...

Tour Manager Spotlight: Bertrand d’Aleman

What do tour guides do when there’s no one around to guide? They let their creative sides show as they invent new means to bring...

Our Culture of Care in a Time of Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted literally every area of our lives—how we work, how we learn, how we eat, shop and communicate. And of course,...

How to Recruit a Group Virtually

While cooped up and quarantined at home, many of us at ACIS have been dreaming about our next trip. Having something to look forward to...

Student Travel Leader Spotlight: Merissa S., California

Tell us a little about yourself! The French language has been a lifelong passion of mine. My mother, a retired French professor, instilled a love...

Student Trip Leader Spotlight: Noémie H., Washington

Meet one of our amazing student trip leaders, Noémie! She has taken students across France and will be visiting her hometown in Brittany this year....

Washington D.C. Student Trip: From Couch to Capital in 6 Easy Steps

Have you heard about the couch to 5K plans to get in-shape to run a 3.1-mile race? You can envision crossing the finish line, but...

5 Hidden Gems of Saint Petersburg

What do you know about Sankt-Peterburg, one of the largest, northernmost cities in Russia? The “Venice of the East” is a diverse city; at the...