Personalized travel support every step of the way

When you plan an educational tour with EF, you’re supported by a dedicated team of experts before, during, and after your tour. We’re your people, and get to know you and your community personally—so you don’t have to sweat the small (or significant!) stuff.

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Meet your go-to people

From the moment you raise your hand to lead an educational tour with EF, you, your travelers, and their families can lean on a dedicated team of experts for one-on-one support.

Tour Consultant

Your travel program partner

  • Gets to know your group to help you pick the right educational tour for your students

  • Guides you through enrolling travelers, from your first sign-up to your last

  • Helps you grow your school’s travel program

  • Guides tour preparation with you as your departure date approaches

  • Communicates deadlines and works with you on your to-do list

  • Provides tools and tips to prepare you and your group for travel

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Meet your EF Travel Team

Check out Road to Ready, our welcome program for teachers

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Alana A.

Based in Austin, T.X.
Has traveled to 26 countries

Traveler Support Team: The go-to resource for parents & travelers

Ensures we have team members in your time zone to help students and families directly via phone and online chat

Answers any and all questions about travel prep and the tour experience (in Spanish, too!)

Tour Director: Guides your group on the ground 24/7

Speaks the local language and has deep cultural context

Keeps track of hotel check-ins, tickets, and other logistics

Partners closely with you to bring every destination to life for your students

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Chaperones: The dream team you assemble yourself

You can invite educators, parents, or anyone else who you’d like to help out during your tour. Once you sign up six travelers, we cover the cost of your spot—and for every additional six people who sign up after that, you earn a spot for a chaperone.

Global Education Ambassadors: Teachers who are just like you

Our network of Global Education Ambassadors are teachers who have led countless EF tours and are here to support and mentor you, from giving planning tips over Zoom to helping grade post-tour projects.

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