Smooth sailing and confident adventuring I had a wonderful experience taking my students to Costa Rica in March 2024 with ACIS. Throughout the planning and travel process, ACIS was there for me every step of the way. I had one point of contact with the company, so I never had to wonder who to reach out to with questions or concerns. Any questions I had were always answered clearly and in a very timely manner. I had the additional support of an Academic Travel Advisor -- someone with firsthand experience as a teacher taking students on trips with ACIS -- who even came to multiple pre-departure meetings to offer support and help answer any questions. I never worried about the safety of my students or chaperones and I knew that, if something did come up, it would be taken care of. Our Tour Manager was supremely knowledgeable and helpful so that we always felt supported and empowered to have a great time.

Looking to Book Again! Everything about the company and the experience was amazing. Tom (who worked out of the Boston office) worked with me to introduce the trip to parents and answer questions that I didn't know the answers to. He was able to help me with some challenges when students dropped the trip so that everything would still go smoothly. The direct flight to Europe was great and the Tour Manager, Paul, met us right when we landed and stayed with us until we got into the security line. Paul made the trip. His interaction with the students and his knowledge of the area were unparalleled. He offered suggestions for each of the days and made sure each decision was what we were looking for before executing it. Most importantly, when a student lost something of great importance he was able to offer solutions so that a replacement could be found and their trip wasn't ruined. We are already looking to book another trip!

Custom Route with Short Exchange for Language Teachers!!! We did a 2024 Spring Break Tour of Germany, Switzerland, and France and had another great experience with ACIS from start to finish. Beth was very helpful with selecting a popular tour from the catalog and helped my school customize the route to include two days at a school in Germany where we did a language exchange with students learning English. Our tour manager, Sam Harker, was integral to the smooth organization of the trip. Flights, hotels, and meals were as advertised and families were able to use the ACIS website well. Although the tours are expensive, it's so nice to know ACIS does a great job with vendor quality and follows through with teachers to make sure they are pleased with the experiences. One additional note: We were able to apply a student voucher from a cancelled March 2020 trip on our tour! My former student's parents were so relieved to be able to sell that voucher to a current participant to get almost all of their refund processed. I was really impressed ACIS allowed a voucher to be applied to an account so many years later.

ACIS does all the work... ACIS does all the work. All you have to do is get students excited for a trip (super easy) and convince parents to spend money on their child's education (also pretty easy). And ACIS will even help you do all of that. They tell you exactly what to do and when to do it. Follow their instructions and you'll change the lives of your students.

ACIS is the clear winner ACIS is the clear winner for school trips. The hotels are located so close to all of the sights, the restaurants have incredible food, and our tour manager (Dimitra Neonakis) was amazing!! The team worked hard to make sure we had the best experience possible!