Archive for the ‘Student Travel’ Category
Hard Rock New York Follow-Up
April 22nd, 2009 by Patrick Connor
I just had a nice conversation with Yuri (HRC Times Square General Manager) regarding my experiences at the Cafe last week. While I am a “believe it when I see it” person, I genuinely get the feeling that he plans to address the concerns expressed about the service and food quality my most recent [...]
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Hard Rock Cafe NYC
April 17th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
Why does Hard Rock Cafe Times Square continually provide my groups with a poor quality dining experience?
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The art and science of marketing band, choir, and orchestra trips to potential participants
April 5th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
OVERVIEW
If two of the primary reasons for music group travel are recruiting and retention, it would seem counterproductive to take a trip that left a large number of students at home. Unfortunately, an increasing number of groups are traveling each year with only a fraction of their total enrollment. By investing a little time and [...]
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Group Air Travel Discounts
March 31st, 2009 by Patrick Connor
Groups wanting to travel via commercial air in March of 2010 may be in luck. Due to a unique combination of business travel cutbacks and temporarily low fuel prices, now may be the best opportunity to book reasonable air travel for groups.
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Hotels, Student Groups, and The Economy
March 29th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
It’s official. We are in the midst of an economic recession. I know this – not because CNN tells me so – or because I have been closely reviewing bailout spending. I know this because hotels that have not returned phone calls from student group travel planners for the last 4-5 years [...]
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ARE YOU INSURED WHEN YOU TRAVEL WITH YOUR GROUP?
February 25th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
Each year, thousands of student groups travel (often unknowingly) without any insurance coverage whatsoever. The information presented below is intended to assist group leaders in providing a travel experience to their students that operates under the coverage of an adequate insurance policy.
What is Tour Operators Professional Liability Insurance?
A Tour Operators Professional Liability Policy may [...]
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What A Team!
February 18th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
I just had to take a minute and write about how fantastic the team is at Director’s Choice Tour & Travel!
Over the last 12 years, we have had some impressive people join our ranks. Brilliant, dedicated, and hardworking have always been, in my humble opinion, accurate descriptions of our team members. That said, [...]
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King Tut at the Dallas Museum of Art
February 16th, 2009 by Patrick Connor
Open until May 17, 2009, at the Dallas Museum of Art, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs provides insight into the life of Tutankhamun and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305 B.C.). All of the treasures in the exhibition are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old.
Tutankhamun was one of the last kings [...]
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