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What You Will Receive From Us and When

By August 27, 2014 No Comments

You Will Receive

I submitted my online school trip request, now what?

If this is your first time leading a school trip with Scholastica, you may be wondering how the whole trip planning process works. How often will you be communicating with us? What can you expect?

You will receive ongoing communication from us throughout the tour planning process by both e-mail and snail mail. The details and timeline are outlined below.

 

You   Will   Receive   a   Proposal

After you submit your online school trip request, you will receive a follow-up email from one of our professional travel consultants within the next business day. Learn more about what information you need to receive a price and customized proposal. Your travel consultant will discuss your ideas for your school trip and work with you to customize the details for your proposal. You will receive your customized proposal by email within 7-10 business days. With your proposal you will receive:

  • An itinerary customized to your preferences and travel dates
  • A line item listing of everything included in your package (taxes, gratuity, insurance, night supervision, meals, admissions, tour leaders, transportation)
  • A 5-tier pricing scheme based on the number of paid participants per bus. The 5 categories of prices are:
    • 46-50 paid participants per bus
    • 41-45 paid participants per bus
    • 36-40 paid participants per bus
    • 31-35 paid participants per bus
    • 26-30 paid participants per bus
  • Package supplement rates for participants not staying at the requested room occupancy.

This proposal is a starting point. Changes can always be made to any of the trip components, including itinerary, trip dates, and attractions.

 

You   Will   Receive   a   Trip    Agreement

Once you approve the proposal, your professional travel consultant will prepare a Trip Agreement.  This Trip Agreement includes:

  • An itinerary customized to your travel dates and preferences.
  • A  line item listing of everything included in your travel package.
  • A 5-tier pricing scheme based on the number of paid participants per bus.
  • Package supplement rates for participants not staying at the requested room occupancy.
  • Trip deposit amounts and corresponding due dates.
  • Due date for your hotel rooming list.
  • An outline of our cancellation and refund policies.

We request that this document be signed and returned to us within 30 days. Receipt of the Trip Agreement will confirm your trip and corresponding reservations.

 

You   Will   Receive   Regular   Communication   by   Email

Throughout the tour planning process, your professional travel consultant will communicate with you by email and by phone. Should you have any questions at any time, you will be able to reach your travel consultant by email or by their direct telephone extension.

 

You   Will   Receive   a   Final   Information   Packet

Your rooming list is due 45 days before trip departure. Once we receive your rooming list, we will send you a final information packet. This packet includes:

  • Your finalized custom itinerary
  • One destination map per bus (for Washington DC and New York City school trips)
  • Name tag lanyards with emergency contact information (one for each traveler)
  • A bus organization tote bag  (one per bus) with corresponding recommended packing list.
  • An evaluation card to rate your experience

 

You   Will   Receive   Bus   Organization   Bags

What You Will ReceiveScholastica provides a bus organization tote bag for each bus on your school trip. The bus organization bag is accompanied by a recommended bus packing list that will help you prepare a kit for all bus circumstances, whether it be motion sickness or slow traffic. Taking these advanced preparations will make the journey to and from your destination comfortable and smooth. You will receive the bus organization bags with your final information packet.

 

You   Will   Receive   Lanyards   with   Emergency   Contact   Information

Name Tag LanyardsScholastica provides lanyards for every student on a school trip. The lanyards have a name tag attached. On the back of the name tag is contact information for Scholastica’s 24-hour emergency assistance team and space to write chaperone contact information. Students are to wear these lanyards while on tour so that they are never without emergency assistance information.  You will receive these lanyards with your final information packet.

 

You   Will   Receive   a   Follow-Up   and   Evaluation

After you return home from your destination, your travel consultant will contact you within a week to discuss the details of your trip. What did you enjoy most? What would you like to change for next year? Your consultant will also encourage you to submit either an online evaluation or the evaluation card that your received in your final tour packet. Each August we draw three evaluations for cash giveaways.

 

We hope that this clarified what you will receive from us and when during the tour planning process. When you are ready, submit your request for a school trip proposal by clicking the button below: 

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