Washington, D.C.: The Capital Tour Led by Karla Rehring Overview - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Washington, D.C.: 
 The Capital Tour

Led by Karla Rehring

• Why travel?
• Meet EF Explore America
• Our itinerary
• What’s included on our tour

Overview

• Protection plan
• Your payment options
• Your online account
• How to enroll on our tour

The educational benefits of travel

Nearly every student went on to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher maintained a college GPA above 3.0, and nearly half had GPAs between 3.5 and 4.0

80%

4 out of 5 said they were better communicators and collaborators as a result of their travel experience considered themselves to be better at problem solving and critical thinking

90%

*Survey by AdvancedEd, commissioned by EF Educational Tours

In a study of students who traveled with EF before the age of 18*...

Our tours are accredited, just 
 like your school.

EF was the first tour provider to have its tours accredited, so our tours meet the same rigorous standards as schools and colleges across the country.

• Tour consultants work with teachers to plan your tour
• For travelers and parents, you’ll have a dedicated Traveler Support

Team to help with your account and handle any questions

• Your group’s Tour Director is an expert local guide, helps handle

tour logistics and is with the group 24 hours a day

Meet the EF Explore America team

• Full-time Tour Director

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With our group 24 hours a day, from 
 arrival to departure

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Trained to handle on-tour emergencies

• Professional overnight security

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Additional security dedicated exclusively 
 to our group

• Local offices

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Our tour group will have the support of a network of local offices across America

Keeping students safe

• 24/7 Emergency Service

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Additional emergency support is always 
 just a phone call away

• Travel ID badges & backpacks

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EF Explore America ID badge provides helpful emergency contact information

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EF Explore America backpacks are 
 easily identifiable

Travel Day

• Depart from Denver International

Airport

• Arrive into a Washington, D.C. area

airport

• Tour Directors will meet the group

and give $10 cash for dinner

• Overnight in an airport hotel

Tour Itinerary / Day 1

• Learn about the Smithsonian Institution during

an introduction by your Tour Director

• Visit Ford’s Theater and Peterson House
• Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice,

which may include:

• National Air and Space Museum
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of American History
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• National Portrait Gallery
• Visit the Holocaust Memorial Permanent

Exhibition (subject to availability)

• Take a night tour of Washington:
• Lincoln Memorial
• WWII Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Tour Itinerary / Day 2

• Visit Arlington National Cemetery and

witness the changing of the guard

• Visit the Marine Corps War Memorial

and Iwo Jima Memorial

• Take a guided tour of D.C.
• Washington Monument
• FDR Memorial
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial
• Make a photo stop at the White

House

• Visit Mount Vernon
• Legends of Alexandria Tour

Tour Itinerary / Day 3

• Visit Capitol Hill
• U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Library of Congress
• Visit the National Archives
• Visit your choice of the Smithsonian’s

museums, which may include:

• National Air and Space Museum
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of American

History

• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• National Portrait Gallery

Tour Itinerary / Day 4

• Drive along Embassy Row and the

Vice President’s Residence

• Visit the Newseum, one of the world’s

most technologically advanced museums that offers a hands-on experience that let’s you explore five centuries of news history

• $10 cash for dinner
• Depart for home!

Round-trip airfare Safe, quality hotel rooms Breakfast & dinner daily (as itinerary specifies) Full-time Tour Director Sightseeing tours led by licensed guides On-tour transportation Professional overnight security

What does the Program Fee include?

Tour backpack, luggage tag & ID badge Illness and Accident Coverage 24-hour emergency assistance $1 million consumer protection plan All gratuities Convenient Monthly Payment Plan Personal, secure online Giving Page (Program fee does not include: personal spending money, Anytime Protection Plan, baggage fees)

• $149 for flight groups
• Cancel at any time, for any reason
• Receive a full refund (minus any Non-Refundable Fees)
• See booking conditions or call the Traveler Support Team

(1.888.333.9756) for complete details on this highly 
 recommended protection plan

Anytime Protection Plan

Our tour

Requested tour dates:
 Travel Day- April 15, 2015 Tour Date- April 16, 2015

• Possible tour dates:


Travel Day- April 13-15, 2015 Tour Date- April 14-16, 2015 Departure city:
 DEN TOUR DETAILS Student Program Fee: $1,582 (based on a group of 70 paying travelers) $101/month Adult Program Fee: $1,787 (based on a group of 70 paying travelers) $116/month Anytime Protection Plan: $149 (not included)

• HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Pricing specials

Additional

$75 off

until the end 


• f January

Student Price:

$1,582- $75 = $1,507

Adult Price:

$1,787- $75 = $1,712

Payment options

EF’S MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN MANUAL PAYMENT PLAN

• $99 deposit upon enrollment
• Program Fee divided into manageable

monthly payments

• Convenient monthly payments charged

to a debit or credit card

• Free, and no late fees
• Final due date extended up to 35 days

before departure

• Works great with fundraising
• Highly recommended!
• Upon enrollment: 


$99 enrollment deposit (non-refundable)

• 30 days after enrollment: 


Account must have $350 total paid

• 110 days prior to departure:


Account must be paid in full

• Please note that Non-Refundable 


Late Fees ranging from $40-85 will 
 apply if payments are not received 
 by the dates they are due

Payment schedules

Student cost $1,507

Enrollment deposit $99 1st Monthly Payment Plan date 2/7/2014 Last Monthly Payment Plan date 3/9/2015 Number of payments 14 Average payment $101 Final payment $95

MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN

Student cost $1,507

Enrollment deposit $99 30 days after enrollment $251 Balance due 12/27/2014 $1,157

MANUAL PAYMENT PLAN

If you sign up tonight, your monthly payments 
 will only be $101 and your final payment will 
 be due 3/9/2015.

Your personal account

Log in at EFExploreAmerica.com to:

• Learn more about your destination
• Make online payments
• Enroll in the Monthly Payment Plan
• Track important dates and information
• Connect to your Giving Page

Fundraising

A Giving Page for every traveler

• Easy and secure
• Enrolled travelers receive an email with a link 


to a secure contribution page to share with family and friends

• You can also access the page from your personal

account website

• Works easily with the Monthly Payment Plan

the

• $30,000 awarded annually
• Students selected based on response to 


essay question and financial aid application

• Online 


EFExploreAmerica.com

• Phone 


1.888.333.9756

• Mail


EF Explore America
 EF Center
 One Education Street
 Cambridge, MA 02141

How do you enroll?

You can find this box 


• n our homepage.

Tour number: 1501552HY Enrollment deadline: 1/31/2014

Questions?