Trips That Inspire The Hidden Genius in Your Students
Experiences that teachers and their students will love and remember.
Explore Sample Itinerary Options
Historic East Coast
Inspire the hidden genius in your students with a memory-making trip to the Historic East Coast. Combine multiple destinations for a trip like no other. Your students will enhance common core with core memories and have a lot of fun.
Make history come alive
Travel confidently
Create a legacy at your school
TRIO and College Trips
Travel worry-free and let us handle the planning and logistics for your program’s college visits, admissions presentations, and cultural attractions. Inspire your students to take the next steps to achieve their goals.
Empower your students
Travel with peace of mind
Imagine college life
Grad Nite Celebrations
Meet other Seniors and celebrate your achievements. Seniors are sure to have an unforgettable time at this memory-making event.
Attend exclusive private parties
Meet other seniors celebrating
Create lasting memories with friends
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National Park Trips
Discover some of our Nation’s unique treasures that inspire travelers from around the world. There is a breathtaking scene awaiting you from the unique wildlife, plant life, lakes, streams, and geology.
Feel centered in nature
Build lifelong relationships
Experience Natural Wonders
West Coast Trip
The West Coast has something to offer for everyone. Have a transformative experience in a National Park and an iconic city, all in the same day. Teachers and their students love having so many options and experiences on the same trip.
Plan a one-of-a-kind trip
Experience diverse culture and neighborhoods
Gain a new perspective
How it Works
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Let’s Talk
We’ll start our call with an open ear, tuned in to hear your trip vision. From there, we’ll chat about how we can help create the perfect memory-making trip for you and your students.
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Receive Itinerary Options
We work behind-the-scenes to build a trip that you and your students will love. Once prepared, we’ll present it to you and make sure it exceeds your expectations. See how your dream trip looks.
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Lead A Memorable Trip
Once you’ve selected your itinerary, you can travel confidently knowing you’ve given your students and their families a premium travel experience. Stop worrying about the details and leave that to us.
Frequently Asked Questions
+ What is the pre-trip process?
Step 1: A happy GL Travel sales representative and account manager will work with you to select dates and destinations to create an inspirational trip for your students. Your GL team will host all parent meetings and answer any questions.
Step 2: Spread the word and promote the trip on campus. GL Travel will provide you with all promotional materials and registration forms.
Step 3: GL handles all payments, invoices and bookings so that you can focus on teaching and getting excited for a memory-making trip!
+ What does a trip look like during a tour?
- Upon arrival to your destination city, a GL Travel tour manager will meet your group at the baggage claim and escort your group to the motorcoach.
- We communicate with your hotel to ensure a smooth check-in. When your group arrives, room keys and rooming assignments are ready for easy check in.
- GL Travel tours have night security stationed in the hotel hallways .
- Parents have 24 hour access to our Tour Central and our Emergency Response Center.
- Your tour manager stays overnight at your hotel. Each morning and evening your tour manager will review your itinerary, confirm appointments and other details.
- Your tour manager will accompany your group at the airport to assist with a timely departure home.
+ What makes GL Travel’s itinerary different?
Teacher feedback is the foundation of what makes GL Travel trips different. When you are on tour, you can feel the difference. GL Travel is always listening and updating our itineraries to ensure that our students and teachers are experiencing the best that each city they visit has to offer. GL Travel has an excellent reputation with our partner vendors which plays a key role in creating memorable experiences for you and your students.
GL Travel’s planning cycle starts over in a year in advance of your travel dates.
After a group’s trip, we have a post trip meeting to discuss your itinerary and begin planning for next year’s trip.
It’s effortless. You talk, we listen, we work together to design a trip that inspires the hidden genius in your students.
+ What experience does GL have with school groups, and can you provide references?
GL Travel would be thrilled to provide references to partner teachers who love our trips.
GL Travel was started by a teacher in a classroom. Over the last 15 years of student travel experience, GL Travel has taken thousands of students to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the White House, Mount Vernon, the Empire State Building, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and so many other amazing places. With every trip, we learn new ways to make the next one even better. Our founder started GL Travel for teachers to inspire the hidden genius in their students.
- California Seller of Travel registration number: 2115492-40
- Student Youth Travel Association (SYTA) Member
+ Insurance, fees, and other costs:
GL Travel understands the importance of your financial security. All GL Travel trips include medical and liability insurance for all travelers. We also offer a Full Coverage Program (FCP) as an optional add-on. With FCP, parents can cancel their child’s tour at any time, for any reason, and receive all trip payments less the cost of the Full Coverage Program.
Unless otherwise agreed upon, GL Travel covers all meals and entrance fees while traveling. We provide the Group Leader with tickets for all sites and funds for meals before travel. GL Travel prepays most restaurants, but for those who are not, we provide trip leaders with a financial breakdown of distributing the funds to either the students or to the restaurants, depending on the dining arrangements.
Your tour guide will take care of all incidentals along the way. If you happen to pay for incidental expenses along the way, save your receipts (or send GL your statements) for reimbursement.
+ What Safety, Insurance, and Medical Precautions do you take?
GL Travel will never operate a trip if the safety or health of a single participant is compromised.
- Extensive Group Leader Professional Liability Insurance.
- Medical/Accident Insurance on all tour participants.
- Doctors on-call 24-hours a day who will come to the hotel or group on tour.
- Tour Central Office for 24-hour access on tour.
- 24-7 Emergency Response Center for students and parents.
- Emergency Contingency Planning in the event of a city-wide emergency.