With EF you travel with the best

More than 40 years of experience

Lowest prices guaranteed

Free travel for teachers and chaperones

Highly rated educational tours — 94% of EF Group Leaders would recommend our tours to a friend or colleague

Personal tour consultants who help you plan your tour from the first phone call until the day you return home

Traveling tour consultants who will visit your school to help you with recruitment, school board meetings or anything else you need

Dedicated customer service representatives to answer students' and parents' questions before and after your tour

Best tour directors who accompany your group 24 hours a day

Local staff members in hundreds of offices and schools in more than 50 countries around the world

Free Paris Orientation trip for first–time EF Group Leaders to experience and learn about international group travel before your tour

Teacher Convention Tours for experienced EF Group Leaders to explore the world's most exotic destinations with other teachers

Best loyalty rewards program including free travel and gift rewards, such as Hawaiian vacations, digital cameras and iPods

The first and only international travel company accredited by six leading educational organizations

Relationships with prestigous names in education, such as PBS, Apple and the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board

EF TourLink™ so family and friends at home can see online updates from the group while you're on tour

$15 million liability policy to protect you and your school

$1 million consumer protection plan with USTOA

Why teachers choose EF

It's safe
When you travel with EF, you're supported by our 40 plus years of experience and our global network of hundreds of offices. No matter what happens or where you are on tour, we have local staff ready to assist you. Plus, our team in the United States in available around the clock. Also, EF holds a $15 million liability policy that protects teachers and their school districs.

It's easy
We know how valuable your time is, so we take care of everything. All you have to do is pick your tour and recruit the students. We handle all of the details. We plan your trip, we book your flights and hotels and we escort you and your students on tour. We'll even train first–time group leaders at our Paris Orientation. All you have to focus on is having the time of your life.

It's affordable
We're committed to making travel accessible for as many teachers and students as possible, so we negotiate the best prices and pass the savings on to you and your group. We offer the lowest prices—guaranteed! Plus, EF's monthly payment plan divides the Program Fee into manageable, monthly installments. We can also provide effective fundraising ideas to help even more students afford to travel.

The benefits of student travel

When your students return to school with exciting stories and pictures of an incredible time abroad, you’ll see the immediate impact the experience has had. However, the most significant and enduring effects may not emerge until later, as you see your students approach studies with more enthusiasm, curiosity and maturity, and demonstrate more sensitivity to other people.

Newfound confidence
After standing inside the Colosseum, walking along China’s Great Wall or simply ordering lunch in the local language, students can’t help but see new possibiliities in the world, in their abilities and in their future. In addition to gaining greater cultural awareness and an international perspective on their studies, students return home feeling more confident and independent—qualities that stay with them throughout their academic, professional and personal lives.

Higher grades
When students travel with EF, they’re not just learning about other places, cultures and languages, they’re living it. Whether learning about Greek mythology at the Acropolis or discussing ecosystems in a Costa Rican rainforest, these hands-on experiences allow students to truly connect with their studies in new ways. EF tours pique students’ intellectual curiosity, translating into increased academic success upon their return.

Stronger college applications
Since so many U.S. colleges appreciate the value of global awareness and now place an increased emphasis on international perspectives within their curricula, students with international experience have a competitive edge when applying to colleges. Plus, because EF is the only fully accredited international tour company, students can even earn high school and college credit while on tour.

Enhanced career prospects
EF tours often inspire students to embark on international careers. Past travelers have become translators at the United Nations, diplomats in Washington, D.C., and international executives. Regardless of your students’ professional ambitions, the EF tour experience instills new confidence in them, enhances their ability to work with a variety of people and encourages them to perceive new challenges from a broader perspective—skills that can enhance their careers no matter what the industry.

Friendships that last a lifetime
Students who travel on an EF tour develop lasting friendships with fellow travelers. Whether they’ve been friends for years or meet on the tour bus, friends who share the life-changing experience of traveling abroad make special connections that often endure into adulthood.