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Dream Big: Taking Your Program to the Next Level
Here at BRT, we’re buzzing from the excitement of our biggest travel season yet. This spring, we’ll host over 40,000 students from over 500 schools across the country, taking them to incredible destinations both on and off the beaten path. (We’re looking at you,...
Your Travel Dream Team: Who’s Who at BRT
When Bob Rogers launched his business in 1981, he had no idea that his solo act would become the team of over 50 that it is today. Every year, our crew of veteran educators, travel experts and lifelong musicians dreams up and builds more than 750 student travel...
Setting Yourself Up for Success
By Tom Merrill, Travel Consultant, Bob Rogers Travel Let’s be clear: this is a “tough love” editorial. As a travel consultant at Bob Rogers Travel, I work with dozens of music educators every year to plan successful performance tours. And lately, I’ve been seeing...
Incredible Itineraries: Where Your Vision Comes to Life
Your trip’s itinerary holds a lot more than a list of places and activities. It’s a reflection of who you are, what your program aspires to, and the “why” behind your trip. No two BRT itineraries are perfectly alike, because we take great care in crafting...
How I Joined BRT: Stories from our Team
Our love for music educators runs deep. We’re inspired by them, we’re thrilled to serve them, we’re only here because of them. And we consistently hire them. We’re honored that so many veteran music educators have chosen to join our team...
First Time Travel: What You Need to Know
We love walking alongside directors who are traveling with their students for the very first time. The excitement of planning that first trip never gets old for our team! First-time travelers have so many questions and we’re here with answers. If you’re...
Thank You, Directors
We’re grateful for all that you are and all that you do. By Todd Rogers, Co-CEO, Bob Rogers Travel We know we’re biased when we say that directors are some of the most incredible people on the planet. As children, my sister Tami and I had the gift of a front-row...
The BRT Difference: Veteran Educators as Planners
If you’re at all familiar with BRT, you know that educators are our heroes. But did you know that they’re also our superpower? Performance travel is unlike any other kind of travel out there. The details and logistics involved with taking student performers on...
Best of the Best: Our Top Five Destinations
Welcome back, travelers! In our last post, we celebrated some international student favorites from our trips around the world. Today, we’re back in the States to highlight our top five domestic destinations. If you’re considering a performance...
The personal touches that BRT provides. Your company gets to know the people they work with. I have never felt like a "number" with BRT.
Leslie Schmidt
Columbia Central Junior High School
Class Trip, DC Tour
I appreciated the flexibility Bob Rogers showed us with the billing and various payments we had to make. We thought we were adding more and ended up not but you were great about giving us extra time to work out what we needed to on our end.
Loraine Wistrom
Plum Grove Junior High School
Band, Chicago Tour
BRT is always on top of all details. Even when something has slipped through the cracks, changed, or something unexpected comes up, BRT is flexible enough to make the changes needed to make everything right. We have always been so well taken care of and the personal attention is what makes your company special.
Dameon Place
Pella Community High School
Band, Orlando Tour
This was my 5th trip with Bob Rogers, and I appreciate the professionalism and also the willingness to work with me and my students to make each trip the very best it can be.
Trey Jacobs
Nashville School of the Arts
Choir, Atlanta & Tuscaloosa Tour
You make the process so easy - step-by-step of what needs to be done, guidance along the way, available (and quick) to respond to questions and making me feel like me and my students are your priority.
Beth Vaughn
Bowling Green High School
Choir, New York City Tour
The quality of service that you provided us with was second to none. The organization and communication were exceptional and we always felt we were in “the loop” on things both before and during the trip.
Bob Mecozzi
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
Band, Orlando Tour
BRT hands down has been the absolute best travel company I have worked with in my 18 years in education. My interactions with BRT have always been so much more than just traveling from one destination to another...the focus has always been on people and providing them with experiences of a lifetime.
Barry Houser
University of Illinois
Band, Ireland Tour
From the scheduling, to planning, to overseeing, to leading, to customer service, everyone involved was courteous, prompt, and hospitable. Everyone did their jobs well and turned the trip experience into something better than we had anticipated.
David Dvorak
Lakewood Middle School
Band, Nashville Tour
Very Organized - even when problems develop. We've gone on enough trips with Bob Rogers to know how BRT operates - always first class, always prepared.
Joe Carl
Sumner High School
Band, Los Angeles Tour
The whole BRT team was extremely attentive, accommodating and reliable. Every detail was attended to and my stress level the entire trip was at an all-time low.
Joel Vanderheyden
Jefferson College
Band, New Orleans Tour