Travel Notes
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Big City Dreams: Our Top Five Destinations for Performers
Travel NotesStudents across the country are hitting the road this spring, bound for awesome destinations with amazing performance venues and selfie-worthy attractions. But where should YOU go with your student performers? Today, we’re shining the spotlight on five...
Build in 2022: Six ways travel can help your program grow
Travel NotesHappy New Year, travelers! We couldn’t be more excited about everything we’ve got planned for 2022 (and beyond!); but more importantly, we can’t wait to see how travel will impact students, directors and programs across the country this year. We have...
Worry-free travel = three-fold protection
Travel NotesAfter months of putting travel dreams on hold, we’re thrilled to be back on the road with students once again. Directors from all over the country have a performance tour waiting on the calendar; they’re confidently planning with us, dreaming up new...
Bob Rogers Travel Continues Legacy of Ambassadors of Music Program
Beloved performance travel experience takes nominated music students to destinations across Europe NAPERVILLE, IL, OCTOBER 2021 – Bob Rogers Travel, a performance and education group travel provider, has announced that the company will continue the legacy of...
Safety on tour – our best practices for traveling with students
Travel NotesFor more than 40 years, keeping our travelers safe on tour has always been our top priority. More than that, safety is a priority for our directors, parents, students and BRT staff. Travel with confidence Over the years, we’ve consistently updated and...
Why planning early changes everything
Travel NotesWhile we can’t start packing just yet, we know that all of us will be traveling again before we know it. So let’s put those travel daydreams into action and do what we do best – plan life-changing student travel. If you’ve spent any time on our blog, we...
Travel dreams: Where do you want to go?
Travel NotesEven though we can’t board a bus or hop on a plane right now, there’s nothing stopping us from dreaming of all the amazing destinations that are waiting for us once this season is over. In fact, it’s the perfect time to dream about where music could...
This defining moment – how will students remember this time?
Travel NotesEvery generation experiences moments that shape the way they see the world around them. Whether you’re a high school student or a Baby Boomer or somewhere in between, the current COVID-19 global pandemic has affected all of us. It would fair to simply...
Making music online – resources for your digital classroom
Travel NotesAs we enter a new month of distance learning, our team at BRT is in awe of the strides teachers are making in this new digital format. The transition to online learning wasn’t in anyone’s lesson plan, but, as always, educators have risen to the occasion...
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
Performance
Group Travel
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Group Travel
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Educational
Group Travel
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Destinations
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Parades & Events:
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About Us
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