Travel Notes
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Sharing September 11th with Students
Travel NotesToday’s middle and high school students are too young to remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001; but thanks to the many educational opportunities in Lower Manhattan, students can better grasp what that day means for our nation. For our...
Step one: Get parents on board
Travel NotesWhen it comes to convincing students to sign up for a performance tour, there’s one thing we’ve learned: you don’t have to convince students to sign up for a performance tour! Students are nearly always excited to try something new, explore the world...
Making memories possible – BRT’s travel scholarship
Travel NotesGiving students the gift of travel is the dream of directors and parents alike, in schools across the country. Though every group we partner with follows a fundraising plan to make travel more accessible for students, the cost of a trip is sometimes...
Our top 10 destinations – and WHY!
Travel NotesWe’re often asked which destinations around the world are most popular for student performance tours. Sharing the list of our most-visited cities and countries is easy – but why share the WHERE when you can share the WHY? Today, our team of BRT travel...
Keep it covered – why your students need trip insurance
Travel NotesEvery year, more of our travelers are packing something extra before they head out on their performance tours – trip insurance. As travel planners who have come to expect the unexpected, we can’t recommend trip insurance enough. The protection and peace...
International Travel – Mythbusters Edition
Travel NotesSummer has us daydreaming of all the far-off places we’ve been and reliving the feelings of being immersed in new languages, cultures and cuisines. We love traveling internationally with students because there are some lessons that can only be learned...
Ready, set, SUMMER!
Travel NotesIf your school year hasn’t wrapped already, then you’re definitely counting the days. But are you all set for summer when it comes to your upcoming performance travel? We’re here to help you with the housekeeping, so let’s get started. Should be...
Traveling foodies – great eats on tour
Travel NotesExploring a new city isn’t just about the sights, sounds and experiences – it’s also about the food! We love to include restaurants that feature some unique-to-the-area menu options so students feel fully immersed in the destination they’re visiting....
Music education hits the road
Travel NotesA majority of our team of travel consultants started their careers in music education. From band to orchestra, choir to musical theater, our teaching veterans understand the impact music can have on students both in the classroom and beyond. Today,...
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