Back in the late ‘70s, a young high-school band director named Bob Rogers found himself with a problem. He wanted to take his student performers on the road. He wanted them to perform for new audiences on new stages. He wanted them to rise to meet fresh...
Guest Contributor:Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL Sometimes you need to give parents a student trip price before every detail is final. Your quote may be based on a projected number of travelers, or some of the itinerary details...
Guest Contributor:Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL “We have no questions at all about the cost of this student trip, and we’re all going to sign up today!” ~ Parents, in unison, during a trip kickoff meeting that exists only in my...
If the idea of managing registrations and payments for student travel seems a little overwhelming, you’re not the only one who feels that way! We know because questions about trip payments are some of the most common ones we receive here at Bob Rogers Travel....
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! At the same time, as a first-time traveler, you’re probably full of questions – and, perhaps, a little...
Guest Contributor:Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL One aspect of student travel planning that’s often overlooked: effective, well-organized trip communications with families. Most often, parents are financing the trip,...
Guest Contributor:Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL A student trip purpose answers one very important question: what are we trying to accomplish by taking this trip? An effective purpose describes what students will experience,...
Inflation remains on everyone’s minds these days. Prices continue to rise in every area of life, and the travel industry hasn’t been immune to these dynamics. At Bob Rogers Travel, we believe that every student should have the opportunity to travel. So, in today’s...
Spinning a globe. Throwing a dart at a map. Spontaneous Google search. There are dozens of ways to choose where you should travel. But here at BRT, we’re convinced that you should always start with why. Every year, we match over 800 awesome...
“How will we pay for this trip?” It’s the first question parents have and one that you, the educator, probably considered before the trip was even on the calendar. But raising money for your group’s trip shouldn’t be daunting. In fact, with some thoughtful planning,...
