Services
Eos StudyTours covers all expenses to plan, market and operate your educational travel program.
This includes:
Planning and designing itineraries (See: Tour Planning)
Marketing services
Copywriting of itineraries, trip highlights, leader biographies, ad copy, web copy, e-blasts, e-newsletters, and more.
Brochure design, using beautiful photos, artwork, maps, and, of course, your logos.
Professional brochure printing and mailing.
Development of Email advertising campaign.
Expert list management both for direct mailings and emails.
Remotely updating your institution’s website travel pages or providing your webmaster with data for updating.
Processing of all mail, phone, email, and web inquiries.
Eos can also provide a dedicated toll-free telephone line for your institution’s educational travel program, if the actual or anticipated volume of inquiries and reservations warrants it.
Educational programming
Coordinating with your study leaders the suggested schedule of formal lectures and welcome and farewell receptions (where appropriate).
Coordinating with your study leaders special meetings and behind-the scenes events.
Developing reading lists and online web resource lists with each study leader.
Passenger payment protection
Eos processes all passenger deposits and final invoices and places all passenger payments in protected bank accounts; there is no co-mingling of passenger payments. Learn more about Eos StudyTours’ Risk Management Plan
Passenger mailings and documentation
“Excellent organization and preparation.” Caroline and Bruce – Plymouth, MN
Eos prepares passenger mailings with packing suggestions, visa requirements, expected weather conditions, medical advice from the Centers for Disease Control, medical forms (in case of emergency), final itineraries, participant lists, etc.
Eos prepares and sends final pre-trip documents, including airline tickets (when applicable), final itinerary, arrival instructions, emergency contact information, luggage tags, document wallets, name badges, etc.
Brochures, newsletters and passenger documents customized for your institution. See Enhancing Your Identity.
Eos sends every participant a detailed post-trip evaluation.
“Thank you for your competent and professional execution of pre-our issues. It was a tour that was flawless from A to Z.” Raphael – Tucson, AZ
Tour operations
Eos meticulously contracts tour operators and ship operators from around the world, coordinating with them all site visits, transportation, accommodations, and dining arrangements.
Eos oversees the detailed operations schedule of each itinerary’s excursions, meetings, receptions, “behind-the-scenes” visits, etc.
On most trips participants are provided with audio headsets so they can hear clearly the local guide and your study leader during each excursion.
“Our trip manager seemed to anticipate all things and made sure that the trip went off like clockwork; one needs a competent handler when on a trip of this complexity and he had everything well in hand allowing us to enjoy the sights…I would never attempt a trip of this complexity on my own, we were given great value and I will recommend this trip to anyone.” Sean and Zoe – Brisbane, CA
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