Learning that travels. Logistics that don’t get in the way.
For directors of international programs, academic coordinators and student leaders: study tours, MBA treks and school programs with a clear cost per student and a plan you can show your risk office.
The learning is yours. The logistics are ours.
An academic trip has to justify its cost, satisfy the risk office, and still be the week students talk about for years.
We plan the travel around your learning goals: the visits, guides and company meetings that make the trip worth it, with housing, transportation and a published itinerary that faculty, students and families can all see.
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From the syllabus to the airport
Cultural and company visits
Museums, historic sites and local guides for study tours; company visits, alumni panels and industry sessions for MBA treks.
Housing and transport
Group hotels or student residences in safe, central areas, with coaches and rail between cities planned into the itinerary.
Student registration
One link for every student: room preferences, dietary needs, flights and the program’s agreements, collected once and kept private.
Clear costs
A per-student price that shows what’s included, with deposits and balances paid by students or the program through Fora Travel.
A plan for the risk office
A published itinerary, accurate traveller and rooming lists, travel insurance offered to every student, and flight alerts on travel days.
On the trip
The day’s schedule on every phone (it works offline abroad) and your advisor, whom faculty can reach while travelling.
Educational, transparent, well managed
Programs have to show their value, their cost and their care for students.
- Educational experiences. Every visit chosen for what students will learn, with time built in for reflection and free exploration.
- Budget transparency. A per-student cost broken down by housing, transport, visits and meals, so students, families and the department see where the money goes.
- Risk management. Insurance offered at registration, an itinerary and traveller list the institution can see, and alerts when flights change.
- Student privacy. Students’ details are seen only by the trip’s leaders and our advisors, never shared with other students, and deleted on a schedule after the trip.
From first call to everyone home
- 01
Learning goals
Destination ideas, dates, student numbers, the budget per student, and what the trip should teach.
- 02
Program and price
A proposal with the visits, housing and transport, and a clear per-student cost you can take to your department.
- 03
Students register
Students sign up on one link, accept the program’s agreements and pay deposits. You see who’s confirmed.
- 04
Abroad
The itinerary on every phone, transfers from real flight times, and your advisor, whom faculty can reach.
An MBA trek, day by day
Good to know
Do you work with universities and schools?
Yes: study abroad offices, business schools, academic departments and student-led trips. We fit your institution’s approval process and paperwork.
Can students pay individually?
Yes. Each student can pay their own deposit and balance through Fora Travel, the program can pay part, or any mix, with one view of who has paid.
What do you provide for risk management?
A published itinerary, accurate traveller and rooming lists, travel insurance offered to every student, flight alerts, and your advisor reachable while you travel. We work alongside your institution’s own travel policy.
Do you collect passport details?
No. Students give passport details directly to the airline or supplier when needed; we never store passport numbers or document scans.
How far ahead should we plan?
Six to nine months for international programs is ideal, to fit academic approvals and give students time to budget.
Let’s plan your program
Share a few details and Melissa will come back to you personally within one business day with ideas, not a sales pitch.