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The A Level geography students from University College School embarked on a 5 day, 4 night trip to the spectacular island of Sicily. A popular choice for the school as this would be their third trip there with Rayburn Tours and for a group that consisted of human geography students and physical geography students it’s [...]
April 2013 saw the Geographical Association Annual Conference come to our home city of Derby and, for a fourth consecutive year, Rayburn Tours were proud to receive an award from the Association for their on tour Study Handbooks; this year it was for our brand new Sicily Study Handbook. The Sicily Study Handbook comprises a [...]
Iceland and New Zealand were considered the most welcoming countries towards foreign tourists in a ranking of 140 countries as published in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013. In the report the country’s travel industry was ranked in a number of different categories, including the attitude of the population towards foreign [...]
The A Level geography students from University College School embarked on a 5 day, 4 night trip to the spectacular island of Sicily. A popular choice for the school as this would be their third trip there with Rayburn Tours and for a group that consisted of human geography students and physical geography students it’s [...]
April 2013 saw the Geographical Association Annual Conference come to our home city of Derby and, for a fourth consecutive year, Rayburn Tours were proud to receive an award from the Association for their on tour Study Handbooks; this year it was for our brand new Sicily Study Handbook. The Sicily Study Handbook comprises a [...]
Iceland and New Zealand were considered the most welcoming countries towards foreign tourists in a ranking of 140 countries as published in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013. In the report the country’s travel industry was ranked in a number of different categories, including the attitude of the population towards foreign [...]
Upon returning from their language trip, all our groups are asked to complete a customer questionnaire; this provides them with the opportunity to rate the individual elements of their trip, such as travel, language schools, accommodation and excursions. Couple with this an overview of the service they received from their language tour consultant and coordinator, [...]
Upon returning from their tour, all our groups are asked to complete a post tour customer questionnaire; this provides them with the opportunity to rate the individual elements of their trip, such as travel, venues, accommodation and excursions. Couple with this an overview of the service they received from their concert tour consultant and coordinator, [...]
Belgium continues to be the destination of choice for a large number of traveling youth ensembles. Francesca Bridges, Rayburn Tours Courier, spent 5 days on a Band Tour to Belgium with Chorley Silver Band. Here she shares with us her most memorable day on tour…
Alice Brooker, Rayburn Tours tour courier for Tees Valley Music Services provides an insight into what being on tour is really like as she travels to the Black Forest with their group of young performers.
2014 to 2018 marks 100 years since World War I and this period provides a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your students to not only visit the Battlefields of Ypres and the Somme, but also play their part in creating a long-lasting legacy. In October 2012, Mr David Cameron said, “Our duty with these commemorations is [...]
How many of us can say we have our own private airline pilot? Well clearly the History Department at The Bishops’ High School can boast such an accolade since the current GCSE History students were flown to Berlin during their half term break by Chris Boothman, one of their very own former students. A past [...]
Mr Latchford, Geography teacher at Court Fields Community School in Somerset, tells you why a trip to Sicily has become a “must go” priority for many of his GCSE Geography students. “A Sicily tour with Rayburn Tours offers the ideal combination of experiences for our GCSE Geographers. The educational opportunities relating to our GCSE syllabus [...]
Just a short hop across the channel and your group will find themselves in a whole new world – one of spectacular architecture, green open parks, famous landmarks, romantic cafes and restaurants… and not forgetting a host of fantastic performance venues. Follow some of our handy tips to help you get the most out of [...]
