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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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
Off the beaten tourist trail, Tuscany’s neighbour, Umbria, is an unspoilt region and a real Italian treasure perfect for any youth music group looking for a typically Italian destination for their tour! The Blue Coat School set off on their recent Youth Music Tour accompanied by their Rayburn Tours Courier Julia Scanlan in July – here [...]
On the 13th July 2012, Kathryn Cunningham, a Rayburn Tours courier, set off to the beautiful Italian region of Tuscany with 39 representatives from Davenies School. Here she gives us just a sneak peak at the highlights! Friday 13th July After touching down in Italy, we excitedly disembarked the plane and headed for our transfer [...]
The Costa Brava is one of our most popular destinations for Youth Music Tours due to its fabulous combination of sun, spectacular landscapes, a variety of performance venues and plenty of things to keep your group entertained day and night. Derby High School set off on their recent Music Tour accompanied by their Rayburn Tours [...]
The choir’s focus was community-oriented as the students love to perform for the benefit and involvement of the people they are visiting. Although the choir was accepted to perform in some of the country’s most prestigious venues, including York Minster, Liverpool Cathedral and Bath Abbey among others, the Music Director was also keen to showcase [...]
