A little about myself

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Why travel

• A little about myself
• Why Im doing this
• Benefits to your child

• Watch our Global Classroom video

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My Information

• Wally Blankenship
• jblanken_at_rhmail.org
• 803.230.1043
• www.classhelp.info/costarica.htm

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My Information

• Karen Cable
• KCable_at_rhmail.org
• 803.517.9092
• www.classhelp.info/costarica.htm

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Meeting Agenda

• EF Education First
• Who are they?
• What do they do?
• Why did we choose them?
• Our tour package
• Whats included?
• What isnt?
• Our tour itinerary
• Pricing and monthly payment plan
• Questions and answers
• How to enroll

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EF is 1 in Educational Travel

• Who is EF?
• EF is the world leader in international
  education.
• For nearly half a century, EF has broken down
  barriers of geography, language and culture. EF
  has over 400 schools and offices in more than 50
  countries.

What does EF do? EF is different. In addition to
educational tours, EF provides worldwide language
learning, student exchange, cultural immersion
and service tours, au pair services and college
study programs, as well as a top-ranked
international business school.

• See why EF is the World Leader in International
  Education
• At the bottom of page, on the left

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Why EF?

• Most Educational
• Fully accredited, just like our school
• Personal bilingual tour director

• Safety First
• All-Inclusive Insurance Plan
• 6-to-1 student-to-chaperone ratio

• Best Value
• Quality tours at the guaranteed lowest prices
• Planning and organizing all tour logistics by
  travel experts

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Safety and Peace of Mind

• EF has schools and offices in hundreds of cities
  around the worldLondon, Paris, Rome, Madrid,
  Lucerne, Athens, Cairo, Shanghai and Sydney, to
  name just a few.
• 24-hour emergency on-call service so you can
  reach EF day or night in the event of an
  emergency while your child is on tour.
• Full-time, bilingual, professionally trained EF
  Tour Director.
• EFs Peace of Mind Program is on our side. Should
  social unrest or natural events make traveling to
  your destination unsafe, EF will work with our
  group to make alternative arrangements.
• EFs TourLink Travel Journal makes it easy for
  your child to share our adventure onlinein real
  timewith you back home. Youll rest easier when
  you see what a great time were having.
• Since 1965. Nearly half a century of experience.

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All-Inclusive Insurance Plan

• The All-Inclusive Insurance Plan covers your
  child for
• Tour cancellation and interruption
• Medical and accident
• Baggage and property
• Flight delay
• 24-hour access to an English-speaking
  representative

For more information visit eftours.com/insurance
or call EFs Customer Service Department at
800-665-5364.
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My approach to safety

• My Chaperones 6-to-1 ratio (for every six
  students there is one adult chaperone)
• My Rules
• My Alcohol Policy

If a traveler (student or adult) violates my
rules, I have the right to send them home from
tour at the parents expense.
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How does group travel work?

• Group travel keeps tours affordable, allowing
  more students to see the world
• Combined groups
• Tour choice and departure date flexibility
• We pick our preferred tour choice and three
  comparable tours
• Affordability
• Meet other students from around the country

• Watch our Traveling with EF video in the video
  gallery

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Whats included?

• Round-trip airfare
• Current departure fees
• Hotels with
• private bathrooms
• Comfortable motorcoach
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily

Full-time EF Tour Director Licensed local
guides Entrance fees to select attractions All-Inc
lusive Insurance
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What you are responsible for

• Spending money for optional activities,
  souvenirs, beverages, lunches and snacks (25-50
  per day)
• Tips for your tour director, bus driver and local
  guides (around 10 per day)
• Departure fee fluctuations (finalized 30 days
  prior to departure)
• Passport and/or visa fees
• These are all necessities each traveler will be
  responsible for on this tour.

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Passports and Visas

• All travelers are responsible for securing
  necessary documentation
• Valid passports are required for all travelers
• Passports may take up to 14 weeks to process
• Some destinations may require travel visas
• Non-U.S. citizens may require special visas or
  other travel documents
• Passports cannot expire within 6 months of return
  date of the trip

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Costa Rica A Touch of the Tropics

• Our tour map Watch the Costa Rica video

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What are we doing on tour?

• Heres the itinerary for Costa Rica

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Paying for your tour

• Student Price
• Price of Tour 2125
• Monthly Payment 237
• Adult Price Supplement 365
• Pay in full (minus Departure Fees) or use our
  Monthly Payment Plan
• Automatic deductions each month
• No late fees

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How do I enroll?

• Enrollment Fee Reserve a Spot 95
• Online
• (Right here and now) www.eftours.com/1268874
• Tour Number 1268874
• Phone [phone]
• Mail
• EF Educational Tours
• One Education Street
• Cambridge, MA 02141
• Enrollment Deadline
• Tuesday, 09/4/12
• Price increases by 200 on 9/1/12

Enroll today to get the most manageable, lowest
monthly payment!
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