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Don’t Miss the Bus – Motorcoaches are in Short Supply for 2022

Motorcoaches are in Short Supply If you’re planning a student trip this spring, don’t miss the bus!  Motorcoaches are in short supply for 2022.  Across the United States, there are roughly 3,000 private bus companies. Most are small, family-owned businesses that handle a variety of transportation services, including student travel.  Typically, they average annual collective […]

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Plan Your Student Trip to Universal Orlando™
Plan Your Student Trip to Universal Orlando™

Each year, student groups converge in Orlando to visit its world-famous theme parks.  However, with so many groups now traveling, many are finding it harder to book time in some of them.  If you want some fun in the sun, an awesome learning experience, or a great performance venue, plan your student trip to Universal […]

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Gradventure 2022
Plan Your Gradventure 2025 Trip Now

Universal Studios™ Orlando and Universal’s Islands of Adventure™ wrap up the school year in style when they host Gradventure 2025- an end-of-year celebration JUST for middle school students!  Both parks are open for students to have the times of their lives! What is Gradventure 2025? Universal Studios™ Orlando invites middle school student groups from across […]

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Plan A Student Trip This Fall
5 Reasons to Plan A Student Trip This Fall

You’ll ‘Fall’ in Love! The pandemic has given many of us a chance to think about things differently. The way we’ve always done things has gone out the window, making room for new and exciting possibilities!  The same holds for planning your student trip.  If you always plan a spring trip to the same destination, […]

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Keith Kelly and Brian Clissold
Kaleidoscope Adventures Adds Keith Kelly and Brian Clissold

The Kaleidoscope Adventures team has added two key players to its growing ranks, Keith Kelly and Brian Clissold.  Kaleidoscope Adventures is a full-service tour operator focused on student and performance group travel. Kelly and Clissold bring years of group performance experience to KA’s seasoned staff. Keith Kelly lives in Galway, Ireland.  He has worked with […]

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Grad Bash 2025
Grad Bash 2025 at Universal Studios™ and Islands of Adventure™

Grad Bash 2025 is right around the corner! Plan the ultimate graduation event at Universal’s Grad Bash in Orlando! 2025 Grad Bash dates are April 4, 5, 11, and 25, 2025. MORE LAST MINUTE SENIOR TRIP IDEAS! What is Grad Bash 2025? Orlando’s hottest senior class party is Universal’s Grad Bash. This epic rite of […]

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book your 2022 student trip
Book Your 2022 Student Trip Now

Don’t Put it Off! Band directors, teachers, and trip leaders… don’t put off planning your school trip any longer! Book your 2022 student trip now.  You read that right – if you want to travel with your students in 2022, you need to book it now. In 2020, 85% of Kaleidoscope Adventure trips canceled or […]

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KA Makes Planning a student trip SO easy
Why You Need to Plan Your School Trip NOW

…and how to get your admin to sign off!   We’re in a really strange place right now.  Vaccines are being distributed, entertainment venues are re-opening, we’re dining out more often, and schools are beginning to resume “normal” operations. Students everywhere are hanging on to hope that they’ll have a prom, spring concert, theater production, […]

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Festival Disney and Disney Performances
The Latest on Festival Disney 2025 and Disney Performances

Here’s the latest on Festival Disney 2025 and Disney performances straight from the head mouse! Performance Groups Will there be fewer performance groups accepted than in the past? There will be many exciting things happening in 2025 that may limit performance opportunities. We will make determinations on a rolling basis and for multiple venues. Is […]

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are you ready to travel again
Are You Ready to Travel Again?

Updated from original January 2021 publish date In the words of every child in every backseat on every road trip in America, “ARE WE THERE YET?” We all want to know when we can travel again. The U.S. Travel Association statistics from late November 2020 show 60% of Americans are in a ready-to-travel state of […]

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Do you really need a student trip planner
Do You Need A Student Trip Planner?

Updated March 2023 The student trip is in your hands. You want it to be the most educational, exciting, and epic trip anyone’s ever taken! Do you really need a student trip planner to pull it off? Maybe. Maybe not. There’s a lot to think about as you begin to plan. As you start to […]

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DCI Fan Experience 2021 Tour
#March4 into National Marching Music Day

Time to shake the dust-off instrument cases, get excited, and #March4 into a new season of music! What is #March 4? Today is National Marching Music Day and students everywhere are tuning up their instruments!  College and high school marching programs, industry partners, educational and trade organizations, and Drum Corps International are celebrating music and […]

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