New York City: The Big Apple

New York City: The Big Apple
Led by Melissa Willard and Susan Novak
Overview
• Why travel?
• Protection plan
• Meet EF Explore America
• Your payment options
• Our itinerary
• Your online account
• What’s included on our tour
• How to enroll on our tour
Meet the EF Explore America team
• Tour consultants work with teachers to plan your tour
• For travelers and parents, you’ll have a dedicated Traveler Support
Team to help with your account and handle any questions
• Your group’s Tour Director is an expert local guide, helps handle
tour logistics and is with the group 24 hours a day
Keeping students safe
• Full-time Tour Director
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With our group 24 hours a day, from
arrival to departure
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Trained to handle on-tour emergencies
• Professional overnight security
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Additional security dedicated exclusively
to our group
• Local offices
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Our tour group will have the support of a
network of local offices across America
• 24/7 Emergency Service
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Additional emergency support is always
just a phone call away
• Travel ID badges & backpacks
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EF Explore America ID badge provides
helpful emergency contact information
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EF Explore America backpacks are
easily identifiable
Tour Itinerary / Day 1
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Bus to Sea-Tac Airport from Bay View School
Fly out of Seattle (afternoon or evening flight),
arrive in New York City
• Newark Airport
• LaGuardia Airport
• JFK Airport
• Lunch ($10 Cash)
• Take a walking tour of Midtown:
• Fifth Avenue
• Rockefeller Center
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral
• Trump Tower
• Dinner
• Potbelly’s, Chipotle, Schnipper’s, etc.
• Visit the Empire State Building by night
• Back to hotel
Tour Itinerary / Day 2
• Breakfast at hotel
• Take a guided tour of New York:
• Greenwich Village and SoHo
• 9/11 Memorial
• Lunch
• Little Italy and Chinatown Walking
Tour
• Explore Times Square
• Dinner
• Attend a Broadway Show
• Cinderella, Aladdin, Phantom
of the Opera, etc.
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Back to hotel
Tour Itinerary / Day 3
• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Liberty and Ellis Island
• Statue of Liberty
• Ellis Island Immigration
Museum (currently under
repair)
• Lunch
• Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
• Dinner
• Baseball Game in New York
• See the Yankees or the Mets
fight for the win!
• Back to hotel
Tour Itinerary / Day 4
• Breakfast at hotel
• Financial District Tour
• Explore Wall Street and the
story of the American Dream
• Take a guided tour of Central Park
• Strawberry Fields, a tribute to
John Lennon
• Bethesda Fountain
• Friedsam Memorial Carousel
• Lunch
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Dinner in Midtown
• Back to the Hotel
Tour Itinerary / Day 5
• Breakfast at hotel
• Guided Sightseeing of Harlem
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St. John the Divine’s Cathedral
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
• Apollo Theater
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The Gem of Historic Harlem
• Lunch
• Explore NYC and pick up some
Souvenirs
• Dinner in Midtown
• Back to the Hotel
Tour Itinerary / Day 6
• Breakfast in the City
• Head to NBC Today Show or Good
Morning America
• NBC Studio Tour
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Learn the history behind one of
televisions' most prestigious
network
• Lunch
• Head back home to exchange your
experience
What does the Program Fee include?
Round-trip airfare
Tour backpack, luggage tag & ID badge
Safe, quality hotel rooms
Illness and Accident Coverage
Breakfast & dinner daily (as itinerary specifies)
24-hour emergency assistance
Full-time Tour Director
$1 million consumer protection plan
Sightseeing tours led by licensed guides
All gratuities
On-tour transportation
Convenient Monthly Payment Plan
Professional overnight security
Personal, secure online Giving Page
(Program fee does not include: personal spending money, Anytime Protection Plan, baggage fees)
Anytime Protection Plan
• $149 for flight groups
• Cancel at any time, for any reason
• Receive a full refund (minus any Non-Refundable Fees)
• See booking conditions or call the Traveler Support Team
(1.888.333.9756) for complete details on this highly
recommended protection plan
Our tour
TOUR DETAILS
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Requested departure date:
06/20/2014
Student Program Fee:
$2,235.00
$195/month
Possible dates:
06/20-06/24
Departure city:
Seattle
*5-day date range flexibility included
Adult Program Fee:
$2,510.00
$220/month
Pricing specials
Additional
$50off
For the first 10
travelers to register!*
*The first 10 travelers will be discounted through EF.
Any additional travelers
who sign up in May will receive a $50 refund from our fundraising monies!
Payment options
EF’S MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN
MANUAL PAYMENT PLAN
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$99 deposit upon enrollment
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Program Fee divided into manageable
monthly payments
Upon enrollment:
$99 enrollment deposit (non-refundable)
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30 days after enrollment:
Account must have $350 total paid
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110 days prior to departure:
Account must be paid in full
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Please note that Non-Refundable
Late Fees ranging from $40-85 will
apply if payments are not received
by the dates they are due
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Convenient monthly payments charged
to a debit or credit card
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Free, and no late fees
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Final due date extended up to 35 days
before departure
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Works great with fundraising
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Highly recommended!
Payment schedules
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN
MANUAL PAYMENT PLAN
Student cost
$2,235.00
Student cost
$2,235.00
Enrollment deposit
$99.00
Enrollment deposit
$99.00
1st Monthly Payment Plan date
06/26/2014
30 days after enrollment
$251.00
Last Monthly Payment Plan date
04/29/2015
Balance due 02/12/2014
$1,885.00
Number of payments
11
Average payment
$195.00
Payment Schedules (May. vs. Aug.)
Enroll by 05/31
Enroll by 8/31
Student cost
$2,235.00
Student cost
$2,235.00
Enrollment deposit
$99.00
Enrollment deposit
$99.00
1st Monthly Payment Plan date
06/26/2014
1st Monthly Payment Plan date
09/24/2014
Last Monthly Payment Plan date
04/29/2015
Last Monthly Payment Plan date
04/29/2015
Number of payments
11
Number of payments
8
Average payment
$195.00
Average payment
$267.00
Final payment
$186.00
Final payment
$267.00
Your personal account
Log in at EFExploreAmerica.com to:
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Learn more about your destination
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Make online payments
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Enroll in the Monthly Payment Plan
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Track important dates and information
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Purchase the Anytime Protection Plan
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Connect to your Giving Page
Fundraising
A Giving Page for every traveler
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Easy and secure
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Enrolled travelers receive an email with a link
to a secure contribution page to share with family
and friends
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You can also access the page from your personal
account website
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Works easily with the Monthly Payment Plan
• $30,000 awarded annually
• Students selected based on response to
essay question and financial aid application
How do you enroll?
Tour Number Bay View: 1577156HV
• Online
EFExploreAmerica.com
Tour Number Lucille Umbargar: 1598645JT
Enrollment deadline: 6/15/2014
• Phone
1.888.333.9756
• Mail
EF Explore America
EF Center
One Education Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
You can find this box
on our homepage.
Questions?