Queenstown named Top Outdoor & Adventure Location in the World
Trip Advisor Online recently announced it's top world wide locations. Queenstown NZ took the number one spot for Outdoor and Adventure locations with "Staggering beauty and heart-pumping thrills, also known for its Hobbits..." As a leading school travel company with a long history of guiding happy students and teachers to Queenstown we are not surprised in the new accolades for the area and welcome teachers to contact us about a tour to this incredible place.
Posted by on 3rd June, 2010 | Comments | Trackbacks | Permalink
Tags: queenstown, new zealand, school trip, school tour, school ski trip, school trip new zealand, school trip queenstown Latest NASA Launch Schedule - Take off to Orlando for your next School Trip
We have limited place for schools to experience the magic of a trip to the NASA Space Centre in Orlando USA. Some schools are booking to coincide with the chance to see first hand a shuttle or rocket launch.
The following are the planned NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions for 2010/11. Please note dates are subject to change. In planning your tour we will, where possible, arrange your itinerary so the planned launch date is near the start of your trip. This will give you and your group the best chance of success. Rocket Launches are less likely to be delayed and are just as spectacular as Shuttle Launches!
** Check out a full sample itinerary for this trip (and others) here
20 July 2010 Rocket Launch Atlas V - AEHF 1 The Atlas V (AV-019) rocket will launch the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite.
16 September 2010 Shuttle Launch Discovery - STS-133 Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MLPM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station.
Mid November 2010 Shuttle Launch Endeavour - STS-134 Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver an EXPRESS Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station.
15 November 2010 Rocket Launch Atlas V - GPS 2F-2 The Atlas V rocket will launch the Air Force’s second Block 2F navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.
05 August 2011 Rocket Launch Juno Mission The solar-powered Juno spacecraft is to orbit Jupiter’s poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant’s origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.
08 September 2011 Rocket Launch Grail Mission The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission’s primary science objectives will be to determine the structure of the lunar interior from crust to core and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon.
14 October 2011 Rocket Launch Mars Science Lab The Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life and to determine the planet's habitability.
Note: More launches for the later part of 2010 and 2011 will be scheduled closer to the time.
** Check out a full sample itinerary for this trip (and others) here
Posted by on 16th May, 2010 | Comments | Trackbacks | Permalink
Tags: school trips, school travel, school group adventures, school group, school tour, educational tour, educational trip, nasa, nasa trip, nasa education Volcanic Ash Strikes again!
Another update just in reminds us that the Volcanic Ash is still causing problems: Due to levels of volcanic ash over Scotland today (Wednesday), British Airways are cancelling all flights to and from Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh until 1pm. They will continue to review their schedule throughout the day.
This has been a very clear reminder that despite our ability to travel globally when we choose on the most part - mother nature still holds the upper hand at any given time. Here is some info below from the ITIA on the extent of the disruption caused:
IATA confirmed earlier estimates of a total $1.7 billion financial impact on global airlines. Around 100,000 flights had to be cancelled with disruptions peaking on Sunday, April 18, and Monday, April 19, at 19,000 flights each affected. That is equivalent to just under 30% of the worldwide daily airline capacity.
According to the calculations, 1.2 million passengers were affected daily. In terms of passenger volumes, the domestic markets in the U.K., France and Germany were hardest hit, but in terms of revenues, consequences were by far the most painful in the U.K.-U.S. market where $25 million was lost daily.
Traffic between the U.K., Germany, France and the U.S. was responsible for 13% of the losses.
Posted by on 5th May, 2010 | Comments | Trackbacks | Permalink
Tags: First Snow for New Zealand Mountains!
Over the last week New Zealand's ski resort Mecca of Queenstown has been hammered by a heap of precipitation. Lake levels are at their highest in 8 years and local mountains have had their first dusting of snow for the season. This is all good news for school groups planning to head here later in the year for their annual school ski trip as everything is lining up for both mother nature and snow making to be pumping! We are looking forward to hosting many schools for their second or third school ski trips to New Zealand with us and have some fun new activities lined up for them!
Posted by on 2nd May, 2010 | Comments | Trackbacks | Permalink
Tags: school ski trip, new zealand, skiing, ski resorts, ski trip, school skiing, school group, school tour, school trip new zealand
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