Teacher's guide

Everything you need to know about how class trips work

You choose the trip and rally your students. Organizing as a principal, band director, coach or parent group? It works the same way. We handle everything else, from reservations and payments to a tour director with your group from start to finish.

  1. Choose your trip

    Start from one of our sample itineraries or ask us to build a custom trip. Every itinerary is tailored to your class’s grade level, and trips run by bus or by plane.

    In the U.S.

    • Washington DC
    • New York City
    • Chicago
    • Boston
    • Philadelphia
    • Atlanta
    • Orlando
    • Los Angeles
    • San Francisco

    Abroad

    • England
    • Ireland
    • France
    • Spain
    • Montreal and Quebec
    • Costa Rica
    • Ecuador
    • Peru
  2. Get your proposal and agreement

    We send a proposal with the itinerary, what is included, the price per student by room type (quad, triple, double or single), and the payment plan. Free places for trip leaders and chaperones are included: you choose how many when we plan the trip together. Once you sign the agreement, your trip is confirmed.

  3. We build your trip’s registration page

    Your trip gets its own page where families register and pay by card. Families can also pay by phone or by check. We send you flyers and a parent letter to hand out.

  4. You promote, we handle the rest

    Your part: host the trip and share it with your families. Our part: every reservation, every phone call and every payment. A trip needs at least 10 paid travelers. If it does not reach that, we refund all payments or, where it makes sense, combine your travelers with another group.

  5. Before you leave

    We send the final itinerary and a pre-departure letter with everything families need to know, and we prepare the rooming list with you.

  6. On the trip

    A ClassTrip.com tour director travels with your group throughout. Your group has private motorcoach transportation, overnight security at the hotels, reservation support from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern, and 24/7 travel emergency support.

What it costs

Prices are per student and depend on the destination, the number of days, your group size, room type and how you travel. Two recent examples:

From $4993 days in Washington DC by plane, per student (2025)
$265A day trip to Busch Gardens by motorcoach, per student (2026)

Ask us for a quote for your class.

What a trip usually includes

  • Roundtrip airfare (optional) or motorcoach travel
  • 4-star hotel accommodations
  • Private motorcoach transportation
  • Meals as listed in your itinerary
  • A dedicated ClassTrip.com tour director
  • Overnight security at hotels
  • Admissions, taxes and gratuities
  • Reservation support from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern
  • 24/7 travel emergency support
  • ClassTrip.com name badge

Questions?

Our teacher support team is here Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern. Call (877) 235-0988 or email teachers@classtrip.com.