Travel Adventures Provides Educational Tours to Detroit’s Cultural Venues

Travel Adventures, Inc. has announced that it is offering exciting educational opportunities for students to explore history, science and art in Detroit, Michigan.

“When it comes to learning, nothing can spark young minds quite like student travel. Travel brings the classroom curriculum alive, inspiring students to learn through first-hand, interactive experiences,” said Dr. David Thompson, Educational Coordinator, Travel Adventures, Inc.

It’s these kinds of interactive adventures that await students in Detroit with itineraries that include The Henry Ford Museum, Detroit Science Center and the recently renovated Detroit Institute of Arts

The Henry Ford Museum is a history destination that brings the American Experience to life. With a rich and diverse offering of exhibits, demonstrations, programs and reenactments, The Henry Ford Museum celebrates yesterday’s traditions as well as today’s innovations. Here, students encounter ideas that changed the world as they witness electricity’s birthplace at Edison’s workshops in Greenfield Village. The groundbreaking permanent exhibit, “With Liberty and Justice for All” provides a venue for students to explore the proud and often painful evolution of America’s freedom – from the Revolutionary War through the struggle for civil rights.

Located in the heart of Detroit’s Cultural Center, the Detroit Science Center engages students in 110,000 square feet of scientific discovery. Hands-on laboratories, demonstration stages, and Michigan’s only IMAX Dome Theatre and a planetarium present the wonders of science and technology to students in a fun learning environment. Young people slip, slide, lift, and pull to explore the scientific principles of motion, matter and energy, wave and vibrations, and the life sciences.

Also located in Detroit’s Cultural Center, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) recently completed a $158 million renovation and expansion to present its world-class collection in a completely new light. The DIA’s collection of 65,000 works of art brings the culture and history of the world to students and educators. The collection spans the beginning of recorded history to contemporary times. All major world cultures are represented. Free, guided tours and self-guided visits enrich social studies, language arts, and art lessons. Learning resources are available to extend the museum experience in the classroom. Here, educators have the opportunity to Introduce students to one of the largest, most significant art collections in the nation, and a source of life-long learning.

Assisting teachers in providing students with lifelong learning experiences, Travel Adventures offers a staff of certified educators who know the elements of successful student tours – taking the guesswork out of what to include on a tour. Experienced tour consultants customize each itinerary to meet curriculum objectives and budgets for teachers. Quotes and sample itineraries are complementary, and teachers always travel for free.

Travel Adventures is a student tour provider staffed by educators who understand the needs of teachers. It has served over one half million students since 1987 and its mission is to “empower teachers to create change by expanding the classroom to the world.” For further information go to Travel Adventures.

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Holiday Apartments… Let The Vacation Begin!

If you are considering going on holiday or vacation with your family, then you’ll know by now that this type of trip can be expensive. Of course, you could choose a tourist destination in your own country and many people do! But if you are in search for a more exotic place for your next holiday adventure, then staying at home is just not going to cut it!

This of course entails several decision making processes where budget and destination will certainly play a big role. Popular amongst many travelers are budget holidays where everything is included in the starting price such as the plane fares, the hotels and in some cases tourist park attraction once you have reached your destination. The advantage of this possibility is of course that you don’t have to do much. All you do is chose a budget that fits in with your own financial realities and choose the destination available within that budget. The restrictions are obvious but at least you don’t have to do much deciding and you think you are saving a bunch of money!

But what if your expectations of a memorable vacation, the holiday of a life time simply go beyond a package deal? What if you are selective in your choice of destinations or simply what if you are bringing with you wife and kids and do not think you can last your next holiday in the confinement of a hotel?

Well, for you, oh selective traveler, seeker of the unusual thrills, but eager to preserve some sort of home comfort at the end of each day there is an ideal opportunity to have your cake and eat it!

Holiday apartments also called self catering or furnished suites are the ideal alternative. Fully equipped and furnished to offer home comforts reminiscent of the home you have left behind they offer much more buck for your money notwithstanding the fact that with the savings you’ll also make if you stay at home for at least a meal a day, you’ll probably be able to take your family on that last shopping trip you might not have been able to afford other wise.

To find the vacation home you could start by visiting holiday apartments where you will find quite a large selection of properties throughout the world. Not an agency this website’s income comes in the form of advertisement on the part of the property owners and thus you can deal with them directly!

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Holiday Apartments: The Ideal Travel Accommodation For Families

With the summer 2007 now firmly behind us, the time is near when vacationers throughout the world will start to look forward to their next vacation. For the lucky ones, Christmas will be an opportunity to travel to holiday destination and whilst hotels may usually be the first option in people’s mind when thinking about a place to live when traveling, wise travelers have known about holiday apartments for a while now. This is particularly true if you are vacationing with your family and looking to get the best holiday deals.

Holiday apartments offer an ideal alternative to hotel accommodation on a whole range of different levels, be it size, price and other considerations. And whilst hotels usually boast room and other personalized services to their customers, vacation suites and apartments are now competing with that as well.

Private owners often use the holiday rental market to monetize a second or third home, and have traditionally used the services of a letting agency to find customers, take payment and sometimes even take over full management of the said properties.

In the past 15 years, large houses in European cities such London have been converted into apartments (flats) for the purpose of being rented to tourists and travelers on short term basis. These types of properties directly compete with hotels in that they provide a reception for check-ins and check-outs and varying degrees of concierge services.

Hotels, having realized the potential loss of revenue generated by the rental of holiday apartments have now begun to offer furnished hotel suites, which combine the amenities of a home with the services of a hotel. This option is perhaps the most costly of all three types of vacation apartment’s rentals.

If you are looking for more space in which to stretch your tired legs after a day’s walking through the streets of London or other cities throughout the world, apartments are an ideal alternative to hotels.

In addition to space, though, the savings are what make holiday apartments so worthy of your consideration for your next travel or vacation trip.

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