• Travel, especially for younger people, is a wonderful, exciting and enlightening experience. Whether your trip is for a day, a week or a semester, and is within your city, state, country or abroad, it will be an experience your group will always remember.
  
  
• Travel also enhances learning-history can come alive in an historic place-language skills can improve in leaps and bounds by becoming immersed in a foreign country-and understanding for the world we live in can be significantly enhanced by meeting different people and experiencing other places and cultures.
  
  
• The following links can also help you with travel safety concerns, including regional travel warnings, news, and health information:
  
  
  • Canadian Governmental Warnings
    
  • Traveler's Health Information
    
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    
  • U.S. Department of State
    
  • U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

By Motor coach:

• Remain seated. Most accidents occur when passengers are standing in the aisles.
• Listen to emergency procedures and know how to use emergency window exits.
• When off the coach, know how to contact the motor-coach driver in case of emergency.
• Stand well clear of the door when waiting for it to open.

While Touring:

• Do not travel alone at night or accept rides from a stranger
• Keep the name, address and phone number of your hotel on you at all times, as well as your tour company’s 24-hour hotline.
• Keep a small amount of money in your pocket to pay for small purchases (drinks,snacks souvenirs, etc.) so you don’t have to open your wallet in a busy place.
• The best place to keep your wallet is in a zippered pocket on the inside of your jacket or in your front pocket(never in a back pocket). Avoid carrying a purse. If you use a waist pouch, be sure the pouch is in front.
• Use only authorized agents when exchanging money to avoid violating local laws.
• Be aware that traffic laws vary in different places and look both ways when crossing the street.
• Do not leave your luggage unattended in public areas and never accept packages from strangers.
• Travel with a partner at all times and don’t stray from the group on your own.
• Be especially respectful of temples, mosques, churches and synagogues and other religious sites. Some are off-limits to foreigners or those of different faiths. Ask permission before taking photographs of religious artifacts or buildings.
• In some foreign countries you can be detained for photographing such things as police, military installations, and government buildings. If you are in doubt, ask permission before taking photographs.
• Avoid public demonstrations or other civil disturbances.
• In some countries, it is advisable to avoid raw vegetables, unpeeled fruit,and un pasteurized milk and dairy products and drink only commercially bottled and sealed beverages or water.
• Resist the temptation to buy food from street vendors.

By Airplane:

• Keep your seatbelt on at all times: it may be annoying, but in the case of turbulence or loss of cabin pressure, you could be injured if not seat belted
• Pay attention to the pre-flight safety demonstration and make sure you know where your nearest exit is.
• If you wear contact lenses, bring glasses for the airplane.The recycled air can dry out your eyes and make you uncomfortable.
• If you’re on a special diet,order a special meal well in advance of your trip.
• Pack any prescription medications and all toiletries in your carry-on bag.
• Alert the airplane staff of any suspicious behavior of other passengers.
  

In Hotels:

• Keep door locked and chained and never open your hotel room door to a stranger.
• Refuse any unexpected deliveries to your room
• Read the fire instructions on the back of your room door, and know where the nearest fire emergency exit is located on your hall.
• In case of fire, never get into an elevator.
• Never leave your valuables or passport in your hotel room while you are out. Use the hotel safe for all valuables when possible
• Make sure you know how to contact the front desk, and your group chaperone’s room.
• Never give out your room number or phone number to strangers.
• Never enter your room if it is unlocked or if you are alone and someone is following you down the hall. Let them pass you before entering.
• Keep any medication near your toothbrush as a reminder to take it when you brush.

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