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Cub Scouts offer a variety of exceptional, real-world experiences for youngsters and their families. When these experiences require travel, chaperones can sometimes struggle to keep their group of excited little ones safe and accounted for. Use these tips on your next Cub Scout travel trip to ensure the safety and comfort of the entire group. …

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Whether you’re chaperoning a group of high school seniors on an overnight field trip or gathering with extended family for a winter vacation, your itinerary is the key to a successful event. Use these tips to ensure everyone enjoys your next group trip. Give Your Group a Uniform Look Encourage group members to wear similar …

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San Francisco’s fascinating history, diverse culture, and natural splendor make it a popular destination for travelers from all over the world. With so much to do and see, it can be difficult to make a travel plan that covers everything. Here are 5 San Francisco attractions you should add to your next group travel itinerary. …

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A group vacation can be stressful for everyone involved and an extra long trip can add to that stress. Seeing new things is exciting, but it can also be a little overwhelming to be away from home. Simple things, like leaving time to do independent things, can make the trip that much better. It is …

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Group traveling takes a lot of work, time, and planning. You have to make sure all the planning is done months in advance to make sure there are enough tickets available for all of the activities, hotel rooms for the entire group, and spaces on the bus for everyone. If you rush planning you may …

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Planning a destination or a group trip to Florida can take a lot of work. Planning the trip involves knowing when to go, where to stay, and what to do on vacation. It will take time, effort, and a group of hard-working people. Whether you have a group trip to florida going to Miami or …

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Ok, get over it, it happened. You’ve just been selected by the team, troop, group… insert whatever… and you’re now the group travel planner for the next trip, woohoo! So now what? Let me tell you what, you’ve come to the right place and the right page to get more info and a crash course …

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How many times have you thought “I need a vehicle for my group but what’s the perfect group vehicle?” That’s a good question and one that we get all the time. So here is a compendium of notes on all of the different kinds of vehicles you can expect form the 100’s of vendors here …

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We’ve taken the opportunity to talk with the experts in the field and they all gave us their best ideas about what to look for and what to look out for when you travel as a group.

Most online review sites, including BusRates.com, provide the opportunity for companies to reply directly to submitted reviews. A charming dialog between a happy customer and a travel supplier can help to encourage return business, but how should companies handle negative reviews?