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If you don’t know about TSA’s air travel changes for 2018, you really need to! Today we are sharing our sister company’s (Adventure Student Travel) latest big travel news article to fill you in on the big change. Air Travel Changes 2018  by Adventure Student Travel, January 8th 2017 Enjoy the share, travel lovers!

Palm Springs, California, is one of the most underrated West Coast destinations for groups, students, or budget-seekers in our opinion, and for very good reason(s). This Golden State city, as you may already know, is full of amazing hot springs, out-of-this-world golf courses, and outstanding art galleries, not to mention it’s notable ‘midcentury-modern’ architecture, amazing…

So you want adventure, history, and great food all in one vacation? Then you want Albuquerque! This True Southwest City in New Mexico boasts a high desert, rich culture, and deep history. This, the largest city in the entire state, was first founded in 1706 by a Spanish colony, giving ‘Old Town’ that authentic living…

We have something a little less location-focused and a lot more student-focused for this week’s Fresh Find Friday feature, our last video blog share of 2016! This week we wanted to highlight a new YouTube vlogger we found and fell in love with, as well as a particular age group for traveling: students. The video…

New York City is the ultimate mecca of diverse, delicious, and over-the-top decadent foods and restaurants, the city easily overwhelming you with its smells and sizzles from the streets. We know it can be a little hard deciding where and what to eat while here, especially with a group, especially with a budget, so we’re…

As we roll into a new year we also roll into a new year of travel technology, much of which you need to be in the know on before embarking on your first 2017 trek. In our first Group Tours Short Share blog, we are proudly presenting Travel and Leisure’s  5 Ways Technology Will Make…

This week we have a really special treat for you, a dazzling display of one of the most romantic cities in the world, PARIS. Paris, France, is much more than the Eifel Tower, French bread, and Berets, as you may first think of. Paris is a cultural mecca unlike any other that allows you to see…

If you plan on traveling internationally, plan on reading this as well! These are our top 10 tips from the expert travel agents here at Group Tours, extremely helpful tips to follow while preparing for a trip abroad, whether you are crossing the border into your neighboring country or you are hopping on a plane…

Toronto is a highly regarded culinary capital of the world, this diverse city providing some of the absolute finest foods in some of the broadest genres/cultures. A walk down any major Toronto avenue will show you world-renown chefs, sky-scraping eateries, and oh so many head-turning options, you may not know where to start, especially if…

It’s time for Fresh Find Friday, Philly style! Philadelphia is consistently one of our company’s top travel spots in the U.S, and with all that history, culture, and culinary prowess around town, it’s easy to see why! Read more about Philadelphia. Today we are looking to Cailin O’Neil, a new travel icon for us, who…

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the home, all the creatures were stirring, all quite ready to roam. They were all packing quickly, they were all packing in a hurry, they were going to spend the night at a hotel, they were going to beat the big snow flurry. The hotel was big…

Today traveling solo can result in a wide range of experiences, from perilous to religious. You can have an amazing, almost spiritually enlightening trip to Niagara Falls on your own, doing whatever you please, whenever you please, or you can have a terrifying trek through dark streets and unknown hotel fronts of New Orleans on…