|  | | | |  | | Banyan Tours | | | Academic Travel Abroad | Via Antiqua |
| Founded | 1977 | 1962 | 2009 | 1966 | 1986 | 2007 | 1992 | 1985 | 1991 | 1950 | 2012 |
| Employees | 30 | 80 | 5 | 200 | 23 | 18 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 7 |
| URL | http://arrangementsabroad.com | ahitravel.com | www.immersionjourneys.com | www.expeditions.com | www.mircorp.com | www.criteriontravel.com | www.farhorizonindia.com | www.distant-horizons.com | www.royaladventures.com | www.academic-travel.com | www.via-antiqua.com |
| Departures/year | 100 - 500 | 1000+ | 100 - 500 | 500 - 1,000 | 500 - 1,000 | 1-100 | 1-100 | 100 - 500 | 100 - 500 | 100 - 500 | 1-100 |
| Other trips | | | FIT | FIT/group | FIT/group | | FIT/group | FIT/group | | | FIT/group |
| Service travel | Available | Service learning if requested | Component of trips | Foundation | Service learning if requested | Service learning if requested | Available | Service learning if requested | Service learning if requested | Available | Possible |
| Destinations | United States | Italy | East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda) | Galapagos | Russia | Africa | India - North/South/East/West | Africa (Ethiopia, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia) | Latin America | Europe, U.K., all | Italy |
| Cuba | France | Southern Africa (S. Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique) | Antarctica | Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan | Antarctica | Bhutan | America (Cuba, Colombia) | Australia & New Zealand | Europe, France, all | France |
| Europe | Ireland | West Africa (Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Togo) | Arctic | Iran | Asia | Nepal | Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Five Stans, India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Mustang, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim, Silk Road, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tibet) | Italy | Europe, Italy, all | Germany |
| Latin America | Great Britain | South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal) | Alaska | South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan | Australia | Sri Lanka | Europe (Caucasus, Russia, Turkey) | Iceland | Europe, Czech Republic, all | Austria |
| Asia | European Waterway River Cruises | South America (Argentina, Peru, Chile, Ecuador)- under www.coddiwomplejourneys.com- a separate brand/ entity | Baja California | Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova | Europe | Bangladesh | Middle East (Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman | Spain | Asia, China, all | Suisse |
| Africa | South Africa | | Costa Rica/Panama | Baltics: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania | North America | Burma | Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) | | Asia, Japan, all | Greece |
| Australia | East Africa | | Pacific Northwest | Balkans: Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Oceania | Tibet | | | Asia, India, all | Netherlands |
| | Southeast Asia | | Amazon | China, Mongolia, Tibet, DPRK | South America | Maldives | | | Africa, Morocco, all | Great Britain |
| | South America | | South Pacific | Central/East Europe: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania | | | | | Africa, Jordan, all | Balkans |
| River cruises | Y | Y | Y | Y | Occasionally | Y | Y | | Y | Y | |
| Ocean/sea cruises | Y | Y | | Y | Occasionally | Y | | | Y | Y | |
| Land trips | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Luxury train trips | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | Y | |
| Single location, immersion trips | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | | Y | Y |
| Private Jet | Y | | | | | | Y | | | | |
| Customized departures | Y and Private yachts | Within existing | Y | Minimal | Y | VIPs, donors, trustees, board member trips | Educational trips,Adventure trips and Service learning programs | Y | Y, inc Walking tours and Inca Trail | 3-6 week student trips | sailing tours |
| <5 days | Y | | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y |
| Longest trip | 18 | 28 days | 15 days | 25 days | 75 days | 18 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
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| Personal Information Form | S or O | O | O | S or O | S or O | S or O | O only | S or O | O only | O only | S or O |
| Reading List | S or O | O | O | S or O | S or O | S only | O only | S or O | S or O | O only | S or O |
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| Brochure preparation | S or O | O | O | S or O | S or O | S or O | O only | S or O | S or O | S or O | S or O |
| Lecturer travel plans | S or O | O | O | S or O | S or O | S or O | O only | S or O | S or O | O only | S or O |
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| Webpage functions | S or O | O | S | S or O | S or O | S only | S only | S or O | S only | S only | S only |
| Travel insurance | S or O | S or O | S or O | S or O | S or O | S or O | S only | S or O | S or O | S or O | S only |
| We are a small privately held and financially stable New York Corporation. We are fully insured and staffed by experts both in the office and on tour. We care about the quality of each trip and the care for each traveler. | AHI Travel—Statement of Purpose Travel and discovery go hand-in-hand with learning and scholarship. Our client partners are institutions of learning and culture, of immense worth to society, who believe in the value of smoothly delivered experiential travel in furthering their goals and building engagement among their membership. Our singular mission is to help grow the standing and reputation of our clients, while strengthening the affinity their members feel towards them. We do this by promoting and delivering inspirational cultural and educational travel programs that delight travelers, and connect them to the world, to each other and to their sponsoring organization. | See general company description below: Award-winning Immersion Journeys was built on the foundation that every traveler must EXPERIENCE their destination. We provide highly immersive, authentic experiences in Africa and South Asia which do just that. More than the sites, it’s the experience… At Immersion Journeys the team members are either from one of the host nations we service or have travelled extensively and regularly to the destinations. Our emphasis is to ensure that the experience remains authentic – it should be as close to a coming home for you as it would be for us. We ensure that a personal touch goes into every itinerary by working individually with all of our clients, recognizing that each traveler – individual or group — has a specific agenda. We firmly believe that travel is about more than the sites you see – it’s about the experience. Every travel company strives to offer their best and brightest – at Immersion Journeys we let the client be the judge of our expertise. | Our ships are equipped with tools for exploration—to get you out there for up-close forays, or to let you see deeper into the marine or terrestrial. Our ships are equipped with Zodiacs, kayaks, Paddleboards, hydrophones, Undersea cameras, bow and ship cameras, video microscopes and more! | MIR has been providing meticulous made-to-measure travel experiences at the crossroads of Europe and Asia for over 30 years. Since 1986, MIR has built a reputation as a pioneer in travel to destinations considered obscure, exotic, remote, difficult and even controversial – from Tibet to Tehran and everyplace in between. MIR – from the Russian word meaning both “peace” and “world” – specializes in bringing people together to discover more about the world and, consequently, about themselves. | Criterion Travel is a tour operator specializing in expert-led travel. We work with top U.S. affinity organizations to create and operate customized group itineraries worldwide with a strong educational focus. Our core group of 12 staff have been doing this work together for over 20 years. | Curating experience and ensuring high standards of quality ratings with an overall excellence of 87% and above We are a trip leader driven company and organises regular training to assign the best people for our groups/FITs | | Royal Adventures has been in business over 25 years working almost exclusively with alumni associations and museums. We deliver an excellent execution of an educational travel program. We customize and can work closely with the organization and faculty to create a unique experience. We keep long relationships with our clients who can count on us to offer quality, unique and detailed itineraries not easily found with other companies. We have vast experience in the affinity market and in the destinations we offer. We personally scout all destinations and have many personal contacts and connections that we can call upon. Royal Adventures can make any program special which reflects well on our clients. Our tour directors are carefully chosen for a fully integrated experience. Our company also specializes in high donor and art museums trips in addition to alumni programs. | We have a long history and an executive team with great longevity and experience in the field of educational travel. We are experienced risk managers in this volatile world and can always be counted on to do the right thing by our customers. Half the company focuses on international education programs for college students. We live and breathe immersive, educational travel experiences. | |
| For 40 years our only focus has been on supporting our not for profit clients in developing and operating exceptional programs that enrich participant's lives through educational travel. | Our 55 year history of working with affinity partners to deliver unique experiences that connect travelers to the destination, to each other and to the sponsoring association. | We are very hands-on and specialists in regions that we serve. Most trip programs are custom curated to meet the sponsor requirements and it's a very collaborative effort. | Our fleet of ships, in partnership with National Geographic, brings us to the planet’s most extraordinary places in the company of world-renowned scientists, naturalists, photographers, and researchers to explore stunning natural environments alongside skilled specialists using state-of-the-art exploration tools. | We are uniquely positioned to support any organization interested in planning travel to the corner of the globe we specialize in. No other company offers the combination of 30 years of travel-planning and logistics expertise solely focused on where Europe and Asia come together; an experienced Seattle-based sales/marketing office staffed with individuals with tremendous first-hand field experience and destination knowledge; plus on-site affiliated operational field offices across Russia, Central Asia and Ukraine. | We are willing to adapt as needed to meet the needs of our sponsoring organizations and their travelers. | Given the opportunity to experience the living and Natural history of India and its sub continent through its people, rivers,deserts,mountains,jungles, villages and festivals. | | A well executed program and responsiveness. | We are unique in that we bridge two worlds: academia and travel. This results in creative programs that have real educational depth. | |
