Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country

Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country

Lafayette, known as the Happiest City in America, is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country. The distinctive blend of food, music and culture has people from all over heading down South with a smile on their face. The region’s history dates to...
Flock to Oak Hammock Marsh

Flock to Oak Hammock Marsh

Interactive youth group experiences in Winnipeg include close encounters with birds, wetland hikes and canoe adventures. Mike Green from Tourism Winnipeg shares his marsh experience and what students can expect to learn when they visit Oak Hammock Marsh this fall and...
Selecting a Hotel: Best Practices

Selecting a Hotel: Best Practices

Recently, a fellow SYTA Safety Committee member shared great ideas about what to consider when booking a hotel for student groups. Genie Stevenson is the Director of Sales and Partnerships at BookMyGroup, so I invited her to share best practices for this edition....
Top 10 Student Destinations: International

Top 10 Student Destinations: International

SYTA Member tour operators selected 10 locations as the Top International Travel Destinations favored by students and teachers. NO. 1 ITALY “You may have the universe if I may have Italy,” wrote Giuseppe Verdi in his opera Attila. Italy has been at the...