Travel Logistics

While on tour with American Christian Tours, you and your friends will travel in style in a modern motor coach. This is not a yellow schoolbus! Your seats will be cushioned and upholstered. They usually recline, have headrests, and footrests too! There are large windows for great viewing. Each motorcoach is air conditioned and restroom equipped. Motorcoaches usually have video monitors and if time permits you will be able to watch movies while traveling. Our friendly motorcoach drivers will drop us off as close as possible to where we need to go. Sometimes we may walk a couple of blocks because it just makes better sense.

Breakfasts are typically provided by the hotel. Because lunches are usually at the participants expense (not included in the price of the program), they take place in areas that offers various options (food court, cafeteria, town square). Dinners are hot meals that may be served as a buffet or a plated meal. There are always a variety of choices, including vegetarian and gluten-free options.

Typically, there are four students in a room. There are rare occasions when, due to an odd number of students on the program, there may be three or five (roll-away bed) in a room. Students may also room with their parent. American Christian Tours policy does not allow for only two students in a room.

As the group Organizer you develop the rooming list. Some organizers make up the rooming list without any input. Others open it up to requests. Participants should contact you as the group Organizer as soon as possible with any roommate requests.

American Christian Tours uses several tiers of hotel properties. For groups choosing to stay in downtown locations, we use hotels such as Hyatt, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, etc. For groups wishing to economize, we use nice suburban properties such as Hyatt Place, Holiday Inn Express, Country Inn and Suites, etc. We choose properties that are in safe locations and are clean with up-to-date modeling.

Below is a link to the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) that covers what things you are allowed to bring with you on your trip and where it needs to be packed. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all

You will want to check your package itinerary for specific details regarding which meals are included. Usually participants need to plan to purchase lunches each day. An average budget of about $10 per lunch works for most individuals. The only other expense would be souvenirs. If the program includes air travel, you will need to anticipate baggage fees for checked bags; these fees are different for each airline. The airline’s website is an excellent resource for up-to-date information.

Typically there are two adults in each room. Single occupancy is available. Generally speaking, every room will have two large beds. Adult couples and single occupancy participants may have a single king-sized bed. The Organizer of your program determines room assignments.