educational study tours
“Experience, travel - these are an education in themselves.” — Euripides
Our educational study tours are centred around cultural immersion, hands-on learning and authentic connections. Our tours are always FUN.
In this episode of The Hospitality Spirit Hello! Tours founder Laura Blackhall joins Dr Nick Thomas and Dr Lisa Young to talk about the founding of Hello! Tours, the exceptional guides in the Hello! team, and the role of Study Abroad and how it enhances the learning experience, particularly for students looking to go into the hospitality field.
How we work with educational institutions
We work directly with programme directors and professors to design a bespoke itinerary.
We ensure that we understand your learning objectives and customise your programme around them.
We provide subject / course specific recommended case studies for pre-reading from the Harvard Business Review. These are paired with site visits during the trip.
We coordinate visits to other educational institutions or industry experts that you may have professional relationships with.
We provide you with our tried and tested recommendations for hotels and other supplementary activities.
Photo Credit: Where in Tokyo
Inspire your students through global travel on expertly guided immersive tours.
Complete customization of your program.
Hands-on learning.
Why work with us
We build learning into interactive and immersive small group tours. Students are fully engaged and having fun whilst they are enhancing their knowledge and understanding of the world and their subject.
Our guides spend time building relationships with every single student to create a safe, trusting environment where EVERYONE feels comfortable asking questions and learning openly.
We offer ‘all inclusive’ tours so there is no need to worry about budgeting on the day for meals or gratuities.
We recommend hotels based on how well they fit into your budget, itinerary and specific needs, not on how much commission they offer. We give you the recommendations, you make the decisions and the booking.
Every single university that has worked with us has rebooked with us again, and in some cases again, and again and again!
HONG KONG
SINGAPORE
TOKYO
We operate in three cities across Asia. We can build a stand alone itinerary with you for one city, or combine two or three cities into one longer trip.
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF OUR TOURS
We work with professors from undergraduate, graduate and MBA programs as well as culinary schools.
We believe in putting a little bit of all of the below into our itineraries, in order to provide a well rounded educational journey. We will design a bespoke itinerary with you, which is more heavily focused towards your students field of study and learning objectives .
We do not deliver overly academic fact heavy content. We are not docents or historians, nor are we professional chefs. We are a team of passionate tour guides who will get your students out on the streets, walking around, looking at things and engaging with them on a personal level. We want you to have fun!
Culinary Experiences
- Eat like a local food tours.
- Market visits: understanding where produce comes from.
- Speciality store visits.
- Tea ceremonies and workshops.
Hospitality and Tourism
- Lobby walkthroughs of key hotels. Understand their value propositions.
- Does a city have a brand or value proposition? What is it that attracts tourists? Visits to key touristic sites and attractions.
Architecture
- Visit architecturally significant buildings and understand the stories and design elements behind them.
City Planning and Social Sciences
-Understand the basic fundamentals of healthcare, housing, education and transport infrastructure.
-Discuss similarities and differences to the students home city.
Business and Economics
- Visit the Central Business District and gain insight into key industries and economic drivers.
History and Politics
- Understand the key historical and political events that shape the country / city and its people.
- Visits to noteworthy buildings
PRICING
We price our educational travel tours at the same rates that we charge individuals (holiday makers). We do not up-charge universities for the additional work that goes into planning the program. You can refer to the pricing on this website for our Private Customised tours and Food Tours. Airport transfers, meals, gratuities etc are priced separately and added in according to your requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
Our supplementary activities have been chosen because we believe they will add value to your visit to Hong Kong, through team building and by giving a deeper cultural insight. They can be booked as a stand alone activity or incorporated into a day tour. We work closely with all of our activity partners to ensure a high quality experience.
