Category Archives: Vámonos in the Media
Your Risk of Covid on a United Airlines Flight is Practically Non-Existent
October 15, 2020The U.S. Department of Defense conducted a study with the cooperation of United Airlines to determine the risk of getting Covid on a flight. They discovered the chances of getting sick are .003%! Click to read the study below. Please note it does take a few minutes to load.
Virtual Immersion Experiences
October 5, 2020Vivamonos is an educational live platform that connects classrooms with remote and unique destinations in the US, Latin America and the Caribbean. Students and teachers can enjoy safe, high quality, live sessions with cultural ambassadors, experts, and leaders that can provide new perspectives in real time. Get the chance to provide a broader global awareness…
Let’s Go There!
September 22, 2020SYTA Road Scholar Application Now Open
September 21, 2020SYTA is now taking applications for the Road Scholar program until November 13th. A Road Scholarship is financial aid granted to individuals or groups who are nominated by a teacher or youth group leader and who meet criteria within five categories: Achievement – Accomplishment in the student or group’s area of focus. Need – Financial. Cultural….
Covid-19 Safety Standards
June 10, 2020The safety and well-being of our travelers is Vamonos’ top priority. Beginning on June 1st, 2020, we are implementing additional safety measures to protect our travelers during and after this crisis. These protections are not just for our groups but also for our staff. Our preventative measures are geared to protect our travelers and staff…
LivExperiences + Google
May 26, 2020We are now offering virtual tours and trips through our ViVámonos.com website. For a preview of our new ViTrip offerings view the video below. You can find a list of all the ViTrips we offer on our ViTrips page.
Everyone is talking about Puerto Rico!
May 22, 2020✔ The New York Times featured the island among the Top 5 Tourist Destinations that have a plan for reopening. ✔ According to Expedia, San Juan is in the Top 10 list of the most popular recently searched destinations for flights globally. ✔ Puerto Rico has 3 of the top beaches in the world according to Travel Addicts…
The Benefits of Working with a SYTA Tour Operator
SYTA recently published a blog post on the benefits of working with a SYTA member tour operator. Below is a brief excerpt from the article. Clic the button to read the full post. One of the greatest advantages to using a tour operator, rather than plan a student group trip on your own, is benefitting…
Airlines Step Up their Cleaning and Safety Standards
May 11, 2020U.S. top airlines such as American, Delta, United, Southwest and Jetblue have taken never before seen cleaning and safety procedures to adapt to our new Covid19 reality. In our research, we found that these airlines are using additional electrostatic spraying to disinfect their planes with an EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectant on both hard and soft surfaces….
Travel Pros Make Planning a Student Trip Easy
April 17, 2020Here is the second of two articles from NTA’s April Courier Magazine, that featured Vamonos Tours. in this article NTA interviews our president, Jorge Pardo along with another tour operator from Destinations Unlimited about student travel, the current situation, and beyond. An excerpt is below. If you would like to read the full article, click…