Los Angeles Times’ Expeditions Design in the Desert The L.A. Times has a loyal readership for architectural topics. To tap into that market, we designed a trip with Christopher Hawthorne, the Times’ architecture critic from 2004 to 2018. Hawthorne had written pieces for the paper about the architecture of Dubai. Dubai trips are fairly unusual […]
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Behind the Scenes of New York Theater
Behind the Scenes of New York Theater One of the largest trip categories for New York Times Journeys is Arts and Culture. And, if you’re the partner designing a program for New York Times subscribers that takes place in New York City, the program has to exceed all expectations! “My husband and I take tours […]
Introducing Our New Logo
We are pleased to announce that Academic Travel Abroad has a new logo! Our old logo has served us well, but after several decades, we decided it was time to modernize our look. To us, the paper airplane symbolizes a journey—in motion, it can go anywhere. It embodies innovation and creativity—qualities we strive to incorporate daily into […]
Wellness Around the World
Q&A with Tour Manager Kyra Sudofsky Wellness travel is no longer considered only to be a high-end spa vacation. Today, it encompasses everything from yoga retreats to tech detoxes. It’s about traveling with a purpose to promote health and well-being. Wellness travel is rising in popularity. That shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the wellness […]
5 Reasons to Embrace Theme-Based Travel
Shared by Academic Travel Abroad’s Marketing and Production Coordinator, Megan Brothers. Today’s traveler is drastically different than yesterday’s tourist. It’s no longer enough to visit Paris to see the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre. Travelers want more. They are searching for a deeper, more authentic connection with even the most well-known destinations. The number of travelers who want to dine […]
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Asian Patron Tour
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Asian Patron Tour In 2016, the Philadelphia Orchestra, continuing its 50-year legacy of international cultural exchange, became the first western orchestra to sign an official Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Mongolia. In support of the ensuing celebration, ATA was hired to create a patron trip to three countries—China, Mongolia, and Korea. We took the orchestra’s […]
