Upcoming Trips

2024 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

  1. + BAHAMAS CRUISE

    Cruising is the most complete tourism and hospitality experience as it includes transportation, accommodation, attractions, food and beverage, entertainment, casino gambling, and destination visits.  Students will start with a tour of Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal.  While on the cruise, students will make a resort site visit in Nassau, Bahamas to a location such as Atlantis Resort or Baha Mar Resort.  Students will also take behind-the-scenes tours of the various cruise departments to learn the operations of each of those areas.  Also, included each evening is a group business etiquette dinner for the students to learn about proper protocol for dining etiquette.

    DATES: May 15 – 20, 2024

    PROGRAM LEADERS: Professors Howe and Lehoczky

    COURSE: HFT1000 – Intro to Hospitality Management

    ESTIMATED TRIP COST: $950 – Includes hotel (1 night), 4-night cruise, cruise taxes, gratuities, transportation, tours, entrance fees, and most meals.

    APPLICATION OPEN

    DEPOSIT DEADLINE: $200 Due February 21, 2024 *Pay After Application is Approved*

    FOR MORE INFO & TO PAY DEPOSIT: Contact Kim at ksimpson@polk.edu

  2. + JAPAN

    Ashi.  Students will visit and/or tour Meiji Shrine, Ueno Park, Tokyo National Museum, Fujisan World Heritage Center, Hakone National Park, Tsukiji Fish Market, Harajuku, Shibuya, and Shinjuku Districts.

    See itinerary

    DATES: May 16-26, 2024

    PROGRAM LEADERS: Professors Rivers and Pringle-Brown

    COURSE: CRW2001 – Creative Writing

    ESTIMATED TRIP COST: $5739 – $6279 – Includes flight, lodging, transportation, tours, entrance fees, and some meals.

    DEADLINE TO ENROLL: February 1, 2024

    TO ENROLL: www.efstudyabroad.com/2669815VD

    FOR MORE INFO: Contact Kim at ksimpson@polk.edu

  3. + FRANCE

    The French and Humanities Study Abroad Program involves an extended 9-night stay in Paris, where we will familiarize ourselves with the city’s many resources (subway, museums, parks, markets, monuments, neighborhoods) and nearby (Versailles; Monet’s home and gardens in Giverny; Brittany) using public transportation.  We will observe some of the preparations for the Summer 2024 Olympics that begin in July. Then we take the high-speed train to France’s oldest city, Marseilles, for another 5 days to explore Provence (southern France), take a ferry to the Chateau d ‘If in the Mediterranean, and follow the footsteps of the painters Cezanne and Van Gogh in Arles and Aix-en Provence.

    DATES: May 7–22, 2024

    PROGRAM LEADERS: Professors Barberet and Jones

    COURSES: FRE2930 – Special Topics in French | HUM2930 – Special Topics in Humanities

    ESTIMATED TRIP COST: $3400 – Includes flight, lodging, transportation, tours, entrance fees, and some meals.

    APPLICATION OPEN

    DEPOSIT DEADLINE: $1500 Due February 1, 2024 *Pay After Application is Approved*

    SCHOLARSHIPS: (6) $1500 Scholarships are available

    TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND/OR PAY DEPOSIT: Contact Kim at ksimpson@polk.edu

  4. + COSTA RICA

    The program will include travel to San Jose, La Fortuna, Monteverde, and Liberia.  Students will visit and/or tour Rio Celeste and Tenorio Volcano National Park, Maleku Indigenous Territory, Arenal Volcano, Proyecto Asis Wildlife Rescue Center, Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, Palo Verde National Park, Bahia Culebra, and Rincon de la Vieja.

    DATES: July 17 – 28, 2024

    PROGRAM LEADERS: Professors Moran and Hayes

    COURSES: EVR1001C, OCE2001C, GLY2010C or ESC1000

    ESTIMATED TRIP COST: $3600 – Includes flight, lodging, transportation, tours, entrance fees, and some meals.

    APPLICATION OPEN

    DEPOSIT DEADLINE: $600 due January 15, 2024 *Pay After Application is Approved*

    FOR MORE INFO & TO PAY DEPOSIT: Contact Kim at ksimpson@polk.edu