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TOURS FOR SCHOOLS & GROUPS

Lake Garda, Italy

DESTINATION TOURS | CURRICULUM TOURS | SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS

CONCERNED YOUR SCHOOL TOUR WON’T LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS? At GTI we ensure there are no shocks, changes and no hidden costs offering unrivalled value for money through our: • • • • • • • • •

World class systems and operating procedures Experienced and professional staff Pre inspected and approved accommodation Tailor-made itineraries to suit your requirements Use of modern executive coaches meeting all safety standards Friendly, knowledgeable coach drivers Offer of a see off at Dublin airport assisting at check-in 24hr emergency service while abroad manned by our own GTI staff Assistance at parent / teacher meeting We guarantee parents and teachers that their children will enjoy an unforgettable experience while being educated at the same time!

CONTACT US TODAY FOR A NO OBLIGATION CONSULTATION WITH ONE OF OUR GROUP TOUR SPECIALISTS – 01 843 4734 | [email protected] GTI is fully licenced and bonded in accordance with the commission for aviation regulation - licence number TA0533.

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EXCLUSIVE 2017 INSPECTION VISIT TO THE BEAUTIFUL BALEARIC ISLANDS!

Relax on the beautiful beaches of the Balearic Islands with GTI in late June 2017! After a long school term there is no better way to unwind than with paella, sangría and siestas. Relax by the sea, get caught up in some local fiesta, visit stunning attractions & dine in innovative restaurants on GTI’s Exclusive 2017 Inspection Visit.

All group leaders that book a group with GTI, to a European or a worldwide destination (subject to conditions) before the end of April 2017, will receive an invitation to join our inspection trip to Spain in June! In order to be eligible to receive an invitation for this amazing trip, certain conditions apply in relation to the duration of your tour and the numbers of students booked. Please contact us to find out how you can share this amazing and fun tour with us.

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Pg 5: Destination Tours Pg 6: Holland Pg 7: Barcelona | Madrid Andalucía

The Group Travel Specialists

Pg 8: Munich | Berlin Rhineland

GTI staff are skilled, passionate and specialists in their field. Be confident that the GTI team deliver exceptional high standards ensuring your tour is meticulously planned, stress and hassle free!

Pg 9: Rome | Lisbon Lake Garda & Venice Pg 10: Paris | Strasbourg Camino de Santiago Pg 11: Krakow | London Manchester & Liverpool Pg 12: Greece | Beijing New York City

DEREK KEOGH Managing Director

LEISEL MYLES SANCHEZ

Derek has overseen the growth of GTI from strength to strength since 2003. With over 20 years experience in school tours, he has placed GTI as one of the leaders in the Irish school tours market.

Leisel has worked in the travel industry for over 20 years. Her knowledge of our worldwide destinations, extensive language skills & organisational skills make her an invaluable asset to GTI.

Contact number: 01 843 4734 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5201 [email protected]

Operations Manager

ORLAITH READ Group Sales

MARTIN CALLANAN Group Sales

PAULA REILLY Operations

EDEL MOORE Operations

Transferred from marketing & escorted tours, Órlaith brings a new focus to the group sales team. An avid traveller & mother of 3 teens, she’s ideally placed to organise school tours!

Martin specialises in student travel & has many years experience organising school tours. Martin is well travelled & whether its science or art, history or sports, he is always able to deliver expert advice.

Paula also works in our operations department. She is well travelled and has 20 years experience behind her. Paula has worked in escorted tour operations & in travel agencies.

Edel has worked in the travel industry over 20 years and has gained excellent experience in escorted tour operations. Edel is well travelled with a wealth of knowledge from destinations across the globe.

Direct Line: 01 895 8153 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5200 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5208 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5205 [email protected]

Pg 13: Curriculum Tours Pg 14: Business Studies London | New York Pg 15: History Nuremberg Rallies & 3rd Reich Munich

Washington

Pg 16: Language Tours JC Spanish Pg 17: Language Tours LC Spanish Pg 18: Geography Iceland | Sorrento

ANNA DI FABBIO Sales Administration

CATHERINE BOOKLE Product Development

NIAMH GAVIN Marketing

GILLIAN WRIGHT Finance

Anna has joined us here in GTI from the beautiful Adriatic Coast in Italy. Recently graduated from the University of Bologna she is working with the sales team & enjoying life in Ireland.

With valuable experience in the travel industry, Catherine works on our product development. She looks for new unique destinations and works on creating exciting new itineraries.

Niamh works in our Marketing Department. Her M.A. in Publishing coupled with her flare for graphic design & experience in the travel industry greatly enhance our team’s talents.

Gillian has recently joined us as head of GTI’s Finance Department. She has become a vital member of our team bringing 30 years of experience in finance to the company.

Contact number: 01 843 4734 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5203 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5202 [email protected]

Direct Line: 01 808 5204 [email protected]

Pg 19: Science Geneva

Edinburgh & Glasgow

Pg 20:

English Stratford-Upon-Avon Art Venice & Florence

Pg 21: Special Interest Pg 22: Sports Soccer | Rugby Pg 23: Music

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DESTINATION TOURS Holland | Spain | Germany Italy | Portugal | France Poland | England | Greece America | China

GTI Destination School Tours are cross-curricular combining educational excursions with cultural experiences and fun activities. Students will enjoy an unforgettable experience while being educated at the same time! We have included some sample itineraries for our most popular destinations here but all of these can be tailored to suit your group's requirements! If you have another destination in mind you can contact us for an itinerary!

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Holland is a remarkable country where tradition and innovation intertwine. Students & teachers can enjoy fascinating museums, visit UNESCO Heritage sites, explore innovative science exhibitions & experience thrilling theme parks. Truly a fun & captivating school tour destination!

A great destination for Geography, Science, Art or History tours!

AMSTERDAM & HOLLAND 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at agreed check-in area at Dublin Airport & fly to Holland • Transfer to Amsterdam for a tour of the city from the city's UNESCO World Heritage Status canals • Visit the Rijksmuseum • Explore Amsterdam Dungeon • Evening meal & check-in to your hotel for overnight DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Guided tour of the Space Expo • Experience a Spido Tour of Rotterdam Harbour • Visit the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Full day at Walibi Theme Park or Duinrell Theme Park • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel

FLY FROM DUBLIN, CORK OR BELFAST!

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DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Enjoy the CORPUS Experience or Nemo Science Centre • Visit the Anne Frank House • Tour of the Amsterdam Arena, home to Ajax FC • Free time for shopping • Transfer to the airport for flight home to Ireland

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BARCELONA

MADRID

ANDALUCIA

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI Rep at check-in area in Dublin Airport • Fly to Barcelona, Reus or Girona • Guided tour of Barcelona taking in a selection of Plaça Cataluna, Christopher Columbus Monument, the Montjuic area, La Sagrada Familia, Barri Gòtic & Las Ramblas • Visit the Picasso Museum • Transfer to your hotel in Salou for dinner & overnight DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Nou Camp Experience • Visit CosmoCaixa Science Museum • Explore Gaudi’s Parc Guell • Evening meal & overnight at hotel

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Madrid • Guided tour of Madrid • Teleferico Cable Car • Visit Palacio Real • Evening meal at local restaurant • Transfer to your hotel for check-in

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI Rep at check-in area in Dublin Airport • Fly to Malaga • Tour of Malaga Football Stadium • Guided tour of Malaga • Visit the Cathedral & La Alcazaba • Evening meal & overnight at hotel

DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Excursion to Segovia • Visit Valle de Los Caidos • Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial • Evening meal at local restaurant & overnight at hotel

DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit Parque de la Ciencias Granada’s Science Museum • Guided tour of Granada • Visit Plaza Mayor for shopping • Evening meal & overnight at hotel

DAY 3: DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Breakfast at hotel • Full day at Parque Warner or • Teleferico Benalmadena Cable Car DAY 3: Parque de Attractiones for fantastic views of Costa del Sol • Breakfast at hotel • Evening meal at local restaurant & • Visit Tivoli World Amusement Park • Full day at Port Aventura overnight at hotel with lunch • Evening meal & overnight at hotel • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 4: DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Tour of the Reál Madrid Stadium • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Visit Tarragona including its Roman • Visit Museo del Prado or National • Visit Castillo de Colomares Amphitheatre & Circus Museum of Science & Technology • Visit to Sealife • Free time for shopping • Free time for shopping • Cruise along the Costa del Sol • Transfer to airport for return flight • Transfer to airport for return flight • Transfer to airport for return flight

MAKE SURE TO SEE PAGES 16 & 17 FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE TOURS!

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MUNICH

BERLIN

RHINELAND

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Munich • Fly to Berlin • Transfer to city for a Third Reich • Transfer to city for guided tour guided tour • Visit Checkpoint Charlie Museum • Visit the Deutsches Museum & then Topography of Terror • Check-in to hotel for dinner & • Visit the Brandenburg Gate & the overnight Reichstag Building • Transfer to your hotel for check-in DAY 2: and evening meal • Breakfast at hotel • Visit Dachau Concentration Camp DAY 2: • Bayern Munchen Allianz Arena • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit the BMW Welt & Museum • Visit Berliner Fernsehturm - Berlin’s • Evening meal at local restaurant TV Tower to see amazing views • Swimming at Olympia Park • Visit the AquaDom SeaLife • Overnight at hotel • Visit the Story of Berlin museum • Evening meal at local restaurant DAY 3: before returning to your hotel • Breakfast at hotel • Journey to Zugspitze Peak via cog- DAY 3: wheeled train, cable car, glacier lift, • Breakfast at your hotel rack-and-pinion railway & tunnel! • Visit Sachenhausen Concentration • Visit Neuschwanstein Castle Camp for a guided tour • Evening meal at local restaurant • Enjoy Tropical Islands Water Park • Overnight at hotel • Evening meal at local restaurant before returning to your hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out DAY 4: • Enjoy Skyline Park or Galaxy • Breakfast and check-out WaterPark • Guided tour of Olympiastadion • Free time for some shopping • Free time for some shopping • Transfer to airport for return flight • Transfer to airport for return flight

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DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Frankfurt / Dusseldorf • Enjoy a River Rhine Cruise • Guided tour of the romantic city of Koblenz • Continue to hotel for check-in • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Guided tour of Cologne, the region’s cultural hub • Visit the German Sport and Olympic Games Museum • Enjoy the Cologne Chocolate Museum • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Full day at Phantasialand • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Enjoy views from Boppard Chairlift • Visit Mainz & the Gutenberg Museum • Visit Cochem in the beautiful Moselle Valley • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for return flight

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ROME

LAKE GARDA & VENICE

LISBON

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Rome • Walking guided tour of the historic city of Rome • Evening meal at local restaurant • Overnight at your hotel DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit the Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel • Sightseeing in Vatican City & St Peter’s Square • Evening meal at local restaurant • Overnight at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Excursion to the archaeological site of Pompeii & the volcano - Mount Vesuvius • Evening meal at local restaurant • Overnight at your hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Visit to the ancient Colosseum • Explore the Catacombs, ancient underground burial places • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for flight home to Ireland

DAY 1: DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Milan • Fly to Lisbon • Transfer to Lake Garda • Enjoy a guided tour of Lisbon • Scenic cruise on the lake • Visit to the Maritime Museum • Visit the town of Malcesine • Check-in to your hotel for evening • Ride on the Monte Baldo Cable Car meal & overnight which rotates gently giving 360 degree views over the lake and DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel mountains • Explore the Belem Area including • Check-in to your hotel for evening Jeronimos Monastery, Belem meal & overnight Tower & the Discoveries landmark DAY 2: • Take the Parque das Nações Cable • Breakfast at hotel Car over the Tagus River and • Depart for Venice overlooking much of Lisbon • Guided tour of Venice • Visit Lisbon Oceanarium • Free time for independent • Evening meal & overnight at hotel sightseeing and shopping DAY 3: • Evening meal at hotel • Breakfast at hotel • Bowling • Visit medieval Óbidos • Overnight at hotel • Visit the the famous pilgrimage DAY 3: town of Fatima • Breakfast at hotel • Evening meal & overnight at hotel • Full day at Gardaland Theme Park DAY 4: • Evening meal & overnight at hotel • Breakfast at hotel DAY 4: • Visit Knowledge Pavilion - Lisbon's • Breakfast at hotel interactive science museum • Guided tour of Verona • Excursion to enchanting Sintra • Free time for shopping • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for flight home • Transfer to airport for flight home

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PARIS

STRASBOURG

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Paris • Guided tour of Paris • Visit the Louvre Museum • Visit Arc de Triomphe • Enjoy a River Seine Cruise • Dinner off the Champs Elysees • Transfer to hotel for check-in

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Frankfurt or Stuttgart • Guided tour of Baden Baden en route to Strasbourg • Visit Strasbourg’s Cathedral de Notre Dame • Evening meal • Transfer to hotel for check-in & overnight

DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel DAY 2: • Guided tour of Stade De France • Breakfast at hotel • Visit the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur • Strasbourg boat cruise & Montmartre • Guided tour of the European • Continue to see Notre Dame Parliament • Visit Montparnasse Tower • Evening meal & Bowling • Visit to Aquaboulevard water park • Overnight at your hotel including evening meal DAY 3: • Overnight at your hotel • Breakfast at hotel DAY 3: • Full day at Europa Park, the largest • Breakfast at hotel theme park in Germany • Full day excursion to Disneyland • Evening meal & overnight with dinner at Planet Hollywood DAY 4: • Overnight at your hotel • Breakfast at hotel DAY 4: • Guided tour of the Fort at • Breakfast at hotel & check-out Schoenenbourg, the most important • Visit to Versailles Maginot Line fortification in Alsace • Visit Musée d’Orsay • Excursion to the city of Heidelberg • Free time for shopping • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for return flight • Transfer to airport for return flight

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EACH DAY: • Breakfast & evening meal • Luggage transferred to new accommodation DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Santiago de Compostela • Transfer to hostel/hotel DAY 2: • Walk from Sarria to Portomarin DAY 3: • Walk from Portomarín to Palas de Rei DAY 4: • Walk from Palas de Rei to Arzúa DAY 5: • Walk from Arzúa to Pedrouzo DAY 6: • Walk from Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela DAY 7: • Guided tour of Santiago • Excursion to Finisterre DAY 8: • Free time • Transfer to airport for return flight

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KRAKOW

LONDON

MANCHESTER & LIVERPOOL

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Kraków • Transfer to the city for a guided walking tour • Guided tour of the Jewish district of Kazimierz • Visit to Schindler’s Factory • Continue to hotel for check-in • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Guided tour of the world-famous Wieliczka Salt Mines • Afternoon at Park Wodny, the largest water park in Poland • Evening meal & overnight DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Guided tour of Rynak Underground Museum • Visit the former Gestapo HQ • Explore Rynek Główny • Evening meal at restaurant • Overnight at your hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel • Tour of Auschwitz Birkenau • Shopping at Galeria Krakówska • Transfer to airport for return flight

DAY 1: DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Transfer by coach from school to • Meet GTI rep at check-in area Dublin Port • Fly to London • Ferry crossing to Holyhead • Guided tour of London to see some • Enjoy the Beatles Magical of its most famous & landmarks Mystery Tour in Liverpool • Visit to Natural History Museum • Check-in to your hotel in • Visit to the Science Museum Manchester area for evening meal • Transfer to hotel for check-in • Evening meal & overnight at your DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel hotel • Guided tour of Old Trafford & visit DAY 2: to the National Football Museum • Breakfast at hotel • Visit Imperial War Museum North • Full day at Thorpe Park Resort that explores the impact of theme park modern conflicts on society • Evening meal & overnight at your • Visit to Manchester Museum of hotel Science & Industry • Bowling in the evening DAY 3: • Evening meal at & overnight hotel • Breakfast at hotel • Excursion to Shakespeare's Globe, DAY 3: Oak-and-thatch replica of original • Breakfast at hotel Elizabethan theatre • Full day at Alton Towers Resort • Visit Tate Modern Museum • Evening meal at & overnight hotel • Visit London Eye • Evening meal & overnight at your DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out hotel • Visit to historic Chester DAY 4: • Free time for shopping • Breakfast at hotel • Transfer to Holyhead for ferry • Visit the V&A Museum PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES • Free time for shopping in Covent Garden & Oxford Street Group tickets available subject to tour dates! • Transfer to airport for flight home

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DESTINATION TOURS

GREECE

NEW YORK CITY

BEIJING

4 NIGHTS / 5 DAYS

4 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS

5 NIGHTS / 7 DAYS

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to Athens • Transfer to hotel & check-in

DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Fly to New York • Visit Top of the Rock Observation Deck • Transfer to hotel & check-in

DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Guided tour of Athens including DAY 2: Constitution square, the • Breakfast at hotel Parliament, the main Neoclassical • Guided tour of Manhattan buildings, the Presidential Palace, • Visit Metropolitan Museum of Art the Hadrian’s Arch & more • Evening meal & overnight • Visit the Acropolis (site & museum) • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel DAY 3: • Visit the Statue of Liberty & Ellis • Breakfast at hotel and check-out Island • Visit Corinth Canal • Visit the 9/11 Memorial • Visit Mycenae - Lion’s Gate, • Evening meal at Hard Rock Cafe Cyclopean Walls & Royal Tombs DAY 4: • Visit to Epidaurus • Breakfast at hotel • Transfer to Delphi • Visit Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum • Check-in to hotel for evening meal • Visit the Empire State Building DAY 4: • Evening meal & overnight • Breakfast at hotel DAY 5: • Full day visit to Delphi • Breakfast at hotel and check-out • Transfer to Athens • Excursion to Woodbury Common • Check-in to hotel & evening meal Outlet Centre DAY 5: • Transfer to airport for flight home • Breakfast and check-out at hotel DAY 6: • Free time for shopping • Arrive home • Transfer to airport for return flight

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DAY 1: • Own arrangements to airport • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Overnight flight to Beijing DAY 2: • Arrive in Beijing & transfer to hotel • Excursion to the night markets DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City & Temple of Heaven • Science & Technology Museum • Acrobatic Show in the evening DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit The Great Wall, Ming Dynasty Tombs & the Sacred Way • Visit Olympic Stadium (Bird’s Nest) • Beijing Duck Banquet for dinner DAY 5: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit to Hutong area of Beijing • Enjoy a Rickshaw ride DAY 6: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Visit the Summer Palace • See the Pandas at Beijing Zoo • Transfer to airport for flight home DAY 7: • Arrive home

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CURRICULUM TOURS Business | History Languages | Geography Science | Art | English

Help your students take their studies outside the classroom to experience your subject in the modern world & develop a real life understanding of the important topics! We have included some sample itineraries focusing on curriculum topics. All of these can be tailored to suit your group's requirements & can easily be made into a crosscurricular tour focusing on more than one subject. If your subject isn't here don't worry we can create an itinerary to suit!

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BUSINESS STUDIES

LONDON

NEW YORK

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

4 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to London • Meet your coach & transfer to London for guided tour • Visit London’s famous Science Museum • Evening meal in local restaurant before making your way to your hotel for check-in

DAY 1: • Meet GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to New York • Transfer to hotel for check-in DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Guided tour of United Nations HQ • Audio tour of Grand Central Station • Visit Empire State Building Observatory

DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Experience the ‘Business of Football’ tour at Chelsea FC for an exciting insight into operations at the club • Visit the V&A Museum • Evening meal in local restaurant & West End Show

DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • Ferry to Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island • Visit the Museum of American Finance

DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit the Coca Cola Real Experience to help students make the connections between classroom work and real life business practices • Visit the Museum of London • Evening meal in local restaurant

DAY 4: • Breakfast at your hotel • Guided tour of Supreme Court, Civil Branch • Visit 9/11 Memorial & Museum • Enjoy a game at Madison Square Garden DAY 5: • Breakfast at your hotel • Guided tour of Federal Reserve Bank of New York • Wall Street Insider Tour followed by ‘Trading Game’ • Transfer to airport for flight home to Ireland

DAY 4: • Breakfast & check-out of your hotel • Visit the Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising to learn about the history of consumer culture • Free time in Notting Hill • Transfer to airport for flight home to Ireland

DAY 6: • Arrive home

MAKE YOUR TOUR CROSS-CURRICULAR!

MAKE YOUR TOUR CROSS-CURRICULAR!

Science: L’Oreal Young Scientist Centre, Centre of the Cell & more English: Globe Theatre, Literary London Walk, Keats House & more History: Imperial War Museum, Cabinet War Rooms, Britain at War Experience, Westminster, Jewish Museum & more

Science: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Liberty Science Centre, American Museum of Natural History & more Art: Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum & more

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HISTORY

NUREMBERG RALLIES & THIRD REICH MUNICH

AMERICAN HISTORY TOUR TO WASHINGTON

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

4 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to Frankfurt • Visit the Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg with a tour of the grounds • Check-in to hotel for dinner & overnight DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Visit Nuremberg Courts to learn about the background, progression and repercussions of the trials, at the original location where they were held. • Visit to Zeppelin Field - the Nazi party rally grounds • Transfer to Munich & check-in to hotel • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Guided tour of Munich with a 3rd Reich focus • Visit the Deutsches Museum - the world’s largest museum of Science & Technology • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel • Excursion to Dachau Concentration Camp • Visit to the SS Firing Ranges • Visit to Leitenberg Hill Memorial Cemetery • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for return flight

MAKE YOUR TOUR CROSS-CURRICULAR! Science: BMW Welt & Museum, Hellabrun Zoo & more Business: BMW Welt & Museum, Erdinger Weissbier factory, Großmarkthalle München & more

DAY 1: • Meet GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to Washington • Transfer to hotel for check-in & overnight DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit the National Museum of American History and continue to the National Museum of African American History & Culture DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit to the White House Visitors Centre • Stop at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and “The Three Soldiers” • Visit Lincoln Memorial & Reflecting Pool, Jefferson Memorial and Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial DAY 4: • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit Newseum interactive museum of news and journalism • Explore the National Archives Building • See the National Mall, George Washington Monument, Holocaust Memorial Museum & Capitol Hill DAY 5: • Breakfast at your hotel • Stop at Arlington National Cemetery - military cemetery • Visit the Pentagon, the Department of Defence headquarters • Visit to preferred Smithsonian Institute Museums • Transfer to airport for flight home DAY 6: • Arrive home

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JUNIOR CERTIFICATE For younger groups, that have only been learning Spanish for a year or two, we recommend that they immerse themselves in a cultural tour and we can incorporate private Spanish classes at the hotel. It has proved to be a popular introduction to the language and culture and has encouraged many more students to continue studying Spanish after their Junior Certificate. “I cannot praise GTI enough for the professional care with that extra personal touch in organising our language and cultural tour of Andalucía. The tour ran with clockwork precision and the quality of service was second to none. The students have memories that they will cherish for a lifetime. Tailor-made tours allow you to focus on the needs of your group. Each year we look forward to another wonderful tour with GTI” Ann O’Neill Spanish Teacher

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to Malaga • Tour of Malaga Football Stadium • Guided tour of Malaga - partly or wholly in Spanish • Check-in to hotel for evening meal & overnight DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Guided tour of Ronda - partly or wholly in Spanish • Visit to Marbella / Puerto Banús in the afternoon • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • Morning Spanish classes at your hotel (2 hours) • Afternoon at Tivoli World • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast at your hotel • Entrance to Sea Life • Boat trip along the Costa del Sol • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for flight home We can easily incorporate additional 1 or 2 hour classes at your hotel Visit to a local school can be organised (subject to dates and availability)

GERMAN & FRENCH LANGUAGE OPTIONS!

We have used Spanish as an example in our brochure but of course we can organise tours like these for French & German. We can incorporate special private group tuition at your hotel or arrange guided tours in simplified Spanish, French or German allowing the students to experience and immerse themselves in the local culture and practice the language.

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LEAVING CERTIFICATE 4 NIGHTS / 5 DAYS For older groups requiring more intense tuition GTI would typically organise tours with options to stay with local families, to live on campus or at a hotel. Last year Leisel, our Operations Manager, went on an Inspection Visit to Andalucía. One particular school stood out. Here’s what she thought ... “It is ideally located near the beach & within minutes of host families - all who have been vetted by the school. We have developed a great working relationship & the school are very flexible in catering to the requirements of each individual group” “The school is in a quiet, residential area & seemed to be a safe place to bring children. It had a very homely, intimate feel & due to its small size an incoming Irish student would not feel overwhelmed or lost here.”

DAY 1: • Depart Dublin for Malaga • Transfer to school for welcome meeting with snacks • Meet your host family DAY 2: • Morning classes (09:30 – 13:30) • Enjoy a Malaga city tour • Guided tour of Malaga Football Stadium • Visit the Cathedral & La Alcazaba DAY 3: • Morning classes (09:30 – 13:30) • Excursion to Granada • Visit Parque de la Ciencias - Granada's Science Museum DAY 4: • Morning classes (09:30 – 13:30) • Enjoy the Teleferico Benalmadena Cable Car

Edel Hession, Spanish Teacher “The benefits are obvious for the students; first-hand experience of the language, the food, the traditions and culture ... I’m already drafting my proposal letter for September. I feel I am dealing with an independently-run company (GTI) that is genuinely interested in and concerned about its clients’ experience” Cathy Fagan, Spanish Teacher

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The itinerary below has been specifically designed by your peers (Irish teachers) and our Operations Manager Leisel along with our preferred Spanish Language School to enhance student’s language skills and guarantee a marked improvement in their grades, through formal classes & informal day-to-day interaction with Spanish students & host families

DAY 5: • Visit SeaLife • Free time for shopping & sightseeing • Transfer to airport for flight home Other excursions can incorporate local sightseeing, Marbella, Puerto Banús, Ronda etc. Or for a full day even further to Cordoba or Seville! Other fun activities could include a boat trip along the Costa Del Sol & Tivoli World Theme Park

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SORRENTO

4 NIGHTS / 5 DAYS

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to Reykjavik • Visit the Blue Lagoon where you will stop for swimming • Guided tour of Reykjavik • Transfer to hotel for check-in & evening meal • Overnight at your hotel DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Drive to the amazing Golden Circle, which takes you to some of Iceland’s most famous sites including Geysir Hot Thermal Area, Gullfoss Waterfall & Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • South Shore Adventure visiting the waterfalls of Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, Mt Reynisfjall and the beautiful village of Vík • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel

DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit to the summit of Mount Vesuvius, the stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples • Visit to Pompeii archaeological site • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit to the Island of Capri • Drive along the spectacular Amalfi Coast • Evening meal & overnight at hotel

DAY 4: • Breakfast at your hotel • Explore the Reykajnes Peninsula with its rough landscape of lava fields, bubbling hot springs and steep bird cliffs. Stop at Lake Kleifarvatn, the hot spring area of Seltún & Krýsuvík, the village of Grindavik, Gunnuhver steam crater plus the Lighthouse & birding cliffs at Reykjanes toe • Evening meal & overnight at your hotel DAY 5: • Breakfast at your hotel & check-out • Transfer to airport for flight home to Ireland

DAY 1: • Meet GTI rep at check-in area & fly to Naples • Visit to the Phlegraean Fields, the national park & volcanic area situated to the west of Naples including the semi-extinct volcano Solfatara in Pozzuoli & the volcanic crater Lake d’Averno • Continue to your hotel for check-in & evening meal • Overnight at your hotel

DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Visit to the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79AD • Transfer to airport for flight home to Ireland

MAKE YOUR TOUR CROSS-CURRICULAR! Home Economics: Mozzarella Farm to learn to make the famous cheese, pizza making class, Olive & Lemon Farm & more History: Naples Underground Tour & Museum, Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli, Naples Archaeological Museum & more Also option to include historic Rome on this tour!

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SCIENCE

GENEVA

EDINBURGH & GLASGOW

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at check-in area at Dublin Airport before your afternoon flight to Geneva • Meet your coach and transfer to city for a guided tour • Evening meal & check-in to your hotel for overnight DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Spend a day at CERN - the European Organisation for Nuclear Research – the world's largest Particle Physics Laboratory & home of the Hadron Collider. You’ll have a guided tour and visit its various exhibitions and experimental areas • Evening meal in local restaurant • Bowling • Overnight at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • Visit the renovated International Red Cross & Red Crescent Museum - currently divided into three exhibitions: defending human dignity, restoring family links and reducing natural risks • Visit the Science Museum which documents scientific progress in various subjects: astronomy, microscopy, meteorology, electricity & more • Evening meal & overnight at hotel DAY 4: • Breakfast & check-out of your hotel • Guided tour at Le Palais des Nations to learn more about the United Nations Office at Geneva • Transfer to airport for your return flight home to Ireland

2 NIGHTS / 3 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet your GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to London • Meet your coach & transfer to Edinburgh for guided tour • Guided Tour of Edinburgh Castle • Visit Camera Obscura for an amazing range of optical experiences & fantastic views of Edinburgh • Explore Edinburgh Dungeons • Evening meal in local restaurant before making your way to your hotel for check-in and overnight stay DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Take a journey back 15,000 million years through space & time on a visit to Dynamic Earth • Visit the National Museum of Scotland & the ‘Dolly the sheep’ exhibition • Evening meal in local restaurant • Spookily funny Ghost Tour • Overnight at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at your hotel • Enjoy a ride on the Falkirk Wheel – an exceptional feat of modern engineering designed to reconnect the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal • Visit Glasgow Science Centre • Transfer to airport for your return flight home to Ireland

MAKE YOUR TOUR CROSS-CURRICULAR! History: The Royal Mile, The Royal Yacht Britannia, Rosslyn Chapel, The Writers' Museum & more

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ART

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

VENICE & FLORENCE

2 NIGHTS / 3 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to Birmingham • Meet your coach and transfer to Warwick Castle • Continue to Stratford-Upon-Avon visiting Mary Arden’s Farm & Anne Hathaway’s Cottage & Garden en route • Check-in to your hotel and stroll in to the town for your evening meal DAY 2: • Breakfast at your hotel • Guided walking tour of Stratford-Upon-Avon • Visit to Shakespeare’s Birthplace • Visit The MAD (Mechanical Art & Design) Museum • Performance of Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Company a unique opportunity to see Shakespeare’s works performed DAY 3: • Breakfast and check-out of your hotel • Visit Shakespeare's New Place • Visit to Hall’s Court • Enjoy a trip to Cadbury World to explore and discover chocolate’s history • Free time for shopping • Transfer to airport for your flight home

MAKE YOUR TOUR CROSS-CURRICULAR! Science: Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum, National Space Centre & more Geography: Butterfly Farm, National Sea Life Centre & more History: The Falstaff Experience, Chedham’s Yard, Black Country Living Museum & more

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4 NIGHTS / 5 DAYS

DAY 1: • Meet GTI Rep at Dublin Airport & fly to Venice • Guided tour of Venice • Visits to Basilica of St. Mark • Transfer to Lido di Jesolo for check-in & evening meal DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit Venice Academy Gallery Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art & Punta Della Dogana Museum of Contemporary Art • Evening meal at your hotel DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Transfer to Florence for guided tour & visit to the II Duomo • Transfer to Montecatini for check-in & evening meal DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel • Visit the magnificent Uffizi Gallery • Visit The Accademia Gallery & Michelangelo's David • See Masaccio's frescoes at The Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine • Evening meal at your hotel DAY 5: • Breakfast at hotel • Excursion to Pisa for independent sightseeing & shopping • Transfer to airport for flight home to Ireland

Other great Art destinations: Paris | Rome | New York

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SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS Rugby | GAA Soccer | Music

GTI can also organise a tour for a particular subject area or for any group that you are involved with from Rugby to Soccer and from Music to Dance. We can incorporate specific excursions and visits to almost every tour to create an itinerary that meets the needs and objectives of your group from matches against local teams, training sessions, performances or workshops! We always include enjoyable excursions & fun activities on our itineraries.

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SPORTS TOURS SOCCER TOUR TO MANCHESTER 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS DAY 1: • Transfer by coach from school to Dublin Port (coach for duration of the tour) • Ferry crossing to Holyhead • Tour of Old Trafford • Light training session • Evening meal & overnight

DAY 3: • Breakfast at hotel • Fixture against local opposition team • Choice of excursions: Imperial War Museum North, Museum of Science & Industry, City of Manchester Stadium Tour • Evening meal & overnight

DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel DAY 4: • Fixture against local opposition • Breakfast at hotel • Premier League match • National Football Museum (Manchester City or similar – • Transfer to Holyhead subject to availability) • Ferry crossing to Dublin • Bowling • Evening meal & overnight 2 night / 3 day tour also available

Other great Soccer destinations: Belgium | Spain | Italy | Germany RUGBY TOUR TO MANCHESTER 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS DAY 1: DAY 3: • Transfer by coach from • Breakfast at hotel school to Dublin Port (coach • Choice of excursions: Old for duration of the tour) Trafford Tour, Imperial War • Ferry crossing to Holyhead Museum North, Museum • Fixture against local opposition of Science & Industry, City of • Evening meal at hotel Manchester Stadium Tour, National Football Museum DAY 2: • Fixture against local opposition • Breakfast at hotel • Evening meal at hotel • Pro-skills Training session with a professional coach / player DAY 4: • English Premiership Rugby • Breakfast at hotel match (Sale Sharks home • Light training session fixture – subject to schedule) • Ferry crossing to Dublin • Bowling • Evening meal at hotel 2 night / 3 day tour also available

Other great Rugby destinations: Italy | France | Argentina | South Africa A great GAA or Hockey itinerary is also easily organised - contact us for more details!

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ANDALUCIA FOR CHOIRS & ORCHESTRAS 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS DAY 1: DAY 3: • Own arrangements to airport • Breakfast at hotel • Meet GTI rep at check-in area • Visit to the fascinating Sea Life • Fly to Malaga Benalmádena • Guided tour of the port city of • Boat trip along the beautiful Malaga Costa del Sol coastline • Visit to Malaga Cathedral • Evening meal at hotel • Check-in to hotel for dinner • Evening Concert Performance • Time for rehearsal (subject to availability) • Overnight at hotel • Overnight at hotel DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel • Time for rehearsal in the morning • Visit to Tivoli World Theme Park • Evening meal at hotel • Evening Concert Performance (subject to availability) • Overnight at hotel

DAY 4: • Breakfast at hotel • Guided tour of Marbella Old Town • Visit to Puerto Banús, a Spanish fishing village with an impressive mountain backdrop • Free time for shopping • Transfer to Malaga for flight home

MANCHESTER FOR CHOIRS & ORCHESTRAS 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS DAY 1: DAY 3: • Transfer by coach from • Breakfast at hotel school to Dublin Port (coach • Visit the Museum of Science for duration of the tour) and Industry • Ferry crossing to Holyhead • Guided Tour of Old Trafford or • Beatles Magical Mystery Tour City of Manchester Stadium in Liverpool Tour • Check-in to hotel for evening • Evening meal at hotel meal • Concert Performance • Concert Performance • Overnight at hotel • Overnight at hotel DAY 4: DAY 2: • Breakfast at hotel & check-out • Breakfast at hotel • Visit to Chester, known for its • Full day visit to Alton Towers well-preserved Roman walls Resort • Free time for shopping or • Bowling sightseeing • Evening meal & overnight at • Transfer to Holyhead for hotel return ferry to Dublin

Other great Music destinations: Austria | Prague | Krakow | Madrid

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WHY BOOK WITH GTI? MUSIC TOURS

P Irish owned & operated and in business for 13 years P Experienced, friendly and professional staff P 24 emergency line manned by our own GTI staff P Fully licensed & bonded (TA0533) P Tailor-made itineraries to suit all budgets P Single rooms free of charge for all group leaders P Free places & early booking bonuses P Fully inclusive packages with flights, hotel, coach, insurance, meals, guides & excursions P Professional guides P Additional services – assistance at Dublin Airport & meeting with Group Leader

P Payment facility for students on our website P Exclusive inspection trips for group leaders (T&C apply) Sign up to our teacher's Email Newsletter Email 'opt-in' to [email protected] to receive updates & information on great competitions & prizes! "We had a brilliant trip to Spain with GTI. The hotel was lovely and the excursions were really enjoyable. Thank you for all your organising of the trip. Everyone had such an amazing time and I would change nothing" Group Leader 2016

“Our tour to Lake Garda with GTI was just excellent. I have been on it 3 times now & it's actually getting better every time I go. Thank you for your help and support throughout the tour!” Group Leader 2016

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