Discover the incredible advantages of our Elite member benefits. Elite membership is based on the number of full-paying participants who travel with you over a 4 year period. It's our way of saying thank you to our valued group leaders for taking even more students to discover America.
As a Smithsonian Student Travel Group Leader you automatically receive the following benefits just for traveling with EF:- Travel Free - Earn one free place for every 10 full paying participants
- Group size benefit
- Free medical and accident insurance
- Family and faculty discount
- Travel bag and luggage tag
- NEW! Partial and full scholarships
Silver Membership
Over the last four years you traveled with 30-69 full-paying participants
Membership includes:- Free baggage insurance*
- Free stay ahead/stay behind option
- Free upgraded luggage tag/membership card
- The ability to use points to travel as a participant on another Smithsonian Student Travel or EF tour †
- The ability to use points to purchase optional excursions for participants
Gold Membership
Over the last four years you traveled with 70-129 full-paying participants
Membership includes:- Free baggage insurance*
- Free stay ahead/stay behind option
- Free upgraded luggage tag/membership card
- The ability to use points to travel as a participant on another SST or EF tour †
- The ability to use points to purchase optional excursions for participants
Plus:- Free cancellation and interruption insurance*
- Global Point supplement waived for using different European arrival/departure gateways for travel reward redemption
- Option to choose between single room or 100 points**
- Domestic travel reward request accepted until 45 days prior to departure ††
- No blackout dates for travel rewards §
Platinum Membership
Over the last four years you traveled with over 130 full-paying participants
Membership includes:- Free baggage insurance*
- Free stay ahead/stay behind option
- Free upgraded luggage tag/membership card
- The ability to use points to travel as a participant on another Smithsonian Student Travel or EF tour †
- Free cancellation and interruption insurance*
- Global Point supplement waived to use for different European arrival/departure gateways for travel reward redemption
- Option to choose between single room or 100 points**
- Domestic travel reward request accepted until 45 days prior to departure ††
- No blackout dates for travel rewards §
Plus:
- Customize your own reward option ^
- No blackout dates on incentive vouchers §
- NEW! 200 points off your enrollment on an international Teacher Convention
Please note: Tours must have at least ten full-paying participants to qualify for these rewards.
* Complimentary insurances are non-transferable.
†† Continental United States only; valid only for requests using Global Points. Excludes incentive vouchers.
** Must choose at least 70 days prior to departure. If you opt for 100 Global Points, you may not purchase a single room on tour. Points will be credited to your account on the day your tour departs.
† Must be approved by the tour's group leader.
§ Subject to availability.
^ Subject to availability. Deadlines apply. Limited to one request per year.