Music Travel Consultants: Company News

Read Company News on Music Travel Consultants. Music Travel Consultants is a Tour Operator, a travel company that puts together customized trips for its clients. Since 1987, led by accomplished scholastic music directors and musicians, Music Travel Consultants has become first choice for student music group tours by listening to customers, providing industry-leading on-line services and by having professional Tour Directors conduct most trips. Focused on creating custom trips that provide relevant, memorable and rewarding student travel experiences, Indianapolis-based Music Travel partners with customers to successfully do just that, in destinations within the United States and world-wide. Over 165 years combined travel expertise earned in over 68 countries means Music Travel Consultants will anticipate your needs and fulfill your group’s wishes, without surprises or hidden costs.

Music Travel Consultants presents Company News about featured destinations, travelers safety, music education, and some staff highlights.

16JanJanuary 16, 2020

The Unexpected Bonds of Student Music Group Travel

So your school band/choir/orchestra/theater/dance group has decided to take a trip — how exciting! Maybe you are traveling to New York City, for a performance at Carnegie Hall, or your marching band is headed to Walt Disney World to entertain the crowd in a parade down Main Street, USA. Your directors may have added a clinic or workshop with a respected educator or conductor, at a university or backstage with Disney Performing Arts. Those performances and workshops are, and...

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18SepSeptember 18, 2019

MTC Marching for Youth Challenge

You are officially invited to participate in the Fall MTC Marching for Youth Challenge! Marching for Youth Who: MTC staff, tour directors, volunteers, friends, family, & anyone who loves band and travel! What: A step challenge to benefit the SYTA Youth Foundation Where: Wherever you are! When: Monday, September 30th – Sunday, November 10th How Much: $30 per participant Details: Here’s how the challenge will work: The Challenge runs throughout the Fall Marching Band Season. Once all participants have reported their steps, half of the total amount...

By Vicky WielosinskiCompany NewsMTC Marching for Youth ChallengeComments OffRead more...

09OctOctober 9, 2018

Music Travel Consultants Welcomes Greg Moore as Senior Travel Designer

The Prodigal Son Returns…to Music Travel Consultants (MTC)! After fifteen years working for several student travel companies throughout the country, the prodigal son, Greg Moore, has returned to the company that was instrumental in forming his career in student performance group travel. A 33-year veteran of the student and youth travel industry, he has worked alongside some of the best and brightest travel minds in North America. His return to Music Travel Consultants brings his career full circle! The Moore Family, avid...

By Mark HartingCompany News, Staff HighlightsEducational, Greg Moore, performance, Student, TravelComments OffRead more...

Music Travel Consultants is the Official Travel Partner of WGI.

18JulJuly 18, 2018

Music Travel Consultants & WGI Sport of the Arts Ink Partnership

When WGI Sport of the Arts and Music Travel Consultants – where “Travel is an Art” – get together, great things are bound to happen! WGI Director of Operations & Sponsor Relations, Bart Woodley, and Music Travel Consultants cemented a partnership in late June. Music Travel Consultants is super-excited to help further WGI’s mission “to provide a venue for young people to achieve the extraordinary through performance and competition.” Music Travel Consultants' client, Red Wave Indoor from Fresno, California, giving...

By Vicky WielosinskiCompany NewsTours, Travel, WGI, Winter Guard InternationalComments OffRead more...

30AprApril 30, 2018

Music Travel Consultants Introduces the Music Travel App

Music Travel Consultants, travel planners for the finest bands, choirs, and orchestras in the world, is pleased to introduce the “Music Travel” app, free to all of a group’s travelers. Music directors, staff, chaperones, and students may use this secure, information-packed, versatile app before and during their Music Travel trip. After registering online, the app allows parents to manage travelers in one account, view payment installment dates, make payments and review itineraries. It updates real-time trip schedules, so everyone knows...

By Robin HartingCompany News, Travel SafetyChoir Travel App, Marching Band Travel App, Music Travel App, Orchestra Travel App, Performance Trip AppComments OffRead more...

18JanJanuary 18, 2018

Performance Travel with Special Needs or Dietary Restrictions

If you, or a loved one, have a special need or dietary restriction and will be traveling with a marching band, choir, or orchestra, Music Travel Consultants has you covered. When a group is focused on its performance, it is easy to overlook issues with accessibility, facilities, and other factors to consider to ensure all members of the group are able to participate and enjoy the trip to the fullest extent. Performance travel with special needs members requires extra...

By Terie ThompsonCompany News, Travel SafetyAllergies with Band Travel, Disabilities Band Travel, Gluten Free Band Travel, Lactose Intolerant Band Travel, Music Travel Special Needs, Peanut Allergy Band Travel, q, Special Arrangement Band Travel, Special Needs Choir Travel, Special Needs Marching Band Travel, Special Needs Orchestra Travel, Vegan Band Travel, Vegetarian Band TravelComments OffRead more...

18JanJanuary 18, 2018

Why Music Education Matters

As a Music Director, has anyone asked you, "Why Does Music Education Matter?" Music education is becoming more of a challenge because states are cutting arts funding from schools. When discussing lack of funding for the arts, a reason often cited is that budgets are being slashed in favor of improvements in academic performance. Those who believe that music isn’t as important as other core academic subjects are uneducated about how music can benefit students, both emotionally and in...

By Jef FurrCompany News, Music EducationMusic Education Expereinces, Music Education Tours, Music Education Travel, Music Education TripsComments OffRead more...

Music Travel Consultants Travel Designers

29SepSeptember 29, 2017

New Travel Design Experience at Music Travel Consultants!

In celebration of its 30-year anniversary, Music Travel (MTC) has created a brand-new, state-of-the-art travel design experience. Just as a Director assembles a “Design Team” to help create, score and coordinate a marching show for competition, MTC has assembled an industry leading “Travel Design Team” to provide you a powerful, comprehensive and customized travel experience like never before. Our new Design Studio is home to the MTC Travel Designers, who are musicians and teachers, intimately familiar with the intricacies of...

By Mark HartingCompany NewsBand Trip Designers, Choir Trip Designers, Music Travel Consultants, Orchestra Trip Designers, Trip DesignersComments OffRead more...

Music Travel Consultants Tour Director John Hilmer.

28SepSeptember 28, 2017

Meet MTC Tour Director John “The Big Smoothie” Hilmer

John Hilmer is not only a committed Music Travel Consultants Tour Director and student music educator, but he has brought much more to Music Travel Consultants. John's former students Andrew Moran and of course, his son, Ben Hilmer are all part of the Music Travel Consultants family. John's relationship with Music Travel Consultants started when John was a Music Director himself. Mark Harting took his band and orchestra to Italy. "We've had John guide us on two major trips (BOA...

By Ben HilmerCompany News, Staff HighlightsJohn Hilmer, Music Education, Music Performance Tour, Music Tour Directors, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Performance Travel, School Music Trips, Tour DirectorComments OffRead more...

17JulJuly 17, 2017

Being a Part of Music Travel Consultants

On April 1st of 2014, four Music Travel Consultants employees were faced with a big decision. Mark Harting, Jef Furr, Ryan Morris and Rick Campbell stepped up to the plate and became owners and leaders of Music Travel Consultants. Changes had to be made quickly, in almost every way imaginable. But the most important thing that did not change was that ALL staff, tour directors, and clients remained “on board.” All are still here, three years later. Why? Because everyone...

By Michael GrayCompany NewsCommitted Band Travel, Marching Band Travel, Music Director Travel, Music Travel Consultants, School Music Trips, Travel SecurityComments OffRead more...