Featured Destinations

Music Travel Consultants is focused on creating custom trips that provide student travel experiences in destinations within the United States and world-wide. Music Travel Consultants’ featured Destinations include many popular U.S. cities and international cities. Some of our most popular featured destinations include New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Walt Disney World, Florence, Philadelphia, Ohio, Indianapolis, Bands of America Grand Nationals, Tournament of Roses Parade, Hawaii, and Texas.

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.

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Macy's Thanskgiving Day Parade Band Travel

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Tours

Marching through The Big Apple in New York City’s world-famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a major accomplishment for any Band Director and his/her band.  Learn why Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Tours with Music Travel Consultants are second to none! At the top of the list of New York’s attractions is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade is the famous department store's annual gift to children everywhere! Held in Manhattan, on Thanksgiving morning, this is one of America’s premier...
Choir trips with Music Travel Consultants

School Choir Trip Destinations

Is your choir ready to take its performance skills to the next level but you can't decide on a venue or destination? Worry not! The Music Travel Consultants list of popular school choir trip ideas is here to help. The range of choir destinations is vast, from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to Carnegie Hall in New York City. These destinations have proven themselves over the years, hosting many successful student choir tours. Each MTC choir trip is custom-designed to...
Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade and Race Marching Band Trips

Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade and Race Marching Band Trips

Many people visit the heart of Indiana every year, but one annual event, the running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, surpasses all others. Best known as the, "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," Indianapolis hosts the world's largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500, over Memorial Day Weekend in May. The race has been running for over 100 years. Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade and Race Marching Band Trips are a great way for a band to be part of the action! For...
Bowl Games for Your Student Performance Group

Bowl Games for Your Student Performance Group

Attending a Bowl Game is an experience of a lifetime but performing at a Bowl Game adds another layer of excitement few ever get to experience. Performing at a Bowl Game is rewarding and requires careful planning. Most parades require audition tapes, application materials and confirmations nearly two years in advance. Contact your Music Travel Consultants Travel Designer and let us get the planning process started. View Upcoming Bowl Game Opportunities
The Pendleton Heights Choir

Featured Destination: Pendleton Heights Choir Trip to France

In the heart of France, majestic Paris exudes beauty and vitality!  As a center for art, fashion, and culture, its 19th-century cityscape features the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, world-class museums (The Louvre, The Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay l'Orangerie, Musee Rodin), trendy boutiques and cafes along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and more!  Paris is energized by music, including opera, symphonic, musical theater, jazz, shake and historical Bal-musette. Venues include the Paris Opera, the Orchestre de Paris, and the Paris Conservatory, the first...
Valley Christian Conservatory - Hawaii Performance Tour with Music Travel Consultants

Featured Destination: Hawaii Band Trip with Valley Christian Conservatory

Ever dreamed about a trip to the Pacific islands?  Join Valley Christian Conservatory band on its journey to Hawaii!  The Islands of Aloha are home to nature's riches:  snow-white sand beaches, breath-taking mountain views, volcanos, picture-perfect tropical rain-forests, sparkling waters filled with vibrant sea life and playful dolphins. These travelers enjoyed it all, including performances in the Pan Pacific Parade and at Pearl Harbor! With a Music Travel Tour Director at its side, the band flew from San Jose International Airport directly...
Florence, Italy performance with Music Travel Consultants

Top European Performance Destinations

Here are our top European performance destinations: With a world full of fascinating music performance destinations, just choosing the perfect spot for your students can present quite a challenge. When you travel, the destination will be dictated largely by your group members. However, keep in mind that prices, particularly of flights, are considerably less expensive when choosing non-peak times. London is known as a great destination for a performance group tour, because of its fine choral tradition and numerous old cathedrals with...
The Franklin Community Blue Regiment Marching Band performing in the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Walt Disney World.

Featured Destination: A Disney Marching Band Trip to Walt Disney World

The Franklin Music Department, hailing from Franklin, Indiana, loves to travel and perform.  After its second trip to New York City with Music Travel Consultants,  which featured the Choir at Carnegie Hall, a clinic with Dr. Rollo Dilworth, and an earlier performance by the Blue Regiment Marching Band on the deck of the U.S.S. Intrepid, the staff called on Music Travel to design a trip south that would feature awesome shows, great meals, spectacular sights and shopping, just like they...
The Bands of America Experience with Music Travel Consultants and Ronald Reagan High School Band

Bands of America Grand National Championships Experience

A Bands of America travel experience is like no other. Being a part of the Bands of America travel experience is an adrenaline rush – intense and exhilarating! This educational experience can seem overwhelming, especially for first-time competitors. Multiple factors like the method of travel, hotel, supplies, meals, timing, safety, communication, and more must be dealt with and planned for to make a band’s Grand Nationals performance successful. To aid and assist everyone’s planning, Music Travel Consultants and the Ronald...
The Franklin Community Blue Regiment Marching Band performing in the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Walt Disney World.

Ideas for High School Marching Band Trips

With the world full of fascinating music performance destinations, ideas for high school marching band trips are everywhere but sometimes overwhelming. Choosing the right destination for your students can present quite a challenge. That’s why Music Travel Consultants orchestrated a list of ideas for high school marching band trips that are our most successful and most frequently visited destinations. We hope these recommendations can help you in selecting your ultimate music performance trip: New York City Performance Venues The “Big Apple” moniker for...