At Hemisphere Educational Travel, the safety and security of your students are a top priority. Below you will find links that will provide you with current information and travel updates.

 Please click on the following links for more information:

• Department of Homeland Security. Current update on the Homeland Security Threat level
• Current travel warnings
• New Passport requirements for Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Caribbean and Bermuda
• International Travel Information
• How to obtain a passport
• Air Travel Security Measures – What you can or cannot bring on an airplane.

 Hemisphere implements the following safety and security procedures with every tour:

• A structured, chaperoned & supervised tour.
• 24 Hour emergency contact phone numbers, emergency contact cards & lanyards for each participant.
• Hemisphere uses hotel properties that have interior corridors and no balconies.
• Private, professional security guards to monitor the hotel hallways from 10pm-5am for overnight tours.
• Comprehensive accident and illness coverage for each tour participant for the duration of the tour with medical, accident, and dental coverage.
• Professional Tour Operator’s Insurance and General Liability Insurance for the duration of the tour.
• Our Consumer Protection Plan (protecting the group’s deposits), through our membership requirements of SYTA, provides you with the assurance of Hemisphere’s financial integrity.
• Memberships in the leading tour and travel associations such as SYTA (Student & Youth Travel Association of North America), NTA (National Tour Association), , IATAN (International Association of Travel Agents Network)and CLIA (Cruise Line International Association).