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Music Travel Consultants is a Tour Operator that plans customized trips for their clients. Since 1987, led by accomplished scholastic music directors and musicians, Music Travel Consultants has become the first choice for student music group tours by listening to customers, providing industry-leading online services and by having professional Tour Directors traveling with their groups. Focused on creating custom trips that provide relevant, memorable and rewarding student travel experiences, Indianapolis-based Music Travel partners with customers to travel to destinations within the United States and worldwide. 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.

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Welcome to Music Travel & Tours

For decades, our primary goal at Music Travel and Tours has been to provide a safe and secure travel experience. Each tour is individually created to the specific needs of each individual group without sacrificing quality and maintaining competitive rates. We strive to enrich your program by taking students beyond the classroom and providing them a unique and educational experience – and to have a little fun along the way while creating a lifetime of memories!

Our professional and passionate staff will help you to create the perfect travel program for you and your students!

Please take a moment to browse our website, LIKE us on Facebook, Pin us… Call us for a FREE price quote or if you have any questions! We look forward to hearing from you and helping you to create the trip of a lifetime!

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About 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 the first choice for student music group tours by listening to customers, providing industry-leading online services and by having professional Tour Directors conduct most groups. 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 worldwide. 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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In the early 90s they briefly worked in the same office and then went their separate ways but stayed in touch. In 2001 David and Matthew formed a partnership and founded Music and Travel Tour Consultants Ltd.

Most of our business comes to us by word of mouth and is based on a strong relationship with repeat clients. Some of our clients have more than 25 M&T tours under their belt! We work with Directors of Music, Regional Music Services, University Music departments and Managers of Arts organisations, predominantly from Britain, USA, Canada and Australia. Our head office is in Oxfordshire, UK, and we have a network of long-standing associates all over the world who are keeping their ear to the ground for the next exciting musical opportunity. We are all musicians, most are also linguists and we all have a hunger for travel and sharing music-making and culture.

Operating for nearly two decades, we have survived the impact of terrorism in 2001, volcanoes in Iceland and Sicily, and we will survive the current hiatus which Covid-19 has brought us.  In a typical year we handle around 25 tours, which can easily represent well over 1000 participants – yet we still operate as a small, family run business with a very personal and bespoke service. And we take very seriously our responsibility of influencing so many young, and not-so-young, minds.

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Alongside his work with M&T, Mike is Adjunct Professor and Coordinator of Student Teaching at Temple University in Philadelphia.  His long career in music education means he is extremely well connected in both those fields and is passionate about introducing musical and cultural opportunities and exchanges to students.  Mike is not the retiring kind of man and since 2007, in addition to his tour planning and teaching he has been tinkling the ivories in several big bands and jazz ensembles in and around Chester County and as resident pianist at his second home, the Kimberton Inn.

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Our Tour Managers

They generally fit in touring around other diverse freelance activities such as acting, teaching, composing, performing, translating, writing & yoga coaching.

Their role is to ensure the smooth running of the tour and oversee every logistical aspect, from hotel check-ins, restaurant liaisons, driver communications, locating light switches and loos, to introducing conductors to Bishops and Mayors and sometimes even spontaneous translation of the intricacies of Renaissance madrigals in concerts!  By the end of the tour the TM will usually be your new best friend.

We are indebted to the energy of Valeria, Ian, Claire, Jess, Clare, Andreja, Ruth, Wendy, Richard, Sara, Mike, Lissie, Esther, Ruta, Alec, Nacho, Tessi, Catriona and Marta in leading so many tours.

Our World Team

Gianluigi in Mantova, John in Prague, Marta in Budapest, Ruta in Vilnius, Davide and Fiorella in Garda, Michele in Montecatini, Harpa in Reykjavik, Herbert in Vienna, Yae-Joon in Daegu, Andrea in Buenos Aires, Alain in Paris, Kerstin in Remagen, Emilio in Verona, Jacek in Krakow, Vicente in Madrid, Gilbert in Brussels,   Tiago and Rui in Lisbon,   Andreja in Maribor, Roberta in Pisa, Johanna in New York, Mike in Philadelphia, Lucy in Vancouver, Andy in Sydney, Zhang Lei in Shanghai to name but a few….

These inspiring people act as the bridge into local communities. They have the ability and connections to sniff out the most rewarding and memorable opportunities.

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Music for All proudly recommends our Preferred Travel Partner. Music for All’s partnership with this leading group travel and tour operator in the United States creates new and exciting opportunities for all music groups who travel. Music for All believes this travel expert represents the best in the business.

Music Travel Consultants

Founded in 1986, Music Travel Consultants has established itself as a leader in specialized student music group tours. Each program is custom-designed to meet the group's needs, and, best of all, there are no hidden costs. Three award-winning former band directors lead MTC's staff, and its operations team has over 150 years of combined group travel experience to over 150 countries! MTC's sales staff consists exclusively of past and present music educators, music parents and music advocates, each of whom has unique insight into the needs and demands of traveling student music groups. Learn more .

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MTC Professional Tour Directors

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Music Travel Consultants professional Tour Directors use their commitment and experience to ensure the trip is successful. Rest assured, if the unpredictable happens, the Tour Director will change into their MTC Superhero outfit and find a solution!

Leading a group tour may not seem like rocket science to the casual observer. After all, you've loaded the coolers and suitcases, pets and kids in the car and taken the family on plenty of road trips, most of which weren't absolute disasters. However, handling the minute-by-minute coordination of travel arrangements for a group of 50 or more offers special challenges, requires experience and demands full-time attention.

Music Travel Consultants Tour Directors have been carefully selected for their people, organizational and management skills. Much like a music director, a professional Tour Director works hard to make certain the group receives clear communication and stays on schedule, so they may enjoy all of the elements promised on the trip. Although the Tour Director might not know who that river is named after or the kind of tree in the park, their primary job is to make the trip run smoothly. Each MTC Tour Director is empowered to do so.

Doing so involves communication and check-ins with coach drivers, hotels, restaurants, attractions, guides, performance venues, other transportation providers, rental agencies and much more. In addition to this behind-the-scenes work, the Tour Director also mingles with the group, gauges the pulse of the travelers, gives clear instructions, answers questions and provides needed assistance. These actions allow music directors and group leaders to perform their own tasks while enjoying the trip. After the group is down for the night, your Music Travel Consultants Tour Director spends time filing receipts, recording transactions and planning for tomorrow’s activities.

Extensive, on-the-road experience, attention to detail and plenty of homework enable your MTC Tour Director to provide a smooth, enjoyable trip for the traveler, full of fun and adventure.

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