Program Safety

Australia is undoubtedly one of the safest countries in the world for student travel. As a company, All Aussie Travel is committed to ensuring the safety and well being of all of our travellers while also providing an enjoyable educational & cultural experience. Our high standards for ongoing and open communication as well as the strength and expertise of our leaders help to ensure the safety of each and every student.

Ground Transportation: The ground transportation company we utilize, Murray's Coaches, is the largest and best company on the market with over 2,000 coaches. All vehicles are 32 or 48 seat 5-star luxury safety coaches with reclining seats each with a seat belt, air-conditioning, PA System, TV/video player and rest room.

Hotels: Our selected hotels are situated in very safe locations and have security personnel on hand. We ensure that our students' rooms are grouped side by side on the same floor, and access to all the hotels is through the main lobby, up the elevator and entry to rooms via individual room keys.

Staffing: Our staff consists of qualified and active high school teachers who are contracted by All Aussie Travel to provide professional supervision and have an identical duty of care responsibility as they would have on a school sponsored field trip. The ratio of staff to students is 1:8 which in itself provides excellent supervision and to our knowledge is an industry leading ratio for student travel programs. In addition to this, our company tour guides are Australian born and bred and provide a wealth of local knowledge to students and staff.  This combination of teachers and tour guides provide a nice compliment to the safety and overall experience of the trip.

Contacting Students: As part of the student package, a phone card is included with 90 minutes of talk-time to the USA. We encourage students to phone home and check-in every 3-4 days, and also note they will have the ability to access email on a daily basis if so desired. As parents, contact is available by directly calling the hotel front desk, the tour guide's cell phone (in case of an emergency), and/or the All Aussie Travel office located in Cary, NC which will be available 24/7 in the event of an emergency. Students will also have the option of bringing their own cell phones, however parents will need to be in touch with their service provider for international connection and roaming details.

Medical Insurance: Students must provide documentation of medical insurance in order to travel with us. We do not include additional insurance in the package. We ask for details of medical coverage along with payment, and parents must check with providers that children are in fact covered in Australia should they need medical attention. If they are not covered, an additional travel insurance policy may be purchased from an outside company, which generally costs (apprx) $150.00.

Individual ID Badges: Students will be issued with an identification card and lanyard; these ID cards must be worn around the neck at all times (outside of rooms). Information on the card includes: Child's Name, Age, Allergies, Accommodation Details for each leg of the tour, Supervisors' Names, Cell Number of Tour Guides and parents' USA contact details.

Regular Communications whilst Down Under: As mentioned students will have daily access to email.  However our interactive website includes a daily blog entry and we update the photo gallery daily so family and friends can follow the group from home and see pictures of students having fun down under!  You can also follow us on Facebook, or receive constant updates from our Twitter feed.