Transcript USA EASTER 2014

USA
EASTER 2014
48 days to go!
Tonight we will cover:
• Ashby School - departure/return times
• Final itinerary
• Spending Money – amount, safety, insurance etc
• Cash Passport – Co-op Travel Presentation
• Flight info, baggage allowance and restrictions
• Safety/security
• Hotel names/addresses
• Passports & passport safety
• ESTA (Visa Waiver) – computers available tonight to finalise all
applications
• Hotel rooming
• Student groups (for banking/travel/lunch etc)
• Any changes to Indemnity Forms – see Mrs Heller
• Medical issues – any students taking meds see Mrs Heller
• Insurance Policy (incl. pre-existing medical conditions)
• Kit/climate
• Visit to The Masters School – ePals?
• Questions
Departure from Ashby School Bus Park:
Wednesday 16th April 2014
Meet at Ashby School bus park: 4.45am
Coach departs: 5am prompt
PLEASE GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF RANGE ROAD BY BEING AS QUIET
AS POSSIBLE - THANK YOU
Return to Ashby School Bus Park:
Wednesday 23rd April 2014
Arrive Heathrow Airport: 9.10am
Coach collection from Heathrow: 10.15am
Arrive at Ashby School bus park approx 1.15pm
DAY
1 – WED
ACTIVITY
Meet at Ashby School bus park – packed breakfast/money to purchase food
Coach departs for Heathrow Terminal 3
Check-in at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic flight to Washington DC – VS21
Arrive Washington Dulles Airport – coach transfer to Harrington Hotel
Arrive at hotel & check-in
Evening meal at Harriet's
Evening walk around the local area to get bearings and see White House etc
2 – THURS
Breakfast at Harriet's
‘City Sightseeing’ Hop On/Off Day Tour (incl. Pentagon, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington
Cemetery, White House etc.) Visit Pentagon Mall – shops and lunch
Evening meal at Harriet's
Baseball Washington Nationals v. St Louis Cardinals at the Nationals Stadium
3 – FRI
Breakfast at Harriet's
Smithsonian Museums 0930 – 1430 incl lunch
Congress – visit building/exhibition
Madam Tussauds
Evening meal at Harriet's
4 – SAT
Breakfast at Harriet's
Check out of hotel
Coach transfer from Washington DC to Philadelphia
Lunch/Franklin’s Footsteps walking tour
Coach transfer to New York
Check into Herald Square Hotel
Evening meal at Planet Hollywood
Broadway Show – Bullets Over Broadway @ St James Theatre
5 – SUN
Breakfast at Stage Door Restaurant
20 min walk via 5th Ave to Top of The Rock (Booking 1030)
Metro to Battery Park Ferry to Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Immigration Museum (incl
lunch)
Walk to Ground Zero – tour 4.30 pm
Metro (blue line from World Trade Centre to W 14th St) South Sea Port or Chelsea
Market/Highline (start at 16th St walk to 30th St)
Walk back to Herald Square hotel
Evening meal at Bubba Gumps, Times Square
6 – MON
Breakfast at Stage Door Restaurant
Coach pick-up
Coach transfer to Masters School, Dobbs Ferry (10:30 – 14:00 Includes lunch)
Coach transfer to Palisades Mall – shopping and dinner
Coach collection and journey back to hotel
7 – TUES
Breakfast at Stage Door Restaurant. Check out of hotel
Walking Tour – Central Park, Greenwich Village, Soho, Little Italy and Chinatown (incl.
lunch )
Coach transfer from Herald Square Hotel to JFK Airport
Check-in at JFK Airport
Virgin Atlantic flight to London Heathrow VS010
8 – WED
Arrive Heathrow Airport
Coach collection from Heathrow Airport
Arrive Ashby School
Spending Money
• Spending money is required for lunch, drinks, snacks, souvenirs etc.
• For security reasons we suggest a maximum of $150 in cash
(students are only insured for the equivalent of £250 cash, or £150
cash if under 16)
• Additional spending money via credit/debit/travel card
• We shall hire a safe at the hotels for students who would prefer not
to keep all their cash on their person. A daily amount can then be
withdrawn each morning from their group leader
• Students will be responsible for carrying their own spending money
from home to the Harrington Hotel and between Harrington Hotel
and Herald Square Hotel and on the journey home (if they have
any left!)
• A preferential exchange rate will be available from Co-op Travel
in Ashby de la Zouch for all students on the trip – please use preorder form in pack
(Hand over to Co-op Travel for presentation)
Flights:
Heathrow to Washington DC
Flight No. VS21
Departs 11.15am
Arrives 2.20pm (local time)
JFK to Heathrow
Flight No. VS010
Departs 9.30pm (22 April)
Arrives 9.10am (23 April)
Baggage Allowance:
Check-in:
Number of bags:
Weight per bag:
Dimensions of bag:
One
Up to 23kg
Up to 90 x 75 x 43cm
Hand baggage
Number of items:
Maximum size:
Maximum weight:
One
23 x 36 x 56cm
10kg
Please note that a garment bag cannot be used as your hand
baggage unless it fits the dimensions of the hand baggage allowance.
If you’d like to bring one but it exceeds 23 x 36 x 56 cm, it will need to be
as additional checked in baggage.
If you want to take your laptop on-board, you'll need to place it in your
original hand baggage or check your hand baggage in.
Please note passengers must be able to place their hand baggage in
the overhead bins unaided.
Flights from UK:
Currently, security checkpoints in UK airports only allow you to carry limited
quantities of liquids in your hand baggage. This includes gels, lotions, pastes,
liquid cosmetics, foams and foodstuffs.
We recommend you pack permitted liquid items in your hold baggage to
avoid security delays. Any liquids you do decide to carry in your hand
baggage must meet the following requirements to pass security screening:
Liquids must be in individual containers, no greater than 100ml capacity
All liquid containers must be placed in a transparent, re-sealable bag (i.e.
with a zip or pressable seal). The bag must be no bigger than
20cm x 20cm (8ins x 8ins), and a maximum of one litre in capacity
Only one transparent re-sealable bag is allowed. Bags not fulfilling the
requirements above are not allowed
Restrictions on liquids bought in Duty Free:
To ensure you don't waste money on buying duty free liquids you can't take
on-board your flight, please check our Duty Free liquids restrictions
information for your departure destination at www.virgin-atlantic.com
Safety and Security:
Do not make off-the-cuff or flippant remarks about bombs or terrorism,
especially when passing through the airports.
You should use common sense and take basic precautions at all times. Bear in
mind the following:
•Do not flaunt your money
•Walk facing the traffic so no one can drive up alongside you
•If the worst happens and you find yourself threatened, hand over your wallet
or camera at once then dial 911 (its free)
•Be extra alert to pick-pocketers and street hustlers especially in Times Square
– don’t be seduced by cardsharps or other tricksters
AT ALL TIMES YOU SHOULD BE IN GROUPS OF NO LESS THAN 4 PEOPLE – SPLITTING
UP WITH FRIENDS IS NOT AN OPTION AND IS AN IMPORTANT RULE OF THIS TRIP –
GROUP SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT
Student Behaviour:
Please remember that at all times you will be an ambassador for the school
and your country on this trip, the highest standards of behaviour, co-operation
and consideration for others will be expected.
Alcohol – the age limit to legally buy and consume alcohol is 21 years.
Smoking – it is illegal to smoke in all public places including restaurants and
subways even if no smoking signs are not displayed. Fines start at $100 so now
could be a good time to quit!
Hotels:
Washington DC, 3 nights 16-19 April:
Harrington Hotel
436 11th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20004 USA
Tel: (202) 628-8140
Email: [email protected]
New York, 3 nights 19-22 April:
Herald Square Hotel
19 West 31st Street New York, 10001, USA
Tel: (212) 279-4017
Email: [email protected]
School Emergency Mobile No. on the trip 07771378336
Passports & Passport Safety:
•
Passports may be handed in to trip leaders for storage in the hotel safety
deposit box upon arrival in the USA
ESTA (Visa Waiver):
•
If you have not completed this yet computers are available this evening.
Website - https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov . The cost is $14 payable by credit or
debit card.
THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER:
City where you are boarding:
London
Carrier:
Virgin Atlantic
Flight No.:
VS21
Address while in the USA:
Harrington Hotel
11th St NW, Washington
District of Colombia
Rooming: Washington DC - Hotel Harrington
Room 4: 6 beds
Beth Burton
Francesca Uzzell
Lauren Edyman
Taylar Furniss
Chloe Stodd
Rebecca Collier
Room 5: 6 beds
Rosie Watts
Chelsie Dixon
Hope Betteridge
Evie Jarvis
Rebecca Hogsden
Lydia Su
Room 6: 6 beds
Libby Ince
Imogen Dales
Lauren Norton
Jasmin Kavanagh
Louise Handley
Natalie Bell
Room 7: 5 beds
Neil Vincent
Jonathan Ince
Ben Kendrick
Ross Hallam
Tom Ireland
Room 8: 4 beds
Georgia Woodhall
Emma Gavin
Kelly Young
Gemma Lish
Room 10: 6 beds
Nathan Orme-Herbert
Jack Greasley
Lewis Stone
Matt Bailey
Henry Lewis-Borrell
Sam Corbett
Room11: 5 beds
Greg Rolleston
Alex Beynon
Oliver Higgins
Owen Jones
Will Dunkley
Room 9: 6 beds
Jordan Westwood
Isabel Vale
Lauren Skellett
Katie Oliver
Portia Chauhan
Ciara Chantry
Rooming: New York – Herald Square
Room 4: 4 beds
Beth Burton
Francesca Uzzell
Lauren Edyman
Taylar Furniss
Room 5: 4 beds
Georgia Woodhall
Emma Gavin
Kelly Young
Gemma Lish
Room 6: 4 beds
Chelsie Dixon
Evie Jarvis
Rebecca Hogsden
Lydia Su
Room 7: 4 beds
Libby Ince
Imogen Dales
Lauren Norton
Jasmin Kavanagh
Room 8: 4 beds
Rosie Watts
Hope Betteridge
Portia Chauhan
Ciara Chantry
Room 9: 4 beds
Chloe Stodd
Rebecca Collier
Louise Handley
Natalie Bell
Room 10: 3 beds
Jack Greasley
Nathan Orme-Herbert
Lewis Stone
Room 11: 4 beds
Owen Jones
Will Dunkley
Matt Bailey
Henry Lewis-Borrell
Room 12: 4 beds
Jordan Westwood
Isabel Vale
Lauren Skellett
Katie Oliver
Room 13: 4 beds
Sam Corbett
Neil Vincent
Jonathan Ince
Ben Kendrick
Room 14: 3 beds
Greg Rolleston
Alex Beynon
Oliver Higgins
Room 15: 2 beds
Ross Hallam
Tom Ireland
Student Groups (for banking/travel/lunch etc):
Mr Hicks
Beth Burton
Francesca Uzzell
Lauren Edyman
Taylar Furniss
Chloe Stodd
Rebecca Collier
Nathan Orme-Herbert
Jack Greasley
Lewis Stone
Matt Bailey
Henry Lewis-Borrell
Sam Corbett
Mr Coyle
Rosie Watts
Chelsie Dixon
Hope Betteridge
Evie Jarvis
Rebecca Hogsden
Lydia Su
Greg Rolleston
Alex Beynon
Oliver Higgins
Owen Jones
Will Dunkley
Mrs Heller
Neil Vincent
Georgia Woodhall
Jonathan Ince
Emma Gavin
Ben Kendrick
Kelly Young
Ross Hallam
Gemma Lish
Tom Ireland
Miss Reeves
Libby Ince
Imogen Dales
Lauren Norton
Jasmin Kavanagh
Louise Handley
Natalie Bell
Jordan Westwood
Isabel Vale
Lauren Skellett
Katie Oliver
Portia Chauhan
Ciara Chantry
Changes to information provided on Indemnity Forms:
• Please see Mrs Heller with any changes
Medical Issues:
• Please see Mrs Heller at the end of the meeting if you wish to
discuss any medical issues in private
Insurance - Pre Existing Medical Conditions:
Details of the tour company’s travel insurance policy will be available on the
Ashby School website from Friday. Please see Students/Subject
Information/Humanities:
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Travel Insurance Summary
Statement of Insurance & Key Facts
Full Policy
Optional Enhanced Endorsement
Please read the details of the policy to ensure your child has adequate cover.
Your policy may not cover claims arising from pre-existing medical
conditions. This is covered on page 7 of the full policy.
If you wish to add to the policy please contact Endsleigh direct on
0844 472 2592 or visit www.endsleigh.co.uk quoting Policyholder: STG/
Policy no: NS9 0001297.
A photocopy of additions to the standard group policy must be left with the
trip leaders prior to departure.
Kit and Climate:
We will check the weather forecast closer to departure
but average temperatures for April are:
Hi 16°C Lo 6°C
Essential kit:
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Waterproof jacket
We will be doing lots of walking!
The Masters School visit:
• ePals
• Have all students who wish to participate emailed their
details to Mrs Heller?
• Our contact Mr Fish at The Masters School is keen to make
this contact and is exploring the possibilities of
Sype/Facetime.
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Any questions?
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