ef aug meeting
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Fall Break 2009: Paris & Rome
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August Agenda
• Payment Issues• Passport Issues• Packing Issues• $Spending Money$• Optional• Phone• Tips• Airport• Phone Chain
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Payment Issues
• Are you “on-track” and current with your scheduled payments?– See me after this if you are not sure
• Final Auto-Pay is 9/1• EF Customer Service 1-800-665-5364
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Passport Issues
• Check to make sure it is not going to be within 6 months of expiration date while we are away.
• Copy the “picture” page of your passport for me and make one for yourself.
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Packing Issues• “Death-By-Suitcase” is not a pretty sight. Please know that
YOU AND ONLY YOU are 100% responsible for every single movement of your suitcase.– Small suitcases are your friend!!
• 3-1-1 Rule for Carry-Ons• Additional information can be found at http://www.tsa.gov/
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Spending Money
• EF recommend $40-60 per day (lunch/sodas/souvenirs)• ATM (check with your bank for fees)• EF Travel Card (pre-paid/re-loadable Visa)• We can exchange a small amount of cash for Euros at
airport.• CALL banks & credit card companies so they can “flag”
your account.– Have a copy of card to leave with parents at home.– Make sure you have the Customer Service Phone #s with you
just in case.
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EUROS
• Current rate of exchange:
$1.43 = 1 EU
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Optional• A day trip to Pompeii (on Roman Free Day)• Paris at Night – 25 EU• Rome at Night - ?
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Paris at Night
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Phone
• EF does have international “eKit pre-paid phone cards.”
• Telephoning can sometimes be difficult timewise.– If you are taking a cell phone double check to
make sure you can call International (YOU are responsible for your phone).
• Students will call when the opportunity is available.
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Tips
• I will be collecting our “tip” money from each participant for Tour Director & Bus Driver Tips.
• I’ll get that from you at the last meeting in October.– Tour Director @ $7 per day = $49 (7 days)– Miscellaneous Local Guides & Drivers = $10 +/-– Approximately $59.00 +/-
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Airport
• We will travel by charter buses to and from the Atlanta Airport.– $5756.00– Individual price for bus $40.00 (need by Sept. 4)
• Flying Delta – Air France • One plane over – two planes back
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Phone Chain
• Phone numbers to be provided this evening on the form I have passed out for our at home state-side “phone chain” – delays or other pertinent travel issues can be relayed to all travelers’ families by activation of chain from overseas.
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Next Meeting
• September Meeting – 9/17• October Meeting – 10/1
• QUESTIONS??