I have completed an evaluation form for NST already but I would say that there were various issues on the trip that could have been avoided by NST. We have flagged them to the team at NST. (April 2024 - Secondary School)

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Although it was a Geography trip, there were opportunities to learn about Roman civilisation and the Latin students saw links to modern day Italian. (April 2024 - Secondary School)

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Particularly Spanish. (April 2024 - Secondary School)

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Students experienced once in a lifetime events such as the Northern Lights and an earthquake. The ability to see firsthand geographical features only seen in textbooks was invaluable in assisting understanding and ability to explain links with GCSE questions. (March 2024 - Secondary School)

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Naples Evaluation 12-15th March 2024 This was a highly successful trip. Timings for the trip were excellent and the days were highly successful and linked to the curriculum well. Day 1: Although a long day, the farm visit was hugely successful and looked at farm diversification. They made pizza by hand and we ate a good lunch. The Gelato making experience was delicious. Day 2: Isle of Capri & Sorrento: The students were a highly capable group who walked around the isle of capri led by our two NST guides. The weather was delightful and the crossing gentle and calm, the boat was busy on this day both going and returning from capri. Superb day; We spent some time after the day on Capri to visit the town of Sorrento. This was a safe and delightful moment. Day 3: Vesuvius and Pompeii: a lovely day, great weather and good views from the top. Pompeii was a safe environment but needed more time to explore. We had two and a half hours here. Vesuvius was a steady climb of 140m In height. The group walked for 40 ish minutes to reach the top crater. NST guides led the group at a good pace. Day 4: Naples a difficult city to tour with a large group. Road crossing was a difficult task but fully supported by all staff in the team. Naple’s Archaeological Museum was a safe and outstanding environment with strong links to History and Ancient History. It is a modern building with storage for bags. Students were not allowed to take bags in with them. Hotel Stabia review – A good hotel with organised and helpful staff. Food was of high quality at each meal time. There was good recognition regarding allergies. We were able to meet with students in a lounge area close to reception and this was socially really good. Some rooms had balconies and students were told/advised not to access them. Swimming pool present (but tiny) not open or full during winter period. (March 2024 - Secondary School)

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Great trip to run as a collaboration with another subject. (March 2024 - Secondary School)

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Media Studies (March 2024 - Secondary School)

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Religious Education Philosophy (March 2024 - Secondary School)

And RE. (March 2024 - Secondary School)

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easy to access all cultural and historical sights, no issues with language barrier. Culture very similar to our own. (March 2024 - Secondary School)

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The York Novatel was a fantastic accommodation venue. (February 2024 - Secondary School)

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The trip was well organised by NST and communication was good between both myself and the company. (February 2024 - Secondary School)

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It was great to learn the history of chocolate factory and snails (December 2023 - Secondary School)

(December 2023 - Secondary School)

The trip was a great success. In the lead up to going, NST were somewhat disorganised and contact wasn't brilliant. (December 2023 - Secondary School)

PGL centre was very well organised (December 2023 - Secondary School)

Psychology (December 2023 - Secondary School)

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Excellent accommodation - cheap but clean and friendly. Staff have been very accommodating with all requests. (December 2023 - Secondary School)

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NST were minimal in their support of us with the problems in flight . This was disappointing as they kept referring everything back to Caroline and their inability ... lack of willingness to step up and in (October 2023 - Secondary School)

(October 2023 - Secondary School)

(October 2023 - Secondary School)

NST were reliable, all coaches were on time and the rep who met us was very helpful in getting us to the hotel and settled. On one of the days we had an older coach and some of the seatbelts didn't work. As we were a smaller group and there was space we just moved students around to other seats but with a larger group this would be an issue. (October 2023 - Secondary School)

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(October 2023 - Secondary School)

Accommodation was poor, packed lunches were provided but we had to make them which took up a long time on day two. Water was not drinkable in the hotel but they only provided 6 extra bottles for 70 students. NST had got a coach driver last minute who only had just enough hours left on his quota and added a lot of stress to the journey as he kept saying if we were delayed he would have to stop driving and it wasn't his problem. The tour guide was quite rude to me and put his hand in my face to tell me to stop talking when I was asking an important question at the time of boarding the ferry. I would not use NST again. (October 2023 - Secondary School)

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Hotel was really accommodating especially with regard to food allergies. They worked hard to make sure that we had an excellent experience. (August 2023 - Secondary School)

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An excellent experience for all. (July 2023 - Secondary School)

(July 2023 - Secondary School)

Visit to all the main sights in Paris. Chance to use French in situe. (July 2023 - Secondary School)

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Please note I have used NST for Language educational trips only. I am sure they are excellent as well for other subjects but I haven't had the experience myself so I voted based on my experience. Thank you. (July 2023 - Secondary School)

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Drama (June 2023 - Secondary School)

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I have only used NST for Languages trips but I am sure they would also do a great job for any other subject. (June 2023 - Secondary School)

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A great trip, only change we would make is maybe to have a hotel closer to the attractions. (June 2023 - Primary School)

Some difficulties with locating buses/ accessing tickets. (June 2023 - Primary School)

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NST were efficient, friendly and helpful in the organisation of this trip. The itinerary was perfect for our needs. (June 2023 - Primary School)

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In previous years we have had a fabulous experience with NST, but unfortunately this trip did not live up to expectations and I feel the service provided was not up to standard. The impacts of covid have undoubtedly caused some of this, and feel like a lot of the staff were inexperienced and were dealing with too many tours, which meant simple tasks and information was overlooked. I felt like I constantly had to keep an eye on things and tripled check proceedings, which when you are paying someone else to do this, feels quite frustrating. (April 2023 - Secondary School)

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Psychology and Sociology (April 2023 - Secondary School)

Excellent trip (April 2023 - Secondary School)

Krakow is a lovely clean city that is walkable. A phone with google maps is advantageous as NST's guide left me to guide the group on day 2 and 3. NST was variable as the tickets for the salt mine were incorrect. However, the bus to pick us up from Upton Hall on the Wirral was 2 hours late and we just made our flight. This was very poor service indeed. (April 2023 - Secondary School)

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Very helpful coordinators (April 2023 - Secondary School)

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This was more of a cultural trip, but the vastness of New York means that you could easily tailor this trip for most educational objectives. (March 2023 - Secondary School)

This was more of a cultural trip, but the vastness of New York means that you could easily tailor this trip for most educational objectives. (March 2023 - Secondary School)

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(March 2023 - Secondary School)

NST are incredibly helpful at all stages of trip planning and preparation. They are always available on the phone and every aspect of the trip was very clear to me. At the last minute, we had two students drop out for illness and when I wanted to replace them the day before we left, NST were able to sort this out quickly and smoothly. The coach drivers NST work with were a delight - really knowledgeable and friendly, they had great rapport with our students and made the trip much easier! Altogether, organising a trip abroad was made significantly less stressful with NST and the trip they put together for us was varied, engaging and a huge success. (March 2023 - Primary School)

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Travel group made a good itinerary and reasonably priced, but communication was poor closer to the trip (February 2023)

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Huge range of activities with plenty of variation (February 2023 - Secondary School)

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(February 2023 - Secondary School)

NST were utterly useless when it transpired that the hostel that they put us in had an entire floor (2nd floor) affected by bedbugs. They were unable to find us an alternative accommodation and staff had to give up their rooms so that the students could move out of the 2 rooms affected. They also arranged us a tour of the Bernabeu stadium which was undergoing construction work so we couldn't really see all the parts of the stadiums like we did back in 2020. it was utterly disappointing and they had nothing to say for themselves other than 'they didn't know'. NST and the Ventura Hostel were both awful, incompetent and we will be asking for some of the money back as a result. We will not be using the hostel again and I very much doubt NST will be working with us next year (February 2023 - Secondary School)

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Religious Studies (February 2023 - Primary School)

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New York has a rich cultural and historical background, both historical and recent which would suit a history trip. It also has great museums architecture and art galleries and art scene, relevant to art and DT. (January 2023)

First time using NST, a few issues, have asked for them to be dealt with by trip in March 2023. (January 2023 - Secondary School)

(January 2023 - Secondary School)

Great company to use for London Theatre trip. (January 2023 - Secondary School)

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(December 2022 - Secondary School)

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(December 2022 - Secondary School)

The meals were excellent, however there was a miscommunication between NST and the hotel (A+O Hauptbahnhof Aachen) and we turned up for dinner, only to discover that we had not been booked in on our final evening (contrary to our itinerary). The only option on our way home was fast food or sandwiches and I felt disappointed that our students had not had a warm, nutritious, well-balanced meal that day, before our onward travel. It also caused additional stress and inconvenience needing to figure out where to stop and how to feed 36 students and 5 staff on the way home. NST were not able to help advise on this, so we had to figure it out with the coach driver. NST are refunding as for the costs of this. The hostel was noisy as next to the station and a very busy road. Though we were generally happy with our rooms, lots of the key cards did not work correctly on arrival which meant a lot of to-ing and fro-ing up and down 5 flights of stairs. One room had curtains hanging off the curtain rail. We really could have done with having our rooming earlier ( despite much chasing, only received the night before), particularly as we had an autistic student with us. (December 2022)

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hotel poor and choco story visit not great. Rest was fantastic (November 2022 - Secondary School)

Everyone can benefit (November 2022)

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Basic but does what you need. (November 2022 - Secondary School)

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Business, Economics and Politics. (October 2022 - Secondary School)

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Sociology (October 2022 - Secondary School)

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NST do most of the organising, but some communication/support was lacking. Would be possib;e to do it yourself (August 2022)

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Excellent staff, high quality accommodation and particularly strong for catering for dietary requirements. They even went back to the aquarium (over an hour away) to retrieve a lost bag to reunite one of our students with his AirPods before we returned home. Very highly recommended! (June 2022 - Secondary School)

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An excellent trip - the students were amazed (May 2022 - Secondary School)

Business and Economics (May 2022 - Secondary School)

(April 2022)

NST are the organising company. I could tick all the boxes above because I'm sure they could organise for all school age groups, if needed. (April 2022 - Secondary School)

NST were very easy to communicate with prior to our visit and promptly responded to our queries. The trip was well planned and the app provided by NST enabled us keep all of our documents very conviently in one place, which made them very accessible whilst away. (March 2022 - Secondary School)

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(March 2022 - Secondary School)

Fantastic service from start to finish. (February 2022 - Secondary School)

All visits were well organised and timed well. (February 2022 - Secondary School)

There was some confusion with NST getting the wrong date for the trip but this was quickly fixed and solutions found. The trip, overall, went very well. (January 2022 - Secondary School)

A very time-intensive trip leader experience with poor service. Fortunately we have run a high number of similar trips before so I knew what had not been considered, but on every email sent I received an email to give me an agent’s working hours, stating they were only available two days a week. Lots of extra work created to book the experience as we wanted and incorrect assumptions made by the agent. A device sent out to use whilst away, which was dated, not easy to operate without reading a lot of information and added an additional task to post the device back. Poor scheduling on the Saturday with insufficient time for lunch. Poor communication with the coach company who did not have the capacity to fulfil their role fully as we needed. We switched to NST due to their Covid promise but probably won’t use again. (January 2022 - Secondary School)

Very helpful in difficult times. Sorted a lunch venue and altered the times of the coaches/ Wembley visit so that we were able to adhere to the COVID group regs. (November 2021 - Secondary School)

(March 2020 - Secondary School)

(March 2020 - Secondary School)

(March 2020 - Secondary School)

I had too many problems with them and their support after it has been poor. They messed up a lot of things and gave us a £250 refund - which was £5.31 per pupil. I wont be using them again after using them for a few years (March 2020 - Secondary School)

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Excellent service provided. (March 2020 - Secondary School)

Some items on the itinerary could have been better planned. Food was poor quality and not traditional (March 2020 - Secondary School)

(March 2020 - Primary School)

Hotel and restaurant choice not good for school groups. (March 2020 - Secondary School)

Very helpful at all stages of the trip process. (March 2020 - Secondary School)

Well organised trip that covered all needs. No problems at all. (March 2020 - Secondary School)

(March 2020 - Secondary School)

Great staff/guides in Spain for our guided tour, transport and accommodation was very suitable. Support from NST tour manager was faultless. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

Really professional throughout. They were very helpful in an emergency with the hotel too. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

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Excellent - very efficient and itinerary and timings was well put together. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

Near flawless trip which was well organised and good value for money. Accommodations were clean and matched the kids ages and expectations pefectly. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

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(February 2020 - Secondary School)

Very good company to use. They were organised ans supported all processes to ensure the trip ran smoothly. No rep was present on the tour with us, however we recieved all of our booking confirmations, which we were able to follow very easily. Not a full 5 stars due to many of the restauranets/ariline not being made aware of the students allergies. We had 2 with sereve nut allegies an when we went to all of the restaurants/the airline they were not aware of this information. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

Absolutely brilliant - thorough, helpful, and a very beneficial and exciting experience. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

Great communication between NST and school. Good, clean accommodation chosen that was suitable for pupils needs. Excellent choice of sites recommended for the visit. GPS was a good additional tour to enable parents to track the trip. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

(February 2020 - Secondary School)

Very organised, respond quickly to queries concerns, good value for money. (February 2020 - Secondary School)

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Leader was amazing (February 2020 - Secondary School)

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Excellent, Well organised.Meet & greet really helps. (January 2020 - Secondary School)

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(December 2019 - Secondary School)

(December 2019 - Secondary School)

We have used the company every time we travel. They are excellent (December 2019 - Secondary School)

Well organised and itinerary worked well. Getting luggage tags earlier than normal was useful as had time to print luggage labels before handing out to pupils. Needed to amend some timings, but otherwise all ran well. (December 2019 - Secondary School)

Very good at responding and dealing with questions and changes prior to the trip (December 2019 - Secondary School)

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(December 2019 - Secondary School)

NST were great at meeting our needs, especially as we had a very short timescale from booking until the actual event. Their app was a great help. The itinerary was very detailed, down to which tube stations we needed to change at. (December 2019 - Secondary School)

Everything was taken care of and coordinated well. (November 2019 - Primary School)

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Great support throughout the trip. (November 2019 - Secondary School)

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(November 2019 - Secondary School)

Our guide was amazing and always is but we have had a lot of problems with things not going well because of poor planning. This has meant this year that we've missed out on certain sites that we expected to see and our kids learned less than they could have done. (November 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. I am sorry to hear things didn't go as well as we would have expected. So that I can look into this for you please contact me on feedback@nstgroup.co.uk . Kindest regards Alison

(November 2019 - Secondary School)

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(November 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent company; would definitely book again with this company as they where organised and helped with every query I had. (November 2019 - Secondary School)

(November 2019 - Secondary School)

excellent organisation from NST. Timings worked well. (October 2019 - Secondary School)

Extremely good value for what was included within the tour. Some good systems in place, for example enabling parents to locate the trip with live updates. I was not happy with the systems in place beforehand. We used the companies site to update traveller information, however it was clunky and outdated and led to several administrative errors which needed addressing on several occasions to ensure that passport details were entered correctly. This was time consuming and I called them on several occasions to sort this out. Despite these efforts on my part, the names and numbers were not always amended and it took relentless chasing to ensure that the details were eventually correct. All in all positive, however I would look to find a way around some of these issues if we used them again in the future. (October 2019 - Secondary School)

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Happy to help and rearrange timings due to traffic (October 2019 - Secondary School)

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We use NST every year, never had a problem, really good tour operator (September 2019 - Secondary School)

We use NST every year, service is excellent, communication great, staff helpful. Students have a great time. (September 2019 - Secondary School)

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Very organised and assisted very well (September 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent (September 2019 - Secondary School)

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Overall, the organisation of the event was good and enabled me, as an experienced leader and someone who has spent a lot of time in Paris, to cater the trip to my students needs. This was important as neither the coach driver team nor the local NST representative could offer support. The drivers did not know Paris at all and, had it not been for my experience in some situations, would have caused significant additional walking etc for students when this was not necessary. The local rep was not at all helpful. Disappointing. (September 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback, whilst i am pleased you found the overall organisation good I am sorry to hear of your disappointment. To allow me to follow up your concerns please do contact me directly on feedback@nstgroup.co.uk. Best wishes Alison

(August 2019 - Secondary School)

Coach was unsuitable - no aircon or double decker as requested (August 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Thank you for taking your feedback, please do contact me directly on feedback@nstgroup.co.uk. to discuss this further. Best wishes, Alison

Successful trip Driver room not available at hotel (August 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent (August 2019 - Secondary School)

Trip ran as planned. NST representative met us at the hotel on the first day. Hotel basic but of a good, clean standard. Coach company and driver was great (August 2019 - Secondary School)

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All the basic organisation was well managed - some of the timings and logistics were a little strange, I'd advise anyone using NST to check itineraries very thoroughly! (July 2019 - Secondary School)

(July 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent organisation but more value for money could be better. (July 2019 - Secondary School)

Same provider as used for 2018 trip - Familiar with surroundings and the relationship was already built up with the guide. (July 2019 - Secondary School)

(July 2019 - Secondary School)

Brilliant organisation and tour guide. (July 2019 - Secondary School)

Very good (July 2019 - Secondary School)

Well organised and kept us well informed. It took all of the stress of organising the London trip. (July 2019 - Primary School)

Good communication prior to the trip. Everything was booked and sent. We had paper copies as well as it all on a mobile app which made it easy to understand. We were not met at the airport (be were called). I think that this was due to circumstances in Rome (Putin had come to visit the Pope) making it difficult to travel around the city. We were met at the hotel and the trips were described to us and a map provided. I think it would have been nice if the local rep had called or visited everyday to check everything was okay. We only had contact with the local rep on the first day when we arrived only. (July 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Thank you for your feedback, it's great to hear that you found our My tour manager on the go app useful and that you were pleased with the communication and organisation of the trip. Our Rome rep meets our groups on their first day to provide initial support and advice. If you do require any further assistance whilst you are on tour please do not hesitate to contact him and he will be more than happy to help.

(July 2019 - Secondary School)

(July 2019 - Secondary School)

Well-organised itinerary and helpful, friendly staff. (July 2019 - Secondary School)

Very organised and helpful (July 2019 - Secondary School)

The trip was very well organised - however I would have appreciated more support with itinerary planning ie suggestions on where to go etc (July 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Thank you for your feedback, should we have the privilege of organising your next tour please do mention this to your Educational Tour Co-ordinator, they will be more than happy to provide you with the suggestions and support you require.

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Our coach was delayed on the outward journey, meaning that we missed the ferry, and NST were able to ensure our accommodation knew and organised staff to stay on and provide our group with an evening meal. (July 2019 - Secondary School)

(June 2019 - Secondary School)

Any problems they were able to sort out immediately (June 2019 - Secondary School)

I have used them for years - I feel safe and secure with them (June 2019 - Secondary School)

Timings from NST were not accurate and caused some issues. Coach service (Bayliss) were fantastic, drivers were very pupil friendly. (June 2019 - Primary School)
Provider Response: I'm sorry to hear you experienced some issues on tour. We value your feedback and I would appreciate the opportunity to look into this further. Please do contact me directly on feeback@nstgroup.co.uk . Best wishes Alison

Brilliant - they take a lot of the organising travel and accomodation out of it for you. (June 2019 - Secondary School)

Itinery and bus company ordered well. Tracker app and My Tour manager were very useful resources and negated the need for paper work. Unfortunately, some confusion with payment between the hotel and NST resulted in the trip leader having to pay for his room. Also some confusion with the meals voucher and the manager at Pizza Express resulting in a wait period. Better communication between NST and providers would solve this problem. (June 2019 - Primary School)
Provider Response: Great to hear your positive feedback for Locate My Trip, and our My Tour Manager app thank you . I'm sorry to hear of the issues you encountered. If this has not already been addressed by our team or if I can be of any further assistance please do contact me directly at feedback@nstgroup.co.uk. Best Wishes Alison

Generally easy to contact and happy to adapt and support plans where needed. (June 2019 - Secondary School)

Most times I called NST I had to deal with a different person which meant I had to explain various issues from start to finish multiple times. This was frustrating but the staff were always patient and helpful. Once on tour everything ran smoothly, thankfully. (June 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Please accept our apologies, this is not our usual standard of service as all teachers are allocated their own Educational Tour Co-ordinator. I'm pleased to hear that the team assisting in a colleagues absence were helpful and that the tour went well. Thank you for your valued feedback.

Helpful staff, very well organised. (June 2019 - Secondary School)

A very good provider. Everything was handled well and the administration help was very clear and straightforward. (June 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent service, knowledgeable staff. (June 2019 - Primary School)

Good organisation - at points customer service too abrupt. (June 2019 - Secondary School)

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Very Good, well organised trip (June 2019 - Secondary School)

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Great (June 2019 - Secondary School)

Gweithiodd bob dim fel wats. Dreifar da iawn ac yn gweybod ei ffordd o gwmpas. (June 2019 - Secondary School)

(May 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent support. Provided an App with all documents - super (May 2019 - Secondary School)

always helpful and reliable (May 2019 - Secondary School)

always helpful and reliable (May 2019 - Secondary School)

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Very good - well organised and accommodating (May 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent support - the tracking device sent by NST was excellent (May 2019 - Secondary School)

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NST is extremely reliable and accommodating. The trip was tailored to our needs. (May 2019 - Secondary School)

I would definitely run this trip again - it was a fantastic experience for students who may otherwise not get to go to another country (May 2019 - Secondary School)

NST staff are helpful and efficient at organising the trip. They work with you to build the itinerary you want plus evening activities. Chateau Ebbinghem is a safe, clean, well managed site, food is good, accommodation is clean, staff are helpful. (May 2019 - Primary School)

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have used provider for 15 years - always excellent. (May 2019 - Secondary School)

Always helpful, proactive when problems arise - good value for money. (May 2019 - Secondary School)

Always helpful, proactive when problems arise - good value for money. (May 2019 - Secondary School)

I have found that NST have a team of people committed to working with you and giving the best experience they can for both pupils, teachers and the party leader. You feel well supported. It is my beleif that they give good value for money. (May 2019)

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The trip was excellent in regards to all aspects - the plan of the trip meant the students got a fantastic experience. (May 2019 - Secondary School)

No issues with any aspect of the trip. (April 2019 - Secondary School)

(April 2019)

As ever a well organised trip with a good level of support from the travel company (April 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent trip, very well organsied, activities were great and appropriate for age of children. Accommodation and transport was good. The group thoroughly enjoyed this trip. (April 2019 - Primary School)

Rob (field guide) had an excellent level of knowledge and was very good with the students, answering questions. Was flexible when there was weather issues resulting with a change to the itinerary. Looking forward to booking the next trip as this was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. (April 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent (March 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent company - support and resources were first class. (March 2019 - Secondary School)

Easy to communicate with and dealt with all my queries before and during the trip. NST provide a rep to meet you when you arrive at your destination. Previous years I haven’t actually had any contact with one, however this year I was contacted before our departure via text with a time when she was going to meet us at the hotel. The meeting was only brief over dinner but was invaluable to the smooth running of the trip this year. Important information regarding a protest the following day was received which allowed time to alter our plans for the following day with minimum disruption. In future I will ensure communication with a rep is a priority on the first day of check in. (March 2019 - Secondary School)

Easy to communicate with and dealt with all my queries before and during the trip. (March 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent and efficient. (March 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent communication and service that could not be faulted. Last minute changes were made and accommodated for without any issues. (March 2019 - Secondary School)

excellent organisation and guide (March 2019 - Secondary School)

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Feedback for school after New York trip These are the main issues we encountered on this trip: • Parents on the trip. I wouldn’t want to ban them, and some of them were very useful and contributed a lot to the trip, but I think it needs to be made clear that there is a group leader who makes the rules and gives the instructions and they need to go along with these and not interfere. Parents are concerned mainly with their own daughters and sometimes made poor decisions that affected the rest of the group. Clear guidelines need to be set and parents might need to be spoken to away from the group on future trips if issues arise. • The first aid kit was unnecessarily bulky, mainly due to a huge number of bandages and tissues inside. We didn’t need that many and actually needed a smaller kit, as the one we were give was too large to carry, bearing in mind all the other things we had to have with us. Suggested items that we really could have used in the first aid kit: • Something to alleviate burns. One pupil burned her ear on a hair straightener. • Sachets of Calpol or similar, as paracetamol are not always easy for pupils to take. • Piriton needs to be clearly labelled. I knew that I was supposed to have it, but I didn’t know what it looked like in the kit. I didn’t realise that it was the same thing as the antihistamine cream that was in the kit. • Be careful of scissors going through security at airport. • I think trip leaders need to be told about potential problems with students right at the beginning of trip planning. We felt that we didn’t have important health information on some of our travelling pupils until much too late in the planning stages. When someone develops a potentially serious condition then her name needs to be flagged for any trips to check commitments rather than wait for the trip planning to be almost finalised. • Helpful things to do on future trips: o Can we put programmes online electronically so that audience members could scan a barcode? It is unrealistic to bring stacks of photocopied paper with us, but an electronic version might be welcome. o Pupils losing their metro cards, music, passports, boarding passes, etc. is always an issue. Any thoughts on how to combat this? They are reminded frequently, but some always forget. o Mobile phones. Is it just the way things are that pupils spend their whole time on their phones rather than enjoying what they’ve paid to come see? Such a shame.   Working with NST. Of all the trips I have run over the years, this was the most successful one so far. I have taken three other similar trips to New York but never had groups perform as part of the trip. This worked very well and the concerts were successfully performed, if not so well attended. Communication with NST before the trip was good and the final trip pack arrived early enough this year, thank you. I love the trip pack that you produce: it was very helpful throughout the trip. You will be aware that there was concern over tipping being mentioned only in the final stages of planning for the trip. Please add this to the initial quote. Laura said that this isn’t possible until the details of the trip are finalised, but you should be able to foresee that each group will need to tip the meet and greet people, the coach driver to and from the airport, and any tour guides we have on the trip. If I’d known about this from the start, I would have built it into the price of the trip. We decided not to use the electronic tracking device provided by NST. With everything else we have to carry for our school, it was just too much. I couldn’t use the NST app in the end, as my phone didn’t work in America. As I said after the Budapest trip, some of the feedback that I’ve read about NST from other music teachers is that there is too much free time on the itinerary. I was quite happy to find things for my group to do when we had free time on our itinerary, but I’m not sure I would be as confident in an unfamiliar location. That said, we hardly had a minute of free time. I think I rather over-scheduled things and we could have used with an hour or two of down-time at our hotel before dinner each day. Transport. Having NST representative meet us at Heathrow was a bonus and we appreciated her help with check-in. She was trying to push us to get pupils to check their luggage before the rest of the group was accounted for, but I insisted that we would all go through together. We had an ESTA problem at the airport and our rep helped us sort it. United Airlines was a great choice. Easy check-in, spacious seats, lots of on-board entertainment, good meals. No complaints. Our coach drivers to and from Newark were very professional and efficient. They earned their tips. Our meet and greet guide never stopped talking throughout the entire journey. After and eight-hour flight, we could have done with a bit of peace and quiet. Local 5 day travel cards were very convenient and we used them a lot. The swipe cards were difficult for pupils to use and we caused lots of blockages at the turnstiles. Nothing really could be done about this, apart from letting group leaders to be prepared for this. Accommodation. Our accommodation, the Courtyard Marriott Midtown East, was superb and certainly the most luxurious I have ever stayed in with a school group. It was very conveniently located to all forms of public transportation and just around the corner from a handy shop. The rooms were spacious and clean, with modern decoration and air conditioning/heating and spectacular views. There was a breakfast buffet available at the hotel and plenty of seating which would have been far more convenient for our group to use; however, I don’t think the experience would have been as nice as eating at the cafes we used (see below). It was a bit of a drag being located on the East side of Manhattan when all of our activities were on the West Side. We lost a lot of time getting to our Times Square restaurant venues because we had to come across the city, but we coped, and the benefits of our luxurious hotel made up for the inconvenience. Concert venues. Our three concerts went well but were disappointingly poorly attended, without exception. Was it the time of day? Lack of publicity? Saint Malachy “The Actors’ Church” – Great location, acoustics, hosts, and piano. Close to our workshops and Broadway area. Less than a dozen people attended our concert. There was a poster outside advertising our concert, which was good and maybe helped to draw in the few people who did come. The tap dance worked great here. The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Overwhelmingly grand and inspirational to perform in, but our least well-attended concert. The only people in the audience were those we brought with us. There was one school group touring the cathedral who stopped to listen for a minute or two, but otherwise, it was like a rehearsal. I didn’t see any advertising for our concert outside the cathedral. It was snowing when we performed, which might have kept people away. Our third venue was Riverside Church, which was another good choice of glorious performance space. We were warmly greeted and given a guided tour. It was a boost for our school that the reverend was a woman and the church was such a liberal and inclusive venue. Our audience was a small but appreciative group of retirees, maybe 20 in total. Disappointingly few, considering all the work that went into performing there. Food. A change from Budapest, all the pupils seemed to love every mouthful. Not a single complaint from anyone about any of the food. Our breakfast venues were quirky and very typical New York Diners. I preferred Scotty’s diner because we had our own room that was ready for us when we arrived. Morning Star Café was closer to our hotel but was crowded and we had to wait for people to vacate their tables before we could squeeze in. The manager at Morning Star Café tried to get everyone to pay extra to upgrade the menu, which caused some angst among our group, as we were in a rush after the long wait. That said, the service at both places was extremely friendly and lighting fast, and the food was delicious and plentiful. Both venues are highly recommended. The four ultra-touristy restaurants we were assigned were big hits with our group – noisy, lively, plentiful American food, things to see. They are clearly used to school groups and processed us through quickly and efficiently. I would prefer a more authentic New York meal, but I’m not a teenager. Planet Hollywood had the worst food and probably the worst ambience. I wouldn’t go there again. Pupils liked Ellen’s Stardust Diner the most and the food was better there, as well. The entertainment was fun and high quality. Hard Rock Café and Bubba Gump were also both good. The excursions. Empire State Building. Great. Hardly had to wait at all. Very cold and windy. We didn’t stay long. Manhattan School of Music really inspired our students. I recommend adding them or maybe Juilliard to your list of things to do. They gave us a tour and we sat in on a choir rehearsal. They had a great gift shop, as well. Museum of Modern Art was spectacular. Many of our students actually based their coursework on paintings that were on display there. Stage Combat. A great class and the leader granted my wish to have pupils mix partners so they weren’t always stuck with the same person. I’ve done this class many times and this one wasn’t as focused as usual. It was lots of little moves taught one by one. Usually they build up to a fight sequence which is shown to the rest of the group. Our group of girls mainly giggled and didn’t really engage as much as other groups I’ve taken. The class only lasted an hour before they brought in one of the Aladdin cast to talk to the group and answer questions. This was very informative and enjoyable. Step By Step. We thought the stage combat class was good, but this class was exceptionally good. Our instructor, another from the Aladdin cast, was a true teacher and fabulous dancer and the group was inspired and achieved some very advanced goals. Aladdin. A real crowdpleasing blockbuster of a show. The pupils loved it. We were really far away from the stage, but the view was okay. Summary. This was a fantastic trip that definitely exceeded my expectations. NST really delivered on so many areas and the concert venues and restaurants were unforgettable for staff and students alike. I am certainly looking forward to my next trip with NST: Amsterdam, July 2020? - George Tinsley (February 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent customer service, excellent support throughout planning the trip. I would highly recommend. (February 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent support systems and organisation. (February 2019 - Secondary School)

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Great organisation, and perfect accommodation. We felt valued, looked after and safe. (February 2019 - Primary School)

Great during the trip and before travel. Had to ring them whilst on resort and I got through to our tour representative straight away. (February 2019 - Secondary School)

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NST organised a good itinerary which included support staff at either end of our journey. Linda Hyams (tour manager) was extremely helpful, especially when it came to the late drop-outs. Their trip folder was also of use. Only one note of concern was the Berlin Olympic Stadium which was closed, meaning our 1 hour planned tour was cancelled. This was due to a football match which NST should have known about and contact us in advance. If we ran it again we would follow a very similar itinerary. Excellent hotel, superb museums and great food. Only change would be the walking tour which was below standard and too long. All in all a superb trip! (February 2019 - Secondary School)

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Excellent on the whole (January 2019 - Secondary School)

Most things were very well organised and a lot of support was given before and throughout the trip, especially in dealing with last-minute changes (due to the demonstrations taking place in the city). The hotel, however, was not suitable for children as the windows had no safety catches. Disappointing that they thought this would be safe but they did ensure that we were moved to a much better hotel the following day. The second hotel they provided us with was much more secure and safety was greatly improved. Staff were very helpful in dealing with any problems/ questions that arose during the trip. Due to the demonstrations in the city, our itinerery had to be changed the day we were travelling to France. NST kindly covered the cost of the Cité des Sciences, which had not previously been on our itinerary, so that students would be safe indoors. Students enjoyed all activities. (January 2019 - Secondary School)

The Staff member said that it was not as described. (January 2019 - Secondary School)
Provider Response: Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback, to allow me to address your concerns please contact me directly at feedback@nstgroup.co.uk. Kind regards Alison

Always helpful staff. Night managers introduce themselves in morning and evening. Staff immediately cleared up after one of the group was sick in their room. wide choice of food. Very accommodating. (January 2019 - Secondary School)

Excellent provider (December 2018 - Secondary School)

Excellent provider - very organised, incredibly efficient, and very easy to work with to create a great itinerary for students! (December 2018 - Secondary School)

Very good at organising our itinerary and ensuring that all activities are paid for in advance of the visit, so that we have minimal paperwork and stress whilst abroad. (December 2018 - Secondary School)

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NST have been excellent and worked closely to our requirements (December 2018 - Secondary School)

Well organised. We knew all of the details in plenty of time. Good choice of itinerary and accommodation. Chateau staff were excellent (November 2018 - Secondary School)

Amazing trip. Very well organised and strategically planned (November 2018 - Secondary School)

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Very professional and quick to respond to enquiries. (November 2018 - Secondary School)

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Excellent provider - really helpful. Organised lots of excursions for us (November 2018 - Secondary School)

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Good organization and excellent telephone and email support during the trip. (November 2018 - Secondary School)

Only one issue with the paperwork that did not match itinerary - but no big problems. All organised without hitch. (October 2018 - Secondary School)

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They were very helpful and worked with me to create a program specific to our group. Although they organised the paperwork, I was still able to make changes and stay in control. (October 2018 - Secondary School)

Very thorough and professional (October 2018 - Secondary School)

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Nst provide an excellent structure on which to hang your visit. The communication is really good and also the support and willingness to make last minute changes to accommodate additional children. All activities provided have been really good quality this year (October 2018 - Primary School)

Excellent. (September 2018 - Secondary School)

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I would ideally give 4 1/2 stars! Our experience with NST was very positive and they helped us to organise all of the arrangements and even managed to sort any last minute changes. The trip was excellent and highly praised by pupils. We enjoyed having the flexibility to alter our itinerary in the initial stages. The accommodation was suitable for our group and all necessary services were provided. The only small inconveniences were that I was sent a cabin booking form and filled it out as required on My Tour Manager, but then because we took daytime ferries the form was not required (wasted over an hour!). The hostel did not have all of the exact rooms as available on the rooming form I was sent, but they did re-accommodate another guest so that we had enough rooms for all of our group. The bus drivers were excellent and very flexible to our group's needs. However, there were some moments where communication between NST and Parks hadn't been totally clear and the drivers were asking me odd questions about accommodation, meals, timings, etc. Nevertheless, we worked around these issues together. We are pleased with the outcome of the trip and have booked with NST again for a trip to Spain next year. (September 2018 - Secondary School)

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Very helpful and useful. (September 2018 - Secondary School)

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Excellent service provided (August 2018 - Secondary School)

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Very efficient and very helpful. One of our activities had to be changed as the road to the mountains was shut due to roadworks. NST were helpful in finding us another activity which went well. They also refunded us the difference in cost between the 2 activities. (August 2018 - Secondary School)

Tour was successful. Must a few minor niggles - not enough time allowed for journey so missed our scheduled boat cruise (but transferred onto a later one) and issues with the language lesson. NST staff were very friendly and approachable, Coach drivers were great. (August 2018 - Secondary School)

Enjoyable trip for everybody and mostly ran smoothly. Just a few small niggles. Coach drivers were very friendly and easy-going. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

Travel, itinerary and accommodation all efficiently arranged. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

efficient, good communication (July 2018 - Secondary School)

NST make the trip run smoothly for staff. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

We had a few organisational mishaps some NST some out of their control however overall the trip was a success with a number of elements available through NST which were highly successful (July 2018 - Secondary School)

NST - quite helpful in preparation of the trip, although there is a big increase in price each year. Once in Barcelona the Rep from NST (New Wave) is not really helpful and we could manage without. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

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NST were always quick to respond and if anything needed changing, they did it efficiently. The trip was well organised and I would use the company again. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

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Overall, very responsive and helpful. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

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The NST tour guide was fantastic in terms of support. She was there every step of the way to ensure our tour was the best it could be. Helpful, amenable and knowledgeable. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

INITIALLY NST HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR ACCOMM, THIS DID ACTUALLY COME GOOD AS THE NEW ACCOM WAS JUST PURELY FOR OUR GROUP & A SECURE PROPERTY. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

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Reliable, available for assistance, flexible. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

Very helpful company. Always easy to contact and willing to help with every stage of the planning. Provided a rep in the city to help with any issues while we were away. (July 2018 - Secondary School)

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Solid support, makes managing a trip like this less daunting (June 2018)

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The tour company were very organised and administratively made the whole process easy to manage. NST listened to our needs and put together a suitable programme which was enjoyed by students and staff. (May 2018 - Secondary School)

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Fantastic and well organised trip! (May 2018 - Secondary School)

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Well organised trip with good pack and the capacity to adapt to our specific wishes like the Baseball game. (May 2018 - Secondary School)

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Some planning issues - i.e. agent said that an item had been included in cost and then said that it wasn't. In addition, when we arrived at Disney we had the wrong tickets and had to negotiate hard to get these corrected. NST have sent us money and gift card as compensation. The latter will reduce a small amount of the overall trip cost next year. (April 2018 - Secondary School)

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I have used them for years and they know our groups' needs very well. (April 2018)

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The travel company were helpful and kept good communication throughout the planning process as well as whilst on the trip. (April 2018 - Secondary School)

The travel company were helpful and kept good communication throughout the planning process as well as whilst on the trip. (April 2018 - Secondary School)

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Great- very professional (April 2018 - Secondary School)

First class service, during the planning stages and throughout the visit. Would definitely recommend and use again. (April 2018 - Secondary School)

The trip was well organised with a contact on the ground who was extremely helpful. The accommodation was good and most arranged visits and activities went to plan. (April 2018 - Secondary School)

Very efficient; good communication (April 2018 - Primary School)

The trip was organised perfectly and all aspects ran smoothly (March 2018 - Secondary School)

The trip was organised perfectly and all aspects ran smoothly (March 2018 - Secondary School)

The trip was well organised on the part of NST leading to it running smoothly. I was very well supported during the planning process and any queries were dealt with quickly and efficiently. (March 2018 - Secondary School)

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Absolutely excellent! Extremely supportive throughout the planning process and whilst on the trip. Excellent communication from on tour contact and from contacts back in the UK. There was some heavy snow on our last day, NST kept us informed of flight status and had plans in place for us in case we were not able to depart. They were fantastic throughout. (March 2018 - Secondary School)

The planning of this visit was made considerable easier since NST has developed their on line system for recording details. Staff were very helpful and speedy in their responses to me. The rep there aimed to adapt the itinerary to my requirements throughout. (March 2018 - Secondary School)

NST were helpful as per usual. Only complaint was that I had to personally pay for our entry into the Santiago Bernabéu due to admin issues on their side. However, they have promised to reimburse asap. Everything else was well planned and went accordingly, perhaps even better than the previous year. (March 2018 - Secondary School)

Very helpful and efficient. Good value for money. (March 2018 - Secondary School)

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Excellent travel company and communication (March 2018 - Secondary School)

Trip organisation was very good, excellent customer service - have worked with NST for a number of years and will continue to do so. They respect our professionalism and experience, and fill in all the behind the scenes bits to enable us to do our job and look after the kids. (March 2018 - Secondary School)

Fantastic support and organisation (March 2018 - Secondary School)

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Very supportive when we found ourselves in difficulties in Prague. (February 2018 - Secondary School)

Excellent to work with. Very quick to respond to requests. (February 2018 - Secondary School)

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Good organization overall (February 2018 - Secondary School)

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Aside from one incident where we were sent to the wrong branch of the restaurant, the rest of the itinerary was extremely well-organised. Students were happy and enjoyed it, good feedback from parents. (February 2018 - Secondary School)

Was quite expensive, but they were very organised A lot of hidden costs, which was difficult. (February 2018 - Secondary School)

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