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By combining the strengths of Educational Tours, National Events, New Horizons and Travel Adventures, Brightspark Travel has put together the very best combination of selection and service to give you and your students the ultimate travel experience.

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Brightspark Travel Offers custom educational and performance tours and events in a broad range of domestic and international locations. The company is based out of Chicago, Illinois, with regional offices throughout the country. Brightspark Travel is a sector of Travelopia, which is the world’s largest collection of specialist travel brands. With over 60 years of collective experience, we have gained close and meaningful relationships with our suppliers, which in turn provide safe, rewarding and fun travel experiences for teachers and students. Our team is committed to giving our customers the best possible travel experience.




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WorldStrides - BrightSpark Last Updated April 15, 2020

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