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ETIAS: New Requirement for Travel to Europe
Planning a trip to Europe? Pay attention to this important travel update: starting in 2024, travelers to European Union countries will need to apply to the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). Update (November 2023) ETIAS has been postponed and is now expected to launch in 2025. For more information, please visit the ETIAS…
Read MorePlan Ahead for the Holy Land
Visiting the Holy Land is an extremely fulfilling experience, with endless opportunities to enrich your faith and energize your ministry. However, traveling to Israel requires planning ahead. Our new recommendation is to begin the process two full years in advance. Securing Hotel Space Israel tourism is booming and the demand for hotels is soaring above…
Read MoreTurbulence in the Travel Industry
With global travel demand soaring to new heights, airlines find themselves grappling with a myriad of challenges. Booking flights early has never been more important. As we all know, the world of travel has been disrupted since the Covid-19 pandemic. Because of the lack of travel during this period, airlines suffered and were forced to…
Read MoreWhy Now’s the Best Time to Plan 2021 Travel
I hear from so many friends and family about wanting to get away and how they can’t wait for COVID to be over so they can go somewhere other than their backyard! And boy do I get it; my case of cabin fever is quite severe! While I understand the reluctance to travel right now…
Read MoreMy Experience Traveling During COVID
Like many Americans, the family vacation we planned 8 months ago had to be cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. In July, we were supposed to be relaxing on a beach and making new family memories of our travels. Instead, we found ourselves at home, looking at our back yard, yearning for a change of…
Read MoreAsk the Experts! Advice for Choosing a Study Abroad Destination
Developing a faculty-led program can be overwhelming. You have a laundry list of steps to take, and the road to planning a program isn’t always a straight one. However, there are numerous resources available, including insights from peers and experts in the field. This is the first installment of our “Ask the Experts” series in…
Read More2018 FTI Recap
Happy New year! We would like to thank you for choosing us as your travel partner; we’re honored to play a role in planning your life-changing trips. We’d like to take a moment to share some of the exciting things that have been happening. FTI Team News Last year, we celebrated several milestone work anniversaries!…
Read MoreChurch Leaders’ Vision Trip to Romania
Fellowship Travel is offering group leaders an opportunity to travel with us this September to see how God is at work in Romania. The goal is to network churches who have a heart for missions with our ministry partner who is in need of incoming teams. During the trip, visit project sites where your teams…
Read MoreNew Year Updates From FTI
The entire team at FTI would like to thank you for choosing us as your travel partner in 2017. As always, it’s an honor to be able to plan trips that change lives! We’d like to take a moment to share some of the exciting things that have been happening. FTI Team Members In 2017,…
Read MoreEducators Explore Program Possibilities in Iceland
My name is Jenny Burkholder and I’m a Tour Coordinator at Fellowship Travel International (FTI). This January, I had the honor of hosting an amazing group of faculty and staff on an exploratory trip to Iceland. The group represented 13 colleges and universities across the country that were interested in developing a short-term program in Iceland.…
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