School Business Studies Trip to Paris

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A business studies school trip to Paris offers your students the opportunity to explore France’s economic centre and the fifth-largest urban economy in Europe!

Paris is well known as the home of haute couture, fine cuisine and wines, fantastic architecture and art galleries. It's also the home of the Paris Stock Exchange (Bourse), the Atelier Renault, Rungis Wholesale Market, Disneyland® Paris, the Stade de France and the RATP (underground railway network).

On a business studies school trip to Paris, you can visit some of these iconic industries and soak up the atmosphere of one of Europe’s most spectacular cities. Small group? You could team up with another department, such as French, fashion or food technology, to make this a cross-curricular trip.

School Business Studies Trip to Paris

From

£350PP

3 days, 2 nights

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Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Depart school

Afternoon

Arrive in Calais

Evening

Arrive in Paris Check-in to accommodation in time for evening meal
Day 2

Morning

Visit to a Parisian Brasserie Boat trip along the Seine

Afternoon

Time for lunch Behind the Scenes tour of the Eiffel Tower

Evening

Time for evening meal
Day 3

Morning

Guided tour of Charles de Gaulle airport

Afternoon

Depart and head to Calais

Evening

Arrive in Calais Arrive back at school
  • 2 nights' half board accommodation
  • Any inclusions such as visits and excursions
  • Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
  • Detailed information pack
  • Free staff place ratio 1:8
  • Itinerary planning service
  • Motorway tolls and taxes
  • Return Channel crossings
  • Return executive coach travel
  • Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
  • VAT at current rates to tour operators

Curriculum

A Level
  • Resource management within a business
  • HR and managing people
  • Technological influences on businesses
  • Economical influences on businesses
  • Meeting customer needs
  • Innovation, research and product development
  • Elements of the production process
  • Marketing, branding and promotion
  • International trade: import and export
  • Role of global markets
GCSE
  • Factors influencing business locations
  • Changes to the business environment
  • Product design and development
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary production
  • Technology in the production process
  • Quality control and assurance
  • Environmental considerations
  • Importance of brand image
  • Promotional methods
  • International trade: import and export
  • The financial sector

Accommodation

European Campus Sainte Therese Ouest

The new European Campus Sainte Therese Ouest is a purpose built centre which offers excellent facilities. It’s an ideal base for school groups visiting Paris & Disneyland. There are a total of 42 clean, modern and comfortable bedrooms all of which are en-suite. Students will generally be accommodated in multibedded rooms and staff in twin or singles. A continental breakfast is served daily and evening meals are offered in the dining hall. Facilities include meeting rooms, Amphitheatre, Wifi and sports facilities.

Hotel Ibis Styles Saint-Ouen

Hotel Ibis Styles Saint-Ouen has all the comfort and amenities of a modern hotel. It is a popular choice with our school groups as it is within easy reach of both Disneyland® and central Paris. The students will mainly be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms, all of which are en-suite. Both breakfast and evening meals can be taken in the hotel restaurant. There is also a bar area and terrace overlooking the Seine, as well as space that can be reserved for group activities.

Hotel Reseda

Hotel Reseda is a modern and recently renovated hotel offering clean and affordable accommodation.Rooms are compact but functional with en-suite facilities, free WiFi, TV, telephone and air-conditioning. Students will generally be accommodated in triple rooms and staff in twins. A continental buffet breakfast is served every morning, but evening meals are taken in a local restaurant.

Educational Activities

Behind the Scenes of the Eiffel Tower

Accompanied by guide,go behind the scenes of this staggering monument! You will enterinto the former bunker hidden under the Champ

Guided Tour of La Defense

Students will receive a guided tour of Paris' financial district to see how it works first hand, focusing on monumental

Guided Visit of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

As the seventh most important airport in the world, Charles de Gaulle in Paris is worth a visit. Discover the

Le Boulanger de Lévis

Visit this modern French bakery to learn more about how bread and pastry are made in France!

Rungis Market

The largest wholesale market in the world for fresh products! Students will be shown an audio-visual presentation and given a

Cultural Activities

Bateaux Parisiens

Depart from the Eiffel Tower, where you will be welcomed by the crew for a one-hour cruise on one of the fleet.

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral is a beautiful Gothic cathedral on the the Île de la Cité. A major tourist destination and

Sacre-Coeur Basilica

Located at the summit of the hill of Montmartre, and surrounded by the houses of this famous bohemian quarter, the

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip
We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.

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