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Road Scholar is the name for the programs developed
and offered by Elderhostel, Inc., the not-for-profit
world leader in lifelong learning since 1975.
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Road Scholar offers 5,500 programs in all
50 states and 150 countries around the world. |
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Approximately 4,000 program experiences are
offered in the U.S. and Canada; 1,500 are offered
internationally. |
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Since its founding in 1975, Road Scholar has enrolled
more than 5 million participants in its educational
adventures worldwide. In 2012, it enrolled more than 95,000 worldwide. |
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Road Scholar offers exceptional, lifelong learning
programs at a remarkable value. The average cost for
programs is $168/day on adventures in the U.S. and
$292/day (not including airfare) on international
adventures and includes accommodations, meals, lectures,
activities, transportation within the program, taxes,
gratuities and a travel assistance and insurance plan. |
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Road Scholar works with 238 institutions worldwide
and utilizes world-class instructors and experts around
the world to offer its programs, providing behind-the-scenes
access not available to the average traveler. |
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The average duration of a U.S.-based program is six
days, while the average duration for an international-based
program is 13 days. |
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Road Scholar programs are assigned an Activity Level
rating from Easy to Challenging for participants to select the appropriate programs for their
physical ability. |
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Each year, Road Scholar awards nearly $250,000 in
scholarships to adults who might otherwise not be able
to attend a program. |
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Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Road Scholar employs
210 people with offices located in Lowell and Amherst, Mass.; Vermont; California;
Oregon; New Mexico; and the United Kingdom. |
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