EF Ultimate Break

Introducing EF Ultimate Break's Responsible Travel initiative, in partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Our tour design principles remain focused on protecting the environment and mitigating travel’s carbon impact where possible; the promotion of animal welfare in tourism; and ensuring our tours support local communities as much as possible. We’re introducing more than a dozen new itineraries across Thailand that include visits to elephant sanctuaries in Chiang Mai, embarking on a peaceful electric canal boat cruise in Bangkok, exploring the beaches of Phuket, and experiencing a Thai Lantern ceremony in Yi Peng. See more about our work to responsibly design tours: https://lnkd.in/eQzMccvE And learn more about our new Thailand collection, launching this week: https://lnkd.in/eCp9yKMJ

New Research Alert! EF Ultimate Break travelers gave us the scoop on everything from their favorite places to travel abroad, to concerns around affordability, and tourism sustainability. The 18–35-year-old international travelers we serve from the U.S. and Canada talked. We listened. Let’s all get smarter. Check out the first volume of our new report – The State of Gen Z and Young Millennial Travel: https://lnkd.in/eH6xqqtX #touroperator #genz #millennial #newresearch #travel

You never know where inspiration might hit 💀 Happy Halloween, and don’t wait TOO long to book a trip with EF Ultimate Break. ✨ Thx Michaels Stores, Emma Topp, Kateri Gemperlein-Schirm & Kate Nolan 🫶

Heather Leisman's EF journey started with a job she saw as temporary—now, nearly 30 years later, she’s the President of EF Ultimate Break, helping young people see the world. Curious about her career journey and advice for the next generation of leaders? ↘ Read Heather’s story: https://lnkd.in/gynw7n6F

We're hiring a Director of E-Commerce! Know anyone who might be interested? 👀

Gen Z has totally changed the way we think about money. Overspending and loud luxury? Out. Vintage shopping and loud budgeting? In. These trends are here to stay, and we’re seeing a big shift towards budget-focused travel decisions, too. Here are the 10 destinations we see Gen Z travelers heading when they want to see the world and spend less money: https://lnkd.in/gzQCjb3K

Ultimate Break tours are not only designed to connect travelers to places, people, and cultures, but to do it in a responsible, respectful way. This happens largely thanks to our incredible team of Tour Directors, but tour design is an equally important part of the puzzle—especially as we seek to deliver more sustainable travel options.     Vice President of Market Development, Jeff Demers, and his team of itinerary builders take sustainable tour creation very seriously, staying close with locals on the ground in destinations all over the world to create better guided travel experiences.    Jeff just returned from a Brazil, a country that EF Ultimate Break is exploring more and more, to learn how we can consider all elements of our local impact as we bring new tours to market.    Hear from Jeff about his focus on responsible tour design, including how we intend to better serve the nearly 7 out of 10 18–35-year-old travelers who said sustainability factored into their travel booking decisions.  https://lnkd.in/eEbFdWwY      #WeAreEF #sustainability #touroperator #supportlocalbusinesses   

We’ve rounded up a list of our top spots to connect with Hispanic American culture, history, and traditions. 🌍 Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gScbUUfM #HispanicHeritageMonth

Excited to announce that we can cross WYSE Travel Confederation's award for Best Marketing Campaign off our bucket list ✨ It's almost impossible to get college students to pay attention to brand content. So when we had important news to share about our Campus Ambassador program, our only option was to do something that raised eyebrows. How did we get them to care that they could earn bucket list travel for free? Key word: bucket. Yes, like a Home Depot bucket. Scrappy, organic, hilarious, and just wild enough to hold their attention while linking to our product. We bought a bucket, painted it our brand color with a QR code on the back, strapped it to our Social Producer, and off she went to the college campuses of Boston. Huge thank you to the WYSE Travel Confederation for this honor! Watch the TikTok 👉https://lnkd.in/ebXe75Eq Check out the award 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9zMSaQh Special shoutouts: Emma Topp - Social Producer Arielle Mulgrew - Head of Social Media Kateri Gemperlein-Schirm - Designer Brady Griffin - Videographer Sarah Heingartner - Associate Creative Director Tom Corbett - Associate Creative Director Kendall Taylor (Moon) - Senior Project Manager Michelle McNeice - VP, Marketing EF Education First

There's still time to apply for our Spring 2025 Ultimate Internship! Take it from our Summer 2024 Ultimate Intern, Jett Randall - you do not want to miss this opportunity 👀 Learn more + apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFfixfVW